[Senate Report 110-85]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 205
110th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 110-85
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATION BILL, 2008
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June 18, 2007.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Reed, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 1645]
The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the
bill (H.R. 0000) 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, 2008, 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. deg.
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1645)
making appropriations for military construction, the Department
of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, reports
favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.
Amounts in new budget authority
Total of bill as reported to the Senate.................$109,232,250,000
Amount of 2007 appropriations \1\....................... 91,030,849,000
Amount of 2008 budget estimate.......................... 105,231,766,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
Amount of 2007 appropriations \1\................... +18,201,401,000
Amount of 2008 budget estimate...................... +74,000,484,000
\1\ Excludes $6,595,560,000 in emergency supplemental funding provided
in Public Law 110-28.
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:
Investing in Infrastructure for our Troops and Their Families 5
Military Construction Funding................................ 6
Keeping Our Commitment to America's Veterans................. 7
Transparency in Congressional Directives..................... 7
Title I:
Military Construction:
Items of Special Interest:
Hearings............................................. 9
Summary of Committee Recommendations................. 9
Reprogramming Guidelines............................. 9
Variations in Scope.................................. 10
Operation and Maintenance Funds...................... 10
Real Property Maintenance............................ 11
Incremental Funding.................................. 11
``Grow the Force'' Initiative........................ 12
Global Defense Posture............................... 12
Military Construction, Army.............................. 15
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps............. 16
Military Construction, Air Force......................... 17
Military Construction, Defense-Wide...................... 18
Military Construction, Reserve Components................ 19
North Atlantic Treaty Organization....................... 21
Family Housing Overview.................................. 21
Family Housing Construction, Army........................ 22
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army........... 23
Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps....... 23
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine
Corps.................................................. 25
Family Housing Construction, Air Force................... 25
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force...... 26
Family Housing Construction, Defense-Wide................ 27
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide... 27
Family Housing Improvement Fund.......................... 27
Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide..... 28
Base Closure Account 1990................................ 28
Base Closure Account 2005................................ 29
Administrative Provisions................................ 39
Title II:
Department of Veterans Affairs............................... 41
Items of Special Interest:
Hearings............................................. 41
Summary of Committee Recommendation.................. 41
Department Overview.................................. 41
Veterans Benefits Administration......................... 44
Compensation and Pensions............................ 45
Readjustment Benefits................................ 46
Veterans Insurance and Indemnities................... 47
Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Program Account 47
Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account...... 48
Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account. 48
Veterans Health Administration:
Medical Services..................................... 51
Medical Facilities................................... 57
Medical and Prosthetic Research...................... 58
Medical Care Cost Recovery Collections............... 60
Medical Care Collection Fund--Revenues Applied....... 60
National Cemetery Administration......................... 60
Departmental Administration.............................. 61
General Operating Expenses........................... 62
Office of the Inspector General...................... 63
Construction, Major Projects......................... 63
Construction, Minor Projects......................... 65
Grants for Construction of State Extended Care
Facilities......................................... 66
Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries. 67
Information Technology Systems....................... 68
Administrative Provisions............................ 70
Title III:
Related Agencies:
American Battle Monuments Commission:
Salaries and Expenses................................ 72
Foreign Currency Fluctuations........................ 73
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Salaries and
Expenses............................................... 73
Department of Defense--Civil: Cemeterial Expenses, Army:
Salaries and Expenses.................................. 74
Armed Forces Retirement Home............................. 74
Administrative Provision................................. 75
Title IV: General Provisions..................................... 76
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of
the Sen-
ate............................................................ 77
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 78
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 78
Military construction project listing by location................ 80
BACKGROUND
Purpose of the Bill
The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related
Agencies appropriation bill provides necessary funding for the
planning, design, construction, alteration, and improvement of
military facilities worldwide, for both Active and Reserve
forces. It also finances the cost of military family housing
and the U.S. share of the NATO Security Investment Program. In
addition, the bill provides funding to implement base closures
and realignments authorized by law. The bill provides resources
to the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans benefits and
health 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
$109,232,250,000 for fiscal year 2008 military construction,
family housing, base closure, veterans health care and
benefits, as well as related agencies. The table at the end of
the report displays the Committee recommendation in comparison
with the current fiscal year, and the President's fiscal year
2008 request.
Compliance With Section 308(a) of the Budget Control Act
Section 308(a) of the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of
1974 (Public Law 93-344) requires that the Committee include in
its report a comparison of its recommendations with levels
contained in the first concurrent resolution. Appropriate data
are reflected below:
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount of Committee Amount of
allocation bill allocation bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations
to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution
for 2008: Subcommittee on Military Construction, Department
of Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies:
Mandatory............................................... 41,384 41,384 41,229 \1\ 41,229<
b
Discretionary........................................... 64,745 64,745 64,745 \1\ 55,001
Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation:
2008.................................................... ........... ........... ........... \2\ 81,616<
b
2009.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 12,826
2010.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 8,107
2011.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 3,012
2012 and future years................................... ........... ........... ........... 1,911
Financial assistance to State and local governments for NA 977 NA 552
2008.......................................................
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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 2008
appropriations of $109,232,250,000. This is $18,201,401,000
over the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding supplemental
funding, and $4,000,484,000 over 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.
OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL
Investing in Infrastructure for our Troops and Their Families
In a time of rapidly shifting global security conditions,
the Defense Department is confronting major challenges on many
fronts. These challenges include providing the necessary
infrastructure to support our military and their families
through a trying period of extended troop deployments, evolving
missions, and major installation realignments. In the midst of
conducting costly and protracted wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,
the Department is engaged in a massive effort to transform the
military into a force that is more agile and better placed to
address emerging threats. This effort includes a far-reaching
realignment of U.S. forces overseas in conjunction with the
most sweeping U.S. base realignment and closure [BRAC] process
in history. In addition to these formidable tasks, the
Department is also gearing up to provide the infrastructure
needed to accommodate a combined increase of 92,000 U.S. Army
and Marine Corps personnel under the President's proposed
``Grow the Force'' initiative.
These challenges are placing great pressure on both the
management and the execution of the Department's military
construction program. The Committee is supportive of the
Department's efforts to restructure its forces and realign its
facilities, and has made a concerted effort to provide the
necessary resources for essential infrastructure projects.
However, the Committee is mindful of the complexity of the task
facing the Department in terms of meeting the military
construction goals it has set forth, and therefore expects the
Department to provide strict management and oversight of the
process and to consult closely with Congress on the progress of
these various construction initiatives.
Military Construction Funding
At $21,165,182,000, the President's fiscal year 2008 budget
request for military construction and family housing is the
largest request for these programs in recent history. However,
it is important to note that slightly more than half of the
request, nearly 53 percent, has been carved out for base
realignment and closure activities [BRAC] and for the
President's ``Grow the Force'' initiative to provide facilities
needed for the planned increase in the size of the Army and the
Marine Corps. The President's request for military construction
associated with conventional mission requirements remains
consistent with, and in some instances significantly below, the
level of funding requested in fiscal year 2007, particularly in
the case of the Reserve components. For example, the budget
request for the Army National Guard is down 14.5 percent from
the fiscal year 2007 appropriated amount. The Air National
Guard request is down 32 percent, the Army Reserve is down 27.9
percent, and the Air Force Reserve reflects a 41 percent
reduction. These reductions reflect a troubling multi-year
downward trend in the Department's investment in infrastructure
for the Reserve components.
While the Committee supports the BRAC and ``Grow the
Force'' initiatives, it also believes that the Department must
place equal emphasis on providing adequate funding to reduce
the backlog in existing military construction requirements, and
to provide essential mission and quality of life infrastructure
for the regular military construction program. The Committee is
particularly concerned at the precipitous decrease in military
construction funding requested by the President for some of the
Reserve components. For these reasons, the Committee has
continued its practice of providing funding where indicated to
supplement the regular military construction program, with
particular attention to quality of life and mission essential
facilities in both the Active and Reserve components. Because
the military construction accounts are project based, with
funding earmarked by the President for specific projects, the
additional funding provided by the Committee is also project
specific. All major construction projects funded through the
military construction appropriations accounts are included in
either the President's budget request or the Services' Future
Years Defense Programs [FYDP] and are consistent with the
criteria for additional funding for military construction
projects in section 2856 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for fiscal year 1995 (Public Law 103-337). In addition,
more than 60 percent of the additional projects included in the
Committee's fiscal year 2008 recommendation were approved by
the Senate and authorized in fiscal year 2007, but were not
funded because the fiscal year 2007 military construction
appropriations bill was not enacted into law.
Keeping Our Commitment to America's Veterans
America's veterans have served their country with courage
and honor, and the Committee is dedicated to upholding the
Nation's commitment to them. Unfortunately, the Department of
Veterans Affairs [VA] has not always lived up to this
commitment, resulting in catastrophic budget shortfalls in
fiscal years 2005 and 2006. The Congress responded promptly,
supplementing the VA's 2005 budget and the President's 2006
budget request with an addition of $2,952,000,000 to fully fund
veterans health care. In the fiscal year 2007 supplemental
funding bill, The U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina
Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
(Public Law 110-28), the Congress provided an additional
$1,788,578,000 for veterans health care, veterans benefits, and
construction needs. This included $1,344,278,000 targeted
primarily to the unique health care needs of veterans from the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to ensuring that VA
facilities are maintained at the highest level. The Committee
believes strongly that the needs of all veterans are paramount,
and that the emerging needs of veterans from Operation Enduring
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom [OEF/OIF] must be fully
addressed so as not to usurp the resources needed for veterans
of previous conflicts. The Committee therefore directs the VA
to include in its budget calculations not only the current
health care needs of all veterans but also the long range
projected health care needs of OEF/OIF veterans, particularly
those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and
Traumatic Brain Injury.
Transparency in Congressional Directives
On January 18, 2007, the Senate passed S. 1, The
Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, by a
vote of 96-2. While the Committee awaits final action on this
legislation, the chairman and ranking member of the Committee
issued interim requirements to ensure that the goals of S. 1
are in place for the appropriations bills for fiscal year 2008.
The Constitution vests in the Congress the power of the
purse. The Committee believes strongly that Congress should
make the decisions on how to allocate the people's money. In
order to improve transparency and accountability in the process
of approving earmarks (as defined in S. 1) in appropriations
measures, each Committee report includes, for each earmark:
--(1) the name of the Member(s) making the request, and where
appropriate, the President;
--(2) the name and location of the intended recipient or, if
there is no specifically intended recipient, the
intended location of the activity; and
--(3) the purpose of such earmark.
The term ``congressional earmark'' means a provision or
report language included primarily at the request of a Senator,
providing, authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of
discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other
spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant,
loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an entity, or
targeted to a specific state, locality or congressional
district, other than through a statutory or administrative,
formula-driven, or competitive award process.
For each earmark, a Member is required to provide a
certification that neither the Member (nor his or her spouse)
has a pecuniary interest in such earmark, consistent with
Senate Rule XXXVII(4). Such certifications are available to the
public at http://appropriations.senate.gov/senators.cfm or go
to appropriations.senate.gov and click on ``members''.
TITLE I
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Items of Special Interest
HEARINGS
The Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs held two hearings related to the fiscal year 2008
Military Construction budget request. On March 22, 2007, the
subcommittee heard testimony from representatives of the
Department of Defense (the Department) and the United States
Air Force concerning fiscal year 2008 budget priorities, the
fiscal year 2007 global war on terror emergency supplemental
request, and base realignment and closure [BRAC]. On April 19,
2007, the subcommittee held a hearing on the budget requests of
the United States Army and the United States Navy concerning
the fiscal year 2008 budget request, BRAC, and the President's
``Grow the Force'' initiative to provide infrastructure to
accommodate planned increases in the size of the Army and
Marine Corps.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
The budget request for fiscal year 2008 reflects an
increase of $8,439,600,000 from the amount enacted in fiscal
year 2007, excluding supplemental funds.
The Committee recommends $21,556,664,000. This is
$391,482,000 above the budget request.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES
The following reprogramming guidelines apply for all
military construction and family housing projects. A project or
account (including the sub-elements of an account) which has
been specifically reduced by the Congress in acting on the
budget request is considered to be a congressional interest
item and as such, prior approval is required. Accordingly, no
reprogrammings to an item specifically reduced below the
threshold by the Congress are permitted.
The reprogramming criteria that apply to military
construction projects (25 percent of the funded amount or
$2,000,000 whichever is less) continue to apply to new housing
construction projects and to improvements over $2,000,000. To
provide the Services the flexibility to proceed with
construction contracts without disruption or delay, the costs
associated with environmental hazard remediation such as
asbestos removal, radon abatement, lead-based paint removal or
abatement, and any other legislated environmental hazard
remediation may be excluded, provided that such remediation
requirements could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of
the budget submission. This exclusion applies to projects
authorized in this budget year, as well as projects authorized
in prior years for which construction has not been completed.
Furthermore, in instances where prior approval to a
reprogramming request for a project or account has been
received from the Committee, the adjusted amount approved
becomes the new base for any future increase or decrease via
below-threshold reprogrammings (provided that the project or
account is not a congressional interest item as defined above).
In addition to these guidelines, the Services are directed
to adhere to the guidance for military construction
reprogrammings and notifications, including the pertinent
statutory authorities contained in DOD Financial Management
Regulation 7000.14-R and relevant updates and policy memoranda.
VARIATIONS IN SCOPE
The Committee has noted a sharp increase in the use of 10
U.S.C. 2853 Authority to reduce the scope or provide additional
funding for projects that have experienced cost or scope
variations in excess of 25 percent of the approved military
construction cost. In many cases, these notifications reflect
dramatic increases over the projected cost, requiring either a
major scope reduction or a reprogramming of funds from other
projects. In some cases, the cost of projects for which funding
has been authorized and appropriated has more than doubled due
to higher than anticipated construction bids. This trend is
troubling to the Committee and suggests that the Department's
construction cost models do not adequately reflect current
market conditions. In determining annual military construction
appropriations, the Committee relies on the construction cost
estimates provided in the Services' justification materials,
including the detailed information contained in DD Form 1391,
which accompanies each project. If this information is not
reliable, the Committee cannot make informed decisions on the
allocation of scarce military construction resources. The
Committee, therefore, directs the Department to submit a
consolidated report on cost and scope variations exceeding 25
percent for projects from each of the Services and the Defense
Agencies funded in fiscal year 2007, and the source of funds,
when applicable, used to supplement appropriated amounts for
those projects. This report shall be submitted to the
congressional defense committees no later than January 31,
2008.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS
The Committee has noted a significant increase in the
number of above-threshold notifications under 10 U.S.C. 2811
Authority for the use of ``Operation and Maintenance'' [O&M]
funds to undertake extensive repairs and renovation of military
facilities that could appropriately be funded through the
military construction appropriation. The Committee reminds the
Department that the intent of the $7,500,000 threshold for
congressional notification of repair projects using O&M funds
is to ensure that the O&M accounts are not being used as
billpayers to inflate the Services' military construction
budgets. The O&M accounts fund a wide range of ``must-pay''
operational requirements, whereas the military construction
accounts are reserved solely for facilities. The Committee
therefore believes that in most cases, military construction
funding is the appropriate source of funds for major
construction efforts, including extensive repair and
renovations, and urges the Services to budget accordingly. The
Committee further directs the Department to provide
consolidated quarterly reports to the congressional defense
committees detailing all facility repair projects carried out
during that quarter using over $750,000 in operation and
maintenance funds. The reports shall be due no later than 30
days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, with the
initial report due by March 1, 2008.
REAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
The Committee recommends a continuation of the following
general rules for repairing a facility under ``Operation and
Maintenance'' account funding:
--Components of the facility may be repaired by replacement,
and such replacement may be up to current standards or
code.
--Interior arrangements and restorations may be included as
repair, but additions, new facilities, and functional
conversions must be performed as military construction
projects.
--Such projects may be done concurrent with repair projects,
as long as the final conjunctively funded project is a
complete and usable facility.
--The appropriate Service Secretary shall submit a 21-day
notification prior to carrying out any repair project
with an estimated cost in excess of $7,500,000.
The Department is directed to continue to report on the
real property maintenance backlog at all installations for
which there is a requested construction project in future
budget requests. This information is to be provided on the Form
1390. In addition, for all troop housing requests, the Form
1391 is to continue to show all real property maintenance
conducted in the past 2 years and all future requirements for
unaccompanied housing at that installation.
INCREMENTAL FUNDING
In general, the Committee supports full funding for
military construction projects. However, it has been the
practice of the Committee to provide incremental funding for
certain large projects, to allow the Services to more
efficiently allocate their limited military construction
dollars among projects. Last year, the Office of Management and
Budget [OMB] issued a directive that limits incremental funding
to projects funded through the BRAC process. The Committee
believes that incremental funding for all military construction
projects should be considered on a case-by-case basis, as it
has in the past, and not reserved solely for the BRAC program.
The Committee intends to continue to exercise its
constitutional prerogative to provide incremental funding where
warranted and has recommended incremental funding of several
high cost projects included in the President's fiscal year 2008
request. The Committee urges OMB to reconsider its prohibition
on incremental funding and permit the Services to exercise
their judgment as to the most efficient method to fund large
projects, including the use of incremental funding.
``GROW THE FORCE'' INITIATIVE
The Committee recommends the full budget request of
$2,745,898,000 to implement the military construction program
associated with the President's ``Grow the Force'' proposal to
increase the end strength of the Army, including the National
Guard, and the Marine Corps, by a total of 92,000 troops over 5
years. However, the Committee has provided this funding by
individual project, identified in the State table at the end of
this report, instead of as lump sum funding for the initiative
as requested by the President.
The Committee supports the Department's efforts to provide
sufficient facilities in a timely manner to accommodate an
increase in Army, Guard, and Marine Corps troop levels.
However, the Department has yet to provide a comprehensive plan
detailing the scope and cost of the total military construction
requirement associated with the initiative, nor has it provided
an explanation of the criteria on which stationing decisions
were based. The Committee notes that Public Law 110-28, the
U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq
Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, directs the Secretary
of Defense to provide a ``Grow the Force'' stationing plan to
the Congress, and urges the Secretary to submit the plan
without delay. Additionally, the Committee directs the
Secretary to submit a separate report to the congressional
defense committees by January 31, 2008, detailing how the
military construction projects intended to support the ``Grow
the Force'' initiative are being integrated into and
coordinated with the military construction blueprint for the
Global Defense Posture and BRAC 2005.
Because of the lack of detailed information provided by the
Department to date, the Committee is concerned that the
military construction program to support the initiative was
drawn up in haste and may be subject to substantial change. For
this reason, the Committee also directs that any above-
threshold cost or scope variation, any cancellation of
projects, or any transfer of funds among construction projects
identified as part of the ``Grow the Force'' initiative, be
subject to the standard reprogramming and notification
requirements that apply to the regular military construction
appropriation.
GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE
The Committee notes that the Department of Defense
continues to advance its efforts to realign its overseas
installation structure through the Global Defense Posture
initiative. As part of this effort, the President has requested
$1,174,418,000 in fiscal year 2008 for overseas military
construction, approximately 10 percent of the regular military
construction request (excluding BRAC and ``Grow the Force''
funding). The President's request for overseas military
construction projects spans the globe from Europe to the
Pacific and from Southwest Asia to Central America. The
proposals include a massive infusion of funding for
infrastructure to accommodate the planned buildup of U.S.
forces in Guam, projects in Southwest Asia related to the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan, and operational facilities in Djibouti
to establish a major new forward operating site for U.S. forces
in Africa. Additionally, the Department continues to request
funds for construction projects in Europe for the consolidation
of U.S. bases in Germany and Italy. The realignment of bases in
Europe must in turn be coordinated with construction in the
United States of the facilities needed to accommodate the
approximately 70,000 troops and 100,000 family members who will
return to the United States as overseas bases are closed or
consolidated.
The Committee supports the Department's efforts to reassess
and realign its overseas installations to better respond to
emerging security challenges. However, the Committee has
concerns about the Department's ability to effectively manage
and accomplish such an ambitious and overlapping global
construction program within the limited time frame it has
allotted to the effort.
For example, although the President is requesting
$173,000,000 to construct facilities for the relocation of the
Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to Dal Molin, Italy, the
Department has not yet achieved a final infrastructure
agreement with the Government of Italy and has been unable to
date to begin construction of projects at the base for which
$306,500,000 was previously appropriated. In Djibouti, the
Department is embarking on a major construction effort at Camp
Lemonier in advance of standing up a planned African Command
[AFRICOM], which will have jurisdiction over the installation.
The Committee believes that the projects are predicated on
possible future use instead of immediate need, and further
believes that the new AFRICOM commander should have an
opportunity to review the strategic requirement and master plan
for permanent infrastructure in Djibouti before the Department
executes the current plans. In Guam, the Committee recognizes
the complexity of financing and coordinating the proposed
development among the United States, the Government of Guam and
the Government of Japan, and questions whether the local
construction industry can keep pace with the sheer volume of
projects planned for the island in fiscal year 2008.
The Committee is also concerned about the continued
fidelity of the Department's global basing plan given the
current fluidity of the global security environment and the
uncertain tenure, number, and future mission requirements of
U.S. troops in the Central Command Area of Responsibility,
including Iraq, Afghanistan, and neighboring nations.
In a September 2006 report to Congress (GAO-06-852), the
Government Accountability Office [GAO] determined that current
reporting requirements regarding the global basing strategy
were not providing Congress with sufficient information to
provide necessary oversight of the initiative. According to the
GAO report, ``Ongoing negotiations between the United States
and host nations, evolving cost estimates, and difficulties
establishing service management and funding responsibilities
for new overseas sites contribute to the complexity and
uncertainty of DOD's overseas restructuring effort. In
addition, DOD has not established a comprehensive and routine
process to keep Congress informed on its progress dealing with
these issues and the overall status of implementing the
strategy.''
For these reasons, the Committee directs the Department to
provide an updated report on the Global Defense Posture
initiative to accompany the fiscal year 2009 budget submission.
The report should include the following elements: an overview
of the current overseas basing strategy and an explanation of
any changes to the strategy; the status of host nation
negotiations; the cost to date of implementing the military
construction elements of the strategy, and an updated estimate
of the cost to complete the construction program; and an
updated timeline for implementing the strategy.
The report should be submitted to the congressional defense
committees in unclassified and, if needed, classified form, no
later than February 15, 2008.
The Committee also directs the Government Accountability
Office to assess the Department's updated report, with specific
emphasis on the following: (1) an analysis of whether the
Department has an integrated process for reassessing and
adjusting its overseas presence and basing strategy in light of
ongoing changes in the security environment in key regions of
the world, planned force structure changes, and emerging DOD
initiatives, such as the African Command; (2) an assessment of
DOD's progress in implementing the global basing strategy
reflected in its 2004 report to Congress (``Strengthening U.S.
Global Posture''), including an analysis of any changes to
DOD's force structure and basing plans, and the rationale for
such changes; (3) an update on DOD's progress in establishing
its network of Forward Operating Sites [FOS] and Cooperative
Security Locations [CSL], including a current definition of
what constitutes an FOS and CSL, and an analysis of the issues
related to the management and funding of the sites; and (4) a
comparison of how DOD's projected costs for implementing its
overseas presence and basing strategy compares with initial
estimates, and the extent to which the overseas basing strategy
is synchronized with the ``Grow the Force'' initiative, base
realignment and closure activities, and other DOD initiatives.
Master Plan, Guam.--The Committee is aware of the extensive
plans, to be carried out by the United States Pacific Command
[PACOM], to expand the presence of the United States military
on Guam, including the movement of approximately 8,000 marines
and their families from Japan by 2014. The Government of Japan
has agreed to pay approximately 60 percent of the estimated
$10,300,000,000 cost of this relocation. The Committee commends
the Department of Defense for engaging our allies prior to this
move to ensure that the moving process and its cost are
undertaken as a partnership with the Government of Japan.
The prospect of such a massive construction program on the
island of Guam is ambitious to say the least, and will require
a well-developed master plan to efficiently use the available
land and infrastructure. The Committee therefore directs the
Secretary of Defense to submit a master plan for Guam to the
congressional defense committees by December 29, 2007. The
Committee also renews its standing request of GAO to review
overseas master plans, including a review of the master
planning effort for Guam. The Committee further directs the
Secretary of Defense to provide a report accounting for the
United States' share of this construction program to project-
level detail and the year in which each project is expected to
be funded.
Military Construction, Army
Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) \1\........ $1,969,652,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 4,039,197,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,928,149,000
\1\ Excludes $1,255,890,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public
Law 110-28.
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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 $3,928,149,000 for the Army for
fiscal year 2008. This amount is $1,958,497,000 above the
fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency
supplemental funding, and $111,048,000 above the budget
request. Further detail of the Committee's recommendation is
provided in the State table at the end of this report.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
Chapel Center, Fort Campbell, Kentucky (Mr. McConnell/Mr.
Alexander/Mr. Corker).--Of the funds provided for planning and
design in this account, the Committee directs that $450,000 be
made available for the design of this facility.
Dining Facility, Camp Rudder, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
(Mr. Nelson).--Of the funds provided for unspecified minor
construction in this account, the Committee directs that
$1,500,000 be made available for the construction of this
facility.
Regional Training Institute, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
(Mr. Bond).--Of the funds provided for planning and design in
this account, the Committee directs that $500,000 be made
available for the design of this facility.
Sapper Leader Course General Instruction Building, Fort
Leonard Wood, Missouri (Mr. Bond).--Of the funds provided for
planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that
$360,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Tactical Training Base, Phase I, Fort Dix, New Jersey (Mr.
Lautenberg).--Of the funds provided for planning and design in
this account, the Committee directs that $531,000 be made
available for the design of this facility.
Wabuska Railroad Line Spur, Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada
(Mr. Reid).--Of the funds provided for unspecified minor
construction in this account, the Committee directs that
$1,400,000 be made available for the construction of this rail
spur.
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) \1\........ $1,101,500,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 2,104,276,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,168,315,000
\1\ Excludes $370,990,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public
Law 110-28.
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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 $2,168,315,000 for Navy and Marine
Corps military construction for fiscal year 2008. This amount
is $1,066,815,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level,
excluding emergency supplemental funding, and $64,039,000 above
the budget request. Further detail of the Committee's
recommendation is provided in the State table at the end of
this report.
Djibouti.--As noted earlier in this report, the Committee
remains concerned that the Navy's infrastructure requests for
Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, are predicated on possible future use
instead of immediate need. The Committee is also concerned that
the United States holds only a 5-year lease, with the option to
renew for two additional 5-year terms, for the land on which
the Department of Defense proposes to build these projects. It
seems inappropriate to the Committee to invest heavily in long-
term infrastructure at a location where there is no reasonable
assurance that the United States will be permitted to have a
long-term presence.
The Committee also observes that the establishment of the
new African Command [AFRICOM], which is expected to assume
jurisdiction over Camp Lemonier in 2008, remains in the early
planning phase. According to a May 16, 2007, report by the
Congressional Research Service [CRS] (``Africa Command: U.S.
Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in
Africa''), many questions and congressional oversight issues
concerning the future presence of U.S. military forces in
Africa remain unanswered. Among the questions CRS raises is how
the administration ``will ensure that U.S. military efforts in
Africa do not overshadow or contradict U.S. diplomatic and
development objectives.'' CRS also notes that the Defense
Department ``suggests there are no plans to establish any new
military bases in Africa.''
Clearly, these are key issues the new AFRICOM commander
will have to address in considering the future development of
Camp Lemonier. In light of the uncertainty surrounding the
prospective use of Camp Lemonier, the Committee recommends that
the Department restrict its military construction requests to
those supporting only immediate operational requirements and
withhold long-term infrastructure improvements until the new
African Command is established and further clarity on the
future mission of Camp Lemonier is achieved.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY
Bachelor Quarters Addition, Naval Station Newport, Rhode
Island (Mr. Reed).--Of the funds provided for planning and
design in this account, the Committee directs that $750,000 be
made available for the design of this facility.
Military Construction, Air Force
Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) \1\........ $1,080,306,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 912,109,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,048,518,000
\1\ Excludes $43,300,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law
110-28.
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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 $1,048,518,000 for the Air Force
in fiscal year 2008. This amount is $38,212,000 below the
fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency
supplemental funding, and $136,409,000 above the budget
request. Further detail of the Committee's recommendation is
provided in the State table at the end of this report.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
Joint Security Forces Building, Lackland AFB, Texas (Mrs.
Hutchison/Mr. Cornyn).--Of the funds provided for planning and
design in this account, the Committee directs that $900,000 be
made available for the design of this facility.
Runway Paving, Dyess AFB, Texas (Mrs. Hutchison/Mr.
Cornyn).--Of the funds provided for planning and design in this
account, the Committee directs that $1,710,000 be made
available for the design of this project.
SOF C-130 Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangars, Cannon
AFB, New Mexico (Mr. Domenici/Mr. Bingaman).--Of the funds
provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee
directs that $855,000 be made available for the design of this
facility.
Taxiway, Randolph AFB, Texas (Mrs. Hutchison/Mr. Cornyn).--
Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account,
the Committee directs that $554,000 be made available for the
design of this project.
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions)............ $1,016,771,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 1,799,336,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,758,755,000
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 $1,758,755,000 for projects
considered within the ``Defense-Wide'' account. This amount is
$741,984,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, and
$40,581,000 below the budget request. Further detail of the
Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at
the end of this report.
CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION
The Committee has provided $10,000,000 for the Secretary of
Defense ``Contingency construction'' account. This account
provides funds which may be used by the Secretary of Defense
for unforeseen facility requirements and military exercises,
including those related to the global war on terror.
ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM
The Committee recommends $85,000,000 for the Energy
Conservation Investment Program [ECIP]. This amount is
$15,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee maintains a
strong interest in renewable energy resources, including wind,
solar, and geothermal. The Committee recommends that the
$15,000,000 in additional funding provided in this account be
used exclusively for renewable energy projects, to supplement
the $24,000,000 that the Department proposed for renewable
energy in the fiscal year 2008 ECIP budget request, bringing
the total amount of funding for these projects to $39,000,000.
Sustainable Development.--In addition to pursuing the use
of renewable energy resources at military installations, the
Committee urges the Department to incorporate sustainable
development, also known as green building applications, into
the military construction and Energy Conservation Investment
programs to the maximum extent practicable. The Committee
believes that sustainable development--including building
practices such as those identified in the U.S. Green Building
Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [LEED]
Green Building Rating System--is a constructive goal that not
only can provide environmentally responsible construction but
can also enhance the health and safety of the personnel who
work in these facilities. Given the extraordinary scope of the
fiscal year 2008 military construction program, including BRAC
and the ``Grow the Force'' initiative, the Committee encourages
the Department to give priority consideration to the use of
green building practices, energy efficiency improvements, and
renewable energy resources in the execution of the 2008
construction program.
Military Construction, Reserve Components
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions)............ $850,871,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 695,201,000
Committee recommendation (including rescission)......... 929,864,000
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 $929,864,000 for military
construction projects for the Guard and Reserve Components.
This amount is $78,993,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted
level and $234,663,000 above the budget request. Further detail
of the Committee's recommendation is provided in the State
table at the end of this report.
The Committee recommends approval of military construction,
Reserve Components, as outlined in the following table:
RESERVE COMPONENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Component Budget request recommendation
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Army National Guard..................... 404,291 478,836
Air National Guard...................... 85,517 228,995
Army Reserve............................ 119,684 138,424
Navy Reserve............................ 59,150 59,150
Air Force Reserve....................... 26,559 24,459
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Total............................. 695,201 929,864
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The Committee recommends the following rescission:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Public Law Location Project Title recommendation
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Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Year 2006)... Alaska: Elmendorf AFB... C-17 Convert Hangar for -3,100
Armed Forces Reserve
Center Group Headquarters.
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Total............................. .......................... .......................... -3,100
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The Committee fully expects contracts for the following
projects to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2008 as
practical:
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Add/Alter Readiness Center, Kenai, Alaska (Mr. Stevens).--
Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in
this account, the Committee directs that $1,400,000 be made
available for the construction of this facility.
Armed Forces Reserve Center/Security Forces Facility,
Klamath Falls, Oregon (Mr. Wyden/Mr. Smith).--Of the funds
provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee
directs that $1,452,000 be made available for the design of
this facility.
Billeting, Regional & Readiness Technology Center,
Northfield, Vermont (Mr. Leahy).--Of the funds provided for
unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee
directs that $1,500,000 be made available for the construction
of this facility.
Joint Forces Headquarters, New Castle County Air Guard
Base, Delaware (Mr. Biden/Mr. Carper).--Of the funds provided
for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs
that $1,020,000 be made available for the design of this
facility.
Joint Forces Headquarters and Emergency Operations Center,
Arden Hills Army Training Site, Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar).--Of
the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the
Committee directs that $3,536,000 be made available for the
design of this facility.
Readiness Center, Logan County, West Virginia (Mr. Byrd).--
The Committee understands that a new reserve center is urgently
needed at Logan, West Virginia, to accommodate a major mission
change and expansion resulting from the Army's transformation
and modularity efforts. The Committee therefore urges the Army
National Guard to accelerate planning and design for this
facility with funds previously appropriated for this purpose,
and to include full funding for this project in the fiscal year
2009 budget request.
Readiness Center, The Dalles, Oregon (Mr. Wyden/Mr.
Smith).--Of the funds provided for planning and design in this
account, the Committee directs that $960,000 be made available
for the design of this facility.
Readiness Center, Tullahoma, Tennessee (Mr. Alexander/Mr.
Corker).--Of the funds provided for planning and design in this
account, the Committee directs that $264,000 be made available
for the design of this facility.
United States Property and Fiscal Office, North Kingston,
Rhode Island (Mr. Reed).--Of the funds provided for planning
and design in this account, the Committee directs that $810,000
be made available for the design of this facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Joint Forces Headquarters, Rapid City, South Dakota (Mr.
Johnson).--Of the funds provided for unspecified minor
construction in this account, the Committee directs that
$900,000 be made available for the construction of this
facility, for purposes of satisfying the Air National Guard
portion of this facility.
Replace Squadron Operations and Relocate Security
Perimeter, McGhee Tyson Airport, Tennessee (Mr. Alexander/Mr.
Corker).--Of the funds provided for planning and design in this
account, the Committee directs that $1,120,000 be made
available for the design of this facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE
Army Reserve Center, Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania
(Mr. Specter/Mr. Casey).--Of the funds provided for planning
and design in this account, the Committee directs that $675,000
be made available for the design of this facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE
Visiting Quarters, Phase I, Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station,
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter/Mr. Casey).--Of the funds
provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee
directs that $828,000 be made available for the design of this
facility.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $204,789,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 201,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 201,400,000
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 $201,400,000 for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program [NSIP]
for fiscal year 2008. This amount is $3,389,000 below the
fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
Missile Defense.--It is the Committee's understanding that
U.S. missile defense facilities proposed for Poland and the
Czech Republic are not designated as NATO facilities and thus
are not eligible for NSIP funding. Should that status change,
the Committee directs that no NSIP funds will be obligated or
expended for missile defense studies or for the planning and
design or construction of missile defense facilities in Poland
or the Czech Republic unless the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified in
writing 21 days in advance of the obligation of funds and prior
approval is obtained from the Committees.
Family Housing Overview
The Committee recommends $2,922,483,000 for family housing
construction, operations and maintenance, and the Department's
family housing improvement fund. This amount is $1,115,992,000
below the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2007 and
$10,000,000 below the fiscal year 2008 budget request.
Oversight of Privatized Family Housing Projects.--The
Committee notes that the requirement for family housing
construction has been declining steadily over the past several
years as the Department has accelerated its family housing
privatization program to revitalize military family housing and
eliminate inadequate units. The significant drop in the
President's fiscal year 2008 budget request is a good indicator
of the progress that has been made in reducing the requirement
for costly family housing construction. While the Committee
strongly supports the privatization program, it remains
concerned about the ability of the Services to provide adequate
oversight. It is imperative that the Services ensure that
private developers meet their contractual obligations to
maintain privatized housing communities. To ensure this
vigilance, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
submit quarterly reports to the congressional defense
committees on the maintenance of family housing units and the
contributions of housing privatization entities to the
recapitalization accounts for each ongoing family housing
privatization project. The first such report shall be due no
later than March 1, 2008.
Family Housing Construction, Army
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $579,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 419,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 419,400,000
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 $419,400,000 for family housing
construction, Army, including construction improvements, in
fiscal year 2008. This amount is $159,600,000 below the fiscal
year 2007 enacted level, and equal to the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $54,000,000 for new construction,
as shown below:
ARMY FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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Germany................................. Ansbach/Urlas................ Whole Neighborhood replacement................. 52,000 52,000
Worldwide............................... Various locations............ Planning & Design.............................. 2,000 2,000
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Total............................. ............................. ............................................... 54,000 54,000
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CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the
amounts provided for construction improvements:
ARMY CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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Alaska................................. Fort Wainwright........... Family Housing Privatization (1,421 units)......... 25,000 25,000
Colorado............................... Fort Carson............... Family Housing Privatization (570 units) (Grow the 98,300 98,300
Force).
North Carolina......................... Fort Bragg................ Family Housing Privatization (446 units)(Grow the 59,400 59,400
Force).
Oklahoma............................... Fort Sill................. Family Housing Privatization (1,415 units)......... 30,500 30,500
South Carolina......................... Fort Jackson.............. Family Housing Privatization (1,162 units)......... 43,900 43,900
Texas.................................. Fort Bliss................ Family Housing Privatization (442 units) (Grow the 35,600 35,600
Force).
Washington............................. Fort Lewis................ Family Housing Privatization (520 units) (Grow the 72,700 72,700
Force).
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Total............................ .......................... ................................................... 365,400 365,400
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Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $671,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 742,920,000
Committee recommendation................................ 742,920,000
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 $742,920,000 for family housing
operation and maintenance, Army. This amount is $71,920,000
above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, and equal to the
budget request.
Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $305,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 298,329,000
Committee recommendation................................ 288,329,000
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 $288,329,000 for family housing
construction, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal year 2008. This
amount is $16,671,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level
and $10,000,000 below the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $50,339,000 for new construction,
as shown below:
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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Guam.............................. Guam................. Replace Old Apra, PH 57,167 47,167
II.
Worldwide......................... Various locations.... Planning & Design.... 3,172 3,172
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Total....................... ..................... ..................... 60,339 50,339
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CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the
amounts provided for construction improvements:
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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California.............................. Camp Pendleton............... Privatization (151 units)...................... 25,175 25,175
California.............................. Camp Pendleton............... Privatization (150 units) (Grow the Force)..... 25,000 25,000
California.............................. Twentynine Palms............. Privatization (279 units) (Grow the Force)..... 50,000 50,000
North Carolina.......................... Camp Lejeune................. Privatization (451 units)...................... 87,951 87,951
Guam.................................... Guam......................... Whole House Improvements (33 units)............ 9,475 9,475
Guam.................................... Guam......................... Repairs and Improvements....................... 242 242
Japan................................... Atsugi....................... Revitalization (72 units)...................... 13,563 13,563
Japan................................... Iwakuni...................... Revitalization (96 units)...................... 12,321 12,321
Japan................................... Sasebo....................... Revitalization (21 units)...................... 3,808 3,808
Korea................................... Chinhae...................... Revitalization (50 units)...................... 8,971 8,971
Spain................................... Rota......................... Conversion (28 duplexes into 14 homes)......... 1,484 1,484
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Total............................. ............................. ............................................... 237,990 237,990
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Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $505,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 371,404,000
Committee recommendation................................ 371,404,000
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 $371,404,000 for family housing
operation and maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal
year 2008. This amount is $133,596,000 below the fiscal year
2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
Family Housing Construction, Air Force
Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions)............ $1,150,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 362,747,000
Committee recommendation................................ 362,747,000
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 $362,747,000 for family housing
construction, Air Force, in fiscal year 2008. This amount is
$787,253,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level,
including rescissions, and equal to the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $68,485,000 for new construction,
as shown below:
AIR FORCE FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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Germany................................. Ramstein AB..................... Replace Family Housing (117 units).......... 56,275 56,275
Worldwide............................... Various locations............... Planning & Design........................... 12,210 12,210
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Total............................. ................................ ............................................ 68,485 68,485
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CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the
amounts provided for construction improvements:
AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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Australia............................... Exmouth Family Housing Annex.... Improve Family Housing (12 units)........... 3,612 3,612
Germany................................. Ramstein AB..................... Improve Family Housing (20 units)........... 4,675 4,675
Japan................................... Kadena AB, Okinawa.............. Improve Family Housing (741 units).......... 142,880 142,880
Japan................................... Kadena AB, Okinawa.............. Install Government Furnished Materials (248 1,118 1,118
units).
Japan................................... Kadena AB, Okinawa.............. Install Air Conditioning System............. 916 916
Japan................................... Misawa AB....................... Improve Family Housing (256 units).......... 42,345 42,345
Japan................................... Yokota AB....................... Improve Family Housing (190 units).......... 44,907 44,907
Turkey.................................. Incirlick AB.................... Improve Family Housing (515 units).......... 41,272 41,272
United Kingdom.......................... RAF Bicester.................... Improve Family Housing (36 units)........... 12,486 12,486
United Kingdom.......................... RAF Menwith Hill................ Improve Family Housing (1 unit)............. 51 51
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Total............................. ................................ ............................................ 294,262 294,262
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Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $750,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 688,335,000
Committee recommendation................................ 688,335,000
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 $688,335,000 for family housing
operation and maintenance, Air Force, in fiscal year 2008. This
amount is $61,665,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level
and equal to the budget request.
Family Housing Construction, Defense-Wide
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $9,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008...................................................
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 Committee recommends no funding for family housing
construction, Defense-Wide, in fiscal year 2008 as requested by
the President.
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $49,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 48,848,000
Committee recommendation................................ 48,848,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation
for Defense-Wide provides for the operation and maintenance of
family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor
construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance
premiums of Defense family housing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $48,848,000 for family housing
operation and maintenance, Defense-Wide. This amount is
$152,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to
the budget request.
Family Housing Improvement Fund
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $2,475,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 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 $500,000 for the Family Housing
Improvement Fund. This amount is $1,975,000 below the fiscal
year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $131,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 86,176,000
Committee recommendation................................ 104,176,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides funding for design and construction
of full-scale chemical disposal facilities and associated
projects to upgrade installation support facilities and
infrastructure required to support the Chemical
Demilitarization Program. This account was established starting
in fiscal year 2005 to comply with section 141(b) of the fiscal
year 2003 National Defense Authorization Act.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $104,176,000 for chemical
demilitarization construction projects, an increase of
$18,000,000 over the President's budget request.
Base Closure Account 1990
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $252,279,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 220,689,000
Committee recommendation................................ 320,689,000
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 $320,689,000 for the
Base Closure Account 1990. This is $68,410,000 above the fiscal
year 2007 enacted level and $100,000,000 above the President's
budget request. The Committee notes that the Department of the
Navy requested no funds for BRAC environmental cleanup, and is
instead continuing to rely solely on revenue from BRAC land
sales to finance its prior BRAC environmental cleanup effort.
For fiscal year 2008, the Navy anticipates land sale revenues
of $178,800,000. The Committee commends the Navy for its
innovative approach to funding its BRAC environmental cleanup
program, but is concerned that revenues from Navy BRAC land
sales are declining as the inventory of property available for
disposal is reduced. This is particularly troubling at a time
when the Navy's cost to complete its prior BRAC cleanup program
has increased by $725,000,000 over the past year due to
additional remediation requirements at several installations.
According to the most recent estimate from the Government
Accountability Office, the projected cost to complete the
environmental cleanup from previous BRAC rounds is in excess of
$3,000,000,000. Of that amount, the Navy alone estimates a cost
to complete of $1,168,000,000. Environmental contamination at
closed military installations constrains the reuse of these
properties and imposes a burden on the Department and on the
affected communities. The Committee believes strongly that
environmental cleanup from previous BRAC rounds must remain a
priority for the Department and for the Nation, and should be
completed as expeditiously as possible. The Committee is
particularly concerned that resources allotted to the cleanup
of bases closed under previous rounds should not be diminished
in the face of the major investment required to execute the
BRAC 2005 round.
The Committee understands that the Services have the
ability to execute additional BRAC environmental cleanup
activities beyond those provided for in the fiscal year 2008
budget request. The Committee therefore recommends an increase
of $100,000,000 above the President's budget request for the
BRAC 1990 account, of which $30,000,000 shall be for the Army,
$50,000,000 for the Navy, and $20,000,000 for the Air Force.
BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW
From fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2007, a total of
$23,710,833,000 has been appropriated for the environmental
clean up of military installations closed or realigned under
prior BRAC rounds. The total amount appropriated for BRAC 1990,
combined with the Committee recommendation for fiscal year
2008, is $24,031,522,000.
In appropriating these funds, the Committee continues to
provide the Department with broad flexibility to allocate funds
by Service, function, and installation. The following table
displays the total amount appropriated for each round of base
closure, including amounts recommended for fiscal year 2008 for
BRAC 1990.
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 1990
[Total funding, fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2008]
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Fiscal year
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1990-2006 2008 Committee Total
2007 enacted recommendation
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Part I.............................. $2,684,577,000 ( \1\ ) ( \1\ ) $2,684,577,000
Part II............................. 4,915,636,000 ( \1\ ) ( \1\ ) 4,915,636,000
Part III............................ 7,269,267,000 ( \1\ ) ( \1\ ) 7,269,267,000
Part IV............................. 8,589,074,000 $252,279,000 $320,689,000 9,162,042,000
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Total......................... 23,458,554,000 252,279,000 320,689,000 24,031,522,000
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\1\ Not Applicable.
Base Closure Account 2005
Appropriations, 2007 \1\................................ $2,489,421,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 8,174,315,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,174,315,000
\1\ Excluding $3,136,802,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public
Law 110-28.
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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 $8,174,315,000 for the
Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005. This amount is
$5,684,894,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level,
excluding emergency supplemental funding, and equal to the
budget request.
The following chart details projects to be carried out
using BRAC 2005 funding. Given the magnitude of this effort,
and the number and scope of military construction projects
associated with it, the Committee is concerned that the
projected construction cost of individual projects planned
under the BRAC 2005 program may escalate from the original
estimate due to market conditions and other variables. The
Committee therefore directs that any above-threshold cost or
scope variation, any cancellation of projects, or any transfer
of funds among construction projects associated with the BRAC
2005 projects identified in the table following this narrative
be subject to the standard reprogramming and notification
requirements that apply to the regular military construction
appropriation.
Enhanced Use Leasing.--In an effort to accomplish the
objectives of the BRAC 2005 round in as timely and cost-
efficient manner as possible, the Committee urges the
Department to fully explore private sector funding options that
could augment funding provided through the military
construction program. In particular, the Committee recommends
that the Army, which is tasked under BRAC with the significant
expansion of a number of its major installations, should
consider the services and funding capabilities of the private
sector by leveraging Enhanced Use Lease opportunities to
expedite the development of new facilities at these
installations.
BRAC 2005 PROJECTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Commission
State Service Location recommendation Project Dollar amount
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Alaska......................... Air Force........................ Elmendorf AFB.......................... 80,110........... Aircraft Maintenance Complex.................... 11,400
80,110........... Ops and Med Training............................ 12,200
80,110........... Composite Support Complex....................... 9,600
Alabama........................ Army............................. Montgomery............................. 11............... Joint Forces Headquarters Building.............. 36,100
Redstone Arsenal....................... 148.............. Army Materiel Command & United States Army 30,000
Security Assistance Command Headquarters Incr 1.
Missile Defense Agency........... Redstone Arsenal....................... 134.............. Construct Von Braun Complex..................... 73,600
Arkansas....................... Army............................. Arkadelphia............................ 13............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 12,200
Fort Chaffee........................... 13............... Joint Forces Vehicle Maintenance Facility....... 31,300
Air Force........................ Little Rock AFB........................ 92, 93, 103...... Aerospace Ground Equipment/Engine Facility...... 2,800
California..................... Army............................. Bell................................... 73............... Armed Forces Reserve Center, Incr 2............. 22,100
Navy............................. China Lake............................. 184.............. Fuse Test Facility.............................. 9,476
184.............. Hardware In the Loop Facility................... 13,890
188.............. Fixed Wing Transfer Facility/AF................. 8,600
NS San Diego........................... 71............... Renovate Commander, Mine Warfare Command, 19,558
Headquarters.
71............... Child Development Center........................ 7,079
71............... Upgrade Magnetic Silencing Facility for MCMs.... 6,000
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach....... 71............... Mobile Mine Assembly Unit 15 Collocation to 5,150
Building 78.
Colorado....................... Army............................. Fort Carson............................ 6................ Hospital Addition............................... 27,000
6................ Troop Health Clinic............................. 54,000
6................ Brigade Combat Team Complex, Incr 3............. 90,000
6................ Division Headquarters Complex, Incr 2........... 20,000
6................ Vehicle Maintenance Facility.................... 13,200
Air Force........................ Buckley AFB............................ 91,143B.......... Utility Infrastructure Construction............. 10,080
Counterintelligence Field Peterson AFB........................... 131.............. CIFA West Office Building....................... 2,363
Activity.
Florida........................ Army............................. Eglin Air Force Base................... 4................ Indoor Firing Range............................. 4,850
4................ Live Fire Exercise Shoothouse................... 3,300
4................ Live Fire Exercise Breach Facility.............. 3,750
4................ Shotgun Assault Course.......................... 3,000
4................ Grenade Launcher Range.......................... 1,050
4................ Hand Grenade Qualification Course............... 1,000
4................ Urban Assault Course............................ 1,500
Navy............................. Jacksonville........................... 65............... Hangar/Parking Apron............................ 19,761
Air Force........................ MacDill AFB............................ 104.............. Air Force Reserve Civil Engineering and Disaster 3,500
Prep Training.
104.............. Air Force Reserve Fire Fighting Administration/ 1,150
Train- ing.
104.............. Air Force Reserve Aeromedical Strategy and 3,150
Tactics Analysis Group Squadron Training.
104.............. Air Force Reserve Communications Squadron 940
Trainng.
104.............. Air Force Reserve Add Services Flight Training.. 840
104.............. Air Force Reserve Security Forces Squadron 2,200
Training.
Homestead Air Reserve Base............. 113, 115......... Armed Forces Reserve Center Add Avionics and 2,150
Electronic Countermeasures Shop.
Eglin AFB.............................. 125.............. Joint Strike Fighter Academic Simulator Facility 26,000
125.............. USMC Hangar..................................... 16,800
Naval Air Station Pensacola............ 128.............. Air Force Combat Systems Officer Training Hangar 36,500
128.............. Combat Systems Officer Training Facility........ 13,000
Georgia........................ Army............................. Fort Benning........................... 9................ Troop Health Clinic--Winder, Sand Hill.......... 5,100
9................ Troop Health Clinic--Harmony Church............. 16,000
9................ Troop Dental Clinic--Solomon, Sand Hill......... 3,550
9................ Modified Record Fire Range 2.................... 4,500
9................ Modified Record Fire Range 1.................... 4,500
9................ Vehicle Maintenance Facility.................... 23,000
9................ General Instruction Complex 1................... 24,000
9................ Training Aid Support Center Conversion.......... 3,800
9................ Infrastructure Support Incr 1................... 74,000
9................ Training Support Brigade Complex Incr 2......... 73,000
Navy............................. Fort Gillem............................ 62............... RIA-14 Facility................................. 3,764
Air Force........................ Moody AFB.............................. 79, 103.......... Dormitory, 120-PN............................... 14,000
Robins AFB............................. 87............... Relocate 202 Environmental Impact Study 1,700
Operations.
Hawaii......................... Army............................. Keauhaha............................... 18............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 49,200
Iowa........................... Army............................. Iowa Army Ammunition Plant............. 162.............. Industrial Waste Treatment Plant................ 3,000
Illinois....................... Army............................. Lake County............................ 19............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 25,000
Mt Vernon Armory....................... 19............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 26,400
Rock Island Arsenal.................... 151.............. Metal Parts Production Addition/Alteration...... 10,600
Air Force........................ Scott AFB.............................. 142.............. Headquarters US Transportation Command 83,800
Facilities.
Indiana........................ Army............................. Lafayette.............................. 20............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 28,605
Kansas......................... Army............................. Fort Riley............................. 10............... Combat Aviation Brigade Complex Incr 2.......... 109,000
Kentucky....................... Army............................. Fort Knox.............................. 9................ Armed Forces Reserve Center Building, Phase 1... 12,000
143.............. Human Resources Command Complex, Ph 2 Incr 1.... 55,000
Louisiana...................... Army............................. Baton Rouge............................ 23............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 40,666
73............... Armed Forces Reserve Center..................... 8,000
Navy............................. Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base 64............... Flag Housing.................................... 1,527
New Orleans.
64............... Library......................................... 3,377
64............... Recreation Center............................... 2,186
64............... General Administrative Building................. 9,158
64............... Veterinary Facility............................. 806
Air Force........................ Naval Air Station, New Orleans Joint 108.............. Relocate 214 Environmental Impact Study 1,200
Reserve Base. Operations.
Massachusetts.................. Air Force........................ Barnes Manpower Personnel Training, Air 94............... Add To Munitions Storage........................ 5,000
Guard Squadron.
94............... Alert Complex................................... 16,500
Maryland....................... Army............................. Aberdeen Proving Ground................ 5................ Command, Control, Computers, Communications, 141,000
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
(C4ISR) Facilities Ph 3 Incr 1.
5................ Command, Control, Computers, Communications, 104,000
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
(C4ISR) (I2WD) Facilities Ph 2.
169.............. Medical Research Lab, Chem Bio Defense.......... 27,000
187.............. Army Research Lab............................... 2,900
Navy............................. Indian Head............................ 184.............. Explosives Development Facility................. 28,789
Air Force........................ Andrews AFB............................ 129.............. Headquarters & Readiness Center (Increment 1)... 28,000
Defense Information Systems Fort Meade............................. 140.............. Construct DISA Building......................... 151,994
Agency.
National Security Agency......... Fort Meade............................. 130.............. Construct Adjudication Facility................. 94
TRICARE Management Activity...... Walter Reed National Military Medical 169.............. Medical Center Addition/Alteration Incr 1....... 214,800
Center, Bethesda.
Maine.......................... Navy............................. Kittery................................ 65............... Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) 12,740
School and Addition to Building B315.
Brunswick.............................. 65............... Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 9,295
Facilities.
Michigan....................... Air Force........................ Selfridge Air National Guard Base...... 95............... Add to Fuel/Corrosion Control................... 1,050
Minnesota...................... Army............................. Faribault Army National Guard.......... 27............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 16,000
Missouri....................... Army............................. Jefferson Barracks..................... 28............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 27,100
Montana........................ Army............................. Missoula Armory........................ 29............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 19,200
Air Force........................ Great Falls International Airport, Air 94............... Upgrade Munitions Storage....................... 3,300
Guard Station.
North Carolina................. Army............................. Fort Bragg............................. 4................ Troop Medical Clinic............................ 16,500
Air Force........................ Pope AFB............................... 103.............. Reconfigure Base Supply Building 560............ 796
103.............. Reconfigure Wing Headquarters Building 753...... 778
Seymour Johnson AFB.................... 104, 119......... Fitness Center Addition B4210................... 1,600
104, 119......... Recreation Center Addition Bldg 3728............ 820
104, 119......... Construct Flightline Kitchen Facility........... 960
North Dakota................... Air Force........................ Grand Forks AFB........................ 104.............. Convert Hangar for UAV Corrosion Control........ 1,280
New Jersey..................... Navy............................. McGuire AFB............................ 68............... Construct Helicopter Hangars & Marine Aircraft 37,809
Group Headquarters.
68............... Joint Use Reserve Training Center............... 20,580
68............... Navy VR Fleet Logistics Operations Facility..... 27,558
New Mexico..................... Air Force........................ Kirtland AFB........................... 187.............. Space Vehicle Facility.......................... 42,700
New York....................... Army............................. Farmingdale............................ 34............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building, Incr 1.... 65,000
Niagara Falls.......................... 34............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 27,000
Fort Hamilton.......................... 53............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 64,000
Ohio........................... Army............................. Columbus............................... 37............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 29,000
Springfield............................ 37............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 25,500
Navy............................. Wright-Patterson AFB................... 174.............. Aero Medical Research Laboratory................ 13,600
Air Force........................ Wright-Patterson AFB................... 170, 188A........ Alter Acquisition Management Facility (Human 15,000
Systems Group/YA & Fixed Wing).
170.............. Alter Materials Laboratory (Human Systems Group/ 6,200
YA Labs).
170.............. Radiation Calibration Factiliy.................. 4,600
170.............. Air Force Institute for Operational Health 54,000
Facility.
170.............. Air Force Research Labratory/Human Effectiveness 32,000
(Brooks).
170.............. U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine 18,500
Consult Service.
170.............. U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine 51,000
(Increment 1).
170, 187, 188A... Dining Facility................................. 980
187.............. Air Force Research Labratory/Human Effectiveness 34,000
(MESA).
Oklahoma....................... Army............................. Fort Sill.............................. x................ Air Defense Artillery Brigade Complex, Incr 1... 89,000
38............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 34,000
McAlester.............................. 38............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 16,000
Norman................................. 38............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 43,200
Vance AFB.............................. 38............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 15,000
West Oklahoma City..................... 38............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 41,000
Fort Sill.............................. 126.............. Training Aids Support Center.................... 6,000
126.............. Air Defense Artillery School Complex Incr 2..... 87,000
Air Force........................ Tinker AFB............................. 108.............. Air Force Reserve Squadron Operations/Life 6,900
Support.
Defense Logistics Agency......... Defense Distribution Depot Oklahoma 177.............. Construct General Purpose Warehouse............. 22,000
City (DDOO).
Pennsylvania................... Army............................. Letterkenny Army Depot................. 7................ Guided Missle Launcher Equipment Shop, Depot.... 11,600
AFRC Bristol........................... 40............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 25,000
AFRC Scranton.......................... 40............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 32,000
Tobyhanna Army Depot................... 57............... Radar Test Range................................ 2,450
Navy............................. Lehigh Valley.......................... 73............... Navy Marine Corps Reserve Center (NMCRC) Reading 8,600
to NMCRC Lehigh Valley.
Defense Logistics Agency......... Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna 177.............. Construct General Purpose Warehouse............. 38,350
(DDSP).
South Carolina................. Army............................. Fort Jackson........................... 50............... Drill Sergeant School........................... 24,000
124.............. Joint Religous Education & Training Center...... 11,600
Navy............................. Goose Creek............................ 71............... Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU- 1,580
6) Detachment Boat Shops.
Air Force........................ Shaw AFB............................... 3A............... Base Operational Support Project for 25,000
Headquarters 3rd Army.
Texas.......................... Army............................. Fort Bliss............................. x................ Combined Arms Collective Training Facility...... 18,500
10............... Brigade Combat Team Complex #3 Incr 1........... 103,000
10............... Digital Multipurpose Training Range............. 15,000
10............... Urban Assault Course............................ 2,300
10............... Convoy Live Fire Training Range................. 3,200
10............... Infantry Squad Battle Course.................... 2,400
10............... Troop Health Clinic............................. 42,000
10............... Physical Fitness Facility....................... 22,000
10............... Youth Center Expansion.......................... 2,000
10............... Information System Processing Center............ 6,100
10............... Infrastructure Support Ph 2..................... 55,000
10............... Combat Aviation Brigade Complex Incr 2.......... 90,000
10............... Close Combat Tactical Trainer Facility.......... 6,100
10............... Brigade Combat Team Complex #2 Incr 2........... 70,000
East Houston........................... 44............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 36,000
Fort Bliss............................. 44............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 49,900
Northwest Houston...................... 44............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 31,900
Fort Sam Houston....................... 174.............. Battlefield Health & Trauma, Incr 2............. 53,000
Navy............................. Fort Sam Houston....................... 174.............. Battlefield Health Trauma Bio-Med Lab........... 7,473
Air Force........................ Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint 113.............. Air Force Reserve Munitions Igloos.............. 1,250
Reserve Base.
Randolph AFB........................... 137C............. Civilian Personnel Office Administration Center 10,900
Facil- ity.
Lackland AFB........................... 147, 170......... Headquarters Admin Center (Air Force Center for 37,000
Environmental Excellence & Air Force Real
Property Agency & Air Force Wide Support
Element).
Fort Sam Houston....................... 172.............. Medical Training Facilities (Increment 1)....... 96,400
172.............. Medical Education & Training--Dining Facilities. 38,000
172.............. Medical Education and Training Center Student 46,500
Dorm #1 (Increment 1).
172.............. Medical Education and Training Center Student 47,000
Dorm #2 (Increment 1).
TRICARE Management Activity...... Fort Sam Houston....................... 172.............. Addition/Alteration for San Antonio Military 156,035
Medical Center (SAMMC) North Incr 1.
Fort Sam Houston....................... 172.............. Health Clinic................................... 43,100
Virginia....................... Army............................. Fort Lee............................... 121.............. Combat Service Support School Ph 1 Incr 2....... 212,000
121.............. Combat Service Support School Ph 2 Incr 1....... 173,000
122.............. Joint Center for Consolidated Transportation.... 13,400
Fort Belvoir........................... 169.............. Infrastructure Support Incr 1................... 20,000
Navy............................. Quantico............................... 131.............. Investigative Agency Facilities................. 143,132
NSY Norfolk............................ 164.............. Ship Maintenance Engineering Facility 19,362
Modification.
166.............. Engineering Management Facility Conversion...... 9,506
Dahlgren............................... 184.............. Research, Development, and Acquisition--Test and 28,930
Evaluation Consolidated Facility.
Defense Commissary Agency........ Fort Lee............................... 139.............. Facility for Consolidation...................... 23,389
Defense Intelligence Agency...... Rivanna Station, Charlottesville....... 167.............. Joint Use Intelligence Facility--Phase 1........ 41,000
Missile Defense Agency........... Fort Belvoir........................... 134.............. Construct Headquarters Command Center........... 25,100
National Geospatial-Intelligence Fort Belvoir........................... 168.............. Construct NGA Building.......................... 428,879
Agency.
TRICARE Management Activity...... Fort Belvoir........................... 169.............. Hospital 1st Increment.......................... 219,400
Washington Headquarters Serv- Fort Belvoir........................... 133.............. Office Complex, Increment 1..................... 321,546
ices.
Vermont........................ Army............................. Rutland................................ 45............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 23,000
Washington..................... Army............................. Yakima................................. 46............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 20,000
Navy............................. Bremerton.............................. 166.............. Ship Maintenance Engineering Consolidation...... 130
Fort Lewis............................. 76............... Relocate Navy Cargo Handling Facilities 7,333
Battalion 5.
Wyoming........................ Army............................. Joint Forces Hqtrs. Cheyenne........... 49............... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building............ 32,500
Air Force........................ Cheyenne MAP AGS....................... 106.............. Squadron Operations Addition.................... 3,200
Various Locations.............. Army............................. Various Locations...................... ................. Planning and Design............................. 183,900
District of Columbia........... Navy............................. Washington............................. ................. Planning and Design............................. 20,127
Air Force........................ Various Locations...................... ................. MILCON Planning and Design...................... 25,487
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Total Milcon and P&D.... ................................. ....................................... ................. ................................................ 6,419,758
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Various Locations.............. Army............................. Various................................ ................. Environmental................................... 86,756
Navy............................. Various................................ ................. Environmental................................... 16,953
Air Force........................ Various................................ ................. Environmental................................... 8,696
Defense Wide..................... Various................................ ................. Environmental................................... ..............
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Total Environmental...... ................................. ....................................... ................. ................................................ 112,405
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Various Locations.............. Army............................. Various................................ ................. Operations and Maintenance...................... 442,967
Navy............................. Various................................ ................. Operations and Maintenance...................... 205,656
Air Force........................ Various................................ ................. Operations and Maintenance...................... 222,601
Defense Wide..................... Various................................ ................. Operations and Maintenance...................... 317,492
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Total Operations and ................................. ....................................... ................. ................................................ 1,188,716
Maintenance.
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Various Locations.............. Army............................. Various................................ ................. Military Personnel Moves........................ ..............
Navy............................. Various................................ ................. Military Personnel Moves........................ 2,499
Air Force........................ Various................................ ................. Military Personnel Moves........................ 12,256
Defense Wide..................... Various................................ ................. Military Personnel Moves........................ ..............
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Total MilPers PCS........ ................................. ....................................... ................. ................................................ 14,755
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Various Locations.............. Army............................. Various................................ ................. Other........................................... 244,502
Navy............................. Various................................ ................. Other........................................... 1,711
Air Force........................ Various................................ ................. Other........................................... 30,548
Defense Wide..................... Various................................ ................. Other........................................... 161,920
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Total Other.............. ................................. ....................................... ................. ................................................ 438,681
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Total BRAC 2005 fiscal ................................. ....................................... ................. ................................................ 8,174,315
year 2008 All Categories.
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Administrative Provisions
Sec. 101. The Committee includes a provision that restricts
payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work,
except in cases of contracts for environmental restoration at
base closure sites.
Sec. 102. The Committee includes a provision that permits
use of funds for hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Sec. 103. The Committee includes a provision that permits
use of funds for defense access roads.
Sec. 104. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
construction of new bases inside the continental United States
for which specific appropriations have not been made.
Sec. 105. The Committee includes a provision that limits
the use of funds for purchase of land or land easements.
Sec. 106. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the use of funds to acquire land, prepare a site, or install
utilities for any family housing except housing for which funds
have been made available.
Sec. 107. The Committee includes a provision that limits
the use of minor construction funds to transfer or relocate
activities among installations.
Sec. 108. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the procurement of steel unless American producers,
fabricators, and manufacturers have been allowed to compete.
Sec. 109. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
payments of real property taxes in foreign nations.
Sec. 110. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
construction of new bases overseas without prior notification.
Sec. 111. The Committee includes a provision that
establishes a threshold for American preference of $500,000
relating to architect and engineering services if a host
country has not increased defense spending by at least 3
percent in calendar year 2005.
Sec. 112. The Committee includes a provision that
establishes preference for American contractors for military
construction in the United States territories and possessions
in the Pacific, and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries
bordering the Arabian Sea.
Sec. 113. The Committee includes a provision that requires
notification of military exercises involving construction in
excess of $750,000.
Sec. 114. The Committee includes a provision that limits
obligations during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
Sec. 115. The Committee includes a provision that permits
funds appropriated in prior years to be available for
construction authorized during the current session of Congress.
Sec. 116. The Committee includes a provision that permits
the use of expired or lapsed funds to pay the cost of
supervision for any project being completed with lapsed funds.
Sec. 117. The Committee includes a provision that permits
obligation of funds from more than 1 fiscal year to execute a
construction project, provided that the total obligation for
such project is consistent with the total amount appropriated
for the project.
Sec. 118. The Committee includes a provision that directs
the Department to report annually on actions taken to encourage
other nations to assume a greater share of the common defense
burden.
Sec. 119. The Committee includes a provision that allows
transfer of proceeds from earlier base closure accounts to the
continuing base closure account (1990, parts I-IV).
Sec. 120. The Committee includes a provision that permits
the transfer of funds from Family Housing Construction accounts
to the DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund and from Military
Construction accounts to the DOD Military Unaccompanied Housing
Improvement Fund.
Sec. 121. The Committee includes a provision that requires
the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense
committees of all family housing privatization solicitations
and agreements which contain any clause providing consideration
for base realignment and closure, force reductions and extended
deployments.
Sec. 122. The Committee includes a provision that provides
transfer authority to the Homeowners Assistance Program.
Sec. 123. The Committee includes a provision that requires
that all acts making appropriations for military construction
be the sole funding source of all operation and maintenance for
family housing, including flag and general officer quarters,
and limits the repair on flag and general officer quarters to
$35,000 per year without prior notification to the
congressional defense committees.
Sec. 124. The Committee includes a provision that provides
authority to expend funds from the ``Ford Island Improvement''
account.
Sec. 125. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the expenditure of funds at installations or for projects no
longer necessary as a result of BRAC 2005.
Sec. 126. The Committee includes a provision that specifies
notification and reprogramming requirements for ``Grow the
Force'' projects.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Items of Special Interest
HEARINGS
The subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs held one hearing related to the fiscal year 2008
Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] budget request on April 12,
2007. The subcommittee heard testimony from the Honorable R.
James Nicholson, Secretary of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, concerning the VA's budget request for fiscal year
2008.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $87,501,280,000 for the Department
of Veterans Affairs, including $44,487,250,000 in mandatory
spending and $43,014,030,000 in discretionary spending. The
amount provided for discretionary activities represents an
increase of $6,534,846,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted
level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and an
increase of $3,597,529,000 above the budget request.
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
The Veterans Administration was established as an
independent agency by Executive Order 5398 of July 21, 1930, in
accordance with the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 1016). This
act authorized the President to consolidate and coordinate
Federal agencies especially created for or concerned with the
administration of laws providing benefits to veterans,
including the Veterans' Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions, and the
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. On March 15,
1989, the Veterans Administration was elevated to Cabinet-level
status as the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA].
The VA's mission is to serve America's veterans and their
families as their principal advocate in ensuring they receive
the care, support, and recognition they have earned in service
to the Nation. On September 30, 2006, there were an estimated
24 million living veterans, with 23.9 million of them residing
in the United States and Puerto Rico. There were an estimated
36.6 million dependents (spouses and dependent children) of
living veterans in the United States and Puerto Rico. There
were over 538,000 survivors of deceased veterans receiving VA
survivor benefits in the United States and Puerto Rico. Thus,
more than 61 million people, or 20 percent of the total
estimated resident population of the United States and Puerto
Rico were recipients, or potential recipients of veterans'
benefits from the Federal Government. The VA's operating units
include the Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health
Administration, National Cemetery Administration, and staff
support offices.
The Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] provides an
integrated program of non-medical veteran benefits. The VBA
administers a broad range of benefits to veterans and other
eligible beneficiaries through 57 regional offices and the
records processing center in St. Louis, Missouri. The benefits
provided include: compensation for service-connected
disabilities; pensions for wartime, needy, and totally disabled
veterans; vocational rehabilitation assistance; educational and
training assistance; home buying assistance; estate protection
services for veterans under legal disability; information and
assistance through personalized contacts; and six life
insurance programs.
The Veterans Health Administration [VHA] develops,
maintains, and operates a national healthcare delivery system
for eligible veterans; carries out a program of education and
training of healthcare personnel; carries out a program of
medical research and development; and furnishes health services
to members of the Armed Forces during periods of war or
national emergency. A system of 155 hospitals, 925 outpatient
clinics, 135 nursing homes, and 45 VA domiciliary residential
rehabilitation treatment programs is maintained to meet the
VA's medical mission.
The National Cemetery Administration provides for the
interment of the remains of eligible deceased servicepersons
and discharged veterans in any national cemetery with available
grave space; permanently maintains these graves; provides
headstones and markers for the graves of eligible persons in
national and private cemeteries; administers the grant program
for aid to States in establishing, expanding, or improving
State veterans' cemeteries; and provides certificates to
families of deceased veterans recognizing the veterans'
contributions and service to the Nation. The National Cemetery
Administration includes 158 cemeterial installations and
activities.
Other VA offices include the General Counsel, Inspector
General, Boards of Contract Appeals and Veterans Appeals, and
the general administration, which supports the Secretary,
Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary for Benefits, Under Secretary
for Health, and the Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.
Legislative Initiatives.--The Committee is pleased to note
that the VA, for the first time in 5 years, did not predicate
its fiscal year 2008 budget request on a proposal to impose new
fees and increased co-payments on veterans for medical services
and prescription medicines. This is an issue which is clearly
in the purview of the authorizing committee, and is not an
appropriations issue. The Committee has repeatedly denied such
budget assumptions in the past and commends the VA for
following its guidance in developing the fiscal year 2008
budget request, which assumes no revenue from fees that have
not been passed into law. The Committee does note that the VA
will transmit a fee proposal to Congress for consideration
separately from the budget request.
VA Medical Facilities.--The Committee is seriously
concerned about the deplorable conditions that were found at
the outpatient facilities of the Defense Department's Walter
Reed Army Medical Center. Therefore, the Committee is carefully
monitoring the VA health care system to ensure that any such
deficiencies in VA medical centers are identified and dealt
with promptly and efficiently. The Committee provided
$950,907,000 in the fiscal year 2007 supplemental funding bill
for maintenance, improvements and for minor construction at VA
medical care facilities, and recommends $1,018,002,000 over the
President's budget request for fiscal year 2008 to continue to
address maintenance deficiencies and minor construction needs
throughout the system. The Committee continues to be concerned
with the VA's practice of withholding non-recurring maintenance
funds until the last quarter of the fiscal year. A recently
published Government Accountability Office [GAO] report found
that the VA waited until September 2006 to obligate about
$248,000,000--almost 60 percent--of non-recurring maintenance
funding, despite the fact that the Office of Management and
Budget apportions this funding quarterly. The GAO notes that
extensive year-end spending can place government programs at
risk for waste. Further, the GAO found that VA headquarters
lacks the ability to monitor individual maintenance projects
among the 21 Veterans Integrated Service Networks [VISN].
Specifically, VA headquarters does not have access to the
financial information system that VISN regional offices use to
track the status of individual non-recurring maintenance
projects. The VA is required to report quarterly on expenditure
of funds in this account and has begun to include the balance
of non-recurring maintenance funding in the quarterly financial
status reports. The Committee strongly encourages the
Department to continue doing this. The Committee directs the
Secretary to report back to the Committee by January 15, 2008,
on steps the VA is undertaking to better track non-recurring
maintenance projects and expenditures at the VISN level.
Additionally, the Committee has included bill language
restricting to 20 percent the amount of funding the VA can
obligate in the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
Budget Projections.--The Committee is deeply concerned
about the long-term impacts the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
will have on VA's ability to deliver timely, high quality
health care. In the first 6 months of fiscal year 2007, VA
treated nearly 124,000 OEF and OIF patients. This is a 29
percent increase over the same time period in fiscal year 2006.
Coupled with the general aging veteran population and the
increased usage of long-term care, the VA is facing a pending
crisis within the system. There appears to be a disconnect
between substantial increases for veterans health care provided
by Congress and the administration's future budget projections.
The Historical Tables accompanying the fiscal year 2008 Budget
Submission for the U.S. Government show a flat line for
veterans health care through 2012. The Committee understands
that actuarial models can fluctuate year to year; however,
given increasing medical inflation, it seems illogical that the
administration believes spending on veterans' health care will
remain frozen over the next 5 years. While the budget request
is constructed year-to-year and the Historical Tables are
merely projections, the VA must have a better blueprint on out-
year costs in order to efficiently and effectively build
capacity to meet future demand. The Committee directs the
Department to conduct a study of future needs of health care
for the next 10 years and provide the report to the Committee
on Appropriations by March 21, 2008.
Waiting Times.--The Committee remains committed to ensuring
that the VA decrease the time it takes for veterans to schedule
health care appointments and have their benefits claims
processed. In order to reduce the waiting times for health care
appointments, the VA has instituted the Advanced Clinical
Access Initiative. Through the second quarter of fiscal year
2007, the VA reported that 96 percent of primary care
appointments were scheduled within 30 days of the desired date;
94 percent of specialty care appointments were scheduled within
30 days of the desired date; and, 74.5 percent of new patient
appointments were scheduled within 30 days of the desired date.
While the VA has made significant strides over the past 4 years
to reduce the waiting times, more needs to be done. The
Committee is concerned that these statistics may not accurately
reflect actual experiences, based on anecdotal reports of
appointments made and then cancelled. Therefore, the Committee
directs the Department to submit a report to the Committee on
Appropriations by March 21, 2008, on the policy, procedures and
guidance issued to the field on reducing appointment waiting
times.
Services for Women Veterans.--The Committee remains
dedicated to ensuring that the needs of women veterans are met.
In 1994 the VA established the Center for Women Veterans. The
mission of the Center for Women Veterans is to ensure that
women veterans have access to VA benefits and services on par
with male veterans and to ensure that VA programs are
responsive to the gender-specific needs of women veterans. The
VA must be prepared to handle the increasing number of women
who are choosing the military as a career. Therefore, the
Committee directs the VA to report to the Committee on
Appropriations by March 7, 2008, on outreach efforts the VA is
undertaking to ensure that women veterans are duly informed of
the services they have earned through their service.
Additionally, the Committee directs that future outreach
efforts detail the types of specific health care services,
including readjustment counseling, offered to women veterans.
Arizona Veterans Museum.--The Committee encourages the
Department of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance, where
appropriate, to the Arizona Office of Veterans Services in its
efforts to provide community education and display military
artifacts from Arizona State Veterans' Organizations.
Veterans Benefits Administration
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $41,440,411,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 44,642,822,000
Committee recommendation................................ 44,642,822,000
ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
The Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] is responsible
for the payment of compensation and pension benefits to
eligible ser-
vice-connected disabled veterans. This administration also
provides education benefits and housing loan guarantees.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $44,642,822,000 for the Veterans
Benefits Administration. This amount is composed of
$41,236,322,000 for ``Compensation and pensions'';
$3,300,289,000 for ``Readjustment benefits''; $41,250,000 for
``Veterans insurance and indemnities''; $17,389,000 for the
``Veterans housing benefit program fund program account'', with
$108,000,000 in credit subsidies and $154,562,000 for
administrative expenses; $71,000 for the ``Vocational
rehabilitation loans program account'' and $311,000 for
administrative expenses; and $628,000 for the ``Native American
veteran housing loan program account''.
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $38,007,095,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 41,236,322,000
Committee recommendation................................ 41,236,322,000
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. Public law 107-103, the
Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001, restored
the automatic presumption of permanent and total non-service
connected disability for purposes of awarding a pension to
veterans age 65 and older, subject to the income limitations
that apply to all pensioners. 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 $41,236,322,000 for ``Compensation
and pensions''. This is an increase of $3,229,227,000 above the
fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget
request. The amount includes funds for a projected fiscal year
2008 cost-of-living increase of 1.4 percent for pension
recipients.
The appropriation includes $28,583,000 in payments to the
``General operating expenses'' and ``Medical administration''
accounts for expenses related to implementing provisions of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, the Veterans'
Benefits Act of 1992, the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act
of 1994, and the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996.
Claims Processing.--The Committee remains extremely
concerned with the VA's ability to adjudicate claims in a
timely and efficient manner. New claims receipts have grown by
39 percent from 2000 to 2006. The average wait time for a
veteran's claim to be processed is 177 days, almost 6 months,
and the Department has a current backlog of almost 400,000
claims. Additionally, the complexity of adjudicating the claims
is estimated to grow as veterans are documenting a greater
number of disabilities, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
[PTSD] and complex combat injuries. In order to address these
serious problems, the Committee provided in fiscal year 2007 an
additional $60,750,000 in supplemental funding. For fiscal year
2008, the Committee recommends for VBA's General Operating
Expense account an additional $130,750,000 above the
President's budget request. The Committee encourages the
Department to place as a priority the integration of technology
that will further streamline the benefits claims process. In
Public Law 110-28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care,
Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act,
2007, Congress included by reference a reporting requirement
directing the VA to submit a report on the number of new hires
for claims processing in fiscal year 2007 and projections for
2008, the attrition rate for claims examiners, the projected
productivity per FTE, the productivity by Veterans Integrated
Service Network (VISN), and the plan to leverage new technology
to create a more efficient system. As a follow on to this
report, the Committee directs the Department to provide this
information by regional office rather than by VISN.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $3,262,006,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 3,300,289,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,300,289,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ``Readjustment benefits'' appropriation finances the
education and training of veterans and servicepersons whose
initial entry into active duty took place on or after July 1,
1985. These benefits are included in the All-Volunteer Force
Educational Assistance Program (Montgomery GI bill) authorized
under 38 U.S.C. section 30. Eligibility to receive this
assistance began in 1987. Basic benefits are funded through
appropriations made to the readjustment benefits appropriation
and transfers from the Department of Defense. This account also
finances vocational rehabilitation, specially adapted housing
grants, automobile grants with the associated approved adaptive
equipment for certain disabled veterans, and educational
assistance allowances for eligible dependents of those veterans
who died from service-connected causes or have a total
permanent service-connected disability, as well as dependents
of servicepersons who were captured or missing in action.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,300,289,000 for ``Readjustment
benefits''. This is an increase of $38,283,000 above the fiscal
year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request.
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $49,850,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 41,250,000
Committee recommendation................................ 41,250,000
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 $41,250,000 for ``Veterans
insurance and indemnities''. This is a decrease of $8,600,000
below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the
budget request. The Department estimates there will be
7,149,360 policies in force in fiscal year 2008 with a value of
$1,116,486,000,000.
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Administrative
Program account expenses
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Appropriations, 2007................ $66,234,000 $154,284,000
Budget estimate, 2008............... 17,389,000 154,562,000
Committee recommendation............ 17,389,000 154,562,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides for all costs, with the
exception of the ``Native American veteran housing loan
program'' and the ``Guaranteed transitional housing loans for
homeless veterans program'', of the VA's direct and guaranteed
housing loans, as well as the administrative expenses to carry
out these programs.
VA loan guaranties are made to service members, veterans,
reservists and unremarried surviving spouses for the purchase
of homes, condominiums, manufactured homes and for refinancing
loans. VA guarantees part of the total loan, permitting the
purchaser to obtain a mortgage with a competitive interest
rate, even without a downpayment, if the lender agrees. The VA
requires that a downpayment be made for a manufactured home.
With a VA guaranty, the lender is protected against loss up to
the amount of the guaranty if the borrower fails to repay the
loan.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends such sums as may be necessary for
funding subsidy payments, estimated to total $17,389,000; and
$154,562,000 for administrative expenses for fiscal year 2008.
Bill language limits gross obligations for direct loans for
specially-adapted housing to $500,000.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Administrative
Program account expenses
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Appropriations, 2007................ $53,000 $305,000
Budget estimate, 2008............... 71,000 311,000
Committee recommendation............ 71,000 311,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation covers the funding subsidy cost of
direct loans for vocational rehabilitation of eligible veterans
and, in addition, it includes administrative expenses necessary
to carry out the direct loan program. Loans of up to $1,016
(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. Over 99
percent of loans are repaid in full in less than 1 year.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $71,000 for program costs and
$311,000 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 $3,287,000. It is estimated
that the VA will make 4,349 loans in fiscal year 2008, with an
average amount of $756.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $584,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 628,000
Committee recommendation................................ 628,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program is
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, section 3761 to provide
direct loans to Native American veterans living on trust lands.
The loans are available to purchase, construct, or improve
homes to be occupied as veteran residences. The principal
amount of a loan under this authority is limited to the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation's single-family conventional
conforming loan limit. Veterans pay a funding fee of 1.25
percent of the loan amount but veterans with service-connected
disability are exempt from paying the fee. Before a direct loan
can be made, the veteran's tribal organization must sign a
Memorandum of Understanding with the VA regarding the terms and
conditions of the loan. The Native American Veteran Housing
Loan Program began as a pilot program in 1993 and was made
permanent by Public Law 109-233, the Veterans Housing
Opportunity and Benefits Act of 2006.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $628,000 for administrative
expenses associated with this program. This is $44,000 above
the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget
request.
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This program was established by Public Law 105-368, the
Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998. The program is a
pilot project designed to expand the supply of transitional
housing for homeless veterans and to guarantee up to 15 loans
with a maximum aggregate value of $100,000,000. The project
must enforce sobriety standards and provide a wide range of
supportive services such as counseling for substance abuse and
development of job readiness skills.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
All funds authorized for the ``Guaranteed transitional
housing loans for homeless veterans program account'' have been
appropriated. Therefore, additional appropriations are not
required. Administrative expenses of the program, limited to
$750,000 for fiscal year 2008, will be borne by the ``Medical
services'' and ``General operating expenses'' accounts.
Veterans Health Administration
Appropriations, 2007 \1\................................ $32,679,735,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 34,612,671,000
Committee recommendation................................ 37,213,220,000
\1\ Excludes $1,344,278,000 in emergency supplemental funding included
in Public Law 110-28.
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ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
The Department of Veterans Affairs operates the largest
Federal medical care delivery system in the country, with 155
hospitals, 45 VA domicilary residential rehabilitation
treatment programs, 135 nursing homes, and 925 outpatient
clinics, which include independent, satellite, community-based,
and rural outreach clinics.
The Department of Veterans Affairs ``Medical care
collections fund'' [MCCF] was established by the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33). In fiscal year 2004,
Public Law 108-199 allowed the Department to deposit first-
party and pharmacy co-payments; third-party insurance payments
and enhanced use collections; long-term care co-payments;
Compensated Work Therapy Program collections; Compensation and
Pension Living Expenses Program collections; and Parking
Program fees into the MCCF.
The Parking Program provides funds for the construction,
alteration, and acquisition (by purchase or lease) of parking
garages at VA medical facilities authorized by 38 U.S.C.
section 8109. The Secretary is required under certain
circumstances to establish and collect fees for the use of such
garages and parking facilities. Receipts from the parking fees
are to be deposited into the MCCF and are used for medical
services activities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $37,213,220,000 for the Veterans
Health Administration, without collections. This amount is
composed of $28,979,220,000 for Medical services;
$3,642,000,000 for Medical administration; $4,092,000,000 for
Medical facilities; and $500,000,000 for Medical and prosthetic
research. Medical care collections are expected to be
$2,414,000,000. Therefore, VHA will have total resources of
$39,627,220,000, plus any carryover from fiscal year 2007,
available in fiscal year 2008.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Age Related Hearing Loss.--The Committee recognizes the
incidence and severity of hearing loss due to faulty sensory
nerves, known as sensorineural hearing loss, and that its
associated costs are increasing at dramatic rates. Currently,
there are no approved therapeutics that either prevent or treat
sensorineural hearing loss, a leading and costly cause of
disability within the VA system. The Committee encourages the
VA to examine and support the development and clinical testing
of therapeutics aimed at preventing and treating,
sensorineural, age-related, noise-induced and drug-induced
hearing loss.
VA Nursing Academy.--The Committee commends VA for
addressing the nursing shortage through the Veterans Affairs
Nursing Academy. This 5-year pilot program will establish
partnerships with competitively selected nursing schools to
expand the number of teaching faculty in VA facilities and
affiliated nursing schools in order to increase student
enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs.
The Committee urges VA to continue its collaboration with
the Department of Defense through the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Services [USUHS] by providing nurse
faculty and nursing students in the graduate nursing education
programs.
Advanced Nursing Education.--The Committee urges the
Department of Veterans Affairs, in conjunction with accredited
schools of nursing, to explore the development of a fast-track
doctoral training program which would facilitate completion of
a doctorate (Ph.D.) in nursing by qualified nurses employed
within the VA network who possess their bachelor of science in
nursing.
Lung Cancer Screening.--The Committee encourages the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to institute a pilot program for
lung cancer screening, early diagnosis and treatment among high
risk veteran populations to be coordinated and partnered with
the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program and its
member institutions and with the designated sites of the
National Cancer Institute's Lung Cancer Specialized Programs of
Research Excellence. The Department shall report back to the
Committee on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this
act, on the viability and plans to institute a program of this
nature.
Contract Care.--The Committee directs the Secretary to
submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations within 60
days after the enactment of this act, regarding the existing
conditions and criteria used for contracting with civilian
rehabilitation providers, and current outreach efforts to
inform OEF/OIF veterans and those who advocate on their behalf
about such conditions, criteria, and treatment options.
Center for America's Veterans.--The Committee notes the
establishment of the G.V. ``Sonny'' Montgomery National Center
for America's Veterans and urges the Department to partner with
the Center in education and outreach programs for veterans and
in the establishment of a social and policy research center on
veterans' affairs.
USOC Paralympic Military Program.--The Committee fully
supports the Department of Veterans Affairs' U.S. Olympic
Committee Paralympic Military Program, which assists service
members through their recovery and allows participants to take
part in USOC Paralympic Military Sports Camps, a Veteran's
Paralympic Performance Program, and individualized Veteran's
Performance Programs. The Committee encourages the Department
to continue its collaboration with DOD to provide training and
technical assistance to program participants at VA medical
centers.
MEDICAL SERVICES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2007 \1\................................ $25,518,254,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 27,167,671,000
Committee recommendation................................ 28,979,220,000
\1\ Excludes $466,788,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in
Public Law 110-28.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ``Medical services'' account provides for medical
services of enrolled eligible veterans and certain dependent
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 $28,979,220,000 for ``Medical
services''. This amount is an increase of $3,460,966,000 over
the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency
supplemental funding, and $1,811,549,000 above the budget
request. In addition, the VA has the authority to retain co-
payments and third-party collections, estimated to total
$2,414,000,000 in fiscal year 2008.
The Committee has included bill language to make available
through September 30, 2009, up to $1,350,000,000 of the
``Medical services'' appropriation. This provides flexibility
to the Department of Veterans Affairs as it continues to
implement significant program changes.
Public Law 110-5, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
2007, was signed by the President on February 15, 2007, causing
a large sum of funds to begin to flow into the VA more than
halfway through the second quarter of the fiscal year making it
difficult to execute the VA's budget. Thus the Committee has
increased the amount of 2-year availability of fiscal year 2008
funds by $250,000,000 over fiscal year 2007.
The bill includes language to allow for the transfer of
$15,000,000 to the DOD/VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund.
The Fund provides a mechanism for the DOD and VA to increase
their resource sharing activities to achieve cost effective use
of health care services.
The fiscal year 2008 budget request for Medical Services
reflects a realignment of 5,689 full-time equivalent and
$400,000,000 from the Medical Facilities account into Medical
Services. Costs incurred for hospital food service workers,
provisions and related supplies are for the direct care of
patients. The Committee supports this realignment and has
provided funding for food service costs under this account.
Additionally, the recommendation also reflects the VA's
transfer of 609 FTE and $58,000,000 from the Medical Services
account to the Information Technology Systems account.
Level 1 Polytrauma.--Congress provided $30,000,000 in
Public Law 110-28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care,
Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007, to
establish at least one new Level 1 Polytrauma Center. In
addition, Congress also provided $9,440,000 for the
establishment of polytrauma residential transitional
rehabilitation programs, $8,000,000 for polytrauma support
clinic teams, and $5,356,000 for additional polytrauma points
of contact. Clearly Congress is fully supportive of the
Department's efforts in this highly successful initiative.
The Department of the Army is planning to invest over
$1,100,000,000 in the next 5 years to consolidate its medical
facilities at locations with the largest concentration of
active duty service personnel. When deciding where to establish
a new polytrauma center, the Committee directs the Department
of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the potential benefits of co-
locating it with an Army facility.
Mental Health/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder/Traumatic
Brain Injury.--The ability of the VA to provide timely and
effective mental health services is crucial for the
readjustment of veterans. In Public Law 110-28, the U.S. Troop
Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq
Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, Congress provided
$100,000,000 in supplemental funding for the VA to bolster
capacity in the delivery of mental health services. In many
underserved areas of the country, Community Mental Health
Centers are a key resource for the delivery of mental health
services. The Committee strongly supports the opening of VA
outpatient clinics in underserved locations and urges the VA to
continue opening these clinics expeditiously. However, concern
regarding mental health services in these areas remains. The
Committee encourages the VA to establish a training program for
OEF/OIF veterans to assist in providing peer support services
and outreach. Additionally, the Committee directs the
Department to report to the Committee on Appropriations on its
plan to better utilize services of Community Mental Health
Centers and the implementation of peer training programs, while
the Department continues to implement the opening of VA
outpatient clinics.
The Committee directs the Department to make efficient and
timely delivery of mental health services a top priority.
Moreover, the Committee is concerned that the fiscal year 2008
budget request includes a reduction in inpatient psychiatric
care. While in-patient treatment is not optimal in every case
for the treatment of mental health disorders, it is nonetheless
key to treatment in many cases. Therefore, within the increase
provided under Medical Services, the Committee directs the
Department to reexamine the policy for a reduction in
psychiatric inpatient care, taking into account the needs of
returning OEF/OIF veterans. The Department is directed to
report to the Committee by February 29, 2008, the finding of
this review and what additional resources have been utilized to
ensure that adequate inpatient care is available. Further, the
Committee directs the VA not to reduce the number of inpatient
beds at any facility that currently has a waiting list.
As media reports have highlighted, Traumatic Brain Injury
[TBI] has become one of the signature wounds of Operation
Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In many
instances, these wounds are not readily apparent as there is
often no outward sign of trauma, with symptoms ranging from
mild to disabling. It is imperative that the VA be able to
effectively diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate those suffering
from this injury. As was evidenced by the additional funding
for polytrauma included in Public Law 110-28, the Committee is
deeply committed to providing the VA the resources it requires
to treat not only those veterans enrolled in the health care
system, but all wounded soldiers being treated in VA hospitals
and polytrauma centers. Within the increase for Medical
Services, the Committee recommends additional funding for the
treatment of Traumatic Brain injury. Further, the Committee
believes that the VA should begin to track all TBI cases and
directs that future budget submissions include an estimated
cost for treatment within the Medical Services budget
justification.
The National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was
created in 1989 within the Department of Veterans Affairs in
response to a congressional mandate carried in Public Law 98-
528 to address the needs of veterans with military-related post
traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]. The mandate called for a
center of excellence that would set the agenda for research and
education on PTSD without direct responsibility for patient
care. The VA determined that no single VA site could adequately
serve this unique mission and established the Center as a
consortium of divisions. The Center currently consists of 7
divisions. The National Center for PTSD is an integral
component of the Veterans Health Administration's Office of
Mental Health Services. In fiscal year 2006, the Department of
Veterans Affairs allocated $9,800,000, and in fiscal year 2007
has allocated $10,100,000 to support the research and education
associated with the Center. The fiscal year 2008 budget request
includes only pay raise and inflationary increases for the
Center. The Committee is extremely concerned that resources to
support this important mission have been inadequate. At a time
when independent and Government experts in the area of PTSD are
warning of the likelihood that large numbers of returning
combat troops from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from
mental disorders and PTSD, it seems illogical for the budget of
the Center to remain flat. Therefore, within the increase for
Medical Services, the Committee strongly encourages the
Department to increase the budget for the Center in order to
enhance the availability of educational outreach programs and
research into the area of PTSD, to further the understanding
and treatment of this serious mental disorder. Further, the
Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the
Committee on Appropriations by November 12, 2007, detailing
what increases have been made to the Center.
Blind Rehabilitative Service.--The VA's Blind
Rehabilitative Service is known worldwide for its excellence in
delivering comprehensive blind rehabilitation to our Nation's
blind veterans at 10 VA Blind Rehabilitation Centers. On July,
22, 2004, GAO testified before Congress that more outpatient
services for blind veterans and better outpatient training
could better meet the demands of today's blind veteran
population. Since 1940, the VA has focused its training and
treatment at inpatient facilities. While the VA should continue
to support and maintain its inpatient capacity at its Blind
Rehabilitation Centers, it should also begin to expand its
treatment for blind veterans through outpatient services closer
to where veterans live. The Committee recommends an increase of
$10,000,000 for the VA to continue implementing a plan to
expand more outpatient blind rehabilitation services and
training consistent with the recommendations of the GAO report:
``More Outpatient Rehabilitation Services for Blind Veterans
Could Better Meet their Needs'' (GAO-04-996T); the conclusions
of the VA's Office of Finance and Allocation Resource Center;
and the recommendations of the VA's Visual Impairment Advisory
Board [VIAB]. The full continuum of outpatient blind and low
vision rehabilitation services will include Visual Impairment
Services Outpatient Rehabilitation [VISOR], Blind
Rehabilitation Specialists, and Visual Impairment Center to
Optimize Remaining Sight [VICTORS].
The Committee is concerned that the number of Blind
Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialists is inadequate to fully
meet the needs of blind veterans, particularly in rural or
remote areas of the country. The Committee urges VA to develop
a plan to increase the number of these specialists in
geographically diverse and underserved areas.
Readjustment Counseling.--The Committee recognizes the
increased and ongoing pressures facing military families, and
believes it is important to take a proactive, preemptive
approach in helping veterans, particularly those in the
National Guard and Reserves, and their families, adjust to
deployments and the transition home after the battlefield. Vet
Centers serve as the front line for many veterans and their
families. A Defense Department program has been developed that
has been successfully utilized by Army families, which focuses
on goals, family strengthening, and communication as tools to
deal with stressful situations. The program can be successfully
facilitated by Vet Center staff and can help veterans and their
families to deal with both the transition from active duty to
civilian life and the call up to active duty for National Guard
and Reserve personnel. The Committee encourages VA to look at
the Defense Department program and consider applying it to the
veteran population.
The VA's fiscal year 2008 budget request for Vet Centers is
$114,822,000. An additional $20,000,000 in emergency
supplemental funds was provided in Public Law 110-28 for the
establishment of new Vet Centers and to increase staffing to
reduce wait times. The Committee strongly supports the services
provided by Vet Centers and their mission. Therefore, the
Committee recommends an additional $15,000,000 for Vet Centers
in fiscal year 2008. Further, the Committee directs the
Department to report back to the Committee by March 31, 2008,
on the number of Vet Centers opened, the staffing levels by Vet
Center, and the current waiting times at all Vet Centers.
Veteran Access to Health Care.--Adequate access to VA
medical facilities is essential to delivering medical care to
our Nation's veterans. Unfortunately, too many of our veterans
in both urban and rural areas lack transportation services to
and from VA medical facilities. The VA can offer the best
medical care in the world, yet it does a patient no good if
they can't get to the facility. Therefore, the Committee
directs the Department to study the feasibility of establishing
a transportation pilot program aimed at improving access to
medical facilities. The Department should report the results of
the feasibility study, an implementation plan, and projected
costs associated with such a pilot program, to the Committee on
Appropriations no later than February 1, 2008.
Homeless Veterans.--The Committee fiscal year 2008 budget
request includes $107,180,000 for the Homeless Provider Grant
and Per Diem Program. VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per
Diem Program is offered annually by the Department of Veterans
Affairs Health Care for Homeless Veterans [HCHV] Programs to
fund community agencies providing services to homeless
veterans. The purpose is to promote the development and
provision of supportive housing and/or supportive services with
the goal of helping homeless veterans achieve residential
stability, increase their skill levels and/or income, and
obtain greater self-determination. Within the increase for
Medical Services, the Committee directs the Department to fund
the program at the fully authorized level of $130,000,000.
The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program is a
joint-supported housing program with the Department of Housing
and Urban Development [HUD] which provides permanent housing
and ongoing treatment services to homeless, mentally ill
veterans and those suffering from substance abuse disorders.
Under the program, the VA screens homeless veterans for program
eligibility and provides case management services to enrollees.
Rental subsidy vouchers are allocated by HUD to the VA, which
in turn distributes the vouchers to the veteran enrollees. The
Committee strongly supports this program. Should HUD increase
the number of vouchers offered, the VA is directed to increase
funding for this program by at least $20,000,000 to hire
additional case workers.
Sleep Apnea.--The prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
[OSA] in veterans is reported to be four times greater than in
the general population. Of the 600,000 enrolled veterans
possibly at risk, only 30,000 VA patients have a definitive
diagnosis of OSA. Yet, untreated sleep apnea patients incur
large hospitalization costs. Additional attention is needed by
VA to ensure that VA is at the forefront of treatment and
evaluation for OSA.
Epilepsy.--The Committee is concerned that the Veterans
Health Administration may not have an adequate national program
for researching, diagnosing, and treating epilepsy. A large
number of OEF/OIF veterans are likely to confront epilepsy, as
it is a common consequence of traumatic brain injury [TBI]. The
need for substantial investment in epilepsy research is greater
now than ever before. The Committee supports the revitalization
of VA's Epilepsy Centers of Excellence as an integral component
of VA's efforts to address the long-term health care needs of
veterans with TBI.
Diabetes.--The Committee is encouraged by the Department's
work on diabetes and obesity. Twenty percent of the veteran
population is affected by this disease. The Committee
encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue this
important work and expand on its public-private partnerships in
the area of nutrition, diabetes, obesity and health-oriented
research.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment.--The Committee is
aware of the devastating impacts of combat stress and related
mental health conditions on returning OEF/OIF veterans. In
order to better support veterans with post-traumatic conditions
the VA is encouraged to improve cooperation with existing VA
health care units currently undertaking new treatment methods.
HIV/AIDS Among Veterans.--The Committee is concerned that
the VA health care system's HIV testing policy guidelines are
preventing early diagnosis of HIV/AIDS among our Nation's
veterans, particularly among minority veterans. The Committee
strongly recommends that VA consider changing its HIV testing
guidelines to concur with the Revised Recommendations for HIV
Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in
Healthcare Settings issued in September 2006, and any
subsequent policy changes made to these recommendations, by the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. The
Committee requests a progress report by January 30, 2008.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
Appropriations, 2007 \1\................................ $3,177,968,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 3,442,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,642,000,000
\1\ Excludes $250,000,000 in emergency supplemental funding provided in
Pubic Law 110-28.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ``Medical administration'' account provides funds for
the expenses of management, security, and administration of the
VA health care system. This appropriation provides for costs
associated with the operation of the VA medical centers; other
facilities; and VHA headquarters; plus the costs of VISN
offices and facility director offices; chief of staff
operations; quality of care oversight; legal services; billing
and coding activities; procurement; financial management; and
human resource management.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,642,000,000 for ``Medical
administration''. This amount is an increase of $464,032,000
over the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and an increase of
$200,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee has
increased funding for Medical administration to ensure that
adequate staffing levels are in place to manage the health care
system given the increase in medical service delivery.
Additionally, the funding increase should be sufficient to
ensure that large transfers from the Medical Services account
to the Medical administration account are not needed in fiscal
year 2008.
The Committee has included bill language to make available
through September 30, 2009, up to $250,000,000 of the ``Medical
administration'' appropriation.
MEDICAL FACILITIES
Appropriations, 2007 \1\................................ $3,569,533,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 3,592,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,092,000,000
\1\ Excludes $595,000,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in
Public Law 110-28.
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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, groundskeeping, housekeeping, facility repair,
and property disposition and acquisition.
The Committee has included bill language to make available
through September 30, 2009, up to $350,000,000 of the medical
facilities appropriation. This provision provides flexibility
to the Department as it continues to implement significant
program changes.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $4,092,000,000 for ``Medical
facilities''. This amount is $522,467,000 above the fiscal year
2007 enacted level and $500,000,000 above the budget request.
The Committee has provided a substantial increase above the
budget request for the medical facilities account. This
reflects the Committee's ongoing commitment to ensuring that VA
medical facilities are maintained at the highest possible
level. The additional funds provided in the Committee
recommendation are to be used for non-recurring maintenance at
existing facilities, as identified in facility condition
accessment reports. Additionally, these funds are to be
allocated in a manner not subject to the Veterans Equitable
Resource Allocation.
The Committee recommendation also reflects the transfer of
5,689 positions and $400,000,000 for food service operations
from the Medical Facilities appropriation to the Medical
Services appropriation.
Community Based Outpatient Clinics [CBOC].--Veterans access
to VA health care facilities needs to be the top priority for
the VHA. The Committee remains deeply concerned about the lack
of accessible VA health care services in many rural areas of
the Nation. The Committee notes the Department's plans to open
23 new community-based outpatient clinics in fiscal year 2007
and 15 new CBOCs in fiscal year 2008. The Committee strongly
supports the role CBOCs play in outreach and improved health
care delivery to veterans living in rural and underserved
areas. The Committee directs the Department to continue
expediting the opening of new CBOCs, and directs the Department
to submit a report outlining the actual number and locations of
CBOCs opened in fiscal year 2007.
Watertown and Wagner, South Dakota, Community Based
Outpatient Clinics.--The Committee commends the VA for
approving the establishment of CBOCs in Watertown and Wagner,
South Dakota, and urges the Department to move in an
expeditious manner in opening the two new clinics.
Rural Colorado.--Thousands of veterans in rural Colorado
have to drive 200-300 miles round trip to the Denver VA Medical
Center for basic medical services. Colorado has a strong and
growing veteran population. The Committee encourages the
Department of Veterans Affairs to study the feasibility of
establishing a VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic to serve
rural Colorado.
Northwest Washington.--The Committee is aware of the lack
of access to VA primary care in Washington State and
appreciates the Department's approval of a CBOC in Northwest
Washington. The Committee encourages the VA to move forward in
opening the CBOC by the VA's target date of February 2008.
Wenatchee Community Based Outpatient Clinic.--The Committee
is concerned about repeated delays in the opening of the
Wenatchee CBOC and urges the VA to open the clinic as soon as
possible.
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
Appropriations, 2007 \1\................................ $413,980,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 411,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 500,000,000
\1\ Excludes $32,500,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in
Public Law 110-28.
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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 $500,000,000 for ``Medical and
prosthetic research''. This is $86,020,000 above the fiscal
year 2007 enacted level and $89,000,000 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.
Through the Department's research and development program, the
VA has implemented a comprehensive research agenda to develop
new treatments and tools for clinicians to ease the physical
and psychological pain of men and women returning from
conflicts, to improve access to VA healthcare services, and to
accelerate discoveries and applications, especially for
neurotrauma, sensory loss, amputation, polytrauma, and related
prosthetic needs. The Committee encourages the VA to expand its
research into the areas of neurotrauma, sensory loss, and post
traumatic stress disorder with a focus on developing clinical
practices using evidenced-based medicine.
Longitudinal Study.--In 1984 Congress directed the VA to
initiate a large-scale survey of the psychiatric and socio-
medical components of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] in
Vietnam and Vietnam-era veterans. The National Vietnam Veterans
Readjustment Study [NVVRS] is the largest nationwide
psychiatric study ever done to date. Only through the NVVRS has
the American public and medical community become aware of the
high rates of current and lifetime PTSD, and of the long-term
consequences of high stress war zone combat exposure. Section
212 of Public Law 106-419, directed the VA to contract for a
follow-up report, using the exact same participants, to assess
the psychosocial, psychiatric, physical, and general well being
of these individuals. The follow-up report would become a
longitudinal study of the mortality and morbidity of the
participants, and draw conclusions as to the long-term effects
of service in the military and of service in Vietnam in
particular. The results of the study were to be reported to
Congress in 2005, but the study has not been executed to date.
The results of the study would not only help the VA to better
understand the long-term mental health and social needs of
Vietnam veterans, but could prepare the VA for the long-term
needs of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who are returning in
record numbers with PTSD. The Committee directs the Department
to fulfill the mandate carried in Public Law 106-419 and to
report to the Committee on Appropriations within 90 days of
enactment of this act, the steps the Department is undertaking
to execute this legal requirement.
Gulf War Illness Research.--The Committee is encouraged by
the Department's commitment to continue to search for answers
to the problems associated with gulf war illness, and
encourages the Department to continue this effort by devoting
not less than $15,000,000 annually to this research.
Nursing Research Program.--The Committee supports the
Veterans Affairs Nursing Research Initiative to facilitate
research that focuses on the specific healthcare needs of
returning war heroes and aging veterans. The Committee strongly
supports continuation of this program in the future.
The Committee also encourages collaboration between
Veterans Affairs nurses and Tri Service Nursing Research
Program award recipients in the exploration of research
proposals that improve the health and well-being of their
shared beneficiary population.
Neuro-rehabilitation Research.--The Committee is aware of
the work being conducted at the Providence VA Medical Center on
Neuro-rehabilitation. This research has promising implications
for future generation prostheses. The Committee commends the
research work being done in this area.
Geriatric Care.--The Committee is concerned that as the
median age of veterans rises, the VA has not adequately
concentrated its resources to deliver world class geriatric
care. The Committee strongly encourages the VA to evaluate the
desirability of expanding research and clinical specialists in
disciplines related to aging to stay at the forefront of
geriatric care.
MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY COLLECTIONS
MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $2,329,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 2,414,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,414,000,000
MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND--REVENUES APPLIED
Appropriations, 2007.................................... -$2,329,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... -2,414,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ -2,414,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Medical Care Collection Fund [MCCF] was established by
the Balanced budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33). In fiscal
year 2004, Public Law 108-199 allowed the Department of
Veterans Affairs to deposit first-party and pharmacy co-
payments; third-party insurance payments and enhanced use
collections; long-term care co-payments; Compensated Work
Therapy Program collections; and Parking Program fees into the
MCCF. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs has the authority to
transfer funds between the MCCF and the medical services
appropriation, and medical facilities appropriation.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes the authority to
retain co-payments and third-party collections, estimated to
total $2,414,000,000 in fiscal year 2008.
National Cemetery Administration
Appropriations, 2007 \1\................................ $160,747,000
Budget estimate, 2008 \1\............................... 166,809,000
Committee recommendation \1\............................ 217,709,000
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ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
The National Cemetery Administration was established in
accordance with Public Law 93-94, the National Cemeteries Act
of 1973. It has a four-fold mission: To provide for the
interment in any national cemetery of the remains of eligible
deceased servicepersons and discharged veterans, together with
their spouses and certain dependents, and permanently to
maintain their graves; to provide headstones for, and to mark
graves of eligible persons in national, State, and private
cemeteries; to administer the grant program for aid to States
in establishing, expanding, or improving State veterans'
cemeteries; and to administer the Presidential Memorial
Certificate Program.
There are a total of 158 cemeterial installations in 39
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The
Committee's recommendation for the National Cemetery
Administration provides funds for all of these cemeterial
installations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $217,709,000 for the ``National
Cemetery Administration''. This is an increase of $56,962,000
over the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $50,900,000 above
the budget request.
The Committee has included bill language to make available
through September 30, 2009, up to $25,000,000 of the ``National
Cemetery Administration'' [NCA] appropriation. The additional
funding included above the budget request is for operations and
maintenance to correct gravesite deficiencies identified in the
Millennium Act Study and reflects a shift of $900,000 from
Information Technology to NCA which was incorrectly transferred
during the Information Technology reorganization. The 2002
Millennium Act Report to Congress identified 928 repair
projects needed at national cemeteries at an estimated cost of
$280,000,000. Through fiscal year 2006, NCA has completed work
on 269 projects, with an estimated cost of $99,000,000. These
projects account for about 44 percent of the deficiencies
identified in the Millennium Act report. National shrine
repairs include gravesite renovation projects to renovate turf,
repair sunken graves and raise, realign and clean headstones.
Personnel costs for these projects are funded in the NCA
operations and maintenance budget.
Southern Colorado National Cemetery.--Southern Colorado is
home to six active military installations, more than 32,000
active duty personnel, 44,000 family members, and more than
125,000 veterans. Despite these facts, there is no national
veterans cemetery in the region, leaving military survivors to
travel long distances in difficult conditions to reach the
national veterans cemetery at Fort Logan. The Committee
encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine the
feasibility of establishing a veterans cemetery in the Pikes
Peak region of Colorado.
Departmental Administration
Appropriations, 2007 \1\ \2\............................ $3,927,776,000
Budget estimate, 2008 \1\............................... 4,481,449,000
Committee recommendation \1\............................ 5,427,529,000
\1\ Does not include National Cemetery Administration.
\2\ Excludes $444,300,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in
Public Law 110-28.
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ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
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 $5,427,529,000 for ``Departmental
administration''. The amount is composed of $1,612,031,000 for
``General operating expenses''; $88,700,000 for the ``Office of
the Inspector General''; $727,400,000 for ``Construction, major
projects''; $751,398,000 for ``Construction, minor projects'';
$250,000,000 for grants for ``Construction of State extended
care facilities''; $100,000,000 for ``Grants for the
construction of State veterans cemeteries''; and $1,898,000,000
for ``Information technology systems''.
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2007 \1\................................ $1,481,473,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 1,471,837,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,612,031,000
\1\ Excludes $83,200,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in
Public Law 110-28.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides for the ``General operating
expenses'' of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,612,031,000 for ``General
operating expenses''. This amount is $130,558,000 above the
fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $140,194,000 above the
budget request.
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year Committee
Department 2008 request recommendation
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Office of the Secretary................. 7,747 7,747
Veterans Benefits Administration........ 1,198,294 1,329,044
Board of Veterans Appeals............... 58,545 62,269
General Counsel......................... 65,185 68,405
Office of Management.................... 38,184 40,684
Human Resources & Administration........ 62,437 62,437
Office of Policy and Planning........... 14,775 14,775
Office of Security and Preparedness..... 11,911 11,911
Public and Intergovernmental Affairs.... 10,425 10,425
Congressional and Legislative Affairs... 4,334 4,334
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Total General Operating Expenses.. 1,471,837 1,612,031
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Franchise Fund.--The Franchise Fund was established in 1997
as a pilot program and made permanent in fiscal year 2006 under
Public Law 109-114. The Committee directs the Department to
provide a report on the Franchise Fund's business plan for
fiscal year 2008. This plan should include a list of services,
customers, overhead expenses, funds collected for services, and
the unobligated balance from the previous fiscal year. The VA
shall submit this report to the Committees on Appropriations in
both Houses of Congress no later than 60 days following
enactment of this act.
Increase in Funding.--The Committee has provided an
increase of $140,194,000 above the budget request for General
Operating Expenses. In Public Law 110-28, the U.S. Troop
Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq
Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, Congress provided
$60,750,000 for the hiring and training of new claims
processors. The increase of $130,750,000 above the budget
request for the VBA annualizes the costs of the new hires
funded with supplemental funds and provides additional funding
for the hiring of new claims processors in fiscal year 2008.
Also included in this increase is $2,000,000 for VBA to enter
into operating leases to increase space requirements to meet
the level of new personnel. Additionally, the Committee has
provided an increase of $3,724,000 above the budget request for
the Board of Veterans Appeals [BVA] and an increase of
$3,220,000 above the budget request for the General Counsel
[GC]. As the Department hires more claims processors, the
number of expected appeals will increase. Thus the additional
funding will provide both the BVA and GC with increased
personnel to handle these appeals.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $73,066,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 72,599,000
Committee recommendation................................ 88,700,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Inspector General was established by the
Inspector General Act of the 1978 and is responsible for the
audit and investigation and inspections of all Department of
Veterans Affairs programs and operations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $88,700,000 for the ``Office of
Inspector General''. This is $15,634,000 above the fiscal year
2007 enacted level and $16,101,000 above the budget request.
The recommended amount includes $1,100,000 from the
``Information technology systems'' account for IT systems
unique to the Office of Inspector General.
The increase will allow the Office of Inspector General to
expand and improve its independent oversight of transitional
health care for veterans returning form OEF/OIF and VA
information technology programs.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $399,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 727,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 727,400,000
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 $727,400,000
for the construction of major projects. This is $328,400,000
above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the
budget request. The Committee has continued its practice of not
earmarking major construction projects not requested in the
budget submission. The Committee strongly urges the Department
to begin requesting adequate funding in future budget
submissions to expedite construction projects associated with
the VA's 5-year Capital Plan.
The following table compares the Committee recommendation
with the budget request.
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location and description 2008 request recommendation Requested by
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Veterans Health Administration (VHA):
Pittsburgh, PA--Consolidation of 40,000 40,000 The President
Campuses.
Denver, CO--New Medical Center 61,300 61,300 The President
Facility.
Orlando, FL--New Medical Center 35,000 35,000 The President
Facility, Land Acquisition.
Las Vegas, NV--New Medical Center 341,400 341,400 The President
Facility.
Syracuse, NY--Spinal Cord Injury 23,800 23,800 The President
(SCI) Center.
Lee County, FL--Outpatient Clinic.... 9,890 9,890 The President
Advanced Planning Fund--Various 40,285 40,285 .................................
Locations.
Asbestos and Other Airborne 3,000 3,000 .................................
Contaminates--Various Locations.
BRAC Land Acquisitions--Various 5,000 5,000 .................................
Locations.
Claims Analyses--Various Locations... 2,000 2,000 .................................
Facility Security Projects--Various 21,325 21,325 .................................
Locations.
Facility Security General--Various ................ ................ .................................
Locations.
Hazardous Waste Abatement--Various 2,000 2,000 .................................
Locations.
Judgment Fund--Various Locations..... 30,000 30,000 .................................
Reprogramming From Prior Year Funds.. -45,000 -45,000 .................................
Sale of VA Assets.................... -10,000 -10,000 .................................
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Total VHA.......................... 560,000 560,000 .................................
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National Cemetery Administration (NCA):
Columbia/Greenville-area National 19,200 19,200 The President
Cemetery--Phase 1 Development.
Sarasota-area National Cemetery-- 27,800 27,800 The President
Phase 1 Development.
Jacksonville-area National Cemetery-- 22,400 22,400 The President
Phase 1 Development.
Southeastern, PA National Cemetery-- 29,600 29,600 The President
Phase 1 Development.
Birmingham-area National Cemetery-- 18,500 18,500 The President
Phase 1 Development.
Bakersfield-area National Cemetery-- 19,500 19,500 The President
Phase 1 Development.
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery-- 29,400 29,400 The President
Gravesites Development.
Advanced Planning Fund--Various 1,000 1,000 .................................
Locations.
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Total NCA.......................... 167,400 167,400 .................................
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Total Construction, Major Projects. 727,400 727,400 .................................
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Major Construction Planning.--The Committee is concerned
that the cost estimates it receives for major construction
projects vary widely from month-to-month and year-to-year, well
beyond what can be accounted for through construction
inflation. Between the time of the President's budget
submission in Feburary and April 2007, five major projects
increased by a collective 18 percent, representing over
$120,000,000 in cost increases. This is in addition to
significant increases recorded on the top eight projects
between the 2007 and 2008 Presidential budget requests, which
totaled over $615,000,000, a collective increase of 32 percent
over previous estimates in just 1 year. The Committee is deeply
concerned about the Department's ability to accurately estimate
project costs and therefore directs the Department to examine
its major construction project estimation and oversight
processes, and take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that
information provided to the Committee is accurate, consistent,
and realistic.
Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services [CARES].--
The Veterans Health Administration's capital planning is driven
by the CARES process. In March 2007, the Government
Accountability Office [GAO] issued a report highlighting the
VA's inability to centrally track CARES decisions or monitor
the impact that implementation has had on its mission. GAO
notes that without this information, VA cannot determine what
effect CARES has had on veterans' care or whether CARES is
achieving intended results. The Committee encourages the VA to
develop performance measures designed to centrally track the
impact of CARES decisions and implementation.
Beckley, West Virginia, Nursing Home.--The Committee urges
the VA to include $28,500,000 in the President's fiscal year
2009 budget request for the construction of a 90-bed nursing
home and adult day care center at the Beckley VAMC, which was
listed in the February 2005 VA's Five-Year Capital Plan.
Martinsburg, West Virginia, Veterans Affairs Medical
Center.--The Committee urges the VA to include $3,560,000 in
the President's fiscal year 2009 budget request for planning
and design work associated with the renovation and expansion of
the primary, mental health, and specialty outpatient care at
the Martinsburg VAMC, which was listed in the February 2005
VA's Five-Year Capital Plan, 2005-2010.
Walla Walla Outpatient Facility.--The Committee is aware of
the substantial number of veterans served by the Walla Walla,
Washington, VA Medical Center and is supportive of the VA's
decision to approve construction of an outpatient clinic in
Walla Walla as part of the CARES process. In order to complete
the construction of this project in a timely manner, the
Committee urges the VA to include funding for this project in
the fiscal year 2009 budget request.
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
Appropriations, 2007 \1\................................ $198,937,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 233,396,000
Committee recommendation................................ 751,398,000
\1\ Excludes $326,000,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in
Public Law 110-28.
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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 $10,000,000. 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 $751,398,000 for minor
construction. This is $552,461,000 above the fiscal year 2007
enacted level and $518,002,000 above the budget request.
The Committee has included additional funds within the
minor construction account to continue the efforts to reduce
the $5,000,000,000 worth of deficiencies outlined in the
Department's rolling facilities condition assessments at
existing facilities and to begin an effort to modernize and
upgrade research facilities. Additionally, of the increase
provided within this account, the Committee directs that an
additional $75,000,000 above the budget request be used for
gravesite expansion and infrastructure improvements at
cemeteries operated by NCA and an additional $8,000,000 above
the budget request be used for minor construction associated
with the Veterans Benefits Administration. The Committee has
included bill language requiring the Department to submit an
expenditure plan for the amount appropriated for minor
construction.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $85,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 85,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 250,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account is used to provide grants to assist States in
acquiring or constructing State home facilities for furnishing
domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans, and to expand,
remodel or alter existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary,
nursing home, or hospital care to veterans in State homes. The
grant may not exceed 65 percent of the total cost of the
project. Public Law 102-585 granted permanent authority for
this program, and Public Law 106-117 provided greater
specificity in directing VA to prescribe regulations for the
number of beds for which grant assistance may be furnished.
This program has been a successful partnership between the
States and the VA in meeting the long-term care needs of
elderly veterans for decades.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $250,000,000 for ``Grants for the
construction of State extended care facilities''. This is
$165,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and
$165,000,000 above the budget request. This program cost-
effectively meets long-term healthcare needs of veterans.
On August 11, 2006, the VA published an interim final rule
in the Federal Register amending the Department's regulations
regarding grants to States for construction or acquisition of
State homes. The new regulation sets aside 70 percent of all
funding appropriated to the Grants for Construction of State
Extended Care Facilities to ensure sufficient funding for life
safety projects at existing facilities. Over the past several
years, the administration has not requested sufficient funds to
cover both anticipated construction costs and life safety
requirements. Therefore, the Committee has included additional
funds within this account to assist the Department with its
construction and life safety needs.
Walla Walla Extended Care Facility.--The Committee is aware
of the collaborative efforts of the Walla Walla VA Medical
Center and the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs
to meet the long-term care needs of veterans in southeast
Washington and northern Oregon by building a long-term care
facility on the Walla Walla VA Medical Center grounds. The
Committee supports the creation of a jointly operated veterans'
home in Walla Walla, Washington, and encourages the VA to
promptly review this application and place it on the priority
list for funding in fiscal year 2008 from the Grants for
Construction of State Extended Care Facilities account.
North Dakota Veterans Home.--The Committee is aware that
the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon, North Dakota, has
been cited in violation of structural conditions that threaten
the life and safety of its residents and that the State has
applied for a grant to help replace the facility. The Committee
understands that the North Dakota application qualifies for the
highest priority of VA matching funds, and it encourages the VA
to promptly evaluate this application and place it on the
priority list for funding in fiscal year 2008 from the Grants
for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities account.
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $32,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 32,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 100,000,000
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.
The Committee is aware that pending applications for
improvement or expansion of existing State cemeteries or
establishment of new State cemeteries totals almost
$172,000,000. The Committee has included additional funding to
ensure that State cemeteries are maintained at the highest
level and capacity exists for future burials.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for ``Grants for the
construction of State veterans cemeteries''. This is
$68,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and
$68,000,000 the budget request.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
Appropriations, 2007 \1\................................ $1,214,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 1,859,217,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,898,000,000
\1\ Excludes $35,100,000 in emergency supplemental funding provided in
Public Law 110-28.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Information Technology [IT] Systems account was created
in Public Law 109-114, the Military Quality of Life and
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006, in order to
centralize the Department's IT development into one account.
The establishment of this account has allowed for better budget
planning, control and oversight of VA's IT system development.
In fiscal year 2007, the VA furthered this realignment by
consolidating pay associated costs for operations and
maintenance staff under the IT account. The budget request for
fiscal year 2008 reflects this realignment.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee remains very supportive of IT efforts,
particularly in the field of claims processing and electronic
health records, and recommends an appropriation of
$1,898,000,000 for Information Technology Systems, an increase
of $684,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and
$38,783,000 above the budget request. Within the amounts
provided, the Committee directs $39,683,000 be utilized for
computers and other information technology needs associated
with the increase in claims processors for the Veterans
Benefits Administration and for increased staff across the VA.
While the Committee is supportive of the consolidation of
pay associated costs for operations and maintenance under the
IT account, it strongly encourages the Department to continue
to track non-pay and pay costs separately in future budget
justifications for this account. Therefore, of the amounts
provided with the IT account, $1,303,841,000 is for non-pay
expenses, including equipment associated with system
development, and $554,376,000 is for payroll expenses.
To provide further oversight and monitoring of system
development costs the Committee has included bill language
requiring the Department to submit an expenditure plan for the
total amount provided, as well as a reprogramming base letter
outlining, by project, total costs associated with each
development project.
Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense
Interoperability.--It is imperative that future electronic
medical records systems, as well as systems designed to
expedite the processing of benefits claims, be interoperable
with systems being developed by the Department of Defense. The
Committee remains concerned that any deviation from
interoperability would lead to further stove-piping of
information, increasing lag times in processing medical records
and benefits claims. The Committee understands that the VA has
established initiatives that support the VA/DOD Joint Strategic
Plan to share timely, consistent, demographic and personnel
related data. The Committee directs the Department to submit a
report to the Committee on Appropriations by January 31, 2008,
detailing the steps the VA is undertaking to ensure that future
systems will be interoperable with DOD systems.
Information Security.--The Department of Veterans Affairs
is responsible for maintaining and protecting personal,
financial and medical data for millions of veterans. In May
2006, the Department established the Data Security/Assessment
and Strengthening of Controls program. This program was
established to provide focus to all of the Department's
activity related to data security. Nonetheless, the safeguard
of personal information by the VA remains a deep concern for
the Committee. In Public Law 110-28, the U.S. Troop Readiness,
Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability
Appropriations Act, 2007, Congress provided $15,100,000 in
supplemental funding for remediation/prevention actions related
to the latest data breach. Proper training and encryption
technology must reach throughout the VA system. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the
Committee on Appropriations no later than February 8, 2008,
detailing what mechanisms are being employed by VA headquarters
to ensure adequate training in field locations and explaining
how encryption technology is being implemented throughout the
system.
Financial and Logistics Integrated Technology Enterprise
[FLITE].--The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking
important steps toward implementing its financial and logistics
integrated technology enterprise [FLITE], including the
adoption of a functional FLITE Governance Framework and the
hiring of a dedicated program director. This management
structure provides a new and necessary level of accountability
for this crucial initiative.
The Committee is anxious to see a comprehensive schedule
for this project that includes a total project cost. Congress
appropriated $26,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, $15,000,000 in
fiscal year 2007, and supports the VA request for $35,000,000
in fiscal year 2008. However, the Committee is concerned that
the scope of the project could be far larger than projected.
The Department has failed to determine a definitive resourced
schedule and a total cost for this project. As a result, the VA
shall report to the Committee within 30 days after enactment of
this act on a total cost and realistic schedule to complete
this project. If the Department cannot satisfy this
requirement, the Department shall notify the Committee in
writing within the 30-day period why the schedule and cost
cannot be determined.
HealtheVet-Vista Electronic Health Records.--The Committee
lauds the VA on its accomplishments with its electronic health
record system. This premier system sets the standard for
quality health care in both the public and private sectors.
HealtheVet-Vista, an on-line patient records system, has made
it possible for physicians and clinicians to have accurate and
timely access to all relevant information on the veteran's
health, thus enabling the best health care for the veteran.
HealtheVet-Vista has the potential to revolutionize the health
care system in the United States, and the Committee fully
supports the VA's efforts in improving the quality of
healthcare delivery.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 201. The Committee includes a provision which outlines
reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans
Benefits Administration.
Sec. 202. The Committee includes a provision which outlines
reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans
Health Administration.
Sec. 203. The Committee includes a provision which outlines
the use of the ``Salaries and expenses'' account.
Sec. 204. The Committee includes a provision mandating that
only construction funds may be used for land procurement.
Sec. 205. The Committee includes a provision allowing for
reimbursements to the ``Medical services'' account.
Sec. 206. The Committee includes a provision allowing for
payments of prior year obligations.
Sec. 207. The Committee includes a provision which allows
for the use of fiscal year 2007 funds for prior year
obligations.
Sec. 208. The Committee includes a provision which allows
for payments from the National Service Life Insurance Fund.
Sec. 209. The Committee includes a provision which outlines
the use of funds from enhanced-use lease proceeds.
Sec. 210. The Committee includes a provision which provides
for funds for the Office of Resolution Management and the
Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication.
Sec. 211. The Committee includes a provision which sets a
limit on new leases without congressional approval.
Sec. 212. The Committee includes a provision which requires
disclosure of third-party reimbursement information.
Sec. 213. The Committee includes a provision which allows
for the transfer of funds into the construction accounts.
Sec. 214. The Committee includes a provision which outlines
authorized uses for ``Medical services'' funds.
Sec. 215. The Committee includes a provision which allows
funds in the Medical Care Collection Fund to be transferred
into the ``Medical services'' account.
Sec. 216. The Committee includes a provision which allows
eligible veterans in the State of Alaska to obtain medical care
services.
Sec. 217. The Committee includes a provision which allows
for the transfer of funds into the construction accounts.
Sec. 218. The Committee includes a provision which allows
for outreach and marketing to enroll new veterans.
Sec. 219. The Committee includes a provision requiring the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit quarterly financial
reports on the Veterans Health Administration.
Sec. 220. The Committee includes a provision outlining
transfer authority to the ``Information technology systems''
account.
Sec. 221. The Committee includes a provision outlining
transfer authority to the ``Medical services'' account.
Sec. 222. The Committee includes a provision outlining
limits on transfers within the ``Information technology
systems'' account.
Sec. 223. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting
the Department from implementing a national standardized
contract for diabetes monitoring equipment.
Sec. 224. The Committee includes a provision limiting the
amount of non-recurring maintenance fund that can be obligated
during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
Sec. 225. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting
disposal of land at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs
Medical Center (Mrs. Feinstein).
Sec. 226. The Committee includes a provision maintaining
research for gulf war illness.
TITLE III
RELATED AGENCIES
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
Program Description
The American Battle Monuments Commission [ABMC] is
responsible for the following: the maintenance and construction
of U.S. monuments and memorials commemorating the achievements
in battle of our Armed Forces since April 1917 (the date of the
United States entry into World War I); the erection of
monuments and markers by U.S. citizens and organizations in
foreign countries; and the design, construction, and
maintenance of permanent military cemetery memorials in foreign
countries. The Commission maintains 24 military memorial
cemeteries and 31 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, 2007.................................... $37,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 42,100,000
Committee recommendation................................ 45,600,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $45,600,000 for the ``Salaries and
expenses'' account. This amount is $8,600,000 above the fiscal
year 2007 enacted level and $3,500,000 above the budget
request. The Committee has increased the appropriation for ABMC
above the budget request for additional capital improvements
and infrastructure modernization. The Committee is dedicated to
ensuring that budget requests include sufficient funding for
maintenance and infrastructure improvements at American
military cemeteries abroad. Therefore, the Committee directs
the ABMC to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
by February 29, 2008, detailing maintenance and infrastructure
requirements at all ABMC memorials.
Pointe du Hoc.--In fiscal year 2006, the Committee provided
funding for the ABMC to conduct a study on ground erosion
surrounding the World War II Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument in
France. The Committee directs the AMBC to submit a copy of this
report to the Committee on Appropriations by November 10, 2007.
The bill does not include funds for payments to the State
Department's Capital Security Cost Sharing Program.
Foreign Currency Fluctuations
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 11,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,000,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $11,000,000 for the ``Foreign
currency fluctuation'' account. This amount is $6,000,000 above
the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget
request.
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS
Overview
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims was
established by the Veterans' Judicial Review Act of 1988. The
Court is an independent judicial tribunal with exclusive
jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans'
Appeals. It has the authority to decide all relevant questions
of law; interpret constitutional, statutory, and regulatory
provisions; and determine the meaning or applicability of the
terms of an action by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. It is
authorized to compel action by the Secretary. It is authorized
to hold unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful and set aside
decisions, findings, conclusions, rules and regulations issued
or adopted by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Board of
Veterans' Appeals, or the Chairman of the Board that are found
to be arbitrary or capricious. The Court's principle office
location is Washington, District of Columbia; however, it is a
national court, empowered to sit anywhere in the United States.
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $20,189,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 21,217,000
Committee recommendation................................ 24,217,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $24,217,000 for the ``U.S. Court
of Appeals for Veterans Claims''. This amount is an increase of
$4,028,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and
$3,000,000 above the budget request. In Public Law 110-28, the
Committee included emergency supplemental funds for the
Veterans Benefits Administration to hire additional claims
processors. In fiscal year 2008, the Committee has recommended
an additional increase above the budget request for the
Veterans Benefits Administration's General Operating Expenses
to annualize the costs of those hires and to provide funding
for additional personnel in fiscal year 2008. The Committee
realizes that increases in claims processing has a ripple
effect across the entire system and leads to more cases before
the Court. Thus the Committee has provided additional resources
to ensure the Court can operate in a timely fashion.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
Cemeterial Expenses, Army
Overview
The Secretary of the Army is responsible for the
administration, operation and maintenance of Arlington National
Cemetery and the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery.
In addition to its principal function as a national cemetery,
Arlington is the site of approximately 3,100 non-funeral
ceremonies each year and has approximately 4,000,000 visitors
annually.
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 26,892,000
Committee recommendation................................ 31,865,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $31,865,000 for the ``Ceremonial
expenses, Army'' account. This amount is $1,865,000 above the
fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $4,973,000 above the budget
request. The Committee recommendation provides an increase for
the realignment of government-issued headstones, the
construction of a heavy equipment storage facility, and costs
not included in the budget request associated with the
relocation of utilities at Arlington National Cemetery.
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
Appropriations, 2007.................................... $57,227,000
Budget estimate, 2008................................... 61,624,000
Committee recommendation................................ 61,624,000
Program Description
The Armed Forces Retirement Home account provides funds to
operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces
Retirement Home--Gulfport, Mississippi. These two facilities
provide medical and domiciliary care and other authorized
benefits for the relief and support of certain retired and
former military personnel of the Armed Forces.
Committee Recommendation
The Committee recommends authority to expend $61,624,000
from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund to operate and
maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington, District
of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport,
Mississippi. This amount is $4,397,000 above the fiscal year
2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Sec. 301. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
American Battle Monuments Commission funds from being used for
the Capital Security Costs Sharing program.
TITLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the obligation of funds beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided.
Sec. 402. The Committee includes a provision that requires
pay raises to be absorbed within the levels appropriated.
Sec. 403. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the use of funds for programs, projects or activities not in
compliance with Federal law relating to risk assessment, the
protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates.
Sec. 404. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the use of funds to support or defeat legislation pending
before Congress.
Sec. 405. The Committee includes a provision that
encourages the expansion of E-Commerce technologies and
procedures.
Sec. 406. The Committee includes a provision that limits
funds from being transferred from this appropriations measure
to any instrumentality of the United States Government without
authority from an appropriations act.
Sec. 407. The Committee includes a provision that specifies
the congressional committees that are to receive all reports
and notifications.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports
accompanying general appropriations bills identify each
recommended amendment 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. The Committee is
filing an original bill, which is not covered under this rule,
but reports this information in the spirit of full disclosure.
The Committee recommends funding for the following programs
which currently lack authorization:
Title I: Department of Defense
Military Construction, Army
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
Military Construction, Air Force
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
Military Construction, Army National Guard
Military Construction, Air National Guard
Military Construction, Army Reserve
Military Construction, Navy Reserve
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Security Investment
Program
Family Housing Construction, Army
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army
Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine
Corps
Family Housing Construction, Air Force
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
Department of Defense, Family Housing Improvement Fund
Chemical Demilitarization, Defense-Wide
Base Closure Account, 1990
Base Closure Account, 2005
Title II: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
National Cemetery Administration
Departmental Administration
Title III: Related Agencies
American Battle Monuments Commission
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Cemeterial Expenses, Army
Armed Forces Retirement Home
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 14, 2007,
the Committee ordered reported an original bill (S. 1645)
making appropriations for the military construction, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, subject to amendment and
subject to the budget allocations and authorized the chairman
of the committee or the chairman of the subcommittee to offer
the text of the Senate bill as a committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute to the House companion measure, by a
recorded vote of 28-1, a quorum being present. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Byrd Mr. Craig
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Johnson
Ms. Landrieu
Mr. Reed
Mr. Lautenberg
Mr. Nelson
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. Brownback
Mr. Allard
Mr. Alexander
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. deg.
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
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PART VI--ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 81--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY
FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL
PROPERTY
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Subchapter V--Enhanced-use Leases of Real Property
* * * * * * *
Sec. 8162. Enhanced-use leases
(a)(1) * * *
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(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the entering into an
enhanced-use lease covering any land or improvement described
in section 421(b)(2) of the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act
of 1988 (Public Law 100-322; 102 Stat. 553) or section 225(a)
of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 shall be considered to be
prohibited by [that section] such sections unless specifically
authorized by law.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT LISTING BY LOCATION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation compared
Budget House Committee with budget estimate (+ or -) Requested
Installation and project estimate allowance deg. recommendation --------------------------------------------- by
House allowance deg.
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ALABAMA
ARMY:
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT:
INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT 26,000 26,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PLANT.
REDSTONE ARSENAL:
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ANNEX.. ................. 20,000 +20,000 MR. SHELBY/MR. SESSIONS
NAVY:
EVERGREEN:
NAVAL OUTLYING LANDING FACILITY 9,560 9,560 ............... THE PRESIDENT
EVERGREEN RUNWAY EXTENSION.
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
SPRINGVILLE:
READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ 3,300 3,300 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ALTERATION (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN
STUDY).
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TOTAL, ALABAMA.................... 38,860 58,860 +20,000
ALASKA
ARMY:
FORT RICHARDSON:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 36,000 +36,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 42,000 +42,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 14,800 +14,800 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
FORT WAINWRIGHT:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 20,000 +20,000 THE PRESIDENT
COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY......... 14,000 14,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
RAILHEAD OPERATIONS FACILITY, PHASE ................. 8,900 +8,900 MR. STEVENS
I.
REPLACE SUBSTATION/UPGRADE ELECTRIC. 60,000 60,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 11,600 +11,600 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
AIR FORCE:
ELMENDORF AFB:
F-22 7 BAY AIRCRAFT SHELTER......... 21,400 21,400 ............... THE PRESIDENT
F-22 FIGHTER TOWN EAST 7,100 7,100 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PHASE 2.
F-22 JET ENGINE INSPECTION & 13,800 13,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MAINTENANCE.
F-22 TAXIWAY, TAXILANE & ARM/DE-ARM 27,880 27,880 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PAD.
JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY ................. 13,000 +13,000 MR. STEVENS
EDUCATION CENTER.
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
ELMENDORF AFB:
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON 4,550 4,550 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY.
GROUP HEADQUARTERS.................. 10,400 10,400 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, ALASKA..................... 159,130 305,430 +146,300
ARIZONA
ARMY:
FORT HUACHUCA:
AIT TRAINEE COMPLEX (GROW THE FORCE) ................. 105,000 +105,000 THE PRESIDENT
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING (GROW ................. 13,600 +13,600 THE PRESIDENT
THE FORCE).
EFFLUENT REUSE SYSTEM............... 11,000 11,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
YUMA:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS.......... 22,980 22,980 ............... THE PRESIDENT
TOWWAY G............................ 10,740 10,740 ............... THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB:
COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE EC130 11,200 11,200 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MAINTENANCE HANGAR/ AIRCRAFT
MAINTENANCE UNIT.
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
FLORENCE:
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP.............. ................. 10,870 +10,870 MR. KYL
-----------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, ARIZONA.................... 55,920 185,390 +129,470
ARKANSAS
AIR FORCE:
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE:
RUNWAY REPAIR....................... ................. 9,800 +9,800 MRS. LINCOLN/MR. PRYOR
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP ROBINSON:
AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT............. 5,500 5,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CENTER/GED ................. 18,423 +18,423 THE PRESIDENT
PLUS TRAINING COMPLEX (GROW THE
FORCE).
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TOTAL, ARKANSAS................... 5,500 33,723 +28,223
CALIFORNIA
ARMY:
FORT IRWIN:
MILITARY OPERATIONS URBAN TERRAIN, 18,500 ............... -18,500 THE PRESIDENT
PHASE 2.
TRAINING LAND IMPROVEMENTS.......... 5,500 5,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PRESIDIO MONTEREY:
GENERAL INSTRUCTION BUILDING........ 28,000 28,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
CAMP PENDLETON:
1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP ARMORY ................. 8,150 +8,150 THE PRESIDENT
(GROW THE FORCE).
1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP AND ................. 22,220 +22,220 THE PRESIDENT
BATTALION OPERATIONS CENTER (GROW
THE FORCE).
1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP ................. 18,160 +18,160 THE PRESIDENT
OPERATIONS CENTER (GROW THE FORCE).
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS-WOUNDED ................. 25,940 +25,940 THE PRESIDENT
WARRIOR BATTALION (GROW THE FORCE).
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--CHAPPO.. 29,050 29,050 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS-- 31,980 31,980 ............... THE PRESIDENT
HEADQUARTERS.
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS-- 26,530 26,530 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MARGARITA.
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS/ ................. 16,840 +16,840 THE PRESIDENT
ELECTRONICS SHOP (GROW THE FORCE).
FORCE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS ................. 24,990 +24,990 THE PRESIDENT
CENTER--HEADQUARTERS AREA (GROW THE
FORCE).
HANGAR ADDITIONS.................... 4,400 4,400 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INFANTRY SQUAD BATTLE COURSE........ 18,090 18,090 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND 17,980 17,980 ............... THE PRESIDENT
RECONNAISANCE CAMP--INTELLIGENCE
BATTALION.
MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 17,730 17,730 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SUPPORTING FACILITIES.
PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER............. 8,510 8,510 ............... THE PRESIDENT
TACTICAL SUPPORT VAN PADS EXPANSION. 6,050 6,050 ............... THE PRESIDENT
TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS................ 5,830 5,830 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MIRAMAR:
HANGAR MODIFICATION (GROW THE FORCE) ................. 26,760 +26,760 THE PRESIDENT
SAN DIEGO:
MAGNETIC SILENCING FACILITY 14,590 14,590 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MODIFICATION.
PIER 5002 SUB FENDER INSTALLATION... 9,040 9,040 ............... THE PRESIDENT
TWENTYNINE PALMS:
ARMORY (GROW THE FORCE)............. ................. 5,920 +5,920 THE PRESIDENT
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS AND 34,329 34,329 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PARKING STRUCTURE.
LANDFILL (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 13,560 +13,560 THE PRESIDENT
MOUT-FACILITY (PHASE 3) (GROW THE ................. 21,390 +21,390 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
MULTI-BATTALION OPERATIONS CENTER ................. 33,770 +33,770 THE PRESIDENT
(GROW THE FORCE).
MULTI-BATTALION OPERATIONS CENTER ................. 33,650 +33,650 THE PRESIDENT
(GROW THE FORCE).
AIR FORCE:
EDWARDS AFB:
MAIN BASE RUNWAY INCREMENT 3........ 35,000 35,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
TRAVIS AFB:
C-17 ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.............. 4,600 4,600 ............... THE PRESIDENT
C-17 SOUTHWEST LANDING ZONE......... 22,000 22,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CAMP PENDLETON:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ACADEMIC 5,950 5,950 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INSTRUCTION FACILITY.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES PARALOFT/ 5,770 5,770 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BOAT/DIVE LOCKER.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPLY 8,310 8,310 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY.
CORONADO:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SPECIAL 12,000 12,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BOAT TEAM OPERATIONS FACILITY.
POINT LOMA ANNEX:
REPLACE FUEL STORAGE FACILITIES..... 140,000 140,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP ROBERTS:
INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE...... 2,850 2,850 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SACRAMENTO ARMY DEPOT:
READINESS CENTER.................... 21,000 21,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT:
CONVOY LIVE FIRE RANGE.............. 2,534 2,534 ............... THE PRESIDENT
RANGE CONTROL FACILITY.............. 4,501 4,501 ............... THE PRESIDENT
GARDEN GROVE:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER................. 25,440 25,440 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NAVY RESERVE:
MIRAMAR:
RESERVE CENTER ADDITIONS............ 5,580 5,580 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, CALIFORNIA................. 571,644 804,494 +232,850
COLORADO
ARMY:
FORT CARSON:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 53,000 +53,000 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD................. 9,300 8,300 -1,000 THE PRESIDENT
HOSPITAL ADDITION & DENTAL CLINIC ................. 18,000 +18,000 THE PRESIDENT
(GROW THE FORCE).
INDOOR RANGE........................ 4,900 4,900 ............... THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATION FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 59,000 +59,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
UNIT OPERATION FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 13,000 +13,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
AIR FORCE:
FORT CARSON:
AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON 13,500 13,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
COMPLEX.
SCHRIEVER AFB:
AIR AND SPACE INTEGRATION FACILITY.. 24,500 24,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY:
UPGRADE ACADEMIC FACILITY PHASE IVB. 15,000 15,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION,
DEFENSE-WIDE:
PUEBLO ARMY DEPOT:
AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION FACILITY 35,159 35,159 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PH IX.
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
BUCKLEY AFB:
REPLACE SQUADRON OPERATIONS......... ................. 7,300 +7,300 MR. ALLARD/MR. SALAZAR
-----------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, COLORADO................... 102,359 251,659 +149,300 CONNECTICUTNAVY:
NEW LONDON SUBMARINE BASE:
WATERFRONT OPERATIONS SMALL CRAFT ................. 11,900 +11,900 MR. DODD/MR. LIEBERMAN:
FACILITY.
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
NIANTIC:
READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION 13,600 13,600 ............... THE PRESIDENT
REDESIGN STUDY).
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TOTAL, CONNECTICUT................ 13,600 25,500 +11,900 DELAWAREARMY:
DOVER AFB:
JOINT PERSONAL EFFECTS DEPOT........ 17,500 17,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIR GUARD BASE:
C-130 MAINTENANCE HANGER, PHASE I... ................. 10,800 +10,800 MR. BIDEN/MR. CARPER
-----------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, DELAWARE................... 17,500 28,300 +10,800 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAAIR FORCE:
BOLLING AFB:
COMMUNICATION SWITCH FACILITY....... 2,500 2,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
BOLLING AFB:
INSTALL BACKUP WATER SYSTEM......... 1,012 1,012 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA....... 3,512 3,512 ............... FLORIDAARMY:
EGLIN AFB:
OPERATIONS COMPLEX, PHASE 2......... 66,000 66,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MIAMI DORAL:
SOUTHERN COMMAND HEADQUARTERS 237,000 118,500 -118,500 THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY INCREMENT I.
NAVY:
BLOUNT ISLAND:
MAIN GATE IMPROVEMENTS.............. 7,570 7,570 ............... THE PRESIDENT
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION:
ENGINEERING SERVICES FACILITY....... ................. 9,900 +9,900 MR. BILL NELSON
PANAMA CITY:
LITTORAL WARFARE SYSTEMS FACILITY... 13,870 13,870 ............... THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
EGLIN AFB:
CONSTRUCT SEAWALLS SANTA ROSA ISLAND 35,000 35,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
RANGE COMPLEX.
F-35 ADD/ALTER 53RD JOINT 8,300 8,300 ............... THE PRESIDENT
REPROGRAMMING FACILITY.
F-35 INTEGRATED TRAINING CENTER..... 39,000 39,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
F-35 SQUADRON OPERATIONS/AIRCRAFT 27,000 27,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MAINTENACE UNIT/ HANGAR.
REPAIR ROADS SANTA ROSA ISLAND RANGE 49,000 49,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
COMPLEX.
MACDILL AFB:
ALTER CENTRAL COMMAND HEADQUARTERS.. 57,000 57,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MACDILL CENTCOM JOINT INTELLIGENCE 25,000 25,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
CENTER.
PATRICK AFB:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER............ 11,854 11,854 ............... THE PRESIDENT
TYNDALL AFB:
FITNESS CENTER...................... 19,014 19,014 ............... THE PRESIDENT
REPAIR AIRFIELD..................... 25,100 25,100 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
HURLBURT FIELD:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES 4,711 4,711 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MAINTENANCE STORAGE FACILITY.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SQUADRON 4,000 4,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OPERATIONS ADDITION.
SQUADRON OPERATIONS FORCES, 5,500 5,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OPERATIONS FACILITY.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMBAT 14,900 14,900 ............... THE PRESIDENT
WEATHER OPERATIONS FACILITY.
KEY WEST:
REPLACE FUEL PUMP HOUSE............. 1,874 1,874 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MACDILL AFB:
CLINIC REPLACEMENT, INCREMENT II.... 41,400 41,400 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PHARMACARE ADDITION/ALTERATION...... 5,000 5,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES 501-D 12,200 12,200 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BUILDING ADDITION PHASE 2.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES 35,500 35,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ACQUISITION CENTER.
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
JACKSONVILLE:
ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY 12,200 12,200 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ADDITION/ALTERATION.
-----------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, FLORIDA.................... 757,993 649,393 -108,600 GEORGIAARMY:
FORT BENNING:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE.......... 5,800 5,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
RECEPTION STATION, PHASE 1.......... 51,000 51,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SIMULATIONS TRAINING FACILITY....... 56,000 56,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
TRAINEE BARRACKS COMPLEX............ 73,000 73,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FORT STEWART:
BARRACKS COMPLEX.................... 36,000 36,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 25,000 +25,000 THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX--HEADQUARTERS....... 26,000 26,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FIRE STATION (GROW THE FORCE)....... ................. 5,500 +5,500 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERTATIONS FACILITIES (GROW ................. 15,000 +15,000 THE PRESIDENT
THE FORCE).
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD:
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 16,000 +16,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
AIR FORCE:
ROBINS AFB:
AIRCRAFT COMPONENT REPAIR FACILITY.. 14,700 14,700 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
AUGUSTA:
REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATION CENTER 100,000 100,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INCREMENT III.
FORT BENNING:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES BATTALION 21,000 21,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
COMPLEX.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES 5,000 5,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
HEADQUARTERS BUILDING ADDITION.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES TACTICAL 9,000 9,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
EQUIPMENT SHOP.
HUNTER AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPORT 13,800 13,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
COMPANY FACILITY.
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
TROOP DORMS......................... ................. 9,000 +9,000 MR. CHAMBLISS/MR. ISAKSON
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TOTAL, GEORGIA.................... 411,300 481,800 +70,500 HAWAIIARMY:
FORT SHAFTER:
BARRACKS COMPLEX.................... 31,000 31,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS:
BARRACKS COMPLEX.................... 43,000 43,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS COMPLEX.................... 45,000 45,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
WHEELER AFB:
BARRACKS COMPLEX.................... 51,000 51,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
KANEOHE BAY:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS.......... 37,961 37,961 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PEARL HARBOR:
DRY DOCK SHIP SUPPORT SERVICES...... ................. 30,200 +30,200 MR. INOUYE/MR. AKAKA
SUB DRIVE-IN MAGNETIC SILENCING 99,860 99,860 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY.
WAHIAWA:
COMMUNICATION CENTER................ 65,410 65,410 ............... THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
HICKAM AFB:
C-17 PARKING RAMP................... 15,471 15,471 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM 16,500 16,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON OPERATIONS
FACILITY.
DEFENSE-WIDE:
HICKAM AFB:
REPLACE HYDRANT FUELS SYSTEM........ 11,900 11,900 ............... THE PRESIDENT
KUNIA:
REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATION CENTER 136,318 136,318 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INCREMENT III.
-----------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, HAWAII..................... 553,420 583,620 +30,200 IDAHOARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
GOWEN FIELD:
TRAINING AREA RAILHEAD.............. ................. 7,615 +7,615 MR. CRAIG/MR. CRAPO
ORCHARD TRAINING AREA:
URBAN ASSAULT COURSE................ 1,700 1,700 ............... THE PRESIDENT
-----------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, IDAHO...................... 1,700 9,315 +7,615 ILLINOISARMY:
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL:
COMBINED FIRE/POLICE FACILITY....... ................. 3,350 +3,350 MR. DURBIN/MR. OBAMA
NAVY:
GREAT LAKES:
RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND 16,650 16,650 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE, INCREMENT 3.
SMALL ARMS MARKSMANSHIP TRAINER..... 10,221 10,221 ............... THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
SCOTT AFB:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER............ ................. 8,200 +8,200 MR. DURBIN
SECURITY FORCES OPERATIONS FACILITY. 16,700 16,700 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
GREAT LAKES:
FEDERAL HEALTHCARE FACILITY......... 99,000 99,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ST CLAIR COUNTY:
READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION 8,100 8,100 ............... THE PRESIDENT
REDESIGN STUDY).
-----------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, ILLINOIS................... 150,671 162,221 +11,550 INDIANANAVY:
CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER:
SECURED ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS ................. 12,000 +12,000 MR. BAYH/MR. LUGAR
ENGINEERING FACILITY.
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
HULMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT:
DIGITAL GROUND STATION BEDDOWN...... 7,700 7,700 ............... THE PRESIDENT
-----------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, INDIANA.................... 7,700 19,700 +12,000 IOWAARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
IOWA CITY:
READINESS CENTER.................... ................. 13,186 +13,186 MR. HARKIN/MR. GRASSLEY
-----------------------------------------------------
TOTAL, IOWA....................... ................. 13,186 +13,186 KANSASARMY:
FORT LEAVENWORTH:
BARRACKS COMPLEX.................... 55,000 55,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 12,800 +12,800 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 23,000 +23,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
FORT RILEY:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 50,000 +50,000 THE PRESIDENT
CHILD DEVELOPEMENT CENTER (GROW THE ................. 8,500 +8,500 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE RANGE COMPLEX.. 28,000 28,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
HEALTH & DENTAL CLINIC (GROW THE ................. 8,800 +8,800 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 43,000 +43,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
AIR FORCE:
FORT RILEY:
AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON 12,515 12,515 ............... THE PRESIDENT
COMPLEX.
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
SMOKY HILL AIR NATIONAL GUARD RANGE:
AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON ................. 9,000 +9,000 MR. BROWNBACK
BEDDOWN.
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TOTAL, KANSAS..................... 95,515 250,615 +155,100 KENTUCKYARMY:
FORT CAMPBELL:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 27,000 +27,000 THE PRESIDENT
INDOOR RANGE........................ 5,000 5,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 24,000 +24,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP............ 49,000 49,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FORT KNOX:
CANTONMENT AREA ROADS, PAVED........ 6,700 6,700 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT CAMPBELL:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES BATTALION 35,000 35,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OPERATIONS COMPLEX.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES GROUP 18,500 18,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SUPPORT BATTALION COMPLEX.
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION,
DEFENSE WIDE:
BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT:
AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION FACILITY 51,017 69,017 +18,000 THE PRESIDENT/MR. MCCONNELL
PH VIII.
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TOTAL, KENTUCKY................... 165,217 234,217 +69,000 LOUISIANAARMY:
FORT POLK:
4TH BRIGADE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION ................. 9,800 +9,800 MRS. LANDRIEU/MR. VITTER
HEADQUARTERS FACILITY.
CHILD CARE CENTER................... ................. 6,100 +6,100 MRS. LANDRIEU/MR. VITTER
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP BEAUREGARD:
UPGRADE AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS 1,800 1,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SQUADRON FACILITY.
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TOTAL, LOUISIANA.................. 1,800 17,700 +15,900 MAINENAVY:
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD:
CONSOLIDATED EMERGENCY CONTROL ................. 9,700 +9,700 MS COLLINS
CENTER.
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TOTAL, MAINE...................... ................. 9,700 +9,700 MARYLANDARMY:
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND:
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION ................. 12,200 +12,200 MS. MIKULSKI/MR. CARDIN
FACILITY.
NAVY:
PATUXENT RIVER:
AIRCRAFT PROTOTYPE FACILITY PHASE 1. 17,990 17,990 ............... THE PRESIDENT
E-2 ADVANCED HAWKEYE RESEARCH, 13,650 13,650 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND
EVALUATION FACILITY.
JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING 6,720 6,720 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SYSTEM ADDITION TO BUILDING 2110/
2122.
SUITLAND:
NATIONAL MARITIME INTELLIGENCE 52,069 52,069 ............... THE PRESIDENT
CENTER INCREMENT II.
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT DETRICK:
US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 150,000 150,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES STAGE I, INC
II.
FORT MEADE:
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY WASHINGTON- 4,000 4,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OPS1 SOUTH STAIR TOWER.
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY WASHINGTON-- 7,901 7,901 ............... THE PRESIDENT
POWER, SPACE, AND COOLING UTILITY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PHII.
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TOTAL, MARYLAND................. 252,330 264,530 +12,200 MASSACHUSETTSAIR FORCE:
HANSCOM AFB:
RENOVATE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT ................. 12,800 +12,800 MR. KENNEDY
FACILITY B1102C.
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE:
DIGITAL GROUND STATION INITIAL 1,800 1,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OPERATING CAPACITY BEDDOWN.
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TOTAL, MASSACHUSETTS.............. 1,800 14,600 +12,800 MICHIGANARMY:
DETROIT ARSENAL:
GROUND SYSTEMS POWER AND ENERGY ................. 18,500 +18,500 MR. LEVIN/MS. STABENOW
LABORATORY.
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
LANSING:
US PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICE AND ................. 4,239 +4,239 MR. LEVIN/MS. STABENOW
READINESS CENTER RENOVATION.
CAMP GRAYLING:
INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE W/ ................. 2,450 +2,450 MR. LEVIN/MS. STABENOW
CONVOY LIVE FIRE RANGE.
NAVY RESERVE:
SELFRIDGE:
RESERVE TRAINING CENTER............. 4,030 4,030 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, MICHIGAN................... 4,030 29,219 +25,189 MINNESOTAARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP RIPLEY:
COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE TRAINING 4,850 4,850 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY.
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TOTAL, MINNESOTA.................. 4,850 4,850 ............... MISSISSIPPINAVY:
MERIDIAN NAVAL AIR STATION:
FIRE STATION........................ ................. 6,770 +6,770 MR. COCHRAN/MR. LOTT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
JOHN C. STENNIS SPACE CENTER:
SOF RIVERINE AND COMBATANT CRAFT ................. 10,200 +10,200 MR. COCHRAN/MR. LOTT
OPERATIONS FACILITY.
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP SHELBY:
LIVE FIRE SHOOT HOUSE/URBAN ASSAULT ................. 4,000 +4,000 MR. COCHRAN/MR. LOTT
COURSE.
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TOTAL, MISSISSIPPI................ ................. 20,970 +20,970 MISSOURIARMY:
FORT LEONARD WOOD:
AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN ................. 4,150 +4,150 THE PRESIDENT
RANGE (GROW THE FORCE).
AUTOMATED PISTOL RANGE (GROW THE ................. 2,700 +2,700 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 26,000 +26,000 THE PRESIDENT
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER............ ................. 7,000 +7,000 MR. BOND
DINING FACILITY--BASIC COMBAT ................. 22,000 +22,000 THE PRESIDENT
TRAINING COMPLEX (GROW THE FORCE).
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE.......... 3,800 3,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE.......... 4,000 4,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 56,000 +56,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
WHITEMAN AFB:
ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY...... 30,000 30,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, MISSOURI................... 37,800 155,650 +117,850 MONTANAAIR FORCE:
MALMSTROM AFB:
CONSTRUCT COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER. ................. 7,000 +7,000 MR. BAUCUS/MR. TESTER
ARMY RESERVE:
BUTTE:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER/LAND............ 7,629 7,629 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, MONTANA.................... 7,629 14,629 +7,000 NEBRASKAAIR FORCE:
OFFUTT AFB:
ADD/ALTER INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON 16,952 16,952 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY.
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT:
ADD/ALTER SECURITY FORCES ................. 8,900 +8,900 MR. BEN NELSON/MR. HAGEL
COMMUNICATIONS COMPLEX.
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TOTAL, NEBRASKA................... 16,952 25,852 +8,900 NEVADAARMY:
HAWTHORNE ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT:
GROUND WATER TREATMENT PLANT........ 11,800 11,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
FALLON NAVAL AIR STATION:
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS B-20............. ................. 11,460 +11,460 MR. REID/MR. ENSIGN
AIR FORCE:
NELLIS AFB:
JOINT TERMINAL AIR CONTROL VIRTUAL ................. 4,950 +4,950 MR. REID/MR. ENSIGN
TRAINING FACILITY.
AIR GUARD:
RENO:
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX......... ................. 5,200 +5,200 MR. REID/MR. ENSIGN
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TOTAL, NEVADA..................... 11,800 33,410 +21,610 NEW HAMPSHIREAIR NATIONAL GUARD:
PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE:
WING HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS AND ................. 8,900 +8,900 MR. GREGG/MR. SUNUNU
TRAINING FACILITY.
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TOTAL, NEW HAMPSHIRE.............. ................. 8,900 +8,900 NEW JERSEYNAVY:
LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING STATION:
JOINT INSTALLATION ROAD IMPROVEMENT. ................. 4,100 +4,100 MR. LAUTENBERG/MR. MENENDEZ
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT DIX:
COMBINED MAINTENANCE FACILITY....... 17,000 17,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, NEW JERSEY................. 17,000 21,100 +4,100 NEW MEXICOARMY:
WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE:
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 71,000 +71,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
AIR FORCE:
CANNON AFB:
ADD/ALTER HANGAR 09 FOR C-130....... 1,688 1,688 ............... THE PRESIDENT
KIRTLAND AFB:
PJ/CRO RESCUE AND RECOVERY TRAINING ................. 11,400 +11,400 MR. DOMENICI/MR. BINGAMAN
CENTER.
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CANNON AFB:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES FLIGHT 7,500 7,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SIMULATOR FACILITY.
KIRTLAND AFB:
REPLACE FUEL UNLOAD FACILITY........ 1,800 1,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, NEW MEXICO................. 10,988 93,388 +82,400 NEW YORKARMY:
FORT DRUM:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 61,000 +61,000 THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX MAINTENANCE FACILITY 44,000 44,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX--BARRACKS/OPERATIONS 40,000 40,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX--COMPANY OPERATIONS. 55,000 55,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES............. 12,000 12,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 41,000 +41,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 38,000 +38,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT DRUM:
MEDICAL CLINIC ADDITION/ALTERATION.. 41,000 41,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
GABRESKI ANG BASE, WESTHAMPTON:
PARARESCUE FACILITY PH 1............ ................. 8,400 +8,400 MR. SCHUMER/MRS. CLINTON
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT DRUM:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER................. 15,923 15,923 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, NEW YORK................... 207,923 356,323 +148,400 ............................................ NORTH CAROLINAARMY:
FORT BRAGG:
BARRACKS COMPLEX, INCREMENT 3....... 47,400 47,400 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 73,000 +73,000 THE PRESIDENT
BLOOD DONOR CENTER.................. ................. 4,800 +4,800 MRS. DOLE
INDOOR RANGE........................ 4,800 4,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
STUDENT BARRACKS.................... 51,000 51,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITY (GROW THE ................. 88,000 +88,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 54,000 +54,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
NAVY:
CAMP LEJEUNE:
ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION FACILITY....... 16,460 16,460 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--4TH 29,970 29,970 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE.
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--FRENCH 27,800 27,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
CREEK.
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--WOUNDED ................. 27,270 +27,270 THE PRESIDENT
WARRIOR BATTALION (GROW THE FORCE).
FIELD MEDICAL SERVICE SCHOOL........ 8,080 8,080 ............... THE PRESIDENT
LANDFILL CELL (GROW THE FORCE)...... ................. 14,170 +14,170 THE PRESIDENT
MAIN GATE PHYSICAL SECURITY UPGRADE ................. 7,920 +7,920 THE PRESIDENT
(GROW THE FORCE).
MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 9,170 9,170 ............... THE PRESIDENT
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FACILITIES.
MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 14,480 14,480 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FITNESS CENTER/ TRAINING TANK.
MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 21,720 21,720 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SUPPORT FACILITY.
MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 12,590 12,590 ............... THE PRESIDENT
TRAINING FACILITIES.
MOUT ENHANCEMENTS................... 14,120 14,120 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE--G10 ................. 17,250 +17,250 THE PRESIDENT
(GROW THE FORCE).
PHYSICAL SECURITY UPGRADES--PINEY ................. 6,660 +6,660 THE PRESIDENT
GREEN (GROW THE FORCE).
WASTEWATER SYSTEM MODIFICATION (GROW ................. 7,070 +7,070 THE PRESIDENT
THE FORCE).
CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION:
HANGAR RENOVATION & FACILITY 16,500 16,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
UPGRADES F/A18E/F.
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS/ 12,110 12,110 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MAINTENANCE.
NEW RIVER:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS.......... 22,530 22,530 ............... THE PRESIDENT
HANGAR ADDITION (PHASE 2)........... 17,330 17,330 ............... THE PRESIDENT
JET ENGINE TEST CELL................ 14,570 14,570 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NAVAL OUTLYING LANDING FIELD WASHINGTON
COUNTY:
FACILITIES & LAND ACQUISITION....... 10,060 ............... -10,060 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CAMP LEJEUNE:
DELALIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL--CONSTRUCT 2,014 2,014 ............... THE PRESIDENT
GYMNASIUM.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ACADEMIC 6,910 6,910 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INSTRUCTION FACILITY.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES EQUIPMENT 10,800 10,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPLY & 10,500 10,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PRE-DEPLOYMENT FACILITY.
FORT BRAGG:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES 39,250 39,250 ............... THE PRESIDENT
HEADQUARTERS AND MOTOR POOL COMPLEX.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS/ 8,000 8,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INTELLIGENCE ADDITION.
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TOTAL, NORTH CAROLINA............. 428,164 718,244 +290,080 NORTH DAKOTAAIR FORCE:
GRAND FORKS AFB:
CONTROL TOWER/RAPCON................ ................. 13,000 +13,000 MR. DORGAN/MR. CONRAD
MINOT AFB:
DORMITORY (144 ROOM)................ 18,200 18,200 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP GRAFTON:
REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE PHASE 1 ................. 33,416 +33,416 THE PRESIDENT
(GROW THE FORCE).
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TOTAL, NORTH DAKOTA............... 18,200 64,616 +46,416 OHIODEFENSE-WIDE:
COLUMBUS:
DECENTRALIZE HEAT PLANT............. 4,000 4,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NAVY RESERVE:
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB:
RESERVE TRAINING CENTER............. 10,277 10,277 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, OHIO....................... 14,277 14,277 ............... OKLAHOMAARMY:
FORT SILL:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE.......... 2,900 2,900 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE...... ................. 3,300 +3,300 MR. INHOFE
AIR FORCE:
ALTUS AFB:
C-17 SHEET METAL COMPOSITE SHOP..... 2,000 2,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
TINKER AFB:
CONSOLIDATED FUEL OVERHAUL REPAIR & 34,600 34,600 ............... THE PRESIDENT
TEST FACILITY.
VANCE AFB:
FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE HANGAR...... ................. 7,700 +7,700 MR. INHOFE
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TOTAL, OKLAHOMA................... 39,500 50,500 +11,000 OREGONARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ONTARIO:
READINESS CENTER.................... 11,000 11,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NAVY RESERVE:
PORTLAND:
OPERATIONAL FACILITIES MOBILE 1,900 1,900 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INSHORE UNDERSEA WARFARE UNIT 110/
INSHORE BOAT UNIT 13.
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TOTAL, OREGON..................... 12,900 12,900 ............... PENNSYLVANIADEFENSE-WIDE:
DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT NEW
CUMBERLAND:
REPLACE CENTRAL HEAT PLANT.......... 21,000 21,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CARLISLE:
READINESS CENTER (STRYKER BRIGADE 7,800 7,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
COMPANY TEAM (SBCT)).
EAST FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHIP:
READINESS CENTER (SBCT)............. 8,300 8,300 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP:
AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT UPGRADE 9,500 9,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
(SBCT).
GETTYSBURG:
READINESS CENTER (SBCT)............. 6,300 6,300 ............... THE PRESIDENT
GRATERFORD:
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP (SBCT)....... 7,300 7,300 ............... THE PRESIDENT
HANOVER:
READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ 5,500 5,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ALTERATION (SBCT).
HAZELTON:
READINESS CENTER ADDITION/ALTERATION 5,600 5,600 ............... THE PRESIDENT
(SBCT).
HOLIDAYSBURG:
READINESS CENTER (SBCT)............. 9,400 9,400 ............... THE PRESIDENT
HUNTINGDON:
READINESS CENTER (SBCT)............. 7,500 7,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
KUTZTOWN:
READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ 6,800 6,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ALTERATION (SBCT).
LEBANON:
READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ 7,800 7,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ALTERATION (SBCT).
PHILADELPHIA:
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP, ADDITION/ 3,650 3,650 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ALTERATION (SBCT).
READINESS CENTER, ALTERATION (SBCT). 10,000 10,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP:
AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON 6,400 6,400 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BEDDOWN.
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FACILITY.... ................. 6,300 +6,300 MR. SPECTER/MR. CASEY
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TOTAL, PENNSYLVANIA............... 122,850 129,150 +6,300 RHODE ISLANDNAVY:
NAVAL STATION NEWPORT:
RECONSTRUCT WHARF BETWEEN PIERS 1&2. ................. 9,900 +9,900 MR. REED
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
EAST GREENWICH:
READINESS CENTER.................... 8,200 8,200 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NORTH KINGSTOWN:
ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY...... 33,000 33,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
QUONSET STATE AIRPORT:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING FACILITY ................. 5,000 +5,000 MR. REED
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TOTAL, RHODE ISLAND............... 41,200 56,100 +14,900 SOUTH CAROLINAARMY:
FORT JACKSON:
BASIC TRAINING COMPLEX (GROW THE ................. 85,000 +85,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
NAVY:
BEAUFORT:
FIRE STATION........................ 6,800 6,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PARRIS ISLAND:
CONSOLIDATED DINING FACILITY (GROW ................. 24,430 +24,430 THE PRESIDENT
THE FORCE).
MOTOR TRANSPORTATION COMPLEX........ 5,530 5,530 ............... THE PRESIDENT
RECRUIT BARRACKS--3RD BATTALION 25,322 25,322 ............... THE PRESIDENT
(PHASE 1).
AIR FORCE:
CHARLESTON AFB:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER............ ................. 11,000 +11,000 MR. GRAHAM
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TOTAL, SOUTH CAROLINA............. 37,652 158,082 +120,430 SOUTH DAKOTAAIR FORCE:
ELLSWORTH AFB:
BASE CIVIL ENGINEER ADMINISTRATIVE ................. 16,600 +16,600 MR. JOHNSON/MR. THUNE
FACILITY.
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
JOE FOSS FIELD:
BASE CIVIL ENGINEER MAINTENANCE ................. 7,900 +7,900 MR. JOHNSON/MR. THUNE
COMPLEX.
NAVY RESERVE:
SIOUX FALLS:
JOINT ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER... 3,730 3,730 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, SOUTH DAKOTA............... 3,730 28,230 +24,500 TENNESSEEAIR NATIONAL GUARD:
MCGHEE-TYSON AIRPORT:
MILSTAR BEDDOWN--RELOCATE BASE 3,200 3,200 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ACCESS ROAD.
MEMPHIS IAP:
C-5 FINAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT.... 6,676 6,676 ............... THE PRESIDENT
C-5 GROUND RUN-UP ENCLOSURE......... 3,200 3,200 ............... THE PRESIDENT
C-5 MUNITIONS STORAGE COMPLEX....... 1,500 1,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, TENNESSEE.................. 14,576 14,576 ............... TEXASARMY:
CAMP BULLIS:
URBAN ASSAULT COURSE................ 1,600 1,600 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FORT BLISS:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 11,400 +11,400 THE PRESIDENT
HEALTH & DENTAL CLINIC (GROW THE ................. 16,500 +16,500 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 84,000 +84,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
FORT HOOD:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER............ ................. 7,400 +7,400 MRS. HUTCHISON/MR. CORNYN
BARRACKS COMPLEX.................... 47,000 47,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 45,000 +45,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNITS OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW ................. 46,000 +46,000 THE PRESIDENT
THE FORCE).
FORT SAM HOUSTON:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 6,600 +6,600 THE PRESIDENT
BATTLE COMMAND TRAINING CENTER, 1,950 1,950 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PHASE 1.
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 10,600 +10,600 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT:
MANEUVER SYSTEMS SUSTAINMENT CENTER, 9,200 9,200 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PHASE 2.
NAVY:
CORPUS CHRISTI:
AVIATION TRAINER/SQUADRON OPERATIONS 14,290 14,290 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY.
AIR FORCE:
LACKLAND AFB:
BASIC EXPEDITIONARY AIRMAN SKILL 14,000 14,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
TRAINING PHASE 2.
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CAMP BULLIS:
HEALTH CLINIC REPLACEMENT........... 7,400 7,400 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP BOWIE:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE.......... 1,500 1,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FORT WOLTERS:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE.......... 2,100 2,100 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ARMY RESERVE:
ELLINGTON FIELD:
ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER BATTLE ................. 15,000 +15,000 MRS. HUTCHISON/MR. CORNYN
PROJECTION CENTER (PHASE II).
FORT WORTH:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER................. 15,076 15,076 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NAVY RESERVE:
AUSTIN:
RESERVE TRAINING CENTER............. 6,490 6,490 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FORT WORTH:
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT 5,140 5,140 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PARKING FACILITY.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER............ 4,920 4,920 ............... THE PRESIDENT
JOINT CONTROL TOWER................. 12,454 12,454 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, TEXAS...................... 143,120 385,620 +242,500 UTAHAIR FORCE:
HILL AFB:
AIRCRAFT POWER SYSTEMS REPAIR 8,399 8,399 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY.
CONSOLIDATED 388TH MUNITIONS FLIGHT ................. 9,200 +9,200 MR. BENNETT/MR. HATCH
ADMINISTRATIVE/MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
HYDRAULIC FLIGHT CONTROL FACILITY... 8,400 8,400 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
NORTH SALT LAKE:
READINESS CENTER.................... 12,200 12,200 ............... THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
HILL AFB:
WING SUPPORT FACILITY............... 3,200 3,200 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, UTAH....................... 32,199 41,399 +9,200 VERMONTARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ETHAN ALLEN RANGE, JERICHO:
MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE...... ................. 1,996 +1,996 MR. LEAHY/MR. SANDERS
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
BASE SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS.......... ................. 6,600 +6,600 MR. LEAHY/MR. SANDERS
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TOTAL, VERMONT.................... ................. 8,596 +8,596 VIRGINIAARMY:
FORT BELVOIR:
DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD PHASE 3......... 13,000 13,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FORT EUSTIS:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 32,000 +32,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 43,000 +43,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 6,900 +6,900 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 9,800 +9,800 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
FORT MYER:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 12,400 +12,400 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 8,400 +8,400 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
NAVY:
CHESAPEAKE:
MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM 8,450 8,450 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INSTALLATION.
NORFOLK:
E2/C2 AIRCREW TRAINING FACILITY..... 11,510 11,510 ............... THE PRESIDENT
JOINT FORCES COMMAND, HEADQUARTERS, ................. 14,200 +14,200 MR. WARNER/MR. WEBB
BUILDING ONE.
MH-60S HANGAR & AIRFIELD 53,850 53,850 ............... THE PRESIDENT
IMPROVEMENTS.
QUANTICO:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--MARINE 18,839 18,839 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SECURITY GUARD BATTALION
HEADQUARTERS.
STUDENT QUARTERS--THE BASIC SCHOOL 26,680 26,680 ............... THE PRESIDENT
(PHASE 2).
WARFARE PROGRAMS SUPPORT CENTER ................. 5,000 +5,000 THE PRESIDENT
(GROW THE FORCE).
DEFENSE-WIDE:
DAM NECK:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES 14,000 14,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OPERATIONAL TRAINING FACILITY.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS 94,500 47,250 -47,250 THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY INCREMENT I.
FORT BELVOIR:
ENTRANCE GATE SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS. 5,000 5,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
LITTLE CREEK:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES 51,000 51,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
HEADQUARTERS FACILITY.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SEAL TEAM 34,000 34,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT FACILITY.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SPECIAL 14,000 14,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BOAT TEAM OPERATIONS FACILITY.
NORFOLK:
ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE 6,450 6,450 ............... THE PRESIDENT
UNIT 2 REPLACEMENT.
PENTAGON:
PENTAGON RESERVATION ELECTRICAL 18,531 ............... -18,531 THE PRESIDENT
UPGRADES.
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
FORT PICKETT:
COMBAT PISTOL QUALIFICATION COURSE.. 1,050 1,050 ............... THE PRESIDENT
REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE PHASE 1 ................. 25,161 +25,161 THE PRESIDENT
(GROW THE FORCE).
WINCHESTER:
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP.............. ................. 3,113 +3,113 MR. WARNER/MR. WEBB
NAVY RESERVE:
QUANTICO:
RESERVE CENTER ADDITIONS............ 2,410 2,410 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, VIRGINIA................... 373,270 467,463 +94,193 WASHINGTONARMY:
FORT LEWIS:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE)........... ................. 32,000 +32,000 THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX, INCREMENT 2........ 102,000 102,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INDOOR RANGE........................ 5,000 5,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
RAILROAD YARD UPGRADE (GROW THE ................. 14,600 +14,600 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 62,000 +62,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE ................. 51,000 +51,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE).
YAKIMA:
DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE RANGE COMPLEX.. 29,000 29,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
BANGOR:
LIMITED AREA PRODUCTION & STORAGE 39,750 39,750 ............... THE PRESIDENT
COMPLEX INCREMENT IV.
BREMERTON:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS HOMEPORT 47,240 47,240 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ASHORE INCREMENT II.
NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER MAINTENANCE 91,070 91,070 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PIER REPLACEMENT.
MISSILE ASSEMBLY BUILDING 3......... 28,690 28,690 ............... THE PRESIDENT
NAVAL STATION EVERETT:
FLEET REGION READINESS CENTER....... ................. 10,940 +10,940 MRS. MURRAY
WHIDBEY ISLAND:
EA-18G FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS........ 23,910 23,910 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT LEWIS:
MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC............... 21,000 21,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES BATTALION 47,000 47,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OPERATIONS COMPLEX.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPORT 30,000 30,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BATTALION COMPLEX.
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TOTAL, WASHINGTON................. 464,660 635,200 +170,540 WEST VIRGINIAARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP DAWSON:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE.......... 4,500 4,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL AIRPORT--
SHEPHERD:
FIELD:
C-5 FINAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE.... 5,176 5,176 ............... THE PRESIDENT
C-5 FUEL CELL MAINTENANCE HANGAR AND 26,000 26,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SHOPS.
C-5 PARKING APRON, PHASE 2.......... ................. 12,000 +12,000 MR. BYRD
C-5 SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY.... 7,600 7,600 ............... THE PRESIDENT
YEAGER ANG BASE:
REPLACE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR. ................. 17,300 +17,300 MR. BYRD
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TOTAL, WEST VIRGINIA.............. 43,276 72,576 +29,300 WISCONSINARMY RESERVE:
ELLSWORTH:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER/LAND............ 9,100 9,100 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FORT MCCOY:
REGIONAL MEDICAL TRAINING FACILITY.. 8,523 8,523 ............... THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
TRUAX FIELD MADISON:
ADD/ALTER FIRE CRASH/RESCUE STATION. ................. 7,000 +7,000 MR. KOHL
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TOTAL, WISCONSIN.................. 17,623 24,623 +7,000 WYOMINGAIR FORCE:
F. E. WARREN AFB:
RENOVATE HISTORIC DORMITORIES....... 14,600 14,600 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP GUERNSEY:
QUALIFICATION TRAINING RANGE........ 2,650 2,650 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, WYOMING.................... 17,250 17,250 ............... AFGHANISTANARMY:
BAGRAM:
ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING............. 13,800 13,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, AFGHANISTAN................ 13,800 13,800 ............... BAHRAIN ISLANDNAVY:
SOUTHWEST ASIA:
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PHASE 1...... 35,500 35,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
SOUTHWEST ASIA:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS 19,000 19,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY.
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TOTAL, BAHRAIN ISLAND............. 54,500 54,500 ............... ............................................ BELGIUMDEFENSE-WIDE:
CASTEAU:
BRUSSELS AMERCIAN SCHOOL ADDITION... 5,992 5,992 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, BELGIUM.................... 5,992 5,992 ............... ............................................ BULGARIAARMY:
NEVO SELO FORWARD OPERATING SITE:
BASE CAMP........................... 61,000 61,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, BULGARIA................... 61,000 61,000 ............... ............................................ DIEGO GARCIANAVY: DIEGO GARCIA:
SEWAGE LAGOON, AIR OPERATIONS....... 7,150 7,150 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, DIEGO GARCIA............... 7,150 7,150 ............... ............................................ DJIBOUTINAVY:
DJIBOUTI:
FULL LENGTH TAXIWAY................. 15,490 15,490 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FUEL FARM........................... 4,000 4,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
WESTERN TAXIWAY..................... 2,900 ............... -2,900 THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, DJIBOUTI................... 22,390 19,490 -2,900 ............................................ GERMANYARMY:
GRAFENWOEHR:
BRIGADE COMPLEX--MAINTENANCE/ 34,000 34,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OPERATIONS.
BRIGADE COMPLEX--MAINTENANCE/ 28,000 28,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OPERATIONS.
AIR FORCE:
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE:
DORMITORY--128 ROOM................. 14,949 14,949 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FIRE TRAINING FACILITY.............. 3,000 3,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
JOINT MOBILITY PROCESSING CENTER.... 24,000 24,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB FACILITIES PHASE 6,260 6,260 ............... THE PRESIDENT
2.
DEFENSE-WIDE:
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE:
RAMSTEIN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 5,393 5,393 ............... THE PRESIDENT
ADDITION.
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE:
MEDICAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT.......... 30,100 30,100 ............... THE PRESIDENT
WEISBADEN:
H.H. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION.... 15,379 15,379 ............... THE PRESIDENT
HAINERBER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/WEIS 5,093 5,093 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION.
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TOTAL, GERMANY.................... 166,174 166,174 ............... ............................................ GUAMNAVY:
NAVAL BASE GUAM:
FITNESS CENTER GUAM................. 45,250 30,000 -15,250 THE PRESIDENT
HARDEN BASE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS...... 59,420 59,420 ............... THE PRESIDENT
KILO WHARF EXTENSION, INCREMENT I... 101,828 50,916 -50,912 THE PRESIDENT
POTABLE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 31,450 31,450 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PHASE 1.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT REPAIRS & 40,870 40,870 ............... THE PRESIDENT
UPGRADE.
AIR FORCE:
ANDERSEN AFB:
UPGRADE NORTHWEST FIELD 10,000 10,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
INFRASTRUCTURE.
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TOTAL, GUAM....................... 288,818 222,656 -66,162 ............................................ HONDURASARMY:
HONDURAS VARIOUS:
DINING FACILITY..................... 2,550 2,550 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, HONDURAS................... 2,550 2,550 ............... ............................................ ITALYARMY:
VICENZA:
BRIGADE COMPLEX--BARRACKS/COMMUNITY 86,000 43,000 -43,000 THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY INCREMENT I.
BRIGADE COMPLEX--OPERATIONS SUPPORT 87,000 43,500 -43,500 THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY INCREMENT I.
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TOTAL, ITALY...................... 173,000 86,500 -86,500 ............................................ JAPANNAVY:
YOKOSUKA:
WHARF UPGRADES (INCREMENTED)........ 8,750 8,750 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, JAPAN...................... 8,750 8,750 ............... ............................................ KOREAARMY:
CAMP HUMPHREYS:
BARRACKS COMPLEX.................... 22,000 22,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS COMPLEX.................... 35,000 35,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, KOREA...................... 57,000 57,000 ............... ............................................ QATARAIR FORCE:
AL UDEID:
MULTI AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR... 22,300 22,300 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
AL UDEID:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AIR 8,332 8,332 ............... THE PRESIDENT
OPERATIONS CENTER.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AIRCRAFT 18,515 18,515 ............... THE PRESIDENT
PARKING RAMP.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS 18,908 18,908 ............... THE PRESIDENT
COMPLEX.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES STORAGE 3,590 3,590 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES VEHICLE 3,507 3,507 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
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TOTAL, QATAR...................... 75,152 75,152 ............... ............................................ ROMANIAARMY:
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU FOS:
BASE CAMP, PHASE 2.................. 12,600 12,600 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, ROMANIA.................... 12,600 12,600 ............... ............................................ SPAINAIR FORCE:
MORON:
TACTICAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM DORM 1,800 1,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
(400 ROOM).
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TOTAL, SPAIN...................... 1,800 1,800 ............... ............................................ UNITED KINGDOMAIR FORCE:
MENWITH HILL STATION:
ADD/ALTER OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL 31,000 31,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
FACILITY.
POWER AVAILABILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE 10,000 10,000 ............... THE PRESIDENT
IMPROVEMENTS.
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH:
F-15C SQUAD OPERATIONS/AIRCRAFT 15,500 15,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
MAINTENANCE UNIT.
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB-STORAGE IGLOO... 1,800 1,800 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, UNITED KINGDOM............. 58,300 58,300 ............... ............................................NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM............ 201,400 201,400 ............... ............................................ WORLDWIDE CLASSIFIEDAIR FORCE:
SPECIAL EVALUATION PROGRAM.............. 4,051 2,439 -1,612 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL EVALUATION PROGRAM.............. 9,889 9,889 ............... THE PRESIDENT
CLASSIFIED MILCON PROJECT............... 1,500 1,500 ............... THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CLASSIFIED MILCON PROJECT............... 1,887 1,887 ............... THE PRESIDENT
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TOTAL, WORLDWIDE CLASSIFIED....... 17,327 15,715 -1,612 ............................................ WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIEDARMY:
GROW THE FORCE.......................... 1,608,129 ............... -1,608,129
HOST NATION SUPPORT..................... 23,000 23,000 ...............
MINOR CONSTRUCTION...................... 23,000 25,900 +2,900
PLANNING AND DESIGN..................... 458,468 84,670 -373,798
PLANNING AND DESIGN (GROW THE FORCE).... ................. 232,479 +232,479
NAVY:
GROW THE FORCE.......................... 361,120 ............... -361,120
WHARF UTILITIES UPGRADE................. 8,900 8,900 ...............
HOST NATION INFRASTRUCTURE.............. 2,700 2,700 ...............
PLANNING AND DESIGN..................... 110,167 93,466 -16,701
MARINE CORPS PLANNING AND DESIGN (GROW ................. 21,792 +21,792
THE FORCE).
MINOR CONSTRUCTION...................... 10,000 17,000 +7,000
AIR FORCE:
PLANNING AND DESIGN..................... 51,587 64,958 +13,371
MINOR CONSTRUCTION...................... 15,000 15,000 ...............
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION................ 10,000 10,000 ...............
ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM.. 70,000 85,000 +15,000
PLANNING AND DESIGN:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT 3,400 3,400 ...............
EDUCATION.
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY............ 26,749 26,749 ...............
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.......... 19,679 19,679 ...............
TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY......... 69,000 69,000 ...............
UNDISTRIBUTED....................... 35,900 35,900 ...............
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SUBTOTAL, PLANNING AND DESIGN..... 154,728 154,728 ............... UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION:
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY............ 4,100 4,100 ...............
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT 666 666 ...............
EDUCATION.
THE JOINT STAFF..................... 8,753 8,753 ...............
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.......... 3,693 3,693 ...............
TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY......... 3,499 3,499 ...............
UNDISTRIBUTED....................... 3,000 3,000 ...............
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SUBTOTAL, UNSPECIFIED MINOR 23,711 23,711 ...............
CONSTRUCTION.ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
GROW THE FORCE.......................... 77,000 ............... -77,000
PLANNING AND DESIGN..................... 43,841 40,017 -3,824
PLANNING AND DESIGN (GROW THE FORCE).... ................. 17,000 +17,000
MINOR CONSTRUCTION...................... 8,700 22,600 +13,900
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
PLANNING AND DESIGN..................... 7,965 20,943 +12,978
MINOR CONSTRUCTION...................... 6,500 7,400 +900
ARMY RESERVE:
PLANNING AND DESIGN..................... 10,958 11,698 +740
MINOR CONSTRUCTION...................... 3,000 6,000 +3,000
NAVY RESERVE:
PLANNING AND DESIGN..................... 2,219 2,219 ...............
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
PLANNING AND DESIGN..................... 3,500 4,500 +1,000
MINOR CONSTRUCTION...................... 4,909 4,909 ...............
RESCISSION.............................. ................. -3,100 -3,100
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TOTAL, WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED.......... 3,099,102 997,490 -2,101,612 FAMILY HOUSING, ARMYGERMANY:
ANSBACH (URLAS TRAINING AREA)........... 52,000 52,000 ............... THE PRESIDENTCONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS................... 365,400 99,400 -266,000
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS (GROW THE FORCE).. ................. 266,000 +266,000
PLANNING AND DESIGN......................... 2,000 2,000 ...............
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SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION................ 419,400 419,400 ...............OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
UTILITIES ACCOUNT....................... 145,366 145,366 ...............
SERVICES ACCOUNT........................ 29,500 29,500 ...............
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT...................... 64,864 53,007 -11,857
OPERATIONS (GROW THE FORCE)............. ................. 11,857 +11,857
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT................... 12,985 12,985 ...............
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT..................... 31,940 31,940 ...............
LEASING................................. 206,129 206,129 ...............
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY............ 215,585 215,585 ...............
PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS............. 36,551 36,551 ...............
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SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE... 742,920 742,920 ...............
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TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY........... 1,162,320 1,162,320 ............... FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPSGUAM:
NAVAL BASE GUAM--OLD APRA PHASE II (73 57,167 47,167 -10,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNITS).
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS................... 237,990 162,990 -75,000
USMC FAMILY HOUSING (GROW THE FORCE)........ ................. 75,000 +75,000
PLANNING AND DESIGN......................... 3,172 3,172 ...............
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SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION................ 298,329 288,329 -10,000OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
UTILITIES ACCOUNT....................... 41,802 41,802 ...............
SERVICES ACCOUNT........................ 13,155 13,155 ...............
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT...................... 59,422 59,422 ...............
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT................... 640 640 ...............
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT..................... 14,962 14,962 ...............
LEASING................................. 141,757 141,757 ...............
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY............ 70,678 70,678 ...............
PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS............. 28,988 28,988 ...............
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SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE... 371,404 371,404 ...............
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TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE 669,733 659,733 -10,000
CORPS. FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCEGERMANY:
RAMSTEIN (117 UNITS).................... 56,275 56,275 ............... THE PRESIDENT
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS................... 294,262 294,262 ...............
PLANNING AND DESIGN......................... 12,210 12,210 ...............
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SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION................ 362,747 362,747 ...............OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
UTILITIES ACCOUNT....................... 100,176 100,176 ...............
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT...................... 56,736 56,736 ...............
SERVICES ACCOUNT........................ 20,673 20,673 ...............
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT..................... 43,472 43,472 ...............
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT................... 1,960 1,960 ...............
LEASING................................. 114,394 114,394 ...............
MAINTENANCE............................. 298,465 298,465 ...............
DEBT ACCOUNT............................ 1 1 ...............
PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS............. 52,458 52,458 ...............
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SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE... 688,335 688,335 ...............
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TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE...... 1,051,082 1,051,082 ............... FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDEOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
UTILITIES ACCOUNT (NSA)................. 7 7 ...............
OPERATIONS ACCOUNT (NSA)................ 27 27 ...............
LEASING (NSA)........................... 10,534 10,534 ...............
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY (NSA)...... 70 70 ...............
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (DIA)............... 4,274 4,274 ...............
LEASING (DIA)........................... 32,662 32,662 ...............
UTILITIES ACCOUNT (DLA)................. 445 445 ...............
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (DLA)............... 104 104 ...............
SERVICES ACCOUNT (DLA).................. 49 49 ...............
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT (DLA)................ 410 410 ...............
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY (DLA)...... 266 266 ...............
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SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE... 48,848 48,848 ...............
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TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE... 48,848 48,848 ...............DOD FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND......... 500 500 ............... BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSUREBASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 1990.. 220,689 320,689 +100,000
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 2005.. 8,174,315 8,174,315 ...............
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TOTAL, BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE... 8,395,004 8,495,004 +100,000
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GRAND TOTAL........................... 21,165,182 21,556,664 +391,482
===================================================== RECAPARMY........................................ 4,039,197 3,928,149 -111,048
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS....................... 2,104,276 2,168,315 +64,039
AIR FORCE................................... 912,109 1,048,518 +136,409
DEFENSE-WIDE................................ 1,799,336 1,758,755 -40,581
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD......................... 404,291 478,836 +74,545
AIR NATIONAL GUARD.......................... 85,517 228,995 +143,478
ARMY RESERVE................................ 119,684 138,424 +18,740
NAVY RESERVE................................ 59,150 59,150 ...............
AIR FORCE RESERVE........................... 26,559 27,559 +1,000
RESCISSION.............................. ................. -3,100 -3,100
NATO INFRASTRUCTURE......................... 201,400 201,400 ...............
FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY........................ 1,162,320 1,162,320 ...............
(CONSTRUCTION).......................... (419,400) (419,400) ...............
(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE)............. (742,920) (742,920) ...............
FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS....... 669,733 659,733 -10,000
(CONSTRUCTION).......................... (298,329) (288,329) (-10,000)
(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE)............. (371,404) (371,404) ...............
FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE................... 1,051,082 1,051,082 ...............
(CONSTRUCTION).......................... (362,747) (362,747) ...............
(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE)............. (688,335) (688,335) ...............
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE................ 48,848 48,848 ...............
(CONSTRUCTION).......................... ................. ............... ...............
(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE)............. (48,848) (48,848) ...............
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION...... 86,176 104,176 +18,000
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 500 500 ...............
IMPROVEMENT FUND..
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE................ 8,395,004 8,495,004 +100,000
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GRAND TOTAL........................... 21,165,182 21,556,664 +391,482
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2008
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation compared with (+ or
-)
Item 2007 Budget House allowance Committee -----------------------------------------------------
appropriation estimate deg. recommendation 2007 Budget House
appropriation estimate allowance
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEMilitary construction, Army... 2,013,000 4,039,197 3,928,149 +1,915,149 -111,048
Emergency appropriations.. 1,255,890 ................. ................ -1,255,890 ................
Rescissions............... -43,348 ................. ................ +43,348 ................
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Total................... 3,225,542 4,039,197 3,928,149 +702,607 -111,048Military construction, Navy 1,129,000 2,104,276 2,168,315 +1,039,315 +64,039
and Marine Corps.............
Emergency appropriations.. 370,990 ................. ................ -370,990 ................
Rescissions............... -27,500 ................. ................ +27,500 ................
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Total................... 1,472,490 2,104,276 2,168,315 +695,825 +64,039Military construction, Air 1,083,000 912,109 1,048,518 -34,482 +136,409
Force........................
Emergency appropriations.. 43,300 ................. ................ -43,300 ................
Rescissions............... -2,694 ................. ................ +2,694 ................
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Total................... 1,123,606 912,109 1,048,518 -75,088 +136,409Military construction, Defense- 1,127,000 1,799,336 1,758,755 +631,755 -40,581
Wide.........................
Rescissions............... -110,229 ................. ................ +110,229 ................
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Total................... 1,016,771 1,799,336 1,758,755 +741,984 -40,581
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Total, Active components 6,838,409 8,854,918 8,903,737 +2,065,328 +48,819Military construction, Army 473,000 404,291 478,836 +5,836 +74,545
National Guard...............
Rescissions............... -2,129 ................. ................ +2,129 ................
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Total................... 470,871 404,291 478,836 +7,965 +74,545Military construction, Air 126,000 85,517 228,995 +102,995 +143,478
National Guard...............
Military construction, Army 166,000 119,684 138,424 -27,576 +18,740
Reserve......................
Military construction, Navy 43,000 59,150 59,150 +16,150 ................
Reserve......................
Military construction, Air 45,000 26,559 27,559 -17,441 +1,000
Force Reserve................
Rescissions............... ................ ................. -3,100 -3,100 -3,100
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Total, Reserve 850,871 695,201 929,864 +78,993 +234,663
components.............
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Total, Military 7,689,280 9,550,119 9,833,601 +2,144,321 +283,482
construction...........
Appropriations...... (6,205,000) (9,550,119) (9,836,701) (+3,631,701) (+286,582)
Emergency (1,670,180) ................. ................ (-1,670,180) ................
appropriations.....
Rescissions......... (-185,900) ................. (-3,100) (+182,800) (-3,100)North Atlantic Treaty 204,789 201,400 201,400 -3,389 ................
Organization Security
Investment Program...........Family housing construction, 579,000 419,400 419,400 -159,600 ................
Army.........................
Family housing operation and 671,000 742,920 742,920 +71,920 ................
maintenance, Army............
Family housing construction, 305,000 298,329 288,329 -16,671 -10,000
Navy and Marine Corps........
Family housing operation and 505,000 371,404 371,404 -133,596 ................
maintenance, Navy and Marine
Corps........................
Family housing construction, 1,168,000 362,747 362,747 -805,253 ................
Air Force....................
Rescissions............... -18,000 ................. ................ +18,000 ................
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Total................... 1,150,000 362,747 362,747 -787,253 ................Family housing operation and 750,000 688,335 688,335 -61,665 ................
maintenance, Air Force.......
Family housing construction, 9,000 ................. ................ -9,000 ................
Defense-Wide.................
Family housing operation and 49,000 48,848 48,848 -152 ................
maintenance, Defense-Wide....
Department of Defense Family 2,475 500 500 -1,975 ................
Housing Improvement Fund.....
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Total, Family housing... 4,020,475 2,932,483 2,922,483 -1,097,992 -10,000
Appropriations...... (4,038,475) (2,932,483) (2,922,483) (-1,115,992) (-10,000)
Rescissions......... (-18,000) ................. ................ (+18,000) ................Chemical demilitarization 131,000 86,176 104,176 -26,824 +18,000
construction, Defense-Wide...Base realignment and closure:
Base realignment and 252,279 220,689 320,689 +68,410 +100,000
closure account, 1990....
Base realignment and 2,489,421 8,174,315 8,174,315 +5,684,894 ................
closure account, 2005....
Emergency appropriations.. 3,136,802 ................. ................ -3,136,802 ................
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Total, Base realignment 5,878,502 8,395,004 8,495,004 +2,616,502 +100,000
and closure............
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Total, title I.......... 17,924,046 21,165,182 21,556,664 +3,632,618 +391,482
Appropriations...... (13,320,964) (21,165,182) (21,559,764) (+8,238,800) (+394,582)
Emergency (4,806,982) ................. ................ (-4,806,982) ................
appropriations.....
Rescissions......... (-203,900) ................. (-3,100) (+200,800) (-3,100) TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits
AdministrationCompensation and pensions..... 38,007,095 41,236,322 41,236,322 +3,229,227 ................
Readjustment benefits......... 3,262,006 3,300,289 3,300,289 +38,283 ................
Veterans insurance and 49,850 41,250 41,250 -8,600 ................
indemnities..................
Veterans housing benefit 66,234 17,389 17,389 -48,845 ................
program fund program account
(indefinite).................
(Limitation on direct (500) (500) (500) ................ ................
loans)...................
Credit subsidy............ -100,000 -108,000 -108,000 -8,000 ................
Administrative expenses... 154,284 154,562 154,562 +278 ................
Vocational rehabilitation 53 71 71 +18 ................
loans program account........
(Limitation on direct (4,242) (3,287) (3,287) (-955) ................
loans)...................
Administrative expenses... 305 311 311 +6 ................
Native American veteran 584 628 628 +44 ................
housing loan program account.
(Limitation on direct (30,000) ................. ................ (-30,000) ................
loans)...................
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Total, Veterans Benefits 41,440,411 44,642,822 44,642,822 +3,202,411 ................
Administration.........
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Veterans Health AdministrationMedical services.............. 25,518,254 27,167,671 28,979,220 +3,460,966 +1,811,549
Emergency appropriations.. 466,778 ................. ................ -466,778 ................
Medical administration........ 3,177,968 3,442,000 3,642,000 +464,032 +200,000
Emergency appropriations.. 250,000 ................. ................ -250,000 ................
Medical facilities............ 3,569,533 3,592,000 4,092,000 +522,467 +500,000
Emergency appropriations.. 595,000 ................. ................ -595,000 ................
Medical and prosthetic 413,980 411,000 500,000 +86,020 +89,000
research.....................
Emergency appropriations.. 32,500 ................. ................ -32,500 ................
Medical care cost recovery
collections:
Offsetting collections.... -2,329,000 -2,414,000 -2,414,000 -85,000 ................
Appropriations 2,329,000 2,414,000 2,414,000 +85,000 ................
(indefinite).............
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Total, Veterans Health 34,024,013 34,612,671 37,213,220 +3,189,207 +2,600,549
Administration......... National Cemetery
AdministrationNational Cemetery 160,747 166,809 217,709 +56,962 +50,900
Administration............... Departmental AdministrationGeneral operating expenses.... 1,481,473 1,471,837 1,612,031 +130,558 +140,194
Emergency appropriations.. 83,200 ................. ................ -83,200 ................
Information technology systems 1,214,000 1,859,217 1,898,000 +684,000 +38,783
Emergency appropriations.. 35,100 ................. ................ -35,100 ................
Office of Inspector General... 73,066 72,599 88,700 +15,634 +16,101
Construction, major projects.. 399,000 727,400 727,400 +328,400 ................
Construction, minor projects.. 198,937 233,396 751,398 +552,461 +518,002
Emergency appropriations.. 340,485 ................. ................ -340,485 ................
Rescissions (emergency -14,485 ................. ................ +14,485 ................
appropriations)..........
Grants for construction of 85,000 85,000 250,000 +165,000 +165,000
State extended care
facilities...................
Grants for the construction of 32,000 32,000 100,000 +68,000 +68,000
State veterans cemeteries....
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Total, Departmental 3,927,776 4,481,449 5,427,529 +1,499,753 +946,080
Administration.........
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Total, title II......... 79,552,947 83,903,751 87,501,280 +7,948,333 +3,597,529
Appropriations.. (77,764,369) (83,903,751) (87,501,280) (+9,736,911) (+3,597,529)
Emergency (1,803,063) ................. ................ (-1,803,063) ................
appropriations.
Rescissions (-14,485) ................. ................ (+14,485) ................
(emergency
appropriations)
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(Limitation on direct (34,742) (3,787) (3,787) (-30,955) ................
loans)...............
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Discretionary................. 38,267,762 39,416,501 43,014,030 +4,746,268 +3,597,529
Mandatory..................... 41,285,185 44,487,250 44,487,250 +3,202,065 ................
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TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES American Battle Monuments
CommissionSalaries and expenses......... 37,000 42,100 45,600 +8,600 +3,500
Foreign currency fluctuations 5,000 11,000 11,000 +6,000 ................
account......................
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Total, American Battle 42,000 53,100 56,600 +14,600 +3,500
Monuments Commission... U.S. Court of Appeals for
Veterans ClaimsSalaries and expenses......... 20,189 21,217 24,217 +4,028 +3,000 Department of Defense--Civil Cemeterial Expenses, ArmySalaries and expenses......... 30,000 26,892 31,865 +1,865 +4,973 Armed Forces Retirement HomeOperation and maintenance..... 55,991 55,724 55,724 -267 ................
Capital program............... 1,236 ................. ................ -1,236 ................
General fund appropriation.... ................ 5,900 5,900 +5,900 ................
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Total, Armed Forces 57,227 61,624 61,624 +4,397 ................
Retirement Home........
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Total, title III........ 149,416 162,833 174,306 +24,890 +11,473
Appropriations...... (149,416) (162,833) (174,306) (+24,890) (+11,473)
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Grand total............. 97,626,409 105,231,766 109,232,250 +11,605,841 +4,000,484
Appropriations...... (91,234,749) (105,231,766) (109,235,350) (+18,000,601) (+4,003,584)
Emergency (6,610,045) ................. ................ (-6,610,045) ................
appropriations.....
Rescissions......... (-203,900) ................. (-3,100) (+200,800) (-3,100)
Rescissions (-14,485) ................. ................ (+14,485) ................
(emergency
appropriations)....
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