43-609 PDF
2d Session
110-428
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 2009
| JULY 22, 2008- Ordered to be printed | |
| Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following | |
| REPORT | |
| [To accompany S. 3301] |
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 3301) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, 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 | $119,742,925,000 |
| Amount of 2008 appropriations 1 | 108,391,250,000 |
| Amount of 2009 budget estimate | 115,344,081,000 |
| Bill as recommended to Senate compared to-- | |
| Amount of 2008 appropriations 1 | +11,351,675,000 |
| Amount of 2009 budget estimate | +4,398,844,000 |
| 1 Excludes $4,761,684,000 in emergency supplemental funding provided in Public Law 110-252. |
| CONTENTS | Page | |
| Background: | Purpose of the Bill | |
| 4 | ||
| Comparative Statement | ||
| 4 | ||
| Committee Recommendation | ||
| 4 | ||
| Overview and Summary of the Bill | ||
| 4 | ||
| Military Construction: Investing in Infrastructure for our Troops and Their Families | ||
| 5 | ||
| Department of Veterans Affairs: Keeping the Nation's Commitment to America's Veterans | ||
| 6 | ||
| Title I: | ||
| Military Construction: | ||
| Items of Special Interest: | ||
| Hearings | 8 | |
| Summary of Committee Recommendations | 8 | |
| Reprogramming Guidelines | 8 | |
| Real Property Maintenance | 9 | |
| Global Defense Posture | 9 | |
| Military Construction, Army | ||
| 12 | ||
| Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps | ||
| 13 | ||
| Military Construction, Air Force | ||
| 14 | ||
| Military Construction, Defense-Wide | ||
| 15 | ||
| Military Construction, Reserve Components | ||
| 17 | ||
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | ||
| 19 | ||
| Family Housing Overview | ||
| 20 | ||
| Family Housing Construction, Army | ||
| 20 | ||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army | ||
| 21 | ||
| Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps | ||
| 21 | ||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps | ||
| 23 | ||
| Family Housing Construction, Air Force | ||
| 23 | ||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force | ||
| 24 | ||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide | ||
| 25 | ||
| Family Housing Improvement Fund | ||
| 25 | ||
| Homeowners Assistance Fund | ||
| 25 | ||
| Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide | ||
| 26 | ||
| Base Closure Account 1990 | ||
| 26 | ||
| Base Closure Account 2005 | ||
| 27 | ||
| Administrative Provisions | ||
| 36 | ||
| Title II: | Department of Veterans Affairs | |
| 38 | ||
| Items of Special Interest: | ||
| Hearings | 38 | |
| Summary of Committee Recommendation | 38 | |
| Department Overview | 38 | |
| Veterans Benefits Administration | ||
| 41 | ||
| Compensation and Pensions | 42 | |
| Readjustment Benefits | 43 | |
| Veterans Insurance and Indemnities | 43 | |
| Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund | 44 | |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account | 44 | |
| Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account | 45 | |
| Veterans Health Administration: | ||
| Medical Services | 48 | |
| Medical Facilities | 54 | |
| Medical and Prosthetic Research | 56 | |
| Medical Care Cost Recovery Collections | 58 | |
| Medical Care Collection Fund--Revenues Applied | 58 | |
| National Cemetery Administration | ||
| 59 | ||
| Departmental Administration | ||
| 60 | ||
| General Operating Expenses | 60 | |
| Office of the Inspector General | 61 | |
| Construction, Major Projects | 62 | |
| Construction, Minor Projects | 64 | |
| Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities | 65 | |
| Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries | 66 | |
| Information Technology Systems | 67 | |
| Administrative Provisions | 70 | |
| Title III: | ||
| Related Agencies: | ||
| American Battle Monuments Commission: | ||
| Salaries and Expenses | 73 | |
| Foreign Currency Fluctuations | 73 | |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Salaries and Expenses | ||
| 74 | ||
| Department of Defense--Civil: Cemeterial Expenses, Army: Salaries and Expenses | ||
| 75 | ||
| Armed Forces Retirement Home | ||
| 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 | |
| Budgetary Impact of Bill | 80 | |
| Military Construction Project Listing by Location | 81 | |
| Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items | 103 |
BACKGROUND
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies appropriations 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 $119,817,525,000 and rescissions totaling $74,600,000 for fiscal year 2009 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 2009 request.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends new fiscal year 2009 appropriations of $119,742,925,000, including rescissions. This is $11,351,675,000 over the fiscal year 2008 enacted level, excluding supplemental funding, and $4,398,844,000 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
The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies appropriations bill funds programs vital to the needs of America's military personnel and their families, and to the Nation's veterans. These programs--ranging from building housing and barracks for troops and their families, to offering cutting-edge health care to veterans, to providing for the upkeep and preservation of veterans cemeteries at home and overseas--touch the lives of millions of Americans who are currently serving their country in the Armed Forces, or who have served with honor in the past.
The President's budget request for fiscal year 2009, totaling $115,344,081,000 for both mandatory and discretionary funding, is a record request, as is the Committee's recommendation for appropriations. The levels of funding contained in this bill reflect the realities of a Nation at war that is simultaneously realigning and growing its military forces, and of a veterans health care system that is straining under the weight of increased demand for services, new types of combat injuries, such as Traumatic Brain Injury, and an aging and longer living veteran population.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION: INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES
America's military troops and their families, as well as the civilian personnel who support them, are in the midst of an enormous upheaval involving both new stationing configurations and new and expanded mission requirements. Tens of thousands of military forces are on the move, returning to the United States from installations abroad as a result of the Defense Department's global defense transformation. At the same time, scores of other military troops and civilian personnel are being uprooted and moved as a result of the base closures and realignments mandated under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure [BRAC] round. The result of these initiatives, along with the Army and Marine Corps `Grow the Force' program to increase the end strength of those services by 92,000 new troops, is a massive building surge by the Department of Defense.
The fact that these moves are taking place in the midst of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan--which requires that combat deployments be coordinated closely with stationing realignments--has put great pressure on the Defense Department to pursue an aggressive construction schedule and to ensure that it remains on track. The Committee continues to be mindful of the complexity of the task confronting the Defense Department, and expects the Department to provide rigid management and oversight of the process, and to report to and consult with Congress on the progress of construction associated with the various initiatives.
At $24,400,239,000 the military construction budget request for fiscal year 2009 is a watershed for the Department. It should be noted, however, that the majority of the recent growth in the military construction budget is due to increased funding for BRAC 2005, including $9,065,386,000 for fiscal year 2009; Grow the Force projects, which total $4,855,054,000; and global realignment, which encompasses more than a billion dollars of overseas construction projects. By contrast, the budget request for military construction supporting the services' traditional mission requirements has remained relatively static over the past several years. This is of concern to the Committee because of the potential that aging or outdated facilities for mission requirements that are not changing or for installations that are not transforming may get short shrift in the budget request.
For example, the Committee notes that the budget request for the Air National Guard--which is among the services that provide the Nation's front line of homeland defense--is down 59.8 percent from the fiscal year 2008 budget request, and down 88 percent from the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. The Committee believes that this is an unacceptable level of risk in the Air Guard construction program and urges the Department to ensure that all of the services, particularly the Guard and reserve components, receive adequate military construction funding to sustain and carry out their missions.
Because of the uneven emphasis among the services in funding regular military construction requirements as opposed to funding construction requirements resulting from global posture moves, BRAC 2005, and the Grow the Force initiative, the Committee has continued its practice of providing additional funding, where indicated, to supplement the President's budget request, with particular attention to mission essential and quality of life facilities. 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 the President's budget request or the services' Future Years Defense Programs [FYDPs] 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).
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS: KEEPING THE NATION'S COMMITMENT TO AMERICA'S VETERANS
The Committee remains dedicated to ensuring the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] has the resources it needs to provide timely and high quality services to the Nation's veterans. With the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department must be adequately positioned to assist veterans with combat-related injuries, while maintaining high quality services for veterans of previous eras. The VA also faces other challenges, including aging medical infrastructure; developing next generation information technology that will be essential to future health care delivery and timely claims processing; and outreaching to the new demographics of veterans.
This act provides funds to the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the system of health care that will meet our veterans' needs now and in the future. The act funds initiatives that provide greater access to care for veterans living in rural areas of the country and Native populations by funding new clinics; providing greater emphasis on telemedicine; increasing the reimbursement for beneficiary travel to medical appointments; encouraging greater collaboration with other Federal entities and community-based groups; and significantly increasing the amount of funds available for the construction of new facilities, as well as improving the condition of current hospitals and clinics. The bill also addresses the growing needs of women veterans. With more women choosing the military as a career, the VA must evolve and be prepared to provide greater services for women. Additionally, the bill provides increased funding to allow the VA to conduct greater levels of research in areas where our veterans are experiencing medical issues at a rate greater than the national average, particularly physical and mental wounds related to combat.
While the challenges that face the VA are immense, the Committee is committed to providing the resources necessary to enable the Department to provide the highest-possible services to America's veterans.
TITLE I
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
HEARINGS
The Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies held two hearings related to the fiscal year 2009 Military Construction budget request. On April 24, 2008, the subcommittee heard testimony from representatives of the Department of Defense [DOD] and the United States Navy concerning fiscal year 2009 budget priorities, the fiscal year 2008 global war on terror emergency supplemental request, and base realignment and closure [BRAC]. On May 8, 2008, the subcommittee held a hearing on the budget requests of the United States Army and the United States Air Force concerning fiscal year 2009 construction priorities, BRAC, and the President's `Grow the Force' initiative to provide infrastructure to accommodate planned increases in the size of the Army.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
The budget request for fiscal year 2009 reflects an increase of $3,770,202,000 above the amount enacted in fiscal year 2008, excluding supplemental funds.
The Committee recommends $24,744,390,000 including rescissions. This is $344,151,000 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.
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.
GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE
The Committee continues to monitor the Defense Department's far-reaching realignment of U.S. forces and installations overseas, an effort which encompasses personnel and bases in the United States as well as throughout the European, Pacific, Central, and Africa Commands. Approximately 70,000 military personnel and 100,000 dependents are eventually slated to return to the United States as a result of the closure and realignment of U.S. military installations overseas. However, these global realignments come with a significant price tag for military construction both inside the United States and overseas. The President's fiscal year 2009 budget request includes $1,144,087,000 designated for specific overseas locations, much of which is directly related to the global posture realignment. These overseas construction costs are associated with such initiatives as the realignment of U.S. forces from Okinawa to Guam, the consolidation of U.S. military bases in Germany and Italy, the expansion of U.S. military training facilities in Eastern Europe, and the growing footprint of the U.S. military in Southwest Asia and Africa.
Beginning in fiscal year 2004, the Committee has required the Defense Department to prepare annual master plans for its installations overseas to ensure that the infrastructure plans are regularly reassessed, and revised if necessary, to reflect any shift in requirements due to changes in the global security environment.
Because of continued concern over the possibility of changes to the global defense posture, the Committee extends the requirement for the Defense Department to provide annually updated reports on the status of the global basing initiative to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. These reports are to be submitted with the administration's budget submissions each year through fiscal year 2014 and should include, at a minimum, 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; an updated estimate of the cost to complete the construction program; and an updated timeline for implementing the strategy. These reports shall be submitted in unclassified and, if necessary, classified form. The timely filing of these reports is essential to the ability of the Committee to exercise its oversight responsibilities, and it is therefore important that the Department adhere to the schedule and provide these reports at the same time as the annual budget submissions.
AFRICOM- In the report accompanying the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, the Committee expressed grave concerns that the Department of Defense was attempting to stand up a new Unified Command, AFRICOM, before many critical issues were thoroughly examined, not the least of which was the future presence of U.S. military forces on the African continent. Specifically, the Committee questioned whether the presence of a U.S. military command in Africa would conflict with sensitive U.S. diplomatic and host-nation developmental objectives. Because of the uncertainty over where AFRICOM would be eventually headquartered, what its infrastructure requirements would involve, and how the host nations on the African continent would react to the presence of the command, the Committee recommended that the Department restrict its military construction request for AFRICOM to expeditionary facilities intended to support immediate operational requirements until the new command was fully established and a more coordinated plan could be developed.
The Defense Department has since announced that the Africa Command will become fully operational on October 1, 2008. However, the operational architecture of the command, including where its headquarters will be located and how it will implement its dual military-civilian mission, remains to be determined. The Committee remains concerned that the Department rushed the decision to stand up a new and uniquely structured Unified Command without proper coordination with the Department of State and our African partners. Therefore, the Committee continues to recommend that all but basic expeditionary infrastructure requirements for AFRICOM be deferred until such time that a coordinated master plan is approved by the Secretary of Defense that outlines the specific responsibilities of the command, its operational doctrine and supporting policies, as well as the required infrastructure needs, specified by project and location. In the interim, it is the understanding of the Committee that the infrastructure needs of the current AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, can be met with existing facilities, and that no permanent construction projects are required.
Guam Military Buildup- The Committee remains concerned about the overall cost, timing, and execution of the Defense Department's proposed $13,000,000,000 military buildup on Guam. The proposal, which is to be jointly financed with the Government of Japan, is centered on the relocation of approximately 8,000 marines and 9,000 dependents from Okinawa to Guam, with a goal of completing the move by 2014. In addition to the Marine buildup, U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel, capabilities, and facilities on Guam are also being increased. According to the Government Accountability Office [GAO], the result of all these activities will be an increase of approximately 176 percent in the number of military personnel and dependents on Guam, escalating from the current level of 14,000 to approximately 39,000. This does not factor in the number of civilian personnel and contractors who will be required to support the military buildup on Guam.
GAO recently reported that many key decisions associated with the proposed military expansion on Guam have yet to be made, including the ultimate makeup of the units to be stationed there and the extent of the military construction required to support such a massive buildup. GAO also reported that DOD may intend to seek funding for military construction projects associated with the buildup before a final environmental impact statement is issued or the full extent of funding and facility requirements is determined.
In testimony delivered to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 1, 2008, GAO made the following observation: `DOD and the Government of Guam face several significant challenges associated with the military buildup, including addressing funding and operational challenges and community and infrastructure impacts, which could affect the development and implementation of their planning efforts. First, DOD has not identified all funding requirements and may encounter difficulties in obtaining funding given competing priorities within the Department. Second, DOD officials need to address the operational and training limitations on Guam, such as for sea and airlift capabilities, and training requirements for thousands of marines. Third, the increase in military personnel and their dependents on Guam and the large number of construction workers needed to build military facilities will create challenges for Guam's community and civilian infrastructure.'
In an effort to clarify some of the uncertainty related to DOD's development plans for Guam, the Secretary of Defense is directed to provide the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress with a list of individual construction projects, by fiscal year, needed to complete the military infrastructure buildup on Guam. The project list should be provided with the President's fiscal year 2010 budget submission and updated each year thereafter through completion of the U.S. military buildup on Guam.
Timeliness of Reports.--The Committee has previously expressed concern at the Department's frequent failure to comply with deadlines for submitting mandated reports. Again in 2008, a number of reports related to major Department initiatives were not delivered on time, if at all, nor was notice received from the Department as to why the reports were late or when they would be submitted. Many of these reports are planning documents, intended to demonstrate that the Department is adequately coordinating its many ongoing initiatives, such as the Global Defense Posture moves, the Grow the Force initiative, and base realignment and closure. The failure to submit these reports contributes to the Committee's concern that the Department may not have developed a thorough blueprint for some of these programs prior to execution, nor adequately considered all of the infrastructure ramifications of carrying out significant force reorganizations while conducting two wars. Reports that have been mandated by the Committee are necessary to ensure proper congressional oversight and to inform congressional decisions related to the Department's budget requests; the failure to submit them in a timely manner is unacceptable. The Secretary of Defense and the service secretaries are therefore directed to submit all reports that are currently overdue no later than 30 days after the enactment of this act, and to assiduously comply with future reporting deadlines. In the event that a deadline is not met, the Department shall submit a written explanation for the failure to deliver the report, and an expected date of delivery, no later than 7 days after the deadline.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
| Appropriations, 2008 (including rescissions) 1 | $3,927,893,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 4,615,920,000 |
| Committee recommendation (including rescissions) | 4,496,441,000 |
| 1 Excludes $1,108,200,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110-252. |
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 $4,496,441,000, including rescissions, for the Army for fiscal year 2009. This amount is $568,548,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and $119,479,000 below 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 rescissions from funds previously appropriated to this account due to bid savings and cancellations as follows:
ARMY RESCISSIONS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Public Law Location Project title Committee recommendation
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Public Law 110-5 (Fiscal Year 2007) Georgia: Fort Stewart Combined Arms Collective Training Facility -5,000
Kansas: Fort Leavenworth Battle Seminar Facility -3,600
Maryland: Fort Meade Administrative Facility -5,200
North Carolina: Fort Bragg Digital Multipurpose Range Complex -20,000
Italy: Vicenza Brigade Complex -5,300
Italy: Vicenza Barracks Complex (PN 61847) -4,980
Italy: Vicenza Barracks Complex (PN 62438) -4,440
Subtotal, Public Law 110-5 -48,520
Public Law 110-161 (Fiscal Year 2008) Nevada: Hawthorne Ground Water Treatment Plant -3,500
New York: Fort Drum Brigade Complex-Company Operations -6,600
Texas: Fort Bliss Medical and Dental Facil- ity -6,500
Subtotal, Public Law 110-161 -16,600
Total -65,120
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The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects to be awarded as early in fiscal year 2009 as practical:
Installation Chapel Center, Fort Campbell, Kentucky- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $630,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Soldier Readiness Processing Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $648,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
| Appropriations, 2008 (including rescissions) 1 | $2,187,837,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 3,096,399,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 3,159,191,000 |
| 1 Excludes $355,907,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110-252. |
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 $3,159,191,000 for Navy and Marine Corps military construction for fiscal year 2009. This amount is $971,354,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and $62,792,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at the end of this report.
The Committee fully expects contracts for the following project to be awarded as early in fiscal year 2009 as practical:
Submarine Payloads Integration Laboratory, Newport Naval Station, Rhode Island- 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
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
| Appropriations, 2008 (including rescissions) 1 | $1,149,277,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 934,892,000 |
| Committee recommendation (including rescissions) | 1,050,614,000 |
| 1 Excludes $399,627,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110-252. |
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 $1,050,614,000, including rescissions, for the Air Force in fiscal year 2009. This amount is $98,663,000 below the fiscal year 2008 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and $115,722,000 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 rescissions from funds previously appropriated to this account due to bid savings as follows:
AIR FORCE RESCISSIONS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Public Law Location Project title Committee recommendation
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Public Law 110-161 (Fiscal Year 2008) California: Travis AFB Road Improvements -$1,980
Florida: Tyndall AFB Repair Airfield -6,100
Total -8,080
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STRATCOM Headquarters.--The Committee understands that the U.S. Strategic Command [STRATCOM] headquarters facility, located at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, is in a severe state of disrepair. Electrical service and cooling system failures, as well as flooding and fires in the headquarters complex, have impacted STRATCOM's ability to carry out its mission. As the lead combatant command for integration and synchronization of the Department of Defense's efforts to combat weapons of mass destruction, STRATCOM is essential to our Nation's security and must have adequate, safe, and suitable facilities to carry out its mission. The Committee therefore has provided $10,000,000 within the Air Force planning and design account specifically to initiate the planning and design of a new headquarters to replace the inadequate and failing facility at Offutt AFB. The Committee urges the Air Force to begin design work on this facility immediately, and to advance the project into the Future Years Defense Program.
The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects to be awarded as early in fiscal year 2009 as practical:
Logistics Readiness Center, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $1,800,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Security Forces Building, Lackland AFB, Texas- 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.
F-22A Consolidated Munitions Maintenance, Holloman AFB, New Mexico- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $495,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Missile Service Complex, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming- 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.
Centralized Administrative Processing Center, Sheppard AFB, Texas- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $1,314,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Fire and Rescue Station, Randolph AFB, Texas- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $972,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Joint Intelligence Technical Training Facility, Goodfellow AFB, Texas- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $1,656,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
| Appropriations, 2008 1 | $1,599,404,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 1,783,998,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 1,688,270,000 |
| 1 Excludes $890,921,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110-252. |
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 $1,688,270,000 for projects considered within the `Defense-Wide' account. This amount is $88,866,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level, and $95,728,000 below the budget request. Further detail of the Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at the end of this report.
European Missile Defense- The Committee has provided full funding as requested for the European Midcourse Radar Site to be located in the Czech Republic, and has provided the requested level of funding for site development for the European Interceptor Site planned for Poland. The Committee restricts the obligation of those funds until the parliaments of Poland and the Czech Republic have ratified any missile defense agreements with the United States related to the deployment of the system.
The Committee notes that the proposed European missile defense system is intended to be of mutual benefit to the United States and its NATO allies, but the Department has not sought NATO funding to pay for any portion of the construction costs. The Committee, therefore, directs the Department to file a precautionary prefinancing request for funding through the NATO Security Investment Program Fund [NSIP], and to report back to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 60 days of enactment of this act on the actions taken to obtain NATO cost sharing for the two projects. The Department is to include in that report an updated construction timetable and cost estimate, and a report on the status of concluding a memorandum of understanding between the Missile Defense Agency and the Corps of Engineers regarding executive oversight of construction for the projects.
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 $160,000,000 for the Energy Conservation Investment Program [ECIP]. This amount is $80,000,000 above the budget request. ECIP has proven to be one of the Department's most effective programs in promoting energy conservation and investment in renewable energy resources, including wind, solar, geothermal, waste-to-energy, and biomass, at U.S. military installations. The Committee strongly supports the Department's energy conservation objectives, but believes that a more aggressive and broad-based program, with an increased emphasis on applying renewable energy resources to enhance energy security at military installations, is warranted. Heightened concerns over the vulnerability of the power grid in the United States have underscored the need for the Department to increase its reliance on independently generated renewable energy resources and to make its installations as energy self-sufficient as possible.
The Committee understands that the military services are working to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy on at least 35 bases and clusters of installations. With sufficient funding, this initiative could produce earlier and more mission critical results. The Committee recommendation provides an additional $80,000,000 over the President's budget request for ECIP to be used to assess the risk that power disruptions pose to military installations and critical mission activities, and to develop plans, programs, and/or demonstration projects that use renewable energy resources to mitigate risk to task critical assets and promote energy efficiency and independence at military installations.
The Committee recognizes that energy security for mission critical assets is a cross service concern, and therefore directs the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to provide an expenditure plan for the additional ECIP funding to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress no later than January 30, 2009.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, RESERVE COMPONENTS
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
| Appropriations, 2008 (including rescissions) | $1,062,046,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 931,667,000 |
| Committee recommendation (including rescission) | 1,287,902,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The military construction appropriation for Reserve Components provides for acquisition, construction, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Reserve Components. This appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to support bases and installations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,287,902,000, including rescission, for military construction projects for the Guard and Reserve Components. This amount is $225,856,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $356,235,000 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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Component Budget request Committeerecommendation
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Army National Guard (including rescission) 539,296 659,269
Air National Guard 34,374 180,624
Army Reserve 281,687 357,387
Navy Reserve 57,045 61,045
Air Force Reserve 19,265 29,915
Total 931,667 1,287,902,000
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The Committee recommends the following rescission from funds previously appropriated to this account due to bid savings:
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD RESCISSION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Public Law Location Project title Committeerecommendation
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Public Law 110-161 (Fiscal Year 2008) Arkansas: Camp Robinson Ammunition Supply Point -1,400
Total -1,400
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The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2009 as practical:
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Infantry Platoon Battle Course, Fort Chaffee, Arkansas- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $204,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Field Maintenance Shop, Las Vegas, Nevada- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $2,058,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Readiness Center, The Dalles, Oregon- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $682,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Readiness Center, Dallas Armory, Oregon- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $1,681,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Combat Vehicle Training Facility, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $620,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Paint Booth, Northern Nevada Military Department, Nevada- 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.
Westminster Zero Range, Westminster Training Site, Vermont- Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,789,000 be made available for the construction of this facility.
Hangar 1001 Improvement, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington- Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $766,000 be made available for the renovation of this facility.
Tri-State Armory Addition, Kenova, West Virginia- Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $2,000,000 be made available for the construction of this facility.
Readiness Center, York, Pennsylvania- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $880,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Combat Communications Training Complex, Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base, Ohio- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $1,100,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
C-5 Taxiway Upgrades, Martinsburg Air Base, West Virginia- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $850,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Conventional Munitions Shop, Joe Foss Field, South Dakota- Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,900,000 be made available for the construction of this facility.
Security Gate, Rickenbacker Airport ANG Base, Ohio- Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,600,000 be made available for the construction of this facility.
Combat Arms Training Simulator/Maintenance Facility, Hector Field, North Dakota- 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.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE
Joint Services Lodging Facility, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $900,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
| Appropriations, 2008 | $201,400,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 240,867,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 240,867,000 |
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 $240,867,000 for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program [NSIP] for fiscal year 2009. This amount is $39,467,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
FAMILY HOUSING OVERVIEW
The Committee recommends $3,216,750,000 for family housing construction, operations and maintenance, and the Department's family housing improvement and homeowners assistance funds. This amount is $330,467,000 above the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2008 and $13,295,000 above the fiscal year 2009 budget request.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
| Appropriations, 2008 (including rescission) | $419,841,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 678,580,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 678,580,000 |
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 $678,580,000 for family housing construction, Army, including construction improvements, in fiscal year 2009. This amount is $258,739,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level, and equal to the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $258,579,000 for new construction, as shown below:
ARMY FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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Germany Wiesbaden Family Housing Replacement Construction 32,000 32,000
Germany Wiesbaden Family Housing Replacement Construction 20,000 20,000
Germany Wiesbaden Family Housing Replacement Construction 43,000 43,000
Germany Wiesbaden Family Housing Replacement Construction 38,000 38,000
Korea Camp Humphreys Family Housing New Construction 125,000 125,000
Worldwide Various Locations Planning & Design 579 579
Total 258,579 258,579
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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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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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Alaska Fort Greely Privatization (126 units) 36,200 36,200
Alaska Fort Wainwright Privatization (104 units) 30,000 30,000
Colorado Fort Carson Privatization (530 units) 103,000 103,000
Georgia Fort Stewart Privatization (932 units) 103,801 103,801
Texas Fort Bliss Privatization (763 units) 127,000 127,000
Germany Wiesbaden/Hainerberg Improvements (97 units) 20,000 20,000
Total 420,001 420,001
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
| Appropriations, 2008 | $731,920,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 716,110,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 721,110,000 |
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 $721,110,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Army. This amount is $10,810,000 below the fiscal year 2008 enacted level, and $5,000,000 above the budget request.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
| Appropriations, 2008 1 | $293,129,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 382,778,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 381,073,000 |
| 1 Excludes $11,766,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110-252. |
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 $381,073,000 for family housing construction, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal year 2009. This amount is $87,944,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $1,705,000 below the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $63,062,000 for new construction, as shown below:
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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Cuba Guantanamo Bay Replace Granadillo Circle 16,547 15,846
Cuba Guantanamo Bay Replace Granadillo Point 23,666 22,662
Cuba Guantanamo Bay Replace Bargo Housing 22,385 22,385
Worldwide Various Locations Planning & Design 2,169 2,169
Total 64,767 63,062
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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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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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California MCB Camp Pendle- ton Camp Pendleton Public Private Venture, Phase 7 59,026 59,026
California MCAGCC Twentynine Palms Twentynine Palms Public Private Venture, Phase 3 49,600 49,600
Hawaii MCBH Kaneohe Bay Hawaii Public Private Venture, Phase 3 60,000 60,000
Mississippi NCBC Gulfport SE Region Privatization, Gulfport 8,400 8,400
North Carolina MCB Camp Lejeune Campe Lejeune Public Private Venture, Phase 5 81,987 81,987
Japan CFA Sasebo Wholehouse Revitalization, Sakura Tower 8,761 8,761
Japan CFA Sasebo Wholehouse Revitalization, Dragon Crest 7,202 7,202
Japan CFA Sasebo Wholehouse Improvement, Hario Village 32,430 32,430
Japan MCAS Iwakuni Revitalize Monzen Townhouses, Phase 2 8,910 8,910
Guam NAVBASE Guam Reconfigure Interior 695 695
Total 318,011 318,011
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
| Appropriations, 2008 | $371,404,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 376,062,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 381,062,000 |
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 $381,062,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal year 2009. This amount is $9,658,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $5,000,000 above the budget request.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
| Appropriations, 2008 (including rescissions) | $312,747,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 395,879,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 395,879,000 |
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 $395,879,000 for family housing construction, Air Force, in fiscal year 2009. This amount is $83,132,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level, and equal to the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $79,536,000 for new construction, as shown below:
AIR FORCE FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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United Kingdom RAF Lakenheath Replace Family Housing (182 units) 71,828 71,828
Worldwide Various Locations Planning & Design 7,708 7,708
Total 79,536 79,536
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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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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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Japan Kadena AB Improve Family Housing, Phase 9 (614 units) 150,245 150,245
Japan Kadena AB Install Government Furnished Materials (314 units) 1,716 1,716
Japan Kadena AB Install Air Conditioning Systems 368 368
Japan Misawa AB Improve Family Housing, Phase 4 (370 units) 46,829 46,829
Japan Yokota AB Improve Family Housing, Phase 7 (350 units) 51,007 51,007
Portugal Lajes AB Improve Family Housing (184 units) 41,275 41,275
United Kingdom RAF Alconbury Improve Family Housing (71 units) 13,153 13,153
United Kingdom RAF Feltwell Renovate Family Housing & Infrastructure (16 units) 11,700 11,700
United Kingdom RAF Menwith Hill Improve Family Housing (1 unit) 50 50
Total 316,343 316,343
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
| Appropriations, 2008 | $688,335,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 599,465,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 604,465,000 |
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 $604,465,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Air Force, in fiscal year 2009. This amount is $83,870,000 below the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $5,000,000 above the budget request.
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
| Appropriations, 2008 | $48,848,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 49,231,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 49,231,000 |
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 $49,231,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Defense-Wide. This amount is $383,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
| Appropriations, 2008 | $500,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 850,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 850,000 |
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 $850,000 for the Family Housing Improvement Fund. This amount is $350,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE FUND
| Appropriations, 2008 | ........................... |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | $4,500,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 4,500,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Homeowners Assistance Program [HAP] Fund provides funds to assist eligible military personnel and civilian Federal employee homeowners who sustain a loss on the sale of their primary residence due to a declining residential real estate market attributable to the closure or realignment of a military installation. Program expenses include payments to homeowners for losses on private sales; cost of judicial foreclosure; property acquisition by liquidating and/or assuming outstanding mortgages; partial payment of homeowners' lost equity on government acquisitions; retirement of debt after sale of properties when the government assumes mortgages; and administrative expenses.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $4,500,000 for the Homeowners Assistance Fund. This amount is $4,500,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
| Appropriations, 2008 | $104,176,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 134,278,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 144,278,000 |
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 $144,278,000 for chemical demilitarization construction projects, an increase of $40,102,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $10,000,000 above the President's budget request.
The Committee continues to urge the Department to take all necessary and appropriate steps to dispose of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile by the 2012 Chemical Weapons Convention deadline and, under no circumstances, later than 2017 consistent with section 8119 of Public Law 110-116. In light of the need for the Department to carry out its mission promptly and safely it will need to provide close oversight over the execution of contracts at the chemical demilitarization sites to ensure funds are spent prudently and efficiently. The Committee will continue to monitor closely the Department's compliance with both deadlines.
BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990
| Appropriations, 2008 | $295,689,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 393,377,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 468,377,000 |
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 $468,377,000 for the Base Closure Account 1990. This is $172,688,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $75,000,000 above the President's budget request.
The Committee remains concerned about the backlog of environmental remediation activities required to complete the cleanup of U.S. military installations closed during previous BRAC rounds. The most recent estimate of the cost to complete the cleanup of these bases is approximately $3,000,000,000. The Committee recognizes that lengthy delays in completing environmental cleanup at shuttered bases hamper the ability of communities to put valuable property to economically and socially productive uses, and believes that more robust funding for the BRAC 1990 account will help to accelerate the cleanup and reuse of these bases. The additional funding above the President's budget request provided by the Committee for this account includes $20,000,000 for the Army, $40,000,000 for the Navy, and $15,000,000 for the Air Force.
BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW
From fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2008, a total of $24,006,522,000 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 2009, is $24,474,899,000.
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 2009 for BRAC 1990.
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 1990
[Total funding, fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2009]
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1990-2007 Fiscal year Total
2008 enacted 2009 Committee 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 8,841,353,000 $295,689,000 $468,377,000 9,605,419,000
Total 23,710,833,000 295,689,000 468,377,000 24,474,899,000
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BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005
| Appropriations, 2008 1 | $7,235,591,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 9,065,386,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 8,991,700,000 |
| 1 Excluding $1,278,886,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110-252. |
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 $8,891,700,000 for the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005. This amount is $1,756,109,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and $73,686,000 below 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.
BRAC 2005 PROJECTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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State Service Location Commission recommendation Project Amount
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Alaska Air Force Elmendorf AFB 80,110 Aircraft Support Equip Shop 3,000
80,110 Add to Aerial Port 1,900
80,110 Add to and Alter for Squad Ops and AMU 8,200
80 Add to Combat Arms Maint. and Training Simulator 1,000
80 Alter Bldg 8515 for Supply and Security Forces 5,600
80 Base Engineer Complex 500
80,110 Fuel Cell/Corrosion Control Facility 22,000
80 Medical Training Facility 5,400
80 Operations and Training Facility 8,900
80 Training Fire Station 2,500
80 Vehicle Maintenance Shop 1,500
Alabama Army Redstone Arsenal 189 Rotary Wing Center 46,000
148 AMC & USASAC Headquarters, Increment II 98,000
MDA Redstone Arsenal 134 Von Braun Complex Phase 3 Increment II 127,000
Arkansas Army Jonesboro 13 Armed Forces Reserve Center 23,000
NW Arkansas (Fayetteville) 13 Armed Forces Reserve Center 25,000
California Navy MCAS Miramar 137B HRSC Consolidation 20,940
138 Construct & Alter Regional Confinement Facility 31,950
NAWS China Lake 184 Weapons and Armament Facility #1 32,870
184 Renovate Facilities, Ordnance Area 9,270
184 Lab Renovation, Building 5 25,520
184 Ordnance Storage Facilities 12,110
Colorado Air Force Buckley AFB 91 BRAC AFR Training Facility 7,200
143B BRAC ARPC Administrative 25,000
Connecticut Army AFRC Middletown 15 Armed Forces Reserve Center 68,000
Newtown Armory 15 Armed Forces Reserve Center 66,800
Air Force Bradley IAP AGS 85 Upgrade A-10 Engine CIRF 1,100
District of Columbia Navy Washington 149 Navy Systems Management Activity Relocation 14,963
149 Navy Systems Management Activity Warehouse 7,610
Delaware Army Dover AFB 169 Joint Medical Examiner Facility 52,000
AFRC Newark 16 Armed Forces Reserve Center 26,000
Florida Army Eglin AFB 4 Special Forces Complex 148,000
Air Force Eglin AFB 125 BRAC F-35 Construction Haul Road 810
125 BRAC F-35 Duke Field Barriers 1,550
125 F-35 [JSF] Renovate Maintenance Dock B1318 3,810
125 F-35 [JSF] Renovate Maintenance Dock B1344 2,006
125 F-35 [JSF] Renovate Warehouse B1404 1,050
125 F-35 [JSF] Utility Infrastructure Upgrades 10,400
125 JSF IFT Dining Facility 5,000
125 JSF Marine Corps/Navy Hangar (Increment II) 21,800
125 JSF Munition Maintenance 8,900
NAS Pensacola 128 BRAC-CSO Bachelor Quarters 39,600
Georgia Army Fort Benning 9 Medical Facility, Increment I 80,000
9 Heaquarters Bldg, Armor Officer Basic Crs 7,700
9 General Instruction Complex 2, Increment I 39,000
9 Vehicle Maintenance Instruction Facility 63,000
2 CIDC Field Operations Bldg 3,050
9 Infrastructure Support, Increment II 74,000
Fort Gillem 2 Armed Forces Reserve Center, Add/Alt 12,000
Air Force Moody AFB 79,103 BRAC Add/Alter Dental Clinic 1,000
79,103 BRAC Child Development Center 4,000
79,103 BRAC Community Activity Center 4,400
79,103 BRAC Transient Lodging Facility 1,800
79,103 BRAC Visiting Quarters 2,600
79,103 LOLA/Ramp/Gun Berm 2,550
Hawaii Air Force Hickam AFB 104 Flight Simulator Training Facility 5,000
Iowa Air Force Sioux Gateway APT 116 KC-135 Test Apron and Taxiway 3,000
Illinois Army Carbondale 19 Armed Forces Reserve Center 11,800
Air Force Capital APT AGS 90 F-16 CIRF Sound Suppressor Foundation 1,600
Capital APT AGS 90 Upgrade F-16 Engine CIRF 6,200
Indiana Army Greenwood (Indianapolis) 20 Armed Forces Reserve Center 39,000
Kansas Air Force McConnell AFB 112 Munitions Delivery Road 1,450
112 STAMP Relocation 4,900
112 STRAPP Relocation 1,800
Kentucky Army Fort Knox 143 Human Resources Command Complex, Increment III 55,400
9 Army Reserve Center, Phase 2 28,000
Louisiana Army Shreveport 23 Armed Forces Reserve Center 16,500
Air Force New Orleans ARS 119 Establish F-15 CIRF 5,100
119 F-15 CIRF Sound Suppressor Foundation 1,500
Massachusetts Air Force Barnes MPT AGS 94 EOD Facility 1,750
Maryland Army Aberdeen Proving Ground 169 Medical Research Lab, Chem Bio Defense 27,000
174 Non-Medical Chem Bio Fac 27,000
136 Headquarters Bldg, Army Test and Eval Cmd 43,000
5 C4ISR, Phase 2, Increment I 99,000
5 C4ISR, Phase 1, Increment III 142,000
187 Army Research Lab Vehicle Technology 35,000
Bethesda 169 Community Support Facilities 11,200
Fort Meade 130 MILDEP Adjudication Activities 51,000
141 Defense Media Activity, Increment I 44,000
Air Force Andrews AFB 129 BRAC Construct Administrative Facility 53,000
129 BRAC Construct POV Lane, Pearl Harbor Gate 1,350
DISA Fort Meade 140 Construct DISA Building 130,128
TMA Bethesda [WRNMMC] 169 Medical Center Addition--Increment II 201,350
Maine Navy Inspector-Instructor Bath 65 Facility Renovation Project 540
Portsmouth 65 Special Purpose BN Ops Facility 2,900
Michigan Army Detroit Arsenal 176 Administrative Office Buildings, Increment I 56,000
Detroit Arsenal 176 Weapons Maintenance and Operations Fac 6,400
Air Force Selfridge ANGB 95 Add To Alert Complex 870
Missouri Army Leonard Wood 127 Prime Power School Complex 29,000
Air Force Lambert--St. Louis IAP AGS 94 Relocate 157 AOG 4,000
Mississippi TMA Keesler AFB 173G Community Hospital 67,700
North Carolina Army Fort Bragg 3 Headquarters Bldg, FORSCOM/USARC, Increment II 150,000
Nebraska Army Beatrice Readiness Center 30 Armed Forces Reserve Center 13,290
New Hampshire Army Pease AFRC 31 Armed Forces Reserve Center 34,000
New Jersey Army Lakehurst AFRC 53 Equipment Concentration Site 27,000
Picatinny Arsenal 186 Packaging, Handling, Shipping & Trans Ctr 26,000
186 Fuze Eng Cmplx/Explosive Magazines 25,000
186 Guns & Weapons Systems Lab (Turret) 12,000
186 Guns & Weapons Systems Tech Data 13,000
Navy McGuire AFB (Cookstown) 68 Aviation Supply Dept & AIMD Ops Facility 37,010
68 Munitions Maintenance Facility 1,800
68 NAVY VR Fleet Logistics Ops Facility (INCR II of II) 28,882
68 Aviation Support Facility Hangar Renovation 12,000
68 C-130 Flight Simulator Facility 4,260
68 Helicopters Hangars & MAG HQ (INCR II of II) 41,941
Nevada Air Force Nellis AFB 89,100 Construct Airfield Pavements 7,800
New York Army AFRC Farmingdale 34 Armed Forces Reserve Center, Increment II 27,000
West Point 5 US Military Academy Prep School, Increment I 100,000
Ohio Army Columbus 37 Armed Forces Reserve Center 65,218
Mansfield 37 Armed Forces Reserve Center 30,714
Air Force Wright-Patterson AFB 187 Add to and Alter Sensors Laboratory [AFRL/SN] 40,000
170 Pipeline Dormitory 12,600
170 USAFSAM (Increment II) 30,000
Oklahoma Army Broken Arrow 73 Armed Forces Reserve Center 12,100
38 Armed Forces Reserve Center 54,900
Muskogee 38 Armed Forces Reserve Center 23,000
Fort Sill 10 ADA Brigade Complex, Increment II 47,000
Oregon Army Camp Wythcombe 39 Armed Forces Reserve Center 45,500
Pennsylvania Army AFRC Lewisburg 40 Armed Forces Reserve Center 24,000
AFRC Williamsport 40 Armed Forces Reserve Center 18,500
AFRC Willow Grove 40 Armed Forces Reserve Center 30,000
Navy Philadelphia 137B Renovate Building 9 20,570
Tobyhanna Army Depot 57 Radar Maintenance Facility 2,450
Pennsylvania Navy NMCRC Pittsburgh 73 NMCRC Moundsville to NMCRC Pittsburgh, PA 4,920
Puerto Rico Army AFRC Fort Allen 41 Armed Forces Reserve Center 19,500
AFRC Fort Buchanan 41 Armed Forces Reserve Center 28,000
Ceiba 41 Armed Forces Reserve Center 36,000
Mayaguez 41 Armed Forces Reserve Center 37,000
Rhode Island Navy NS Newport 181 Maritime Subsurface Sensor Operations Facility 15,320
South Carolina Army Shaw AFB 3 Headquarters Building, Third U.S. Army 102,000
Air Force Shaw AFB 3A Dormitory Renovation for HQ 3rd Army 2,350
Tennessee Army Kingsport 43 Armed Forces Reserve Center 19,300
Air Force McGhee Tyson APT AGS 92 Expand Parking Apron & Hydrant Sys 5,200
Texas Army AFRC Amarillo 44 Armed Forces Reserve Center 24,000
Fort Bliss 10 Division Headquarters Building 25,000
10 Combat Aviation Brigade Complex, Increment III 103,000
10 Brigade Combat Team Complex #3, Increment II 145,000
10 Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility 1 79,000
10 Community Infrastructure 32,000
AFRC Dyess AFB 44 Armed Forces Reserve Center 40,000
AFRC Lewisville 44 Armed Forces Reserve Center 22,000
AFRC Round Rock 44 Armed Forces Reserve Center 41,000
AFRC San Marcos 44 Armed Forces Reserve Center 29,000
AFRC Tyler 44 Armed Forces Reserve Center 29,000
Air Force NAS-JRB Fort Worth 113 BRAC AFR Add Avionics Shop 1,050
113 BRAC AFR ECM Shop 1,150
Ellington Field 111 Relocate 272 EIS HQ 2,650
Fort Sam Houston 172 Medical Field Training Complex 18,000
172 METC Medical Instructional Facility (Increment II) 96,400
172 METC Student Dorm #1 (Increment II) 41,200
172 METC Student Dorm #2 (Increment II 33,700
172 METC Student Dorm #3 (Increment I) 48,000
170 Tri-Service Research Facility 79,500
Randolph AFB 170 AF Audit Agency Relocation 1,336
TMA Fort Sam Houston 172 San Antonio Military Medical Center (North) Incr II 294,074
Lackland AFB 172 WHMC Renovation of Ambulatory Care Center 51,000
Utah Air Force Hill AFB 113 Renovate LANTIRN CIRF Bldgs 584 & 578 2,500
Virginia Army Arlington Hall 129 Armed Forces Reserve Center, Add/Alt 80,100
Fort Belvoir 5 Network Operations Center 8,300
132 Infrastructure Support, Increment II 23,000
168 Infrastructure Support, Increment II 48,000
169 Infrastructure Support, Increment II 20,000
168 Defense Access Roads, EPG 36,000
Fort Eustis 8 Headquarters Building, TRADOC 113,000
Fort Lee 122 USAF Transportation Management School 16,500
121 Warrior Training Facilities 12,000
121 Combat Service Support School, Ph 1, Increment III 6,348
133 Administrative Building [DCMA] 23,000
121 Combat Service Support School, Ph 2, Increment II 143,000
123 JCOE for Culinary Training 17,000
NGA Fort Belvoir 168 NGA Headquarters Facility 743,868
TMA Fort Belvoir 169 Hospital Replacement--Increment III 197,750
WHS Fort Belvoir 133 Office Complex 274,330
Navy MCB Quantico 131 Collocate MILDEP Invest Agencies (INCR II of II) 213,109
Chesapeake 138 Joint Regional Correctional Facility (INCR I of II) 33,000
MCB Quantico 138 Pre-trial Detainee Facility 5,570
NS Norfolk 8 Renovate V47 for Combat Craft Facility 7,140
DIA Rivanna Sta (Charlottesville) 167 Joint Use Intelligence Analysis Facility--Phase 2 21,000
Vermont Army AFRC White River Junction 45 Armed Forces Reserve Center 28,000
Washington Army AFRC Everett 46 Armed Forces Reserve Center 28,000
Air Force Fairchild AFB 116 Relocate Combat Communications 12,800
Wisconsin Army Madison 48 Armed Forces Reserve Center 25,375
73 Armed Forces Reserve Center 6,600
Air Force Gen Mitchell IAP AGS 97 Add Hydrant Refueling Outlet 1,150
Worldwide Air Force Various Planning and Design 4,173
Worldwide Army Various Planning and Design 12,000
Worldwide Army Various Planning and Design [GDPR] 3,700
Total Military Construction and P&D 7,224,795
Various Locations Army Various Environmental 54,831
Various Locations Navy Various Environmental 8,627
Various Locations Air Force Various Environmental 11,486
Various Locations Defense Wide Various Environmental
Total Environmental 74,944
Various Locations Army Various Operation and Maintenance 481,561
Various Locations Navy Various Operation and Maintenance 254,336
Various Locations Air Force Various Operation and Maintenance 253,272
Various Locations Defense Wide Various Operation and Maintenance 340,152
Total Operation and Maintenance 1,329,321
Various Locations Army Various Military Personnel Moves
Various Locations Navy Various Military Personnel Moves 9,785
Various Locations Air Force Various Military Personnel Moves 6,786
Various Locations Defense Wide Various Military Personnel Moves
Total MilPers PCS 16,571
Various Locations Army Various Other 157,991
Various Locations Navy Various Other 12,099
Various Locations Air Force Various Other 63,226
Various Locations Defense Wide Various Other 186,439
Total Other 419,755
TOTAL fiscal year 2009 FUNDING FOR BRAC 2005 9,065,386
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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 for overseas projects.
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 $100,000.
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 service secretaries 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 Fund.
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 unit 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 allows the transfer of expired funds to the Foreign Currency Fluctuation, Construction, Defense Account.
Sec. 127. The Committee includes a provision that restricts the use of military construction and family housing construction funds to projects and activities identified in the report and detail tables accompanying this act.
SEC. 128. The Committee includes a provision transferring $500,000 from the Air Force to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
HEARINGS
The subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Affairs held one hearing related to the fiscal year 2009 Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] budget request on April 10, 2008. The subcommittee heard testimony from the Honorable James Peake, M.D., Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, concerning the VA's budget request for fiscal year 2009.
Additionally, on May 1, 2008, the subcommittee held a joint hearing with the subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development related to homeless veteran programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $94,792,750,000 for the Department of Veterans Affairs, including $46,742,925,000 in mandatory spending and $48,049,825,000 in discretionary spending. The amount provided for discretionary activities represents an increase of $4,941,933,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding contained in Public Law 110-252, and an increase of $3,285,693,000 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, 2007, there were an estimated 23.5 million living veterans, with 23.4 million of them residing in the United States and Puerto Rico. There were an estimated 35.9 million dependents (spouses and dependent children) of living veterans in the United States and Puerto Rico. There were over 536,000 survivors of deceased veterans receiving VA survivor benefits in the United States and Puerto Rico. Thus, more than 59.9 million people, or 19.6 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 veterans 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 health care delivery system for eligible veterans; carries out a program of education and training of health care 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, 1,089 outpatient clinics, 135 nursing homes, and 50 VA residential rehabilitation treatment programs is maintained to meet the VA's medical mission.
The National Cemetery Administration [NCA] provides for the interment of the remains of eligible deceased service members 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 164 cemeterial installations and activities.
Other VA offices include the General Counsel, Office of 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.
Medical Services and Medical Administration- The Department's fiscal year 2009 budget request proposes merging the Medical services account and the Medical administration account. The Committee concurs with this recommendation. Prior to the establishment of the three medical care appropriations accounts in 2004 (Medical services, Medical administration, and Medical facilities), a medical facility director was allocated a single budget that could be used to address local operational priorities related to the care of veterans as needed. For example, funds could be used to address critical vacancies in nurse staffing or security personnel, patient scheduling, or medical collections functions as the need arose. All of these functions are critical to the successful care and treatment of the patient.
The current account structure constrains the ability of medical center directors to assure an appropriate balance of clinical and operational staffing. For example, a director may need to hire additional clinical staff which is paid from the Medical services account. To accommodate the additional clinical staff, the director may need to increase support staff to conduct quality assurance or perform medical coding, which is paid from the Medical administration account. If sufficient funding is not available in the Medical administration account at the facility, the director cannot shift funding from the other medical care appropriations to support this function. By combining the two appropriations, the facility director could immediately hire additional clinical staff and the appropriate supporting staff without seeking a realignment of funds from VA headquarters.
The Committee understands the rationale for having separate accounts to ensure proper oversight. However, the current account structure has created bureaucratic confusion at the medical center level often slowing effective delivery of health care. In order to provide the needed flexibility to medical center directors while ensuring proper oversight, the Committee recommends consolidating the Medical services and Medical administration accounts, but includes new reporting requirements to allow the Committee to effectively monitor administrative functions.
Legislative Initiatives- The Committee is pleased to note that the VA did not predicate its fiscal year 2009 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 2009 budget request, which assumes no revenue from fees that have not been passed into law.
Medical Facilities- The Committee remains committed to providing the VA the resources it needs to recapitalize its aging medical facilities and infrastructure, modernize existing facilities, and ensure that life safety requirements are met throughout VA medical facilities. Over the past 2 fiscal years, the Committee has provided the Department more than $2,300,000,000 above the requested levels for major construction, minor construction, and non-recurring maintenance. However, the President's budget request for fiscal year 2009 has not built upon these investments and instead continues to underfund VA medical facilities. The President's request proposes to cut funding for major construction, despite the fact that the VA's 5-Year Capital Plan shows a need of slightly over $5,500,000,000 in major capital projects. The budget request also proposes to reduce funding for minor construction, despite an aging infrastructure that, according to the VA's Facilities Condition Assessment, encompasses almost $6,000,000,000 worth of code deficiencies. The Committee is pleased to note that the VA is obligating the additional funds that Congress has provided, but is disheartened that the President did not adequately address capital needs in his fiscal year 2009 request. Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes an additional $1,336,165,000 over the President's budget request for major and minor construction and non-recurring maintenance needs in fiscal year 2009.
Services for Women Veterans- The Committee remains dedicated to ensuring that the emerging needs of women veterans are met, and is committed to working with the Department to refine its programs, services, and outreach efforts in order to inform women veterans of their eligibility status and improve their access to services. The percentage of women veterans receiving care from the VA is expected to double in the next 5 years, with women combat veterans making up a large portion of the increase. The Committee recommendation includes an additional $5,000,000 for outreach and transitional assistance for women veterans.
The Committee is pleased that the Department has begun to address the unique needs of women veterans with the establishment of the Center for Women Veterans and the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, and encourages the Department to continue its ongoing study of women's issues and to expand outreach to women veterans to ensure they are aware of the benefits they have earned.
To better prepare for the anticipated surge of women veterans seeking health care from the VA, the Committee urges the Department to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the needs of women veterans, with a focus on specialized programs, including women veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, women who are homeless, women who require care for mental illness, sexual trauma, or substance abuse, and women who require prenatal care. Additionally, the Committee encourages the Department to create a certification program for clinicians working with victims of sexual trauma and to join with the Institute of Medicine, or a comparable organization, to conduct a study on the health consequences of women veterans serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
| Appropriations, 2008 | $44,642,822,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 46,155,162,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 46,901,162,000 |
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 $46,901,162,000 for the Veterans Benefits Administration. This amount is composed of $43,111,681,000 for `Compensation and pensions'; $3,832,944,000 for `Readjustment benefits'; $42,300,000 for `Veterans insurance and indemnities'; $2,000,000 for the `Veterans housing benefit program fund', with $246,000,000 in credit subsidies and $157,210,000 for administrative expenses; $61,000 for the `Vocational rehabilitation loans program account' and $320,000 for administrative expenses; and $646,000 for the `Native American veteran housing loan program account'.
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
| Appropriations, 2008 | $41,236,322,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 43,111,681,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 43,111,681,000 |
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.
Claims Processing- The Committee remains concerned with the time it takes the VA to efficiently process a veteran's disability claim. Through May 2008, the average days it took to process a claim was 182, and the pending backlog of claims stood at 390,000. Since 2000, VBA has experienced a steady increase in the number and complexity of disability claims filed. In fact, disability claims increased by 45 percent from 2000 to 2007. The Committee is committed to providing the VA with the resources it needs to expedite the processing of these claims. For fiscal year 2009, the Committee recommends for VBA's General operating expense account an additional $70,000,000 above the President's budget request. Additionally, the Committee is aware that the VA has initiated special near-term workload and inventory reduction initiatives and directs the Department to report to the Committees on Appropriations of both House of Congress no later than December 31, 2008, on these initiatives and the impacts they have had in reducing the average waiting time and the pending backlog of claims.
Additionally, the Committee is concerned that the VA has not moved quickly enough to develop or acquire new technology that would allow the Department to more efficiently process claims. The Committee directs the VA to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress no later than January 23, 2009, detailing what steps the VA has taken to modernize claims processing information technology infrastructure and the current plan to leverage technology to create a more efficient and veteran-friendly system.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $43,111,681,000 for `Compensation and pensions'. This is an increase of $1,875,359,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The amount includes funds for a projected fiscal year 2009 cost-of-living increase of 2.5 percent for all disability compensation beneficiaries and pension recipients.
The appropriation includes $26,798,000 in payments to the `General operating expenses', `Medical services', and `Information technology systems' 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.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
| Appropriations, 2008 | $3,300,289,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 3,086,944,000 |
| Committee recommendation 1 | 3,832,944,000 |
| 1 Includes $746,000,000 for increased educational benefits provided in Public Law 110-252. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Readjustment benefits' appropriation finances the education and training of veterans and service members 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 service members who were captured or missing in action.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,832,944,000 for `Readjustment benefits'. This is an increase of $532,655,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $746,000,000 above the budget request.
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
| Appropriations, 2008 | $41,250,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 42,300,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 42,300,000 |
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 $42,300,000 for `Veterans insurance and indemnities'. This is an increase of $1,050,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The Department estimates there will be 7,087,725 policies in force in fiscal year 2009 with a value of $1,084,862,000,000.
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND
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Appropriations, 2008 $17,389,000 $154,562,000
Budget estimate, 2009 2,000,000 157,210,000
Committee recommendation 2,000,000 157,210,000
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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 $2,000,000; and $157,210,000 for administrative expenses for fiscal year 2009. Bill language limits gross obligations for direct loans for specially-adapted housing to $500,000.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Appropriations, 2008 $71,000 $311,000
Budget estimate, 2009 61,000 320,000
Committee recommendation 61,000 320,000
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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 $1,041 (based on the indexed chapter 31 subsistence allowance rate) are currently 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. Virtually all loans are repaid in full and most in less than 1 year.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $61,000 for program costs and $320,000 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 $3,180,000. It is estimated that the VA will make 4,021 loans in fiscal year 2009, with an average amount of $791.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
| Appropriations, 2008 | $628,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 646,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 646,000 |
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 $646,000 for administrative expenses associated with this program. This is $18,000 above the fiscal year 2008 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 2009, will be borne by the `Medical services' and `General operating expenses' accounts.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
| Appropriations, 2008 | $37,201,220,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 39,178,503,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 41,078,232,000 |
ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
The Department of Veterans Affairs operates the largest Federal medical care delivery system in the country, with 155 hospitals, 50 VA residential rehabilitation treatment programs, 135 nursing homes, and 1,089 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 pharmaceutical 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 $41,078,232,000 for the Veterans Health Administration, without collections. This amount is composed of $35,590,432,000 for Medical services; $4,961,000,000 for Medical facilities; and $526,800,000 for Medical and prosthetic research. Medical care collections are expected to be $2,544,000,000. Therefore, VHA will have total resources of $43,622,232,000, plus any carryover from fiscal year 2008, available in fiscal year 2009.
AREAS OF INTEREST
DOD-VA Health Care Resource Sharing- The Committee continues to believe that the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs should explore opportunities for sharing resources in a way that improves care for service members who are transitioning from DOD to VA care. As part of this effort, the Committee encourages the VA to survey opportunities for increased collaboration and resource sharing with DOD at military installations, including Fort Carson, Colorado.
VA Nursing Academy- The Committee commends the VA for addressing the nursing shortage through the Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy. This 5-year pilot program is designed to 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 also urges the 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 VA, in conjunction with accredited schools of nursing, to explore the development of a fast track doctoral training program which would facilitate completion of a doctorate [Ph.D.] in nursing by qualified nurses employed within the VA network who possess a bachelor of science in nursing.
National Veterans Wheelchair Games- The Committee understands that Spokane, Washington, has been selected as the host of the 2009 National Veterans Wheelchair Games. The Wheelchair Games are a multi-event sports and rehabilitation program for military service veterans who use wheelchairs for sports competition due to spinal cord injuries, amputations, or certain neurological problems. The Committee believes that the programs and activities that constitute the National Veterans Wheelchair Games are central to the rehabilitation, health promotion, and prevention of secondary medical conditions and encourages the VA to continue its work in this regard.
Caregiver Assistance- The Committee is aware of the increasing toll that the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are taking on the family members of veterans. The Committee recognizes that the VA lacks statutory authority to treat family members of veterans and that the programs that exist to counsel and train them in their new roles as caregivers remain limited. The Committee urges the VA to increase its efforts to expand outreach and services to families caring for injured veterans.
Energy Efficiency and Air Quality- The Committee encourages the Department to implement programs to monitor and improve both energy efficiency and air quality. As new construction progresses on hospitals and improvements are made to existing buildings, the Department should be exploring cost-effective ways to optimize energy use and air quality.
Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal- Proper disposal of pharmaceutical waste is essential in protecting public health. The Committee is concerned about recent published reports regarding the discovery of trace amounts of medications, including antibiotics, in the drinking water of certain U.S. cities. The Committee notes that no VA hospitals have been identified as a source of these pollutants, but wants to ensure that pharmaceutical waste is properly tracked and disposed of at VA medical centers. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regulates the manner in which hazardous hospital waste is disposed. The Committee directs the Department to report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress no later than 90 days from enactment of this act on the VA policy in place to dispose of pharmaceutical waste. Additionally, the Committee encourages the VA to study the feasibility of developing a pilot program in a minimum of three VISNs to explore efficient ways, including manual disposal and potential automated solutions, to eliminate the potential hazard of wrongful disposal of pharmaceutical waste. The VA is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress by February 15, 2009, on any steps taken to implement such a pilot program.
MEDICAL SERVICES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
| Appropriations, 2008 | $29,104,220,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 1 | 34,075,503,000 |
| Committee recommendation 1 | 35,590,432,000 |
| 1 Includes funding for Medical administration previously funded in a separate account. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Medical services appropriation combines into one account programs and funding previously appropriated under separate Medical services and Medical administration accounts.
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.
This account also 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 Veterans Integrated Service Network [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 concurs with the administration's request to merge the Medical services and Medical administration accounts. The Committee recommendation reflects this change for fiscal year 2009. The Committee recommends $35,590,432,000 for `Medical services'. This amount is an increase of $6,486,212,000 over the fiscal year 2008 enacted level, and $1,514,929,000 above the budget request. In addition, the VA has the authority to retain co-payments and third-party collections, estimated to total $2,544,000,000 in fiscal year 2009.
The Committee has included bill language to make available through September 30, 2010, up to $1,850,000,000 of the `Medical services' appropriation. This provides flexibility to the Department of Veterans Affairs as it continues to implement significant program changes.
The bill 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.
Rural Health Initiative- According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, almost 38 percent of veterans currently enrolled in the VA system reside in either a rural area (as defined by the U.S. Census) or a highly rural area (a rural area within a county with less than seven civilians per square mile). As a result of this, Congress enacted Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Health Care and Information Technology Act of 2006. Section 212 mandated the establishment of the Office of Rural Health [ORH]. The mission of the ORH is to improve access and quality of care for enrolled rural veterans by developing evidenced-based policies and innovative practices to support the unique needs of veterans residing in geographically rural areas. The Committee is pleased with the efforts made by the Department through the ORH, but believes more can be done.
To this end, the Committee recommendation includes $250,000,000 for a new initiative, to be implemented in coordination with ORH, aimed at reducing the gap in care that often exists for veterans residing in rural areas and veterans from Native American populations. The rural health initiative will allow the Secretary to explore new ways of serving these populations and will provide the Department the resources and the latitude to fund initiatives, such as, but not limited to, increasing mobile clinics; establishing new outpatient clinics; expanding fee based care in areas not served by VA facilities; exploring collaboration with other Federal or community providers (such as the Indian Health Service, Community Mental Health and Health Centers, or other community-based organizations); accelerating deployment of telemedicine; and funding innovative pilot and demonstration programs. The Committee has included this funding in addition to the increase for Medical services in order to ensure that the level of medical care available for all veterans is not adversely affected. To assist the VA in implementing this new initiative, the Committee has also increased by $250,000,000 above the budget request the Department's availability of funding through September 30, 2010. Additionally, in order to provide greater flexibility in administering the initiative, the Department is reminded that reprogramming authority applies to the Medical services account. The Committee directs the Department to track this funding separately and report quarterly, by VISN, on the initiatives funded under this new program.
Health Care Income Threshold- In January 2003, the VA suspended health care enrollment for new Priority 8 veterans whose income exceeded a certain level. After 5 years, the ban remains in place. Currently, a veteran making as little as $28,430 a year could be excluded from enrolling in the VA's health care system, based on income. The Committee has consistently deferred to the committees of jurisdiction on the issue of lifting the ban. However, given the skyrocketing cost of health care and the steep downturn in the economy, the Committee is very concerned that the income threshold is too low and encompasses too many veterans facing economic hardship. The Committee understands that if the VA health care system were to be opened to additional Priority 8 veterans, the Department would prefer an incremental approach as opposed to lifting the ban entirely, which could overwhelm the VA's ability to absorb the increased patient load. The VA believes that an incremental approach would give the Department time to budget adequately for direct medical service needs, as well as for infrastructure improvements to build physical capacity. Until such time as the appropriate legislation can be enacted to adequately deal with the suspension of Priority 8 veterans, the Committee has included $350,000,000 within Medical services for the Department to raise the income threshold to an amount commensurate with the increased level of funding. Additionally, the Committee directs the Secretary to include cost estimates for annually raising the income threshold as part of the fiscal year 2010 budget request.
Account Consolidation Reporting Requirement- The Committee concurs with the Department's proposal to consolidate the `Medical services' account and the `Medical administration' account. However, to continue proper oversight, the Department is directed to provide the Committee bi-annually a report tracking the costs associated with the current medical administration functions. Additionally, the Committee directs the Department to include in future budget submissions those functions formerly funded by medical administration as a sub-function within the `Medical services' account.
Homeless Veterans- According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, on any given night about 154,000 veterans are homeless. On May 1, 2008, the Committee held a hearing to address the issue of homelessness among the veteran population. The goal of the hearing was to approach the issue in a comprehensive manner. Thus the Committee heard testimony from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as experts from the housing and veteran community. The Committee remains supportive of the VA's homeless programs and has included an additional $30,000,000 to increase the number of caseworkers and personnel for the Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program to accommodate the increase in section 8 vouchers.
The Committee is aware that the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill, 2009, included $10,000,000 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to create a demonstration program to test methods of homeless prevention among the veteran population. As part of this demonstration program, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been directed to coordinate with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor. The Committee directs the VA to dedicate at least $5,000,000 for caseworkers for the demonstration program.
The Committee recommendation also includes an increase of $8,000,000 above the President's request for the VA's Homeless Grant and Per Diem Program, bringing the funding to the fully authorized level of $130,000,000. However, the Committee is aware that legislation is currently pending before Congress that would raise the authorization level for this program to $200,000,000. Should this legislation pass, the Department is directed to increase funding for the Homeless Grant and Per Diem program to the fully authorized level. Additionally, the Committee recommendation includes an additional $10,000,000 above the President's request for Homeless Grants and Per Diem Program Liaisons.
Beneficiary Travel Mileage Reimbursement- In fiscal year 2008, the Committee provided $125,000,000 for the VA to increase the mileage reimbursement for veterans to 28.5 cents per mile. The Committee commends the Department for following Congress' lead and utilizing the funding provided to raise the mileage rate. However, with the price of gasoline continuing to hit record high levels, the Committee believes that further increases are warranted. Therefore, the Committee has included an additional $138,000,000 to raise the mileage reimbursement rate to 50.5 cents per mile, which bring the VA's rate into conformity with the General Services Administration's rate for Federal employees.
Blind Rehabilitation Service/Military Eye Injury Center of Excellence- The mission of the Blind Rehabilitation Service is to assist blind and visually impaired veterans in the development of skills needed for personal independence and successful integration into the community and family environment. These services include inpatient and outpatient blind and vision rehabilitation programs, adjustment counseling, patient and family education, and assistive technology.
The nature of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan has exposed many service members to concussive blasts from improvised explosive devices and rocket propelled grenades. This has led to numerous head injuries, including traumatic brain injury [TBI]. One of the major effects of TBI is vision impairment. The Committee commends the Department for following Congress' direction by increasing and expanding services in both inpatient and outpatient facilities. While the VA's Blind Rehabilitation Service is known for its excellence in delivering comprehensive vision rehabilitation to the Nation's blind veterans at 10 VA Blind Rehabilitation Centers, more needs to be done to expand treatment to blind and visually impaired veterans in outpatient settings closer to where veterans live. Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional $15,000,000 for the VA's Blind Rehabilitation Service to continue expansion of Visual Impairment Services Teams, Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialists, and Visual Impairment Services Outpatient Rehabilitation.
For the past several years, the Committee has urged the VA to expand outpatient blind rehabilitative services and training activities. The Committee continues to support this goal, and encourages the VA to collaborate with existing private sector organizations with blind rehabilitative services, such as the Lions World Services for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas, and similar organizations, to help address the need identified by the Government Accountability Office and the VA's Office of Finance and Allocation Resource Center, and the recommendations of the VA's Visual Impairment Advisory Board to increase the supply of blind rehabilitative outpatient resources.
Public Law 110-181, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, directed the Secretary of Defense to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of military eye injuries. To foster greater synergy, the mandate required the Department of Defense to collaborate with the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a military eye injury registry. The VA's fiscal year 2009 budget request was formulated before passage of Public Law 110-181, thus the request does not contain any funding for this initiative. The Committee recommendation includes $6,900,000 for the VA's portion of this initiative. Additionally, the Committee directs the VA to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations no later than January 23, 2009, outlining the status of, and the coordination efforts undertaken, to establish the center of excellence.
Readjustment Counseling- The Committee strongly supports the services provided by Vet Centers. The Committee recommendation includes an additional $15,000,000 for the VA to continue to expand the number of Vet Centers across the country and to staff them adequately. These centers are often the first stop for veterans and their families as they seek counseling to readjust to civilian life. A Department of Defense 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 Committee encourages the VA to consider implementing the Defense Department's Healthy Habits program in Vet Centers.
Mental Health/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder/Traumatic Brain Injury- The Committee remains deeply concerned about the propensity of returning combat soldiers to suffer from `invisible wounds.' These invisible wounds encompass a number of mental health disorders, such as post traumatic stress disorder [PTSD], and traumatic brain injury [TBI]. The Committee is encouraged by the strides the Department has made in hiring additional mental health providers, opening new Vet Centers, and mitigating suicide hazards in inpatient wards. Moreover, the Committee is aware that on May 6, 2008, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the formation of a `Blue Ribbon Work Group on Suicide Prevention in the Veterans Population.' The work group has been tasked to make recommendations on ways the VA can improve its programs in suicide prevention, suicide research and suicide education. The Committee directs the VA to report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 15 days of receiving the Work Group's recommendations, actions and costs associated with implementing those recommendations. While it is clear that the VA has begun to undertake several actions needed to ensure that the mental health needs of veterans are met, more can be done. For instance, many soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have faced a combination of PTSD and TBI. However, the relationship between the two injuries is not well understood. Thus the Committee encourages the VA to increase funding above the baseline, by at least $2,000,000, for the National Centers for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to expand programs to ensure that the combined impact of these wounds is properly understood.
The Committee also commends the staff of the VA's Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers for their efforts in caring for those veterans suffering from polytraumatic wounds. The increased funding included within the Medical services account will allow the VA to continue to provide the highest possible care for those veterans and active duty soldiers who rely on the polytrauma centers and network sites as they rehabilitate from multiple traumatic wounds.
The Committee recognizes the prevalence of traumatic brain injuries among OEF/OIF veterans and the corresponding need for increased, specialized brain injury treatment. Public and private entities with experience in neurobehavioral rehabilitation and recovery can play an important role in providing the highest possible standards of care. Consistent with section 1703 of Public Law 110-181, the Committee directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish and expand cooperative agreements with these entities to maximize the opportunities and expertise available to treat wounded warriors.
Not later than September 30, 2009, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, a report that identifies actions taken by the VA to expand the pool of expertise available to treat traumatic brain injury victims. The report shall describe the decisionmaking process used to determine the Federal or private facilities at which OEF/OIF TBI patients are treated; the number of cooperative agreements established with public and private entities with expertise in neurobehavioral rehabilitation and recovery, and the institutions with which cooperative agreements have been established; the number of OEF/OIF veterans treated by the VA for a TBI within the calendar year; and the number of OEF/OIF veterans referred to a public or private entity for TBI treatment via an established cooperative agreement.
Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service- The Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service is an integrated delivery system designed to provide medically prescribed prosthetic and sensory aids, devices, assistive aids, repairs, and services to eligible disabled individuals to facilitate the treatment of their medical conditions. The Committee recommendation includes an additional $30,000,000 above the President's request for this program. Additionally, the Committee encourages the Department to increase funding for the treatment of severe communication disabilities through the use of speech communication aids and the speech and language therapists who prescribe them.
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 hearing loss along with age-related, noise-induced and drug-induced hearing loss.
Third Party Billing- In June 2008, the Government Accountability Office [GAO] issued a report which found that VA had ineffective controls over medical center billings. GAO made seven recommendations to improve the Department's third party billing and collection process. According to the report, the VA has concurred with all seven recommendations. The Committee directs the Department to provide a detailed report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress by February 17, 2009, outlining how the VA is implementing these recommendations and what further steps are being taken to ensure proper coding in the billing process and to strengthen internal management oversight.
Community Reintegration- The Committee urges the Department to develop a community reintegration demonstration project for servicemembers and veterans with disabilities that are receiving rehabilitation services in polytrauma centers. The Committee encourages the VA to consider collaboration with national non-profit disability services organizations which have a history of providing community-based reintegration services for individuals with disabilities.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
| Appropriations, 2008ÿ | $3,517,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | ........................... |
| Committee recommendation 1 | ........................... |
| 1 Funding for Medical administration has been consolidated into the Medical services account. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
To improve medical center efficiency, functions and funding provided for under the `Medical administration' account have been consolidated into the `Medical services' account as proposed in the fiscal year 2009 budget submission.
MEDICAL FACILITIES
| Appropriations, 2008ÿ | $4,100,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 4,661,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 4,961,000,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Medical facilities' account provides funds for the operation and maintenance of the VA health care 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, 2010, 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 $4,961,000,000 for `Medical facilities'. This amount is $861,000,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $300,000,000 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 critical and non-recurring maintenance at existing facilities, as identified in facility condition assessment reports. Additionally, these funds are to be allocated in a manner not subject to the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation.
Community Based Outpatient Clinics [CBOCs]- Access to quality health care is crucially important to America's veterans, many of whom live in areas that are not within easy reach of VA medical centers. The VA's network of Community Based Outpatient Clinics [CBOCs] provides a vital service to those veterans who live in rural or underserved areas, particularly given the current spike in gasoline costs. The Committee notes that the Department plans to open 64 new CBOCs in 2008, and another 51 in 2009. The Committee strongly supports the VA's CBOC program, and urges the Department to expand its network and expedite the construction of new CBOCs, particularly in rural communities.
Plentywood, Montana- The Committee urges the VA to study the feasibility of establishing a Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Plentywood, Montana.
Northwest Washington- The Committee is aware of the lack of access to VA primary and mental health care in Washington State and commends the Department's approval of a Community Based Outpatient Clinic [CBOC] in Northwest Washington. The Committee supports the recent opening of an interim clinic in the region, but is concerned about the lengthy delays in the opening of a permanent CBOC. The Committee urges the VA to move forward as quickly as possible with its plans to open a permanent community-based outpatient clinic in Northwest Washington.
South Puget Sound, Washington- The Committee is aware of the lack of access to primary care, mental health and specialty care for thousands of veterans living in Lewis and Thurston Counties, Washington, and commends the VA for its decision to locate a Community Based Outpatient Clinic in South Puget Sound. The Committee urges the VA to open the South Puget Sound CBOC as soon as possible in order to increase access to these veterans.
Southeast Vermont- The Committee is aware of the lack of access to VA primary care in southeast Vermont and encourages the Department to move forward with the approval of a Community Based Outpatient Clinic in southeast Vermont.
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
| Appropriations, 2008ÿ | $480,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 442,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 526,800,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Medical and prosthetic research' account provides funds for medical, rehabilitative, and health services research. Medical research supports basic and clinical studies that advance knowledge leading to improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disabilities. Rehabilitation research focuses on rehabilitation engineering problems in the fields of prosthetics, orthotics, adaptive equipment for vehicles, sensory aids and related areas. Health services research focuses on improving the effectiveness and economy of the delivery of health services.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $526,800,000 for `Medical and prosthetic research'. This is $46,800,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $84,800,000 above the budget request.
The Committee remains highly supportive of this program, and recognizes its importance both in improving health care 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 health care services, and to accelerate discoveries and applications, especially for neurotrauma, sensory loss, amputation, polytrauma, and related prosthetic needs. However, the President's budget request proposes to reduce funding for the overall medical research program, and specifically proposes to cut funding for designated research areas, such as acute and traumatic injury; diabetes; mental illness; and military exposure. The Committee rejects this proposal and instead has expanded the scope of VA medical research. The Committee recommendation maintains the current level of VA research, with a 3.5 percent increase over the fiscal year 2008 enacted level to cover inflation, and includes an additional $30,000,000 for the VA to begin research in critical areas, such as polytrauma, sensory loss, post traumatic stress disorder, and suicide prevention. As in years past, the Committee strongly encourages the Department to continue its effort to develop clinical practices using evidenced-based medicine.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [ALS]- The Committee is concerned about the high incidence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [ALS] among our Nation's veterans and believes that more needs to be done. Commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, ALS is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells and pathways in the brain and spinal cord, eventually resulting in total paralysis and death. Studies by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] have shown that veterans of the 1991 gulf war are nearly twice as likely to suffer from ALS as other veterans.
The Committee is pleased by the VA's decision to treat ALS cases in gulf war veterans and rate them as a presumptive service-connected disability. However, the Committee is concerned other veterans returning from the Persian Gulf may be exposed to the same risk factors and believes more can be done to treat ALS cases in non-gulf war veterans. A 2005 study by the Harvard School of Public Health found that men with any history of military service are 60 percent more likely to develop ALS than men in the general population. Despite these findings, the Department reduced its ALS research budget by 20 percent from fiscal years 2005 through 2007. The Committee strongly encourages the VA to reevaluate its policies regarding this disease and to restore its baseline budget to the fiscal year 2005 level in order to quantify the correlation between ALS and combat service in all veterans. Therefore, the Committee directs the Department to submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress no later than April 1, 2009, a strategic plan to address this disease.
Gulf War Illness Research- The Committee is encouraged by the Department of Veterans Affairs' commitment to continue research into gulf war illness and directs the Department to devote not less than $15,000,000 annually, which is equal to the level of dedicated funding in fiscal year 2008, for this research.
Longitudinal Study- In fiscal year 2008, the Committee included report language directing the Department to fulfill the mandate carried in section 212 of Public Law 106-419, the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000, to contract for a follow-up study, using the same participants of the original 1988 Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study. The follow-up study was to provide data on long-term effects of combat-related post traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] among Vietnam veterans, regardless of whether these veterans were utilizing the VA system, and the effectiveness of VA medical care in treating PTSD. In a March 31, 2008, report to the Committee, the Department offered an alternative approach, noting problems with the original contract and highlighting an Inspector General report which found that the original contract included ineffective planning, oversight, contracting and project management. While the alternative approach may in fact yield useful research, the Committee expects the VA to comply with Public Law 106-419 unless otherwise directed. The Committee, therefore, urges the Department to fulfill the mandate, through competitive means and complying with Federal and VA acquisition regulations, carried in Public Law 106-419, taking into consideration the concerns raised by several of the leading Veterans Service Organizations of the alternative approach, including the sample size and diversity of the research subjects. As a follow-on to the Department's March 31, 2008, report, the Department is directed to report back to the Committee no later than March 24, 2009, on the progress made to conduct a follow-up study using the same participants of the original 1988 Longitudinal Study.
Herbicide Exposure- The Air Force Health Study [AFHS] was initiated in 1982 to examine the effects of herbicide exposure on health, mortality, and reproductive outcomes in veterans of Operation Ranch Hand. The study is noteworthy for the amount of data and biological specimens collected and preserved. The Committee urges the VA to use the unique assets of the Air Force Health Study to conduct additional research on the effects of herbicide exposure.
Nursing Research Program- The Committee supports the Veterans Affairs Nursing Research Program, which facilitates research on the specific nursing needs of combat veterans and aging veterans. The Committee strongly supports continuation of this program. The Committee also encourages collaboration between VA nurses and recipients of Tri Service Nursing Research Program awards in the exploration of research proposals that improve the health and well-being of their shared beneficiary population.
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.
Vision Loss- The Committee urges the VA to expand its efforts to develop and test adaptations and modifications for advanced information and communications technologies to ensure their usability by veterans with vision loss. The Committee notes the expertise of the American Foundation for the Blind and its Technology and Employment Center [AFB TECH] and, if appropriate, encourages the VA to consider collaboration with AFB to leverage its expertise in vision loss, including the product evaluation and standards development work at the AFB TECH laboratory.
MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY COLLECTIONS
MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND
| Appropriations, 2008 | $2,414,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 1,879,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 2,544,000,000 |
MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND--REVENUES APPLIED
| Appropriations, 2008 | -$2,414,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | -1,879,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | -2,544,000,000 |
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 $2,544,000,000 in fiscal year 2009.
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION
| Appropriations, 2008 | $195,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009ÿ | 180,959,000 |
| Committee recommendationÿ | 230,000,000 |
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 service members 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.
In 2009, cemeterial activities will encompass a total of 164 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 $230,000,000 for the National Cemetery Administration. This is an increase of $35,000,000 over the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $49,041,000 above the budget request.
The Committee has included bill language to make available through September 30, 2010, up to $23,000,000 of the `National Cemetery Administration' [NCA] appropriation.
The Committee has recommended additional funds for NCA to continue its efforts to correct gravesite deficiencies, including the repair of sunken graves and the realignment and maintenance of headstones.
Colorado National Cemeteries- The State of Colorado's veteran population in the area known as Front Range is divided into two distinct geographical areas, generally represented as those areas encompassed by (1) Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Greeley and, (2) Colorado Springs and Pueblo. The Committee is concerned that traveling to and from the Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver may impose an undue hardship on the families of deceased veterans from southern Colorado. The Committee therefore urges the National Cemetery Administration to conduct a study to determine the need and feasibility of establishing two National Veterans Cemeteries in Colorado's Front Range region.
The Committee is also aware that in preparing for the Fort Logan National Cemetery reaching capacity, the VA may seek to acquire land for an expansion site. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider locations south of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
| Appropriations, 2008 1 | $5,556,100,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 5,246,433,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 6,583,356,000 |
| 1 Excludes $516,377,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110-252. |
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 $6,583,356,000 for `Departmental administration'. The amount is composed of $1,779,125,000 for `General operating expenses'; $93,900,000 for the `Office of the Inspector General'; $1,217,747,000 for `Construction, major projects'; $729,418,000 for `Construction, minor projects'; $250,000,000 for grants for `Construction of State extended care facilities'; $42,000,000 for `Grants for the construction of State veterans cemeteries'; and $2,471,166,000 for `Information technology systems'.
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
| Appropriations, 2008 1 | $1,605,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 1,699,867,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 1,779,125,000 |
| 1 Excludes $100,000,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110-252. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides for the `General operating expenses' of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,779,125,000 for `General operating expenses'. This amount is $174,125,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $79,258,000 above the budget request. The recommendation includes an increase of $70,000,000 for the Veterans Benefit Administration to continue to hire an additional 500 claims adjudicators, to refine its training procedures, and to enter into operational leases to acquire space to accommodate the increased personnel. The Committee has also provided $3,838,000 above the President's request for the Board of Veterans Appeals [BVA] and $3,220,000 above the President's request for the Office of the General Counsel [GC]. The Committee has also provided an additional $1,000,000 for the Office of Public and Intergovermental Affairs to implement a new initiative for better outreach to veterans. 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.
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
[In thousands of dollars]
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Department Fiscal year 2009 request Committee recommendation
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Office of the Secretary 8,530 8,530
Board of Veterans Appeals 64,744 68,582
Office of the General Counsel 69,739 72,959
Office of Management 36,946 38,146
Office of Human Resources and Administration 61,901 61,901
Office of Policy and Planning 14,602 14,602
Office of Security and Preparedness 12,025 12,025
Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs 10,005 11,005
Office of Congressional Affairs 4,379 4,379
Office of Construction and Facilities Management 45,243 45,243
Veterans Benefit Administration 1,371,753 1,441,753
Total 1,699,867 1,779,125
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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 2009. 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.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
| Appropriations, 2008 | $80,500,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 76,500,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 93,900,000 |
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 $93,900,000 for the Office of Inspector General. This is $13,400,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $17,400,000 above the budget request.
The President's request proposes to cut funding for the Office of Inspector General [OIG]. This reduction in funding would cause the OIG to reduce its staff by 48 positions, resulting in fewer national audits and health care inspections. The Committee rejects the proposed reduction and provides sufficient funding for the OIG to maintain current services plus an additional $4,500,000 to provide cyclical reviews of individual VBA Regional Offices to assess quality assurance of benefit claims processing, focusing on timeliness, accuracy, reduction of backlogs, productivity, training, and transition assistance for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
| Appropriations, 2008 1 | $1,069,100,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 581,582,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 1,217,747,000 |
| 1 Excludes $396,377,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110-252. |
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 $1,217,747,000 for the construction of major projects. This is $148,647,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $636,165,000 above the budget request. While the Committee has continued its practice of not earmarking major construction projects not requested in the budget submission, the Committee is extremely disappointed in the budget request for major construction. The Department's 5-Year Capital Plan outlines a capital construction need for medical facilities of over $5,500,000,000. Yet the President's budget request for medical facility construction for the Veterans Health Administration totals only $397,652,000, less than one-tenth of the requirement.
The Department is expected to identify additional capital requirements in fiscal year 2009, due to pending decisions from the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services process. This is likely to add additional major construction projects to an already largely unfunded list and create an even greater backlog of requirements. Therefore, the Committee has included an additional $636,165,000 within the `Construction, Major Projects' account to accelerate funding for the 5-Year Capital Plan and to address necessary cost adjustments for previously appropriated projects. Based on the VA's 5-Year Capital Plan and the Department's process for designing and developing projects, the Committee has determined that this increased level of funding can be executed in fiscal year 2009 and is sufficient to complete planning and design for all of the projects in the current plan, address cost adjustments, and initiate construction and land acquisition activities on a number of projects. Within 45 days of enactment of this act, the Department is directed to provide the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress with a detailed expenditure plan of how these funds will be allocated, prior to obligation.
The following table reflects the President's budget request for major construction projects and activities, and the corresponding Committee recommendations. The table does not include the additional funding recommended by the Committee to accelerate execution of the 5-Year Capital Plan.
[In thousands of dollars]
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Location and description 2009 request Committee recommendation
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Veterans Health Administration [VHA]:
Denver, CO--New Medical Facility 20,000 20,000
Orlando, FL--New Medical Facility 120,000 120,000
San Juan, PR--Seismic Corrections Building 64,400 64,400
Lee County, FL--Outpatient Clinic 111,412 111,412
St. Louis, MO--Medical Facility Improvements and Cemetery Expansion 5,000 5,000
Bay Pines, FL--Inpatient/Outpatient Improvements 17,430 17,430
Tampa, FL--Polytrauma Expansion and Bed Tower Upgrades 1 21,120
Palo Alto, CA--Centers for Ambulatory Care and Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center 1 38,290
Advanced Planning Fund--Various Locations 40,000 40,000
Asbestos and Other Airborne Contaminates--Various Locations 3,000 3,000
BRAC Land Acquisitions--Various Locations 5,000 5,000
Claims Analyses--Various Locations 2,000 2,000
Facility Security Projects--Various Locations 11,930 11,930
Hazardous Waste Abatement--Various Locations 2,000 2,000
Judgment Fund--Various Locations 10,000 10,000
Sustainability and Energy 5,000 5,000
Sale of VA Assets -5,000 -5,000
Total VHA 471,582 412,172
National Cemetery Administration [NCA]:
Puerto Rico National Cemetery--Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements 33,900 33,900
Massachusetts National Cemetery--Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements 20,500 20,500
Calverton, NY National Cemetery--Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements 29,000 29,000
Advanced Planning Fund--Various Locations 6,000 6,000
NCA Land Acquisition--Various Locations 5,000 5,000
Sustainability and Energy--Various Locations 10,600 10,600
Total NCA 105,000 105,000
General Administration--Advanced Planning Fund 5,000 5,000
Total construction, major projects 581,582 522,172
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Beckley, West Virginia, Nursing Home- The Committee urges the VA to include in the President's fiscal year 2010 budget sufficient funding for the construction of a 90-bed nursing home and adult day care center at the Beckley, West Virginia, VA Medical Center, which is included in the current VA 5-Year Capital Plan.
Martinsburg, West Virginia, Medical Center- The Committee urges the VA to include in the President's fiscal year 2010 budget $3,560,000 for planning and design work associated with the renovation and expansion of the primary, mental health, and specialty outpatient care facility at the Martinsburg, West Virginia, VA Medical Center, which is included in the February 2005 VA 5-Year Capital Plan.
Walla Walla, Washington, VA Medical Center Outpatient Clinic- 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 design funding for the clinic in the fiscal year 2010 budget request.
Louisville, Kentucky- To accelerate the VA's 5 Year Capital Plan, the Committee has recommended an increase in funds for the Major construction account above the administration's fiscal year 2009 request. The Committee is acutely aware of the substantial number of veterans in the Louisville area who are in need of a new hospital. The increase in the overall funding level for the Major construction account will result in additional funds above the President's request. The additional funding is sufficient to accelerate the 5 Year Capital Plan, which includes land acquisition, planning and design for the Louisville VA Medical Center.
Omaha, Nebraska- The Committee urges the Department to undertake a feasibility study to identify and outline the options available to the VA to remedy the infrastructure deterioration at the current Omaha VA Medical Center [Omaha VAMC], in Omaha, NE. At a minimum, the report shall include the following:
(1) The feasibility of relocation or reconstruction of the Omaha VAMC, of entering into a partnership with a Federal, State, or local governmental agency, or other suitable entity, including but not limited to the Creighton University School of Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, for the construction and operation of a new facility;
(2) The medical, legal, and financial implications of each of the options identified, including recommendations regarding any statutory changes necessary for the Department to carry out any of the options identified;
(3) A detailed cost-benefit analysis of each of the options identified; and,
(4) Estimates regarding the length of time and associated costs needed to complete such a facility under each of the options identified.
The VA is directed to report back to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this act on what steps, if any, have been taken to undertake the feasibility study and any findings, should the study be complete.
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
| Appropriations, 2008 | $630,535,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 329,418,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 729,418,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Construction, minor projects' account provides for constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities (including parking) under the jurisdiction or for the use of the VA, including planning, CARES activities, assessment of needs, architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than $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 $729,418,000 for minor construction. This is $98,883,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $400,000,000 above the budget request.
The Committee has included additional funds within the minor construction account to continue the efforts to reduce the backlog of minor construction projects estimated at $860,000,000 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 $42,000,000 above the budget request be used for minor construction associated with the Veterans Benefits Administration. The Committee directs the Department to submit an expenditure plan by February 25, 2009, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress for the amount appropriated for minor construction.
Walla Walla, Washington, Mental Health Facility- The Committee is aware of the great need for mental health care in the region served by the Walla Walla VA campus. The Committee applauds the Department's decision to build a state-of-the-art residential rehabilitation facility focused on mental health at the Walla Walla VA Medical Center and urges the VA to complete the project as soon as possible.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES
| Appropriations, 2008 | $165,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 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 $85,000,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $165,000,000 above the budget request. This program cost-effectively meets long-term health care needs of veterans.
On August 11, 2006, the VA published its interim final rule in the Federal Register setting new regulations regarding grants to States for construction or acquisition of State homes. To date, the Department has not issued its final rule, but has informed the Committee that it is in the final stage of processing. The new regulations set aside 70 percent of all funding appropriated to the Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities account to ensure sufficient funds for life safety projects at existing facilities. The remaining 30 percent is utilized to provide Federal funds for construction of new State extended homes. The Department's fiscal year 2009 budget request proposes an $80,000,000, or 48 percent, reduction below the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. For fiscal year 2008, the VA's own pending application list shows a need of over $550,000,000 in State applications falling into priority group one and a total universe of pending applications totaling almost $990,000,000. The Committee sees no rationale for cutting this program, given the need for safety requirements at existing facilities and the need for new State extended homes. Therefore, the Committee recommends additional funding within this account to assist the Department with life safety and facility construction grants.
Walla Walla, Washington, Long-Term 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 and encourages the VA to promptly review this application, and if appropriate, place the project on the priority list for funding from the Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities account in fiscal year 2009.
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES
| Appropriations, 2008 | $39,500,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 32,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 42,000,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Public Law 105-368 amended title 38 U.S.C. section 2408 and established authority to provide aid to States for establishment, expansion, and improvement of State veterans cemeteries which are operated and permanently maintained by the States. This statutory change increased the maximum Federal share from 50 percent to 100 percent in order to fund construction costs and the initial equipment expenses when the cemetery is established. The States remain responsible for providing the land and for paying all costs related to the operation and maintenance of the State cemeteries, including the costs for subsequent equipment purchases.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $42,000,000 for Grants for the construction of State veterans cemeteries. This is $2,500,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $10,000,000 above the budget request.
The Committee is aware that pending applications for improvement or expansion of existing State cemeteries or establishment of new State cemeteries totals almost $168,000,000 which reflects planned obligations in fiscal year 2008. The Committee has included additional funding to ensure that State cemeteries are maintained at the highest level and capacity exists for future burials and to expedite the backlog of applications.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
| Appropriations, 2008 1 | $1,966,465,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 2,442,066,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 2,471,166,000 |
| 1 Excludes $20,000,000 in emergency supplemental funding provided in Public Law 110-252. |
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.
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 $2,471,166,000 for Information Technology Systems, an increase of $504,701,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $29,100,000 above the budget request. Of the amounts provided within the IT account, $1,741,929,000 is for non-pay expenses, including equipment associated with system development, and $729,237,000 is for staffing and administrative expenses. The Committee directs the Department to continue to track non-pay and pay costs separately in future budget justifications for this account. Within the amounts provided, the Committee directs that $5,000,000 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.
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.
The Committee recommendation includes $2,000,000 above the President's budget request to be used to address the VA's portion of the implementation of the military eye injury registry, including costs for information technology needs, to support the Department of Defense's Military Eye Injury Center of Excellence.
Centralization of Information Technology Services- The Committee is concerned that the centralization of information technology services in the Department is not meeting the intended objectives of the centralization approved by Congress. Effective delivery of health care in the 21st century demands that hospitals and clinics have state-of-the-art information technology systems. The repeated reprogramming requests from other departmental accounts to the Information Technology Systems account leads the Committee to believe the Department has not established an effective process for identifying its information technology needs, particularly those at the medical center level. The increasing amount of funds being transferred into the Information Technology Systems account also calls into question whether any efficiencies have been realized from the centralization. Additionally, the Committee has repeatedly heard complaints that the Office of Information and Technology has not established standardized policies and procedures for requesting and receiving information technology services, equipment, and development and has not established a clear organizational structure. Accordingly, the Committee directs the Department to conduct a study of the centralization to date to examine the degree to which efficiencies have been realized; standard policies and procedures for requesting information technology services, equipment, and development have been implemented; and a clear organizational structure, including leadership positions and functional description has been implemented. The results of the study should be reported to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress no later than 180 days from enactment of this act.
Financial and Logistics Integrated Technology Enterprise [FLITE]- The Committee has included bill language to make available $67,200,000 for the Financial and Logistics Integrated Technology Enterprise [FLITE] program in fiscal year 2009. The FLITE program is a multi-year initiative to replace the existing financial and logistics systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] in order to remediate a longstanding material weakness in the Department's financial statements. Successful implementation of FLITE will integrate and standardize data and processes across all VA offices, provide management with access to timely and accurate information on VA operations, and establish an advanced technology environment for accounting and financial reporting.
The Committee remains highly supportive of FLITE and has been pleased by the program's defined scope and its realistic schedule and cost. The Committee also applauds the Department for taking important steps toward the implementation of FLITE on a nationwide scale, including the hiring of a dedicated program director and the adoption of a functional governance framework. This management structure provides a new and necessary level of accountability for this crucial initiative and is the first VA information technology project with a rigorous project management discipline. However, the Committee remains deeply concerned that the VA is not providing sufficient funding for FLITE. For fiscal years 2008 and 2009, internal budget cuts of nearly $23,000,000 have lengthened the program schedule by 18 months and put the nationwide implementation of the program in jeopardy. Given the failure of the VA's last financial management initiative in Core FLS, the Committee believes it is important to adequately fund this new initiative to ensure its success. Therefore, the Committee has included bill language that restores these internal budget cuts and directs the Department to ensure that the FLITE program is completed and implemented on its original schedule.
e-Travel- The Committee commends the Department of Veterans Affairs commitment to improving the electronic travel system but is increasingly concerned with the funding of e-Travel within the Department. The budget justification has not yet provided demonstrable evidence that the services provided under the current e-Travel contract with FedTraveler, namely economies of scale in booking, approving, and reimbursing travel expenses, have saved the Department money. Given that this system is relatively new, and in the early stages of deployment, the estimated savings are still projections. The Department's fiscal year 2009 budget request includes funding amounts for the following two e-Travel programs: $1,365,000 for VA-wide e-Travel and $1,340,000 for e-Gov: e-Travel, yet there seems to be little distinction between the two programs, and both items go to the same account, creating an additional burden on the execution of these funds. The Committee notes that this program charges Government travelers a variety of fees for each trip, including a self-service booking fee of $10.03 per transaction, an assisted-service booking fee of $29.95 per transaction, and an accounting fee of $10.64 per transaction for creating an expense report for each trip, with no discussion in the Department's budget justification. The Committee also understands that the FedTraveler system does not accommodate group travel and that each member of the group must make individual transactions, creating an additional workload and missing an opportunity for cost savings to the Department.
The Committee, therefore, encourages the VA to work with the General Services Administration to reassess the various fees allowed under the base contract and the potential savings associated with adding the group travel functionality to the system. In addition, the Committee directs the Department to combine the two funding line items into the `VA-wide e-Travel' line in the IT base reprogramming letter and in all subsequent budget submissions.
Reprogramming Requirements- The Committee is growing increasingly concerned that the Office of Information and Technology [OIT] does not have sufficient financial controls to properly manage the large increases to its `Information Technology' account. In November 2005, the Committee mandated OIT obtain the consent of the Committees on Appropriations of both houses of Congress when exceeding the agreed-upon spending plan by more than $1,000,000. However, in OIT's fiscal year 2007 obligation report, which compares the `Information Technology' account's initial spending plan to end-of-year obligations, it appears the Office mismanaged the allocation of its fiscal year 2007 IT appropriation. Of nearly 50 budget lines in the base reprogramming letter the VA submitted to Congress on April 10, 2007, the Office exceeded the $1,000,000 threshold in almost half of them, including 12 instances of exceeding the threshold by $5,000,000 or more and 6 instances of exceeding the threshold by $15,000,000 or more. Although OIT did not exceed its total budget authority of $1,200,000,000, the frequency and amount of these errors in transaction activity signify a severe lack of internal financial controls and discipline. In fact, in a letter dated May 13, 2008, the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology notified this Committee, after the fact, that they had disregarded the notification requirements and exceeded the reprogramming threshold `in several instances due to a lack of planning and insufficient financial controls'. The Committee notes its extreme displeasure that the Office of Information Technology has not followed the agreed-upon processes and believes that more oversight is needed to ensure compliance with congressional directives and adherence to the established reprogramming guidelines. Therefore, the Committee directs the Office of Information Technology to track IT expenditures on a monthly basis and to report these findings to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. The Committee reminds the Office of Information Technology that, as in the past, the accompanying act contains a statutory provision mandating the requirement for an IT base reprogramming letter and an administrative provision outlining the $1,000,000 reprogramming threshold.
OneVA Portal Pilot- The Committee is aware of the Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program that will initially focus on the creation of a unified veteran-focused information architecture and site design, identity management, and single sign-on to the existing VA web systems. The OneVA Portal Pilot will provide an easy solution for Veterans to access information about their entitled benefits and to ensure that this solution has the capability to deliver these types of value added services in a secure manner by providing strong authentication of those Veterans using the OneVA Portal. The Committee supports the budget request for this pilot project.
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 2008 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 revenue derived from enhanced use leases 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 prohibiting the Department from implementing a national standardized contract for diabetes monitoring equipment.
SEC. 219. The Committee includes a provision which allows for outreach and marketing to enroll new veterans.
SEC. 220. The Committee includes a provision requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit quarterly financial reports on the Veterans Health Administration.
SEC. 221. The Committee includes a provision outlining transfer authority to the `Information technology systems' account.
SEC. 222. The Committee includes a provision outlining limits on transfers within the `Information technology systems' account.
SEC. 223. The Committee includes a provision allowing for the transfer of any prior year balances and/or credits in the `Reinstated entitlement program for survivors' account to the `Compensation and pensions' account.
SEC. 224. The Committee includes a provision maintaining research for gulf war illness.
Sec. 225. The Committee includes a provision allowing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer limited funds to the Department of Health and Human Services, Graduate Psychology Education Program.
Sec. 226. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting any funds to be used to contract out any functions performed by more than 10 employees without a fair competition process.
Sec. 227. The Committee includes a provision authorizing the lease of a major medical facility.
Sec. 228. The Committee includes a provision extending the effective date of section 1710 of title 38, United States Code which allows for the collection of co-payments for certain services.
Sec. 229. The Committee includes a provision extending the effective date of section 1729 of title 38, United States Code which provides for third party collections.
SEC. 230. The Committee includes a provision limiting the amount of non-recurring maintenance funds that can be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
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, 2008 | $44,600,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 47,470,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 59,470,000 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $59,470,000 for the `Salaries and expenses' account. This amount is $14,870,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $12,000,000 above the budget request. The additional funding will provide ABMC with the resources necessary to accelerate the Interpretive Center Program, address maintenance that was deferred in fiscal year 2008, and initiate plans to stabilize the Pointe du Hoc Observation Bunker. The Committee directs the ABMC to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations by February 28, 2009, detailing maintenance and infrastructure requirements at all ABMC memorials.
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS
| Appropriations, 2008 | $11,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 17,100,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 17,100,000 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an estimated $17,100,000 for the `Foreign currency fluctuation' account. This amount is $6,100,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
The Committee commends the Commission's handling of the Foreign Currency Fluctuation Account. In the past, the Commission has accurately managed this account, but today's volatile global economy and weak dollar have made this process difficult at best. Any drastic swings in the world's currency exchange impact the Commission's ability to hire host nation maintenance support to maintain American cemeteries abroad. Unwilling to risk the Commission's ability to maintain those cemeteries to the highest of standards, the Committee has included language in the accompanying bill, as proposed by the administration, that would allow funding for this account on a `such sums as necessary' basis. Funding this account in this manner will allow the Commission to maintain cemeteries regardless of the volatility of foreign currency fluctuations.
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, 2008 | $22,717,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 23,975,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 23,975,000 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $23,975,000 for the `U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims'. This amount is an increase of $1,258,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
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 3,200 non-funeral ceremonies each year and has approximately 4 million visitors annually.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
| Appropriations, 2008 | $31,230,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 31,230,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 42,230,000 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $42,230,000 for the `Cemeterial expenses, Army' account. This amount is $11,000,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $11,000,000 above the budget request.
The Committee has provided the additional funding to accelerate gravesite expansion, known as the Millennium Project, and to continue the program to realign Government-issued headstones.
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
TRUST FUND
| Appropriations, 2008 | $55,724,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | 63,010,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 63,010,000 |
GENERAL FUND
| Appropriations, 2008 | $800,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2009 | ........................... |
| Committee recommendation | ........................... |
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 $63,010,000 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 $7,286,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level for the Trust Fund and equal to the budget request.
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
Homeowners Assistance Fund
Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide
Base Realignment and Closure Account, 1990
Base Realignment and 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 July 17, 2008, the Committee ordered reported an original bill (S. 3301) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, 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, with the bill subject to amendment and subject to the budget allocations, by a recorded vote of 29-0, a quorum being present. The vote was as follows:
| Yeas | Nays |
| Chairman Byrd | |
| 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 | |
| Mr. Craig | |
| 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.'
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
CHAPTER 17--HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE
SUBCHAPTER II--HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, OR DOMICILIARY CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT
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Sec. 1710. Eligibility for hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care
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- (2) * * *
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- (B) before [Struck out->]
[ September 30, 2008, ][<-Struck out] September 30, 2009, an amount equal to $10 for every day the veteran receives hospital care and $5 for every day the veteran receives nursing home care.* * * * * * *
Sec. 1729. Recovery by the United States of the cost of certain care and services
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- (E) for which care and services are furnished before [Struck out->]
[ October 1, 2008, ][<-Struck out] October 1, 2009, under this chapter to a veteran who--* * * * * * *
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
Committee allocation Amount of bill Committee allocation Amount of bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution for 2009: Subcommittee on Military Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies:
Mandatory 44,374 44,374 44,134 1 44,134
Discretionary 73,000 73,000 67,177 1 67,010
Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation:
2009 2 88,119
2010 15,099
2011 8,582
2012 3,189
2013 and future years 2,255
Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2009 NA 1,055 NA 671
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT LISTING BY LOCATION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Installation and project Budgetestimate Committeerecommendation Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (+ or -)
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ALABAMA
ARMY:
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT:
POWERTRAIN TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY 27,000 27,000
SMALL ARMS REPAIR SHOP--DEPOT LEVEL 18,000 18,000
AIR FORCE:
MAXWELL AFB:
AIR & SPACE BASIC COURSE COMBAT ARMS TNG FACIL- ITY 15,556 15,556
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
FORT MCCLELLAN:
MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE 3,000 3,000
ARMY RESERVE:
REDSTONE ARSENAL:
SYSTEM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ANNEX, PHASE 3 16,500 +16,500
TOTAL, ALABAMA 63,556 80,056 +16,500
ALASKA
ARMY:
FORT RICHARDSON:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 15,000 15,000
FORT WAINWRIGHT:
BARRACKS COMPLEX 63,000 63,000
ORGANIZATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING 14,000 14,000
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS BRIDGE 2,950 +2,950
TACTICAL VEHICLE WASH FACILITY 21,000 21,000
TRAINING AIDS SUPPORT CENTER 12,400 12,400
AIR FORCE:
ELMENDORF AFB:
C-17 RESTORE ROAD 2,000 2,000
F-22 AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIP SHOP 7,200 7,200
F-22 CORROSION CTRL/LO MX/COMPOSITE REPAIR FACILITY 22,400 22,400
F-22 FLIGHT SIMULATOR 16,400 16,400
F-22A 7 BAY AIRCRAFT SHELTER 20,400 20,400
F-22A 8 BAY AIRCRAFT SHELTER 22,200 22,200
F-22A FIELD TRAINING DETACHMENT 6,600 6,600
F-22A SQUADRON OPS/AMU 6 BAY HANGAR 41,100 41,100
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT RICHARDSON:
DENTAL CLINIC ADDITION/ALTERATION 6,300 6,300
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
BETHEL ARMORY:
BETHEL READINESS CENTER 16,000 +16,000
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT RICHARDSON:
MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE 3,100 +3,100
TOTAL, ALASKA 270,000 292,050 +22,050
ARIZONA
ARMY:
FORT HUACHUCA:
UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES 11,200 11,200
YUMA:
RAW SEWAGE LAGOON AND OXIDATION POND 3,800 3,800
NAVY:
YUMA:
APPLIED INSTRUCTION FACILITY [MAWTS] 19,490 19,490
AIR FORCE:
DAVIS MONTHAN AFB:
FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION 15,000 +15,000
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP NAVAJO:
READINESS CENTER 13,000 13,000
FLORENCE:
READINESS CENTER 13,800 13,800
PAPAGO MILITARY RESERVATION:
READINESS CENTER 24,000 24,000
TOTAL, ARIZONA 85,290 100,290 +15,000
ARKANSAS
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
LITTLE ROCK AFB:
REPLACE ENGINE SHOP 4,000 +4,000
TOTAL, ARKANSAS 4,000 +4,000
CALIFORNIA
ARMY:
FORT IRWIN:
BARRACKS COMPLEX 17,500 17,500
MILITARY OPERATIONS URBAN TERRAIN, PH 3 22,100 22,100
PRESIDIO MONTEREY:
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING 15,000 15,000
SIERRA AD:
WATER TREATMENT PLANT 12,400 12,400
NAVY:
BARSTOW:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 7,830 7,830
CAMP PENDLETON:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--41 AREA 32,430 32,430
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--33 AREA 30,300 30,300
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--43 AREA 15,150 15,150
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--62 AREA 25,920 25,920
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--AREA 13 33,320 33,320
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--AREA 14 32,350 32,350
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--CHAPPO 22 AREA 48,640 48,640
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--DEL MAR 21 AREA 33,190 33,190
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--DEL MAR 21 AREA 33,440 33,440
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--HORNO 13 AREA 33,790 33,790
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--HORNO 53 AREA 40,660 40,660
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--LAS PULGAS AREA 34,340 34,340
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--PICO 24 AREA 32,870 32,870
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--PICO 24 AREA 32,260 32,260
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--SAN MATEO AREA 34,500 34,500
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--DEL MAR 21 AREA 34,120 34,120
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS, SAN MATEO AREA 32,550 32,550
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--MARGARITA 33 AREA 31,170 31,170
BEQ--ARMORY, TRAINING FACILITY, SOI 52 AREA 54,730 54,730
CONSOLIDATED COMM/ELEC MAINTENANCE & STORAGE 10,050 10,050
CORROSION CONTROL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY 52,520 52,520
INDOOR FITNESS CENTER 12,230 12,230
INFANTRY TRAINING CENTER 11,500 11,500
OPERATIONS ACCESS POINTS, RED BEACH 11,970 11,970
REGIMENTAL MAINTENANCE COMPLEX (PHASE 3) 33,620 33,620
SPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING BATTLE COURSE 22,250 22,250
EL CENTRO:
COMBINED CHILD CARE AND YOUTH CENTER 8,900 8,900
MIRAMAR:
COMBAT TRAINING TANK COMPLEX 10,820 10,820
EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATION 6,530 6,530
IN-LINE FUELING STATION MODIFICATION 22,930 22,930
MILITARY WORKING DOG OPERATIONS CENTER 4,800 4,800
MV-22 WASH RACK 3,690 3,690
NORTH ISLAND:
BERTHING LIMA CONVERSION 38,992 38,992
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 14,270 14,270
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 34,020 34,020
SAN DIEGO:
RECRUIT RECONDITIONING FACILITY 16,790 16,790
RECRUIT SUPPORT BARRACKS 34,430 34,430
TWENTYNINE PALMS:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 36,470 36,470
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 36,280 36,280
BEQ AND PARKING STRUCTURE 51,800 51,800
COMBINED ARMS MOUT (PHASE 2) 21,000 21,000
AIR FORCE:
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE:
F-35 RAMP & SECURITY UPGRADE 3,100 3,100
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE:
LARGE CRASH RESCUE STATION 12,100 +12,100
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CORONADO:
SOF COMBAT CREW TRAINING FACILITY 9,800 9,800
DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT--TRACY:
REPLACE GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE 41,000 41,000
REPLACE TRUCK ENTRANCE/CONTROL FACILITY 9,300 9,300
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 3,950 3,950
NAVY RESERVE:
LEMOORE:
MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER 15,420 15,420
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA 1,298,992 1,311,092 +12,100
COLORADO
ARMY:
FORT CARSON:
BARRACKS & DINING 154,000 154,000
BATTALION COMPLEX 45,000 45,000
BRIGADE/BATTALION HQS 46,000 46,000
COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITIES 93,000 93,000
INFRASTRUCTURE, BCT 69,000 69,000
PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITY 22,000 22,000
UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES 15,000 15,000
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOPS 84,000 84,000
AIR FORCE:
PETERSON AFB:
LAND ACQUISITION--23 ACRES 4,900 +4,900
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY:
UPGRADE ACADEMIC FACILITY, PH V 18,000 18,000
DEFENSE-WIDE:
BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE:
SATELLITE PHARMACY 3,000 3,000
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE:
PUEBLO ARMY DEPOT:
AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION FACILITY, PHASE 10 65,060 65,060
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
DENVER:
READINESS CENTER 9,000 9,000
GRAND JUNCTION:
READINESS CENTER 9,000 9,000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
BUCKLEY AFB:
ALERT CREW HEADQUARTERS 4,200 +4,200
TOTAL, COLORADO 632,060 641,160 +9,100
CONNECTICUT
NAVY:
NEW LONDON:
INDOOR SMALL ARMS RANGE 11,000 +11,000
PIER 31 REPLACEMENT 46,060 46,060
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP RELL:
REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE 28,000 28,000
EAST HAVEN:
KD RANGE ADD/ALT 13,800 13,800
TOTAL, CONNECTICUT 87,860 98,860 +11,000
DELAWARE
AIR FORCE:
DOVER AFB:
ADAL PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER 19,000 19,000
DEFENSE-WIDE:
DOVER AFB:
ALTER FUEL STORAGE TANK 3,373 3,373
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
NEW CASTLE:
ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY ADD/ALT 28,000 28,000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT:
REPLACE C-130 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SHOPS 11,600 +11,600
TFI--INFO OPS SQUADRON (IOS) FACILITY 3,200 3,200
NAVY RESERVE:
WILMINGTON:
NOSC PORTION, ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER 11,530 11,530
TOTAL, DELAWARE 65,103 76,703 +11,600
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NAVY:
NAVAL RESEARCH LAB:
AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM RESEARCH LAB 24,220 24,220
TOTAL, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 24,220 24,220
FLORIDA
ARMY:
MIAMI DORAL:
SOUTHCOM HEADQUARTERS, INCR 2 81,600 81,600
NAVY:
JACKSONVILLE:
P-8A INTEGRATED TRAINING CENTER 48,220 48,220
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 12,890 12,890
MAYPORT:
ALPHA WHARF IMPROVEMENTS 14,900 14,900
TAMPA:
JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON FACILITY 29,000 29,000
AIR FORCE:
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR STATION:
SATELLITE OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY 8,000 +8,000
EGLIN AFB:
F-35 STUDENT DORMITORY (144 ROOM) 19,000 19,000
MACDILL AFB:
SOCCENT HDQTRS & COMMANDANT FACILITY 21,000 21,000
DEFENSE-WIDE:
EGLIN AFB:
SOF BATTALION OPS COMPLEX 40,000 40,000
HURLBURT FIELD:
SOF SPECIAL TACTICS GROUP FACILITY 8,900 8,900
JACKSONVILLE:
REPLACE FUEL STORAGE TANKS 34,000 34,000
MACDILL AFB:
SOF ADD/ALTER 501B (HQ SOCOM) 10,500 10,500
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP BLANDING:
AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT 12,400 12,400
TOTAL, FLORIDA 332,410 340,410 +8,000
GEORGIA
ARMY:
FORT BENNING:
AUTOMATED ANTI-ARMOR RANGE 8,800 8,800
BASIC 10M-25M FIRING RANGE 1 2,400 2,400
BASIC 10M-25M FIRING RANGE 2 2,400 2,400
BASIC 10M-25M FIRING RANGE 3 2,350 2,350
BASIC 10M-25M FIRING RANGE 4 2,500 2,500
BASIC 10M-25M FIRING RANGE 5 2,500 2,500
DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING RANGE 17,500 17,500
FIRE AND MOVEMENT RANGE 2,450 2,450
MAINTENANCE SHOP 42,000 42,000
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 1 4,900 4,900
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 2 4,900 4,900
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 3 4,500 4,500
RANGE ACCESS ROAD 9,100 9,100
RECEPTION STATION PHASE 2 39,000 39,000
STATIONARY TANK RANGE 6,900 6,900
TACTICAL VEHICLE WASH FACILITY 10,800 10,800
TRACKED VEHICLE DRIVERS COURSE 16,000 16,000
TRAINEE COMPLEX 32,000 32,000
TRAINING AREA INFRASTRUCTURE--OSUT AREA 16,000 16,000
TRAINING AREA INFRASTRUCTURE--NORTHERN AREA 13,800 13,800
UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES 27,000 27,000
FORT STEWART:
BARRACKS & DINING 121,000 121,000
BRIGADE COMPLEX 30,000 30,000
BRIGADE/BATTALION HQS 36,000 36,000
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 20,000 20,000
COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITIES 75,000 75,000
INFRASTRUCTURE 59,000 59,000
PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITY 28,000 28,000
SHOOT HOUSE 2,300 2,300
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOPS 67,000 67,000
NAVY:
ALBANY:
BEQ 15,320 15,320
AIR FORCE:
ROBINS AFB:
AIRCRAFT HANGAR 24,100 24,100
DEFENSE-WIDE:
AUGUSTA:
REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER INC IV 100,220 100,220
FORT BENNING:
CONSOLIDATED TROOP MEDICAL CLINIC 3,900 3,900
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD:
REPLACE FUEL STORAGE TANK 3,500 3,500
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
DOBBINS ARB:
READINESS CENTER 45,000 45,000
NAVY RESERVE:
MARIETTA:
MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER 7,560 7,560
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE:
CONSTRUCT NEW CONTROL TOWER 6,450 +6,450
TOTAL, GEORGIA 905,700 912,150 +6,450
HAWAII
ARMY:
POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA:
ACCESS ROAD PH 5 21,300 +21,300
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS:
BARRACKS 42,000 42,000
BATTALION COMPLEX 69,000 69,000
BATTALION COMPLEX 27,000 27,000
BRIGADE COMPLEX 65,000 65,000
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION 76,000 76,000
WAHIAWA:
WIDEBAND SATCOM OPERATIONS CENTER 40,000 40,000
NAVY:
BARKING SANDS:
ADVANCED RADAR DETECTION LABORATORY 28,900 28,900
KANEOHE BAY:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 28,200 28,200
PEARL HARBOR:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 29,300 29,300
FITNESS CENTER 45,000 45,000
JOINT FORCES DEPLOYMENT STAGING AREA FISC 5,990 5,990
SUB DRIVE-IN MAGNETIC SILENCING FACILITY (INC 2) 41,088 41,088
AIR FORCE:
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE:
UPGRADE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION, PHASE 6 8,700 +8,700
DEFENSE-WIDE:
PEARL HARBOR:
REPLACE FUEL PIPELINE 27,700 27,700
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT SHAFTER:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 19,199 19,199
TOTAL, HAWAII 544,377 574,377 +30,000
IDAHO
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ORCHARD TRAINING AREA:
LIVE FIRE SHOOT HOUSE 1,850 1,850
ARMY RESERVE:
HAYDEN LAKE:
AR CENTER/OMS/UNHEATED STORAGE 9,580 9,580
TOTAL, IDAHO 11,430 11,430
ILLINOIS
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
URBANA ARMORY:
READINESS CENTER 16,186 +16,186
NAVY:
GREAT LAKES:
RTC SPECIAL PROGRAMS BARRACKS 62,940 62,940
DEFENSE-WIDE:
SCOTT AFB:
USTRANSCOM JOINT INTEL OPERATIONS CENTER 13,977 13,977
TOTAL, ILLINOIS 76,917 93,103 +16,186
INDIANA
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP ATTERBURY:
MULTI PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE 5,800 5,800
LAWRENCE:
READINESS CENTER 21,000 21,000
ARMY RESERVE:
CRANE ARMY AMMO ACTIVITY:
READY SERVICE MAGAZINE COMPLEX 8,300 +8,300
TOTAL, INDIANA 26,800 35,100 +8,300
IOWA
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
FORT DODGE:
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND COMM TRAINING COM- PLEX 5,600 +5,600 +5,600
KANSAS
ARMY:
FORT RILEY:
BATTALION COMPLEX 38,000 38,000
BRIGADE COMPLEX 79,000 79,000
COMMISSARY 23,000 -23,000
RAIL SIDING 15,000 15,000
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT RILEY:
HOSPITAL ADDITION/ALTERATION 52,000 -52,000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
SMOKY HILL ANG RANGE:
SMOKY HILL RANGE SUPPORT FACILITY 7,100 +7,100
ARMY RESERVE:
DODGE CITY:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER/LAND 8,100 8,100
TOTAL, KANSAS 215,100 147,200 -67,900
KENTUCKY
ARMY:
FORT CAMPBELL:
BATTALION COMPLEX 37,000 37,000
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 8,600 8,600
TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER 15,513 15,513
UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES 47,000 47,000
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT CAMPBELL:
MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC 24,000 24,000
NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 21,400 21,400
SOF TACTICAL EQUIPMENT SHOP 15,000 15,000
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE:
BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT:
AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION FACILITY PHASE 9 57,218 67,218 +10,000
DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD 12,000 12,000
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT CAMPBELL:
SCHOOL AGE SERVICES CENTER 10,000 +10,000
TOTAL, KENTUCKY 237,731 257,731 +20,000
LOUISIANA
ARMY:
FORT POLK:
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES 29,000 29,000
AIR FORCE:
BARKSDALE AFB:
SECURITY FORCES COMPLEX 14,600 +14,600
TOTAL, LOUISIANA 29,000 43,600 +14,600
MAINE
NAVY:
PORTSMOUTH:
DRY DOCK #3 WATERFRONT SUPPORT FACILITY 20,660 +20,660
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
BANGOR:
REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE PH 1 20,000 20,000
TOTAL, MAINE 20,000 40,660 +20,660
MARYLAND
NAVY:
INDIAN HEAD:
ENERGETICS SYSTEMS & TECH LAB COMPLEX PH 1 12,050 +12,050
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADES 13,930 13,930
SUITLAND:
NATIONAL MARITIME INTEL CENTER (INCREMENTED) 12,439 12,439
AIR FORCE:
ANDREWS AFB:
ADMIN FACILITY ADDITION 28,000 28,000
NCR RELOCATION--ADMIN FACILITY 49,648 49,648
DEFENSE-WIDE:
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND:
USAMRICD REPLACEMENT, INC I 23,750 23,750
FORT DETRICK:
USAMRIID STAGE I, INC III 209,000 209,000
FORT MEADE:
NSAW CAMPUS CHILLED WATER BACKUP 19,100 19,100
NSAW SOUTH CAMPUS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYS- TEM 11,900 11,900
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
EDGEWOOD:
AASF ADD/ALT 28,000 28,000
SALISBURY:
READINESS CENTER ADD/ALT 9,800 9,800
ARMY RESERVE:
BALTIMORE:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 11,600 11,600
TOTAL, MARYLAND 417,167 429,217 +12,050
MASSACHUSETTS
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
METHUEN:
READINESS CENTER, ADD/ALT [ADRS] 21,000 21,000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
OTIS ANG BASE:
DIGITAL GROUND STATION 14,300 +14,300
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT DEVENS:
SHOOTHOUSE 1,900 1,900
TOTAL, MASSACHUSETTS 22,900 37,200 +14,300
MICHIGAN
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP GRAYLING:
BARRACKS REPLACEMENT, PHASE 1 16,943 +16,943
INFANTRY SQUAD BATTLE COURSE 2,000 +2,000
ARMY RESERVE:
DETROIT ARSENAL:
ACCESS CONTROL POINT 6,100 +6,100
SAGINAW:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER/LAND 11,500 11,500
TOTAL, MICHIGAN 11,500 36,543 +25,043
MINNESOTA
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ARDEN HILLS:
READINESS CENTER 15,000 15,000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
DULUTH:
REPLACE FUEL CELL HANGAR 4,500 +4,500
TOTAL, MINNESOTA 15,000 19,500 +4,500
MISSISSIPPI
NAVY:
GULFPORT:
25 NAVAL CONSTRUCTION REGIMENT HQ FACILITY 6,900 6,900
BATTALION MAINTENANCE FACILITY 5,870 +5,870
NAS MERIDIAN:
FITNESS CENTER 6,340 +6,340
AIR FORCE:
COLUMBUS AFB:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 8,100 8,100
KEESLER AFB:
INDOOR FIRING RANGE 6,600 +6,600
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
GULFPORT-BILOXI IAP:
RELOCATE MUNITIONS STORAGE COMPLEX 3,400 +3,400
TOTAL, MISSISSIPPI 15,000 37,210 +22,210
MISSOURI
ARMY:
FORT LEONARD WOOD:
MINE DETECTION TRAINING FACILITY AND K-9 KENNEL 10,800 +10,800
TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER 18,500 18,500
URBAN ASSAULT COURSE 2,350 2,350
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT LEONARD WOOD:
PRIMARY CARE CLINIC ADDITION/ALTERATION 22,000 22,000
ARMY RESERVE:
WELDON SPRINGS:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 11,700 11,700
TOTAL, MISSOURI 54,550 65,350 +10,800
MONTANA
AIR FORCE:
MALMSTROM AFB:
UPGRADE WEAPONS STORAGE AREA, PHASE 1 10,000 +10,000
TOTAL, MONTANA 10,000 +10,000
NEVADA
AIR FORCE:
CREECH AFB:
UAS 432 WING HQ MISSION SPT FACILITY 7,000 7,000
UAS DINING HALL 9,000 9,000
UAS FLIGHT SIM & ACADEMICS FACILITY 9,800 9,800
UAS MAIN GATE/SEWER TRANSFER FACILITY 6,500 6,500
UAS OPS FACILITY 16,200 16,200
NELLIS AFB:
AIRFIELD FIRE RESCUE STATION 9,800 +9,800
F-16 AGGRESSOR HANGAR/AIRCRAFT MAINT UNIT 30,800 30,800
F-16 AGRESSOR SQUADRON OPS/INFRASTRUCTURE 17,500 17,500
F-35 AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS 5,000 5,000
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ELKO:
READINESS CENTER 11,375 +11,375
ARMY RESERVE:
LAS VEGAS:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 33,900 33,900
TOTAL, NEVADA 135,700 156,875 +21,175
NEW JERSEY
NAVY:
EARLE NAVAL WEAPONS STATION:
MAIN GATE SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS 8,160 +8,160
LAKEHURST:
ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR TEST SITE 15,440 15,440
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT DIX:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 3,825 3,825
TOTAL, NEW JERSEY 19,265 27,425 +8,160
NEW MEXICO
AIR FORCE:
HOLLOMAN AFB:
F-22 ALTER HANGAR FOR LO/CRF 14,500 14,500
F-22A ADAL A/C MAINT UNIT 1,050 1,050
F-22A ADAL FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY 3,150 3,150
F-22A ADAL JET ENGINE MAINTENANCE SHOP 2,150 2,150
F-22A AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIP FACILITY 4,600 4,600
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CANNON AFB:
CV-22 FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY 8,300 +8,300
SOF MAINTENANCE HANGAR 18,100 18,100
KIRTLAND AFB:
REPLACE FUEL STORAGE TANKS 14,400 14,400
TOTAL, NEW MEXICO 57,950 66,250 +8,300
NEW YORK
ARMY:
FORT DRUM:
BRIGADE COMPLEX--BARRACKS 29,000 29,000
BRIGADE COMPLEX--BARRACKS 24,000 24,000
UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES 37,000 37,000
U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY:
SCIENCE FACILITY, PH 1 67,000 67,000
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
FORT DRUM:
MANEUVER AREA TRAINING EQUIP SITE PH 3 11,000 11,000
QUEENSBURY:
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP 5,900 5,900
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
GABRESKI AIRPORT:
REPLACE PARARESCUE OPS FACILITY PH 2 7,500 +7,500
HANCOCK FIELD:
TFI--REAPER IOC/FOC BEDDOWN 5,000 5,000
ARMY RESERVE:
KINGSTON:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER/LAND 13,494 13,494
SHOREHAM:
ADD/ALT ARMY RESERVE CENTER 15,031 15,031
STATEN ISLAND:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 18,550 18,550
TOTAL, NEW YORK 225,975 233,475 +7,500
NORTH CAROLINA
ARMY:
FORT BRAGG:
ACCESS ROADS PHASE 1 13,200 13,200
TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER 20,500 20,500
UTILITY UPGRADE (CAMP MACKALL) 3,200 3,200
NAVY:
CAMP LEJEUNE:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--CAMP JOHNSON 38,230 38,230
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--CAMP JOHNSON 23,760 23,760
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--FRENCH CREEK 33,960 33,960
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--HADNOT POINT 39,890 39,890
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--HADNOT POINT 39,320 39,320
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--COURTHOUSE BAY 35,890 35,890
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--HADNOT POINT 42,950 42,950
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 13,960 13,960
CONSOLIDATED MESS HALL--HADNOT POINT (200 AREA) 25,000 25,000
INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE--SR1 18,250 18,250
MESS HALL--HADNOT POINT (400 AREA) 21,660 21,660
MOD K-RANGES (PHASE 2) 20,220 20,220
CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION:
2ND MAW COMMAND OPERATIONS FACILITY 30,480 30,480
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 30,100 30,100
ENGINEERING PRODUCT SUPPORT FACILITY 16,840 16,840
NEW RIVER:
AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON ADDITION 6,830 6,830
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 36,740 36,740
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--MCAS 25,620 25,620
ENLISTED DINING FACILITY 17,090 17,090
AIR FORCE:
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB:
CONSOLIDATED SUPPORT CENTER 12,200 +12,200
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT BRAGG:
NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 28,170 28,170
NEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (IRWIN) 27,945 27,945
NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL 22,356 22,356
SOF EXPAND TRAINING COMPOUND 14,200 14,200
SOF HEADQUARTERS FACILITY 14,600 14,600
SOF SECURITY/FORCE PROTECTION 4,150 4,150
SOF TRAINING FACILITY 5,300 5,300
ARMY RESERVE:
RALEIGH:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER/LAND 25,581 25,581
TOTAL, NORTH CAROLINA 695,992 708,192 +12,200
NORTH DAKOTA
AIR FORCE:
GRAND FORKS AFB:
FIRE STATION 13,000 +13,000
TOTAL, NORTH DAKOTA 13,000 +13,000
OKLAHOMA
ARMY:
FORT SILL:
TRAINING COMPLEX UPGRADE 63,000 63,000
AIR FORCE:
ALTUS AFB:
CONSOL DIGITAL AIRPORT SURVEILL RADAR/RAPCON FAC 10,200 +10,200
TINKER AFB:
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 48,600 48,600
DEFENSE-WIDE:
ALTUS AFB:
REPLACE FUEL STORAGE DIKES 2,850 2,850
TINKER AFB:
MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT 65,000 65,000
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
TINKER AFB:
AFR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HANGAR 9,900 9,900
TOTAL, OKLAHOMA 189,350 199,550 +10,200
PENNSYLVANIA
ARMY:
CARLISLE BARRACKS:
MUSEUM SUPPORT FACILITY 13,400 13,400
TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT:
ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE SHOP 15,000 15,000
NAVY:
PHILADELPHIA:
FULL SCALE ELECTRIC DRIVE TEST FACILITY 22,020 22,020
DEFENSE-WIDE:
PHILADELPHIA:
CONVERT WAREHOUSE TO ADMIN SPACE 1,200 1,200
ARMY RESERVE:
LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 14,914 14,914
UPGRADE MUNITION IGLOOS PHASE 2 7,500 +7,500
TOTAL, PENNSYLVANIA 66,534 74,034 +7,500
RHODE ISLAND
NAVY:
NEWPORT:
FITNESS FACILITY 29,900 29,900
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
NORTH KINGSTOWN:
ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY 5,000 +5,000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
QUONSET STATE AIRPORT:
CONSTRUCT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER 7,700 +7,700
TOTAL, RHODE ISLAND 29,900 42,600 +12,700
SOUTH CAROLINA
ARMY:
FORT JACKSON:
TRAINING COMPLEX UPGRADE 30,000 30,000
NAVY:
BEAUFORT:
EOD/ORDNANCE OPERATIONS FACILITY 5,940 5,940
PARRIS ISLAND:
THIRD RECRUIT TRAINING BATTALION (PHASE 2) 36,400 36,400
THIRD RECRUIT TRAINING BN COMPLEX (PHASE 3) 28,350 28,350
AIR FORCE:
CHARLESTON AFB:
C-17 FLIGHT SIMULATOR ADDITION 4,500 4,500
SHAW AFB:
PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER 9,900 +9,900
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ANDERSON:
READINESS CENTER 12,000 12,000
BEAUFORT:
READINESS CENTER ADD/ALT 3,400 3,400
EASTOVER:
JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS 28,000 28,000
TOTAL, SOUTH CAROLINA 148,590 158,490 +9,900
SOUTH DAKOTA
AIR FORCE:
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE:
BASE ENTRY AND PERIMETER GATES 11,000 +11,000
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
RAPID CITY:
ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER 29,000 29,000
BARRACKS/DINING/ADMIN AND PARKING COMPLEX PHASE 1 14,463 +14,463
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
JOE FOSS FIELD:
AIRCRAFT READY SHELTERS/AMU 4,500 +4,500
TOTAL, SOUTH DAKOTA 29,000 58,963 +29,963
TENNESSEE
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
KNOXVILLE:
REPLACE SQUADRON OPERATIONS 8,000 +8,000
ARMY RESERVE:
CHATTANOOGA:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 10,600 10,600
TOTAL, TENNESSEE 10,600 18,600 +8,000
TEXAS
ARMY:
CORPUS CHRISTI:
DYNAMIC COMPONENT REBUILD FACILITY 39,000 39,000
FORT BLISS:
BARRACKS & DINING 148,000 148,000
BARRACKS & DINING 148,000 148,000
BATTALION COMPLEX 34,000 34,000
BRIGADE/BATTALION HQS 44,000 44,000
BRIGADE/BATTALION HQS 44,000 44,000
CHAPEL 9,000 9,000
COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITIES, BCT 90,000 90,000
COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITIES, BCT1 90,000 90,000
DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE RANGE COMPLEX 42,000 42,000
INFRASTRUCTURE, IBCT1 98,000 98,000
INFRASTRUCTURE, IBCT2 100,000 100,000
TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER 12,600 12,600
UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES 10,200 10,200
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOPS 81,000 81,000
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOPS 81,000 81,000
FORT HOOD:
UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES 32,000 32,000
FORT SAM HOUSTON:
TRAINEE BARRACKS COMPLEX 96,000 96,000
RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT:
MANEUVER SYSTEMS SUSTAINMENT CTR, PHASE 1 6,900 6,900
AIR FORCE:
DYESS AFB:
MULTIPURPOSE C-130 MAINTENANCE HANGAR 21,000 +21,000
FORT HOOD:
TACP JOINT AIR GROUND CTR 10,800 10,800
LACKLAND AFB:
BMT RECRUIT DORMITORY 75,515 75,515
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT SAM HOUSTON:
MEDICAL INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY 13,000 13,000
ARMY RESERVE:
SINTON:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 9,700 9,700
TOTAL, TEXAS 1,314,715 1,335,715 +21,000
UTAH
AIR FORCE:
HILL AFB:
F-22A HEAVY MAINT FACILITY & COMPOSITE BACK SHOP 36,000 36,000
THREE-BAY FIRE STATION 5,400 +5,400
DEFENSE-WIDE:
HILL AFB:
HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM 20,400 20,400
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP WILLIAMS:
AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT 17,500 17,500
TOTAL, UTAH 73,900 79,300 +5,400
VERMONT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ETHAN ALLEN FIRING RANGE JERICHO:
READINESS CENTER 10,200 +10,200
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
BURLINGTON IAP:
SECURITY FORCES AND COMM FACILITY 6,600 6,600
TOTAL, VERMONT 6,600 16,800 +10,200
VIRGINIA
ARMY:
FORT BELVOIR:
EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER 7,200 7,200
FORT EUSTIS:
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES 14,400 14,400
FORT LEE:
DINING FACILITY 10,600 10,600
TRAINEE BARRACKS COMPLEX 90,000 90,000
FORT MYER:
BARRACKS 14,000 14,000
NAVY:
NORFOLK:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 10,500 10,500
NORFOLK HARBOR CHANNEL DREDGING 42,830 42,830
QUANTICO:
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR, TYPE II 27,750 27,750
AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON (GREEN SIDE) 36,280 36,280
INFRASTRUCTURE--RUSSELL ROAD (PHASE 1) 7,450 7,450
INSTRUCTION FACILITY ADDITION--TBS 6,350 6,350
INSTRUCTION FACILITY TBS (PHASE I) 25,200 25,200
MESS HALL--OCS 13,750 13,750
OCS HEADQUARTERS FACILITY 5,980 +5,980
STUDENT QUARTERS--TBS (PHASE 3) 27,530 27,530
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CRANEY ISLAND:
REPLACE FUEL STORAGE TANKS 39,900 39,900
DAM NECK:
SOF OPERATIONAL FACILITY INC II 31,000 31,000
FORT STORY:
SOF SMALL ARMS RANGE 11,600 11,600
PENTAGON:
PENTAGON ATHLETIC CENTER PHASE 2 6,967 6,967
PFPA HAZMAT FACILITY 16,401 16,401
RAVEN ROCK WEST POWER PLANT 15,572 15,572
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ARLINGTON:
ARLINGTON HALL READINESS CENTER PH2 15,500 15,500
FORT PICKETT:
MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE 2,950 2,950
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT EUSTIS:
TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER, PHASE 1 13,600 +13,600
NAVY RESERVE:
NORFOLK:
EODMU 10 OPERATIONS FACILITY 8,170 8,170
WILLIAMSBURG:
ORDNANCE HANDLING CARGO OPS TRAINING SUPPORT 12,320 12,320
TOTAL, VIRGINIA 494,220 513,800 +19,580
WASHINGTON
ARMY:
FORT LEWIS:
BATTALION COMPLEX 54,000 54,000
BATTALION COMPLEX 47,000 47,000
BRIGADE COMPLEX 30,000 30,000
BRIGADE COMPLEX, INCR 3 102,000 102,000
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 27,000 27,000
NAVY:
BANGOR:
LIMITED AREA PROD & STORAGE COMPLEX (INC V) 50,700 50,700
WHIDBEY ISLAND:
HANGAR 5 RECAPITALIZATION (INCREMENTED) 34,000 34,000
AIR FORCE:
MCCHORD AFB:
C-17 ADAL FLIGHT SIMULATOR 5,500 5,500
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT LEWIS:
SOF RANGER BATTALION COMPLEX 38,000 38,000
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
FORT LEWIS:
AVIATION READINESS CENTER 32,000 32,000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
MCCHORD AFB:
262 INFO WARFARE AGGRESSOR SQUADRON FACILITY 8,600 +8,600
ARMY RESERVE:
SEATTLE:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 37,500 37,500
TOTAL, WASHINGTON 457,700 466,300 +8,600
WEST VIRGINIA
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
YEAGER AIRPORT, CHARLESTON:
FUEL SYSTEM/CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR 27,000 +27,000
TOTAL, WEST VIRGINIA 27,000 +27,000
WISCONSIN
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
TRUAX FIELD:
COMMUNICATIONS AND AUDIO VISUAL TRAINING FACIL- ITY 6,300 +6,300
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT MCCOY:
AUTO QUALIFICATION TRAINING RANGE 4,000 4,000
TOTAL, WISCONSIN 4,000 10,300 +6,300
WYOMING
AIR FORCE:
F. E. WARREN AFB:
RENOVATE HISTORIC DORMITORY 8,600 8,600
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
CHEYENNE MAP:
TFI--C-130 SQDN OPERATIONS FACILITY 7,000 7,000
TOTAL, WYOMING 15,600 15,600
AFGHANISTAN
ARMY:
BAGRAM AIR BASE:
BULK FUEL STORAGE & SUPPLY, PHASE 8 26,000 26,000
BULK FUEL STORAGE & SUPPLY, PHASE 5 22,000 22,000
SOF HQ COMPLEX 19,000 19,000
AIR FORCE:
BAGRAM AIR BASE:
C-130 MAINTENANCE HANGAR 27,400 27,400
CARGO HANDLING AREA EXPANSION 8,800 8,800
REFUELER RAMP 21,000 21,000
TOTAL, AFGHANISTAN 124,200 124,200
DIEGO GARCIA
NAVY:
DIEGO GARCIA:
WHARF UPGRADE AND WAREHOUSE 35,060 35,060
TOTAL, DIEGO GARCIA 35,060 35,060
DJIBOUTI
NAVY:
CAMP LEMONIER:
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 12,830 -12,830
AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON 15,250 15,250
TELCOM FACILITY 3,330 3,330
TOTAL, DJIBOUTI 31,410 18,580 -12,830
GERMANY
ARMY:
KATTERBACH:
AIRCRAFT/VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX 19,000 19,000
WIESBADEN MILITARY COMMUNITY:
COMMAND & BATTLE CENTER, INCREMENT I 119,000 59,500 -59,500
DEFENSE-WIDE:
GERMERSHEIM:
LOGISTICS DISTRIBUTION CENTER EUROPE 48,000 48,000
TOTAL, GERMANY 186,000 126,500 -59,500
GREECE
DEFENSE-WIDE:
SOUDA BAY:
FUEL STORAGE TANKS AND PIPELINE REPLACEMENT 27,761 27,761
TOTAL, GREECE 27,761 27,761
GUAM
NAVY:
GUAM NB:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS, MAIN BASE 62,360 62,360
KILO WHARF EXTENSION 50,912 50,912
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM & UPGRADE 26,070 26,070
AIR FORCE:
ANDERSEN AFB:
COMBAT COMM MAINTENANCE FACILITY 5,200 5,200
DEFENSE-WIDE:
GUAM NH:
CENTRAL UTILITY PLANT 30,000 30,000
TOTAL, GUAM 174,542 174,542
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
NAVY:
GUANTANAMO BAY:
CONSOLIDATED FITNESS COMPLEX 20,600 20,600
TOTAL, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA 20,600 20,600
ITALY
ARMY:
VICENZA:
BDE COMPLEX--BARRACKS/COMMUNITY, INCR 2 15,000 15,000
BDE COMPLEX--OPERATIONS SPT FACILITY, INCR 2 15,000 15,000
TOTAL, ITALY 30,000 30,000
JAPAN
ARMY:
CAMP ZAMA:
SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITY 2,350 2,350
SAGAMIHARA:
BATTLE COMMAND TRAINING CENTER 17,500 17,500
TOTAL, JAPAN 19,850 19,850
KOREA
ARMY:
CAMP HUMPHREYS:
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 20,000 20,000
TOTAL, KOREA 20,000 20,000
KYRGYZSTAN
AIR FORCE:
MANAS AIR BASE:
HOT CARGO PAD 6,000 6,000
TOTAL, KYRGYZSTAN 6,000 6,000
QATAR
AIR FORCE:
AL UDEID:
CAS PARKING APRON 59,638 -59,638
DEFENSE-WIDE:
AL UDEID:
SOF TRAINING RANGE 9,200 9,200
TOTAL, QATAR 68,838 9,200 -59,638
UNITED KINGDOM
AIR FORCE:
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH:
LARGE VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION 7,400 7,400
TOTAL, UNITED KINGDOM 7,400 7,400
NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 240,867 240,867
WORLDWIDE CLASSIFIED
AIR FORCE:
SPECIAL EVALUATION PROGRAM 891 891
WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED
ARMY:
HOST NATION SUPPORT 24,000 24,000
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 23,000 23,000
PLANNING AND DESIGN 176,807 169,898 -6,909
RESCISSION (Public Law 110-5) -48,520 -48,520
RESCISSION (Public Law 110-161) -16,600 -16,600
NAVY:
DATA CENTER 28,000 35,000 +7,000
JOINT OPERATIONS & SUPPORT COMPLEX, PH 1 17,800 17,800
PLANNING AND DESIGN 239,128 237,690 -1,438
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 13,670 13,670
AIR FORCE:
COMMON BATTLEFIELD AIRMAN TRAINING COMPLEX 15,000 15,000
UAS FIELD TRAINING UNIT MAINTENANCE COMPLEX 22,000 22,000
UAS FIELD TRAINING UNIT OPS COMPLEX 15,500 15,500
PLANNING AND DESIGN 70,494 71,534 +1,040
STRATCOM REPLACEMENT FACILITY DESIGN 10,000 +10,000
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 15,000 15,000
RESCISSION (Public Law 110-161) -8,080 -8,080
DEFENSE-WIDE:
AN/TPY-2 #3 25,500 -25,500
BMDS--EUROPEAN INTERCEPTOR SITE 132,600 26,072 -106,528
BMDS--EUROPEAN MIDCOURSE RADAR SITE 108,560 108,560
CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION 10,000 10,000
ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM 80,000 160,000 +80,000
PLANNING AND DESIGN:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT EDUCATION 1,830 1,830
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 14,889 14,889
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 20,221 20,221
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 16,833 16,833
TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY 58,252 58,252
UNDISTRIBUTED 43,768 43,768
SUBTOTAL, PLANNING AND DESIGN 155,793 155,793
UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION:
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 4,099 4,099
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT EDUCATION 382 382
THE JOINT STAFF 9,228 9,228
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 3,457 3,457
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 7,697 7,697
TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY 3,990 3,990
UNDISTRIBUTED 3,000 3,000
SUBTOTAL, UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 31,853 31,853
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
PLANNING AND DESIGN 48,796 64,247 +15,451
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 11,800 25,555 +13,755
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 110-161) -1,400 -1,400
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
PLANNING AND DESIGN 5,374 17,986 +12,612
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 7,200 16,200 +9,000
ARMY RESERVE:
PLANNING AND DESIGN 13,963 22,563 +8,600
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 3,100 5,100 +2,000
NAVY RESERVE:
PLANNING AND DESIGN 2,045 3,045 +1,000
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 3,000 +3,000
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
PLANNING AND DESIGN 3,922 6,122 +2,200
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 5,443 7,443 +2,000
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
GERMANY:
WIESBADEN:
FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT 32,000 32,000
WIESBADEN AB:
FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT 20,000 20,000
FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT 43,000 43,000
FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT 38,000 38,000
KOREA:
CAMP HUMPHREYS:
FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION 125,000 125,000
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS 420,001 420,001
PLANNING AND DESIGN 579 579
SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION 678,580 678,580
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
UTILITIES ACCOUNT 113,017 118,017 +5,000
SERVICES ACCOUNT 22,437 22,437
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 60,254 60,254
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT 1,241 1,241
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 42,089 42,089
LEASING 192,849 192,849
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY 252,189 252,189
PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS 32,034 32,034
SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 716,110 721,110 +5,000
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
GUANTANAMO:
GUANTANAMO NAVAL STATION:
REPLACE BARGO HOUSING 22,385 22,385
REPLACE GRANADILLO CIRCLE HOUSING 16,547 15,846 -701
REPLACE GRANADILLO POINT HOUSING 23,666 22,662 -1,004
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS 318,011 318,011
PLANNING AND DESIGN 2,169 2,169
SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION 382,778 381,073 -1,705
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
UTILITIES ACCOUNT 44,068 49,068 +5,000
SERVICES ACCOUNT 13,347 13,347
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 60,063 60,063
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT 655 655
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 15,036 15,036
LEASING 130,261 130,261
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY 87,074 87,074
PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS 25,558 25,558
SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 376,062 381,062 +5,000
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
UNITED KINGDOM:
RAF LAKENHEATH:
REPLACE FAMILY HOUSING (182 UNITS) 71,828 71,828
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS 316,343 316,343
PLANNING AND DESIGN 7,708 7,708
SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION 395,879 395,879
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
UTILITIES ACCOUNT 100,997 105,997 +5,000
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 58,396 58,396
SERVICES ACCOUNT 20,166 20,166
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 42,189 42,189
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT 1,999 1,999
LEASING 94,246 94,246
MAINTENANCE 227,912 227,912
DEBT ACCOUNT 1 1
PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS 53,559 53,559
SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 599,465 604,465 +5,000
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
UTILITIES ACCOUNT [NSA] 7 7
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT [NSA] 28 28
LEASING [NSA] 10,407 10,407
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY [NSA] 70 70
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT [DIA] 4,359 4,359
LEASING [DIA] 33,066 33,066
UTILITIES ACCOUNT [DLA] 346 346
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT [DLA] 38 38
SERVICES ACCOUNT [DLA] 33 33
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT [DLA] 382 382
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY [DLA] 495 495
SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 49,231 49,231
DOD FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 850 850
HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 4,500 4,500
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 1990 393,377 468,377 +75,000
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 2005 9,065,386 8,991,700 -73,686
RECAP
ARMY 4,615,920 4,561,561 -54,359
RESCISSION -65,120 -65,120
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 3,096,399 3,159,191 +62,792
RESCISSION
AIR FORCE 934,892 1,058,694 +123,802
RESCISSION -8,080 -8,080
DEFENSE-WIDE 1,783,998 1,688,270 -95,728
RESCISSION
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 539,296 660,669 +121,373
RESCISSION -1,400 -1,400
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 34,374 180,286 +145,912
RESCISSION
ARMY RESERVE 281,687 357,387 +75,700
RESCISSION
NAVY RESERVE 57,045 61,045 +4,000
RESCISSION
AIR FORCE RESERVE 19,265 29,915 +10,650
RESCISSION
NATO 240,867 240,867
RESCISSION
CHEMICAL DEMIL CONST DEFENSE-WIDE 134,278 144,278 +10,000
RESCISSION
FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY 1,394,690 1,399,690 +5,000
RESCISSION
FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY/MC 758,840 762,135 +3,295
RESCISSION
FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE 995,344 1,000,344 +5,000
RESCISSION
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE 49,231 49,231
RESCISSION
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 9,458,763 9,460,077 +1,314
RESCISSION
GRAND TOTAL 24,400,239 24,744,390 +344,151
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DISCLOSURE OF CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
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.
As defined in Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the term `congressional directed spending item' 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 item, a Member is required to provide a certification that neither the Member nor the Senator's immediate family has a pecuniary interest in such congressionally directed spending item. Such certifications are available to the public on the website of the Senate Committee on Appropriations (www.appropriations.senate.gov/senators.cfm).
Following is a list of congressionally directed spending items included in the Senate recommendation discussed in this report, along with the name of each Senator who submitted a request to the Committee of jurisdiction for each item so identified. Neither the Committee recommendation nor this report contains any limited tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in rule XLIV.
CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Account Project Funding Member
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY AND FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
Army Alabama: Anniston Army Depot--Powertrain Transmission Repair Facility (GTF) $27,000 The President; Senators Sessions and Shelby
Army Alabama: Anniston Army Depot--SMALL ARMS REPAIR SHOP-DEPOT LEVEL (GTF) 18,000 The President; Senators Sessions and Shelby
Air Force Alabama: MAXWELL AFB--AIR & SPACE BASIC COURSE COMBAT ARMS TNG FACILITY 15,556 The President; Senators Sessions and Shelby
Army Guard Alabama: FORT MCCLELLAN--MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE 3,000 The President, Senator Sessions
Army Reserve Alabama: Redstone Arsenal--Systems Software Engineering Annex 16,500 Senators Sessions and Shelby
Army Alaska: FORT RICHARDSON--CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (GTF) 15,000 The President
Army Alaska: FORT WAINWRIGHT--TRAINING AIDS SUPPORT CENTER (GTF) 12,400 The President
Army Alaska: FORT WAINWRIGHT--BARRACKS COMPLEX (GTF) 63,000 The President
Army Alaska: FORT WAINWRIGHT--ORGANIZATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING (GTF) 14,000 The President
Army Alaska: FORT WAINWRIGHT--TACTICAL VEHICLE WASH FACILITY (Modularity) 21,000 The President
Army Alaska: Fort Wainwright--Pedestrian Access Bridge Training Area 2,950 Senator Stevens
Air Force Alaska: ELMENDORF AFB--F-22 FLIGHT SIMULATOR 16,400 The President
Air Force Alaska: ELMENDORF AFB--F-22 AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIP SHOP 7,200 The President
Air Force Alaska: ELMENDORF AFB--F-22A 7 BAY AIRCRAFT SHELTER 20,400 The President
Air Force Alaska: ELMENDORF AFB--C-17 RESTORE ROAD 2,000 The President
Air Force Alaska: ELMENDORF AFB--F-22A 8 BAY AIRCRAFT SHELTER 22,200 The President
Air Force Alaska: ELMENDORF AFB--F-22A SQUADRON OPS/AMU 6 BAY HANGAR 41,100 The President
Air Force Alaska: ELMENDORF AFB--F-22A FIELD TRAINING DETACHMENT 6,600 The President
Air Force Alaska: ELMENDORF AFB--F-22 CORROSION CTRL/LO MX/COMPOSITE REPR FAC 22,400 The President
Def-Wide--TMA Alaska: FORT RICHARDSON--DENTAL CLINIC ADDITION/ALTERATION 6,300 The President
Army Guard Alaska: Bethel--Bethel Readiness Center 16,000 Senators Stevens and Murkowski
Army Reserve Alaska: Fort Richardson--Multipurpose Machine Gun Range 3,100 Senator Stevens
Army Arizona: FORT HUACHUCA--UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES (GTF) 11,200 The President
Army Arizona: YUMA--RAW SEWAGE LAGOON AND OXIDATION POND 3,800 The President
Navy Arizona: YUMA--APPLIED INSTRUCTION FACILITY (MAWTS) 19,490 The President, Senator Kyl
Air Force Arizona: Davis Monthan AFB--Fire/Crash Rescue Station 15,000 Senator Kyl
Army Guard Arizona: CAMP NAVAJO--READINESS CENTER (GTF) 13,000 The President
Army Guard Arizona: FLORENCE--READINESS CENTER (GTF) 13,800 The President
Army Guard Arizona: PAPAGO MILITARY RESERVATION--READINESS CENTER (GTF) 24,000 The President
Air Guard Arkansas: Little Rock Air Force Base--Engine Inspection and Maintenance Facility 4,000 Senators Lincoln and Pryor
Air Guard Arkansas: Fort Chaffee MTC--Infantry Platoon Battle Course (Design) 204 Senators Lincoln and Pryor
Army California: FORT IRWIN--BARRACKS COMPLEX (GTF) 17,500 The President, Senator Feinstein
Army California: FORT IRWIN--MILITARY OPERATIONS URBAN TERRAIN, PH 3 22,100 The President, Senator Feinstein
Army California: PRESIDIO MONTEREY--GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING 15,000 The President, Senator Feinstein
Army California: SIERRA AD--WATER TREATMENT PLANT 12,400 The President; Senators Feinstein and Boxer
Navy California: BARSTOW--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS (GTF) 7,830 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--PICO (24 AREA) 32,870 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS, SAN MATEO AREA 32,550 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--DEL MAR (21 AREA) 34,120 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS-MARGARITA (33 AREA 31,170 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--SAN MATEO AREA 34,500 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--DEL MAR (21 AREA) (GTF) 33,190 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--INDOOR FITNESS CENTER (GTF) 12,230 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--(14 AREA) (GTF) 32,350 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--HORNO (13 AREA) (GTF) 33,790 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--CORROSION CONTROL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY (GTF) 52,520 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--INFANTRY TRAINING CENTER (GTF) 11,500 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BEQ--ARMORY, TRAINING FAC, SOI (52 AREA) (GTF) 54,730 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--CONSOLIDATED COMM/ELEC MAINTENANCE & STORAGE (GTF) 10,050 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--CHAPPO (22 AREA) (GTF) 48,640 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--33 AREA (GTF) 30,300 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--43 AREA (GTF) 15,150 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--62 AREA (GTF) 25,920 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--LAS PULGAS AREA (GTF) 34,340 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--(41 AREA) (GTF) 32,430 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--PICO (24 AREA) (GTF) 32,260 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--HORNO (53 AREA) (GTF) 40,660 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--SPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING BATTLE COURSE (GTF) 22,250 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--AREA 13 (GTF) 33,320 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--DEL MAR (21 AREA (GTF) 33,440 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--REGIMENTAL MAINTENANCE COMPLEX (PHASE 3) 33,620 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: CAMP PENDLETON--OPERATIONS ACCESS POINTS, RED BEACH ROADS 11,970 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: EL CENTRO--COMBINED CHILD CARE AND YOUTH CENTER 8,900 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: MIRAMAR--MV-22 WASH RACK 3,690 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: MIRAMAR--EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATION 6,530 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: MIRAMAR--MILITARY WORKING DOG OPERATIONS CENTER 4,800 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: MIRAMAR--COMBAT TRAINING TANK COMPLEX 10,820 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: MIRAMAR--IN-LINE FUELING STATION MODIFICATION 22,930 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: NORTH ISLAND--CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 14,270 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: NORTH ISLAND--BERTHING LIMA CONVERSION PIERS AND WHARFS 38,992 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 34,020 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: SAN DIEGO--RECRUIT SUPPORT BARRACKS (GTF) 34,430 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: SAN DIEGO--RECRUIT RECONDITIONING FACILITY INDOOR ATHLETIC FAC GTF) 16,790 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: TWENTYNINE PALMS--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 36,280 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: TWENTYNINE PALMS--BEQ AND PARKING STRUCTURE (GTF) 51,800 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: TWENTYNINE PALMS--BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS (GTF) 36,470 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy California: TWENTYNINE PALMS--COMBINED ARMS MOUT (PHASE 2) 21,000 The President, Senator Feinstein
Air Force California: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE--F-35 RAMP & SECURITY UPGRADE 3,100 The President, Senator Feinstein
Air Force California: Travis Air Force Base--Large Crash Rescue Station 12,100 Senators Feinstein and Boxer
Def-Wide--DLA California: DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT-TRACY--REPLACE GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE 41,000 The President, Senator Feinstein
Def-Wide--DLA California: DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT-TRACY--REPLACE TRUCK ENTRANCE/CONTROL FACIL- ITY 9,300 The President, Senator Feinstein
Def-Wide--SOCOM California: CORONADO--SOF COMBAT CREW TRAINING FACILITY 9,800 The President, Senator Feinstein
Army Reserve California: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT--MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 3,950 The President, Senator Feinstein
Navy Reserve California: LEMOORE--MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER 15,420 The President, Senator Feinstein
Army Colorado: FORT CARSON--BARRACKS & DINING (GTF) 154,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Army Colorado: FORT CARSON--BATTALION COMPLEX (GTF) 45,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Army Colorado: FORT CARSON--UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES (GTF) 15,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Army Colorado: FORT CARSON--PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITY (GTF) 22,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Army Colorado: FORT CARSON--BRIGADE/BATTALION HQS (GTF) 46,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Army Colorado: FORT CARSON--COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GTF) 93,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Army Colorado: FORT CARSON--VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOPS (GTF) 84,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Army Colorado: FORT CARSON--INFRASTRUCTURE, BCT (GTF) 69,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Air Force Colorado: U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY--UPGRADE ACADEMIC FAC, PH V 18,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Air Force Colorado: Peterson AFB--Land Acquisition--23 Acres 4,900 Senators Salazar and Allard
Def-Wide--TMA Colorado: BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE--SATELLITE PHARMACY 3,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Army Guard Colorado: GRAND JUNCTION--READINESS CENTER (GTF) 9,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Army Guard Colorado: DENVER--READINESS CENTER (GTF) 9,000 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Air Guard Colorado: Buckley AFB--Alert Crew Headquarters 4,200 Senators Salazar and Allard
Chem Demil Const Colorado: PUEBLO DEPOT--AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION FACILITY PH 10 65,060 The President; Senators Allard and Salazar
Navy Connecticut: GROTON--PIER 31 REPLACEMENT 46,060 The President, Senator Dodd
Navy Connecticut: Naval Submarine Base New London--Indoor Small Arms Range 11,000 Senators Dodd and Lieberman
Army Guard Connecticut: CAMP RELL--REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE 28,000 The President, Senator Dodd
Army Guard Connecticut: EAST HAVEN--KD RANGE ADD/ALT 13,800 The President, Senator Dodd
Navy District of Columbia: AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM RESEARCH LAB 24,220 The President
Air Force Delaware: DOVER AFB--ADAL PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER 19,000 The President; Senators Biden and Carper
Def-Wide--DLA Delaware: DOVER AFB--ALTER FUEL STORAGE TANK 3,373 The President, Senator Biden
Army Guard Delaware: NEW CASTLE--ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY ADD/ALT (Modularity) 28,000 The President, Senator Biden
Air Guard Delaware: NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT--TFI--INFO OPS SQUADRON FACILITY 3,200 The President; Senators Biden and Carper
Air Guard Delaware: New Castle County Airport--Replace C-130 Aircraft Maintenance Shops 11,600 Senators Biden and Carper
Navy Reserve Delaware: WILMINGTON--NOSC PORTION, ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER 11,530 The President, Senator Biden
Army Florida: MIAMI DORAL--SOUTHCOM HEADQUARTERS, INCR 2 81,600 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Navy Florida: JACKSONVILLE--CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 12,890 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Navy Florida: JACKSONVILLE--P-8A INTEGRATED TRAINING CENTER 48,220 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Navy Florida: MAYPORT--ALPHA WHARF IMPROVEMENTS 14,900 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Navy Florida: TAMPA--JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON FACILITY 29,000 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Air Force Florida: EGLIN AFB--F-35 STUDENT DORMITORY (144 ROOM) 19,000 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Air Force Florida: MACDILL AFB--SOCCENT HDQTRS & COMMANDANT FAC 21,000 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Air Force Florida: Cape Canaveral Air Station--Satellite Operations Support Facility 8,000 Senators Martinez and Nelson
Def-Wide--DLA Florida: JACKSONVILLE--REPLACE FUEL STORAGE TANKS 34,000 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Def-Wide--SOCOM Florida: EGLIN AFB--SOF BATTALION OPS COMPLEX (Global Defense Posture) 40,000 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Def-Wide--SOCOM Florida: HURLBURT FIELD--SOF SPECIAL TACTICS GROUP FACILITY 8,900 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Def-Wide--SOCOM Florida: MACDILL AFB--SOF ADD/ALTER 501B (HQ SOCOM) 10,500 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Army Guard Florida: CAMP BLANDING--AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT 12,400 The President; Senators Martinez and Nelson
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--RECEPTION STATION PHASE 2 39,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--TRAINEE COMPLEX (GTF) 32,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES (GTF) 27,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--TACTICAL VEHICLE WASH FACILITY 10,800 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--MAINTENANCE SHOP 42,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING RANGE 17,500 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--TRACKED VEHICLE DRIVERS COURSE 16,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--FIRE AND MOVEMENT RANGE 2,450 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--BASIC 10M-25M FIRING RANGE 1 2,400 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--BASIC 10M-25M FIRING RANGE 2 2,400 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--BASIC 10M-25M FIRING RANGE 3 2,350 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--BASIC 10M-25M FIRING RANGE 4 2,500 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--BASIC 10M-25M FIRING RANGE 5 2,500 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 1 4,900 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 3 4,500 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 2 4,900 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--AUTOMATED ANTI-ARMOR RANGE 8,800 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--STATIONARY TANK RANGE 6,900 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--RANGE ACCESS ROAD 9,100 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--TRAINING AREA INFRASTRUCTURE--OSUT AREA 16,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT BENNING--TRAINING AREA INFRASTRUCTURE-NORTHERN AREA 13,800 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT STEWART--SHOOT HOUSE (GTF) 2,300 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT STEWART--BARRACKS & DINING (GTF) 121,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT STEWART--INFRASTRUCTURE (GTF) 59,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT STEWART--PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITY (GTF) 28,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT STEWART--CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (GTF) 20,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT STEWART--BRIGADE/BATTALION HQS (GTF) 36,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT STEWART--COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GTF) 75,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT STEWART--VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOPS (GTF) 67,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Georgia: FORT STEWART--BRIGADE COMPLEX (Modularity) 30,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Navy Georgia: ALBANY--BEQ--MCLB ALBANY REPLACEMENT (GTF) 15,320 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Air Force Georgia: ROBINS AFB--AIRCRAFT HANGAR 24,100 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Def-Wide--NSA Georgia: AUGUSTA--REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER INCR 4 100,220 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Def-Wide--TMA Georgia: FORT BENNING--CONSOLIDATED TROOP MEDICAL CLINIC 3,900 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Def-Wide--DLA Georgia: HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD--REPLACE FUEL STORAGE TANK 3,500 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Army Guard Georgia: DOBBINS ARB--READINESS CENTER 45,000 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Navy Reserve Georgia: MARIETTA--MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER 7,560 The President; Senators Isakson and Chambliss
Air Force Reserve Georgia: Dobbins ARB--Construct New Control Tower 6,450 Senators Chambliss and Isakson
Army Hawaii: SCHOFIELD BARRACKS--BRIGADE COMPLEX (GTF) 65,000 The President, Senator Inouye
Army Hawaii: SCHOFIELD BARRACKS--BATTALION COMPLEX (GTF) 69,000 The President, Senator Inouye
Army Hawaii: SCHOFIELD BARRACKS--BATTALION COMPLEX (GTF) 27,000 The President, Senator Inouye
Army Hawaii: SCHOFIELD BARRACKS--BARRACKS (GTF) 42,000 The President, Senator Inouye
Army Hawaii: SCHOFIELD BARRACKS--INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION (GTF) 76,000 The President, Senator Inouye
Army Hawaii: WAHIAWA--WIDEBAND SATCOM OPERATIONS CENTER (Modularity) 40,000 The President, Senator Inouye
Army Hawaii: Pohakuloa Training Area--Saddle Road, Phase 5 21,300 Senators Inouye and Akaka
Navy Hawaii: BARKING SANDS--ADVANCED RADAR DETECTION LABORATORY 28,900 The President, Senator Inouye
Navy Hawaii: KANEOHE BAY--BEQ--MCB KANEOHE (GTF) 28,200 The President, Senator Inouye
Navy Hawaii: PEARL HARBOR--FITNESS CENTER 45,000 The President, Senator Inouye
Navy Hawaii: PEARL HARBOR--CHILD DEVELPMENT CENTER 29,300 The President, Senator Inouye
Navy Hawaii: PEARL HARBOR--SUB DRIVE-IN MAGNETIC SILENCING FAC (INC 2) 41,088 The President, Senator Inouye
Navy Hawaii: PEARL HARBOR--JOINT FORCES DEPLOYMENT STAGING AREA FISC 5,990 The President, Senator Inouye
Air Force Hawaii: Hickam Air Force Base--Upgrade Electrical Distribution, Phase 6 8,700 Senator Akaka
Def-Wide--DLA Hawaii: PEARL HARBOR--REPLACE FUEL PIPELINE 27,700 The President, Senator Inouye
Army Reserve Hawaii: FORT SHAFTER--ARMY RESERVE CENTER 19,199 The President, Senator Inouye
Air Force Idaho: Mountain Home AFB--Logistics Readiness Center (Design) 1,800 Senators Crapo and Craig
Army Guard Idaho: ORCHARD TRAINING AREA--LIVE FIRE SHOOT HOUSE 1,850 The President
Army Reserve Idaho: HAYDEN LAKE--AR CENTER/OMS/UNHEATED STORAGE 9,580 The President
Navy Illinois: GREAT LAKES--RTC SPECIAL PROGRAMS BARRACKS 62,940 The President, Senator Durbin
Def-Wide--DIA Illinois: SCOTT AFB--USTRANSCOM JOINT INTEL OPERATIONS CENTER 13,977 The President, Senator Durbin
Army Guard Illinois: Urbana Armory--Readiness Center 16,186 Senator Durbin
Army Guard Indiana: CAMP ATTERBURY--MULTI PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE 5,800 The President
Army Guard Indiana: LAWRENCE--READINESS CENTER (Modularity) 21,000 The President
Army Reserve Indiana: Crane Army Ammunition Activity--Ready Service Magazine Complex 8,300 Senators Bayh and Lugar
Army Guard Iowa: Mount Pleasant--Readiness Center Addition/Alteration 1,500 Senator Harkin
Air Guard Iowa: Fort Dodge--Vehicle Maintenance and Communications Training 5,600 Senators Harkin and Grassley
Army Kansas: FORT RILEY--RAIL SIDING (GTF) 15,000 The President, Senator Roberts
Army Kansas: FORT RILEY--BRIGADE COMPLEX (GTF) 79,000 The President, Senator Roberts
Army Kansas: FORT RILEY--BATTALION COMPLEX (GTF) 38,000 The President, Senator Roberts
Air Guard Kansas: Smoky Hill ANG Range--Upgrade Smoky Hill Range Support Complex 7,100 Senator Brownback
Army Reserve Kansas: DODGE CITY--ARMY RESERVE CENTER/LAND (GTF) 8,100 The President, Senator Roberts
Army Kentucky: FORT CAMPBELL--TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER (GTF) 15,513 The President, Senator McConnell
Army Kentucky: FORT CAMPBELL--UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES (GTF) 47,000 The President, Senator McConnell
Army Kentucky: FORT CAMPBELL--BATTALION COMPLEX (GTF) 37,000 The President, Senator McConnell
Army Kentucky: FORT CAMPBELL--CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (GTF) 8,600 The President, Senator McConnell
Army Kentucky: FORT CAMPBELL--Installation Chapel Center (Design) 630 Senators McConnell, Bunning, Alexander, and Corker
Def-Wide--DODEA Kentucky: FORT CAMPBELL--NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 21,400 The President, Senator McConnell
Def-Wide--SOCOM Kentucky: FORT CAMPBELL--SOF TACTICAL EQUIPMENT SHOP 15,000 The President, Senator McConnell
Def-Wide--TMA Kentucky: FORT CAMPBELL--MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC (Modularity) 24,000 The President, Senator McConnell
Chem Demil Const Kentucky: BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT--AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION FACILITY PH 9 67,218 The President, Senator McConnell
Chem Demil Const Kentucky: BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT--DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD 12,000 The President, Senator McConnell
Army Reserve Kentucky: Fort Campbell--School Age Services Center 10,000 Senators McConnell, Bunning, Alexander, and Corker
Army Louisiana: FORT POLK, LOUISIANA--UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GTF) 29,000 The President
Air Force Louisiana: Barksdale AFB--Security Forces Complex 14,600 Senators Landrieu and Vitter
Navy Maine: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard--Dry Dock #3 Waterfront Support Facility 20,660 Senators Collins, Snowe, Gregg, and Sununu
Army Guard Maine: BANGOR--REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE PH1 20,000 The President
Navy Maryland: INDIAN HEAD--SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADES 13,930 The President; Senators Mikulski and Cardin
Navy Maryland: SUITLAND--NATIONAL MARITIME INTEL CENTER (INCREMENTED) 12,439 The President; Senators Mikulski and Cardin
Navy Maryland: NSWC, Indian Head--Energetics Systems and Technology Lab Complex 12,050 Senators Mikulski and Cardin
Air Force Maryland: ANDREWS AFB--NCR RELOCATION--ADMIN FAC 49,648 The President; Senators Mikulski and Cardin
Air Force Maryland: ANDREWS AFB--ADMIN FACILITY ADDITION 28,000 The President; Senators Mikulski and Cardin
Def-Wide--NSA Maryland: FORT MEADE--NSAW SOUTH CAMPUS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 11,900 The President; Senators Mikulski and Cardin
Def-Wide--NSA Maryland: FORT MEADE--NSAW CAMPUS CHILLED WATER BACKUP 19,100 The President; Senators Mikulski and Cardin
Def-Wide--TMA Maryland: ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND--USAMRICD REPLACEMENT, INCR 1 23,750 The President; Senators Mikulski and Cardin
Def-Wide--TMA Maryland: FORT DETRICK--USAMRIID STAGE 1, INC 3 209,000 The President; Senators Mikulski and Cardin
Army Guard Maryland: EDGEWOOD--AASF ADD/ALT 28,000 The President; Senators Mikulski and Cardin
Army Guard Maryland: SALISBURY--READINESS CENTER ADD/ALT (Modularity) 9,800 The President; Senators Mikulski and Cardin
Army Reserve Maryland: BALTIMORE--ARMY RESERVE CENTER (GTF) 11,600 The Pre