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1st Session
110-85
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 2008
| JUNE 18, 2007- Ordered to be printed | |
| Mr. REED, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following | |
| REPORT | |
| [To accompany S. 1645] |
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1645) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.
| Amounts in new budget authority | |
| Total of bill as reported to the Senate | $109,232,250,000 |
| Amount of 2007 appropriations 1 | 91,030,849,000 |
| Amount of 2008 budget estimate | 105,231,766,000 |
| Bill as recommended to Senate compared to-- | |
| Amount of 2007 appropriations 1 | +18,201,401,000 |
| Amount of 2008 budget estimate | +74,000,484,000 |
| 1 Excludes $6,595,560,000 in emergency supplemental funding provided in Public Law 110-28. |
| CONTENTS | Page | |
| Background: | Purpose of the Bill | |
| 4 | ||
| Comparative Statement | ||
| 4 | ||
| Compliance With Section 308 of the Budget Control Act | ||
| 4 | ||
| Committee Recommendation | ||
| 5 | ||
| Overview and Summary of the Bill: | Investing in Infrastructure for our Troops and Their Families | |
| 5 | ||
| Military Construction Funding | ||
| 6 | ||
| Keeping Our Commitment to America's Veterans | ||
| 7 | ||
| Transparency in Congressional Directives | ||
| 7 | ||
| Title I: | ||
| Military Construction: | ||
| Items of Special Interest: | ||
| Hearings | 9 | |
| Summary of Committee Recommendations | 9 | |
| Reprogramming Guidelines | 9 | |
| Variations in Scope | 10 | |
| Operation and Maintenance Funds | 10 | |
| Real Property Maintenance | 11 | |
| Incremental Funding | 11 | |
| `Grow the Force' Initiative | 12 | |
| Global Defense Posture | 12 | |
| Military Construction, Army | ||
| 15 | ||
| Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps | ||
| 16 | ||
| Military Construction, Air Force | ||
| 17 | ||
| Military Construction, Defense-Wide | ||
| 18 | ||
| Military Construction, Reserve Components | ||
| 19 | ||
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | ||
| 21 | ||
| Family Housing Overview | ||
| 21 | ||
| Family Housing Construction, Army | ||
| 22 | ||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army | ||
| 23 | ||
| Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps | ||
| 23 | ||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps | ||
| 25 | ||
| Family Housing Construction, Air Force | ||
| 25 | ||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force | ||
| 26 | ||
| Family Housing Construction, Defense-Wide | ||
| 27 | ||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide | ||
| 27 | ||
| Family Housing Improvement Fund | ||
| 27 | ||
| Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide | ||
| 28 | ||
| Base Closure Account 1990 | ||
| 28 | ||
| Base Closure Account 2005 | ||
| 29 | ||
| Administrative Provisions | ||
| 39 | ||
| Title II: | Department of Veterans Affairs | |
| 41 | ||
| Items of Special Interest: | ||
| Hearings | 41 | |
| Summary of Committee Recommendation | 41 | |
| Department Overview | 41 | |
| Veterans Benefits Administration | ||
| 44 | ||
| Compensation and Pensions | 45 | |
| Readjustment Benefits | 46 | |
| Veterans Insurance and Indemnities | 47 | |
| Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Program Account | 47 | |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account | 48 | |
| Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account | 48 | |
| Veterans Health Administration: | ||
| Medical Services | 51 | |
| Medical Facilities | 57 | |
| Medical and Prosthetic Research | 58 | |
| Medical Care Cost Recovery Collections | 60 | |
| Medical Care Collection Fund--Revenues Applied | 60 | |
| National Cemetery Administration | ||
| 60 | ||
| Departmental Administration | ||
| 61 | ||
| General Operating Expenses | 62 | |
| Office of the Inspector General | 63 | |
| Construction, Major Projects | 63 | |
| Construction, Minor Projects | 65 | |
| Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities | 66 | |
| Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries | 67 | |
| Information Technology Systems | 68 | |
| Administrative Provisions | 70 | |
| Title III: | ||
| Related Agencies: | ||
| American Battle Monuments Commission: | ||
| Salaries and Expenses | 72 | |
| Foreign Currency Fluctuations | 73 | |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Salaries and Expenses | ||
| 73 | ||
| Department of Defense--Civil: Cemeterial Expenses, Army: Salaries and Expenses | ||
| 74 | ||
| Armed Forces Retirement Home | ||
| 74 | ||
| Administrative Provision | ||
| 75 | ||
| Title IV: General Provisions | 76 | |
| Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of the Sen- ate | 77 | |
| Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate | 78 | |
| Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate | 78 | |
| Military construction project listing by location | 80 |
BACKGROUND
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies appropriation bill provides necessary funding for the planning, design, construction, alteration, and improvement of military facilities worldwide, for both Active and Reserve forces. It also finances the cost of military family housing and the U.S. share of the NATO Security Investment Program. In addition, the bill provides funding to implement base closures and realignments authorized by law. The bill provides resources to the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans benefits and health care. The bill also provides funding for U.S. cemeteries and battlefield monuments both in the United States and abroad; U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and Armed Forces Retirement Homes.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
The Committee recommends appropriations totaling $109,232,250,000 for fiscal year 2008 military construction, family housing, base closure, veterans health care and benefits, as well as related agencies. The table at the end of the report displays the Committee recommendation in comparison with the current fiscal year, and the President's fiscal year 2008 request.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 308(A) OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT
Section 308(a) of the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344) requires that the Committee include in its report a comparison of its recommendations with levels contained in the first concurrent resolution. Appropriate data are reflected below:
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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 2008: Subcommittee on Military Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies:
Mandatory 41,384 41,384 41,229 1 41,229Ú
Discretionary 64,745 64,745 64,745 1 55,001
Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation:
2008 2 81,616Ú
2009 12,826
2010 8,107
2011 3,012
2012 and future years 1,911
Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2008 NA 977 NA 552
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends new fiscal year 2008 appropriations of $109,232,250,000. This is $18,201,401,000 over the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding supplemental funding, and $4,000,484,000 over the budget request. The basis for this recommendation is contained in the following `Overview and summary of the bill,' and under the discussions pertaining to each individual appropriation. Complete project detail is provided in the tables at the end of the report.
OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL
INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES
In a time of rapidly shifting global security conditions, the Defense Department is confronting major challenges on many fronts. These challenges include providing the necessary infrastructure to support our military and their families through a trying period of extended troop deployments, evolving missions, and major installation realignments. In the midst of conducting costly and protracted wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department is engaged in a massive effort to transform the military into a force that is more agile and better placed to address emerging threats. This effort includes a far-reaching realignment of U.S. forces overseas in conjunction with the most sweeping U.S. base realignment and closure [BRAC] process in history. In addition to these formidable tasks, the Department is also gearing up to provide the infrastructure needed to accommodate a combined increase of 92,000 U.S. Army and Marine Corps personnel under the President's proposed `Grow the Force' initiative.
These challenges are placing great pressure on both the management and the execution of the Department's military construction program. The Committee is supportive of the Department's efforts to restructure its forces and realign its facilities, and has made a concerted effort to provide the necessary resources for essential infrastructure projects. However, the Committee is mindful of the complexity of the task facing the Department in terms of meeting the military construction goals it has set forth, and therefore expects the Department to provide strict management and oversight of the process and to consult closely with Congress on the progress of these various construction initiatives.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FUNDING
At $21,165,182,000, the President's fiscal year 2008 budget request for military construction and family housing is the largest request for these programs in recent history. However, it is important to note that slightly more than half of the request, nearly 53 percent, has been carved out for base realignment and closure activities [BRAC] and for the President's `Grow the Force' initiative to provide facilities needed for the planned increase in the size of the Army and the Marine Corps. The President's request for military construction associated with conventional mission requirements remains consistent with, and in some instances significantly below, the level of funding requested in fiscal year 2007, particularly in the case of the Reserve components. For example, the budget request for the Army National Guard is down 14.5 percent from the fiscal year 2007 appropriated amount. The Air National Guard request is down 32 percent, the Army Reserve is down 27.9 percent, and the Air Force Reserve reflects a 41 percent reduction. These reductions reflect a troubling multi-year downward trend in the Department's investment in infrastructure for the Reserve components.
While the Committee supports the BRAC and `Grow the Force' initiatives, it also believes that the Department must place equal emphasis on providing adequate funding to reduce the backlog in existing military construction requirements, and to provide essential mission and quality of life infrastructure for the regular military construction program. The Committee is particularly concerned at the precipitous decrease in military construction funding requested by the President for some of the Reserve components. For these reasons, the Committee has continued its practice of providing funding where indicated to supplement the regular military construction program, with particular attention to quality of life and mission essential facilities in both the Active and Reserve components. Because the military construction accounts are project based, with funding earmarked by the President for specific projects, the additional funding provided by the Committee is also project specific. All major construction projects funded through the military construction appropriations accounts are included in either the President's budget request or the Services' Future Years Defense Programs [FYDP] and are consistent with the criteria for additional funding for military construction projects in section 2856 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1995 (Public Law 103-337). In addition, more than 60 percent of the additional projects included in the Committee's fiscal year 2008 recommendation were approved by the Senate and authorized in fiscal year 2007, but were not funded because the fiscal year 2007 military construction appropriations bill was not enacted into law.
KEEPING OUR COMMITMENT TO AMERICA'S VETERANS
America's veterans have served their country with courage and honor, and the Committee is dedicated to upholding the Nation's commitment to them. Unfortunately, the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] has not always lived up to this commitment, resulting in catastrophic budget shortfalls in fiscal years 2005 and 2006. The Congress responded promptly, supplementing the VA's 2005 budget and the President's 2006 budget request with an addition of $2,952,000,000 to fully fund veterans health care. In the fiscal year 2007 supplemental funding bill, The U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28), the Congress provided an additional $1,788,578,000 for veterans health care, veterans benefits, and construction needs. This included $1,344,278,000 targeted primarily to the unique health care needs of veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to ensuring that VA facilities are maintained at the highest level. The Committee believes strongly that the needs of all veterans are paramount, and that the emerging needs of veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom [OEF/OIF] must be fully addressed so as not to usurp the resources needed for veterans of previous conflicts. The Committee therefore directs the VA to include in its budget calculations not only the current health care needs of all veterans but also the long range projected health care needs of OEF/OIF veterans, particularly those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury.
TRANSPARENCY IN CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES
On January 18, 2007, the Senate passed S. 1, The Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, by a vote of 96-2. While the Committee awaits final action on this legislation, the chairman and ranking member of the Committee issued interim requirements to ensure that the goals of S. 1 are in place for the appropriations bills for fiscal year 2008.
The Constitution vests in the Congress the power of the purse. The Committee believes strongly that Congress should make the decisions on how to allocate the people's money. In order to improve transparency and accountability in the process of approving earmarks (as defined in S. 1) in appropriations measures, each Committee report includes, for each earmark:
--(1) the name of the Member(s) making the request, and where appropriate, the President;
--(2) the name and location of the intended recipient or, if there is no specifically intended recipient, the intended location of the activity; and
--(3) the purpose of such earmark.
The term `congressional earmark' means a provision or report language included primarily at the request of a Senator, providing, authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific state, locality or congressional district, other than through a statutory or administrative, formula-driven, or competitive award process.
For each earmark, a Member is required to provide a certification that neither the Member (nor his or her spouse) has a pecuniary interest in such earmark, consistent with Senate Rule XXXVII(4). Such certifications are available to the public at http://appropriations.senate.gov/senators.cfm or go to appropriations.senate.gov and click on `members'.
TITLE I
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
HEARINGS
The Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs held two hearings related to the fiscal year 2008 Military Construction budget request. On March 22, 2007, the subcommittee heard testimony from representatives of the Department of Defense (the Department) and the United States Air Force concerning fiscal year 2008 budget priorities, the fiscal year 2007 global war on terror emergency supplemental request, and base realignment and closure [BRAC]. On April 19, 2007, the subcommittee held a hearing on the budget requests of the United States Army and the United States Navy concerning the fiscal year 2008 budget request, BRAC, and the President's `Grow the Force' initiative to provide infrastructure to accommodate planned increases in the size of the Army and Marine Corps.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
The budget request for fiscal year 2008 reflects an increase of $8,439,600,000 from the amount enacted in fiscal year 2007, excluding supplemental funds.
The Committee recommends $21,556,664,000. This is $391,482,000 above the budget request.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES
The following reprogramming guidelines apply for all military construction and family housing projects. A project or account (including the sub-elements of an account) which has been specifically reduced by the Congress in acting on the budget request is considered to be a congressional interest item and as such, prior approval is required. Accordingly, no reprogrammings to an item specifically reduced below the threshold by the Congress are permitted.
The reprogramming criteria that apply to military construction projects (25 percent of the funded amount or $2,000,000 whichever is less) continue to apply to new housing construction projects and to improvements over $2,000,000. To provide the Services the flexibility to proceed with construction contracts without disruption or delay, the costs associated with environmental hazard remediation such as asbestos removal, radon abatement, lead-based paint removal or abatement, and any other legislated environmental hazard remediation may be excluded, provided that such remediation requirements could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission. This exclusion applies to projects authorized in this budget year, as well as projects authorized in prior years for which construction has not been completed.
Furthermore, in instances where prior approval to a reprogramming request for a project or account has been received from the Committee, the adjusted amount approved becomes the new base for any future increase or decrease via below-threshold reprogrammings (provided that the project or account is not a congressional interest item as defined above).
In addition to these guidelines, the Services are directed to adhere to the guidance for military construction reprogrammings and notifications, including the pertinent statutory authorities contained in DOD Financial Management Regulation 7000.14-R and relevant updates and policy memoranda.
VARIATIONS IN SCOPE
The Committee has noted a sharp increase in the use of 10 U.S.C. 2853 Authority to reduce the scope or provide additional funding for projects that have experienced cost or scope variations in excess of 25 percent of the approved military construction cost. In many cases, these notifications reflect dramatic increases over the projected cost, requiring either a major scope reduction or a reprogramming of funds from other projects. In some cases, the cost of projects for which funding has been authorized and appropriated has more than doubled due to higher than anticipated construction bids. This trend is troubling to the Committee and suggests that the Department's construction cost models do not adequately reflect current market conditions. In determining annual military construction appropriations, the Committee relies on the construction cost estimates provided in the Services' justification materials, including the detailed information contained in DD Form 1391, which accompanies each project. If this information is not reliable, the Committee cannot make informed decisions on the allocation of scarce military construction resources. The Committee, therefore, directs the Department to submit a consolidated report on cost and scope variations exceeding 25 percent for projects from each of the Services and the Defense Agencies funded in fiscal year 2007, and the source of funds, when applicable, used to supplement appropriated amounts for those projects. This report shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees no later than January 31, 2008.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS
The Committee has noted a significant increase in the number of above-threshold notifications under 10 U.S.C. 2811 Authority for the use of `Operation and Maintenance' [O&M] funds to undertake extensive repairs and renovation of military facilities that could appropriately be funded through the military construction appropriation. The Committee reminds the Department that the intent of the $7,500,000 threshold for congressional notification of repair projects using O&M funds is to ensure that the O&M accounts are not being used as billpayers to inflate the Services' military construction budgets. The O&M accounts fund a wide range of `must-pay' operational requirements, whereas the military construction accounts are reserved solely for facilities. The Committee therefore believes that in most cases, military construction funding is the appropriate source of funds for major construction efforts, including extensive repair and renovations, and urges the Services to budget accordingly. The Committee further directs the Department to provide consolidated quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees detailing all facility repair projects carried out during that quarter using over $750,000 in operation and maintenance funds. The reports shall be due no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, with the initial report due by March 1, 2008.
REAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
The Committee recommends a continuation of the following general rules for repairing a facility under `Operation and Maintenance' account funding:
--Components of the facility may be repaired by replacement, and such replacement may be up to current standards or code.
--Interior arrangements and restorations may be included as repair, but additions, new facilities, and functional conversions must be performed as military construction projects.
--Such projects may be done concurrent with repair projects, as long as the final conjunctively funded project is a complete and usable facility.
--The appropriate Service Secretary shall submit a 21-day notification prior to carrying out any repair project with an estimated cost in excess of $7,500,000.
The Department is directed to continue to report on the real property maintenance backlog at all installations for which there is a requested construction project in future budget requests. This information is to be provided on the Form 1390. In addition, for all troop housing requests, the Form 1391 is to continue to show all real property maintenance conducted in the past 2 years and all future requirements for unaccompanied housing at that installation.
INCREMENTAL FUNDING
In general, the Committee supports full funding for military construction projects. However, it has been the practice of the Committee to provide incremental funding for certain large projects, to allow the Services to more efficiently allocate their limited military construction dollars among projects. Last year, the Office of Management and Budget [OMB] issued a directive that limits incremental funding to projects funded through the BRAC process. The Committee believes that incremental funding for all military construction projects should be considered on a case-by-case basis, as it has in the past, and not reserved solely for the BRAC program. The Committee intends to continue to exercise its constitutional prerogative to provide incremental funding where warranted and has recommended incremental funding of several high cost projects included in the President's fiscal year 2008 request. The Committee urges OMB to reconsider its prohibition on incremental funding and permit the Services to exercise their judgment as to the most efficient method to fund large projects, including the use of incremental funding.
`GROW THE FORCE' INITIATIVE
The Committee recommends the full budget request of $2,745,898,000 to implement the military construction program associated with the President's `Grow the Force' proposal to increase the end strength of the Army, including the National Guard, and the Marine Corps, by a total of 92,000 troops over 5 years. However, the Committee has provided this funding by individual project, identified in the State table at the end of this report, instead of as lump sum funding for the initiative as requested by the President.
The Committee supports the Department's efforts to provide sufficient facilities in a timely manner to accommodate an increase in Army, Guard, and Marine Corps troop levels. However, the Department has yet to provide a comprehensive plan detailing the scope and cost of the total military construction requirement associated with the initiative, nor has it provided an explanation of the criteria on which stationing decisions were based. The Committee notes that Public Law 110-28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a `Grow the Force' stationing plan to the Congress, and urges the Secretary to submit the plan without delay. Additionally, the Committee directs the Secretary to submit a separate report to the congressional defense committees by January 31, 2008, detailing how the military construction projects intended to support the `Grow the Force' initiative are being integrated into and coordinated with the military construction blueprint for the Global Defense Posture and BRAC 2005.
Because of the lack of detailed information provided by the Department to date, the Committee is concerned that the military construction program to support the initiative was drawn up in haste and may be subject to substantial change. For this reason, the Committee also directs that any above-threshold cost or scope variation, any cancellation of projects, or any transfer of funds among construction projects identified as part of the `Grow the Force' initiative, be subject to the standard reprogramming and notification requirements that apply to the regular military construction appropriation.
GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE
The Committee notes that the Department of Defense continues to advance its efforts to realign its overseas installation structure through the Global Defense Posture initiative. As part of this effort, the President has requested $1,174,418,000 in fiscal year 2008 for overseas military construction, approximately 10 percent of the regular military construction request (excluding BRAC and `Grow the Force' funding). The President's request for overseas military construction projects spans the globe from Europe to the Pacific and from Southwest Asia to Central America. The proposals include a massive infusion of funding for infrastructure to accommodate the planned buildup of U.S. forces in Guam, projects in Southwest Asia related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and operational facilities in Djibouti to establish a major new forward operating site for U.S. forces in Africa. Additionally, the Department continues to request funds for construction projects in Europe for the consolidation of U.S. bases in Germany and Italy. The realignment of bases in Europe must in turn be coordinated with construction in the United States of the facilities needed to accommodate the approximately 70,000 troops and 100,000 family members who will return to the United States as overseas bases are closed or consolidated.
The Committee supports the Department's efforts to reassess and realign its overseas installations to better respond to emerging security challenges. However, the Committee has concerns about the Department's ability to effectively manage and accomplish such an ambitious and overlapping global construction program within the limited time frame it has allotted to the effort.
For example, although the President is requesting $173,000,000 to construct facilities for the relocation of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to Dal Molin, Italy, the Department has not yet achieved a final infrastructure agreement with the Government of Italy and has been unable to date to begin construction of projects at the base for which $306,500,000 was previously appropriated. In Djibouti, the Department is embarking on a major construction effort at Camp Lemonier in advance of standing up a planned African Command [AFRICOM], which will have jurisdiction over the installation. The Committee believes that the projects are predicated on possible future use instead of immediate need, and further believes that the new AFRICOM commander should have an opportunity to review the strategic requirement and master plan for permanent infrastructure in Djibouti before the Department executes the current plans. In Guam, the Committee recognizes the complexity of financing and coordinating the proposed development among the United States, the Government of Guam and the Government of Japan, and questions whether the local construction industry can keep pace with the sheer volume of projects planned for the island in fiscal year 2008.
The Committee is also concerned about the continued fidelity of the Department's global basing plan given the current fluidity of the global security environment and the uncertain tenure, number, and future mission requirements of U.S. troops in the Central Command Area of Responsibility, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and neighboring nations.
In a September 2006 report to Congress (GAO-06-852), the Government Accountability Office [GAO] determined that current reporting requirements regarding the global basing strategy were not providing Congress with sufficient information to provide necessary oversight of the initiative. According to the GAO report, `Ongoing negotiations between the United States and host nations, evolving cost estimates, and difficulties establishing service management and funding responsibilities for new overseas sites contribute to the complexity and uncertainty of DOD's overseas restructuring effort. In addition, DOD has not established a comprehensive and routine process to keep Congress informed on its progress dealing with these issues and the overall status of implementing the strategy.'
For these reasons, the Committee directs the Department to provide an updated report on the Global Defense Posture initiative to accompany the fiscal year 2009 budget submission. The report should include the following elements: an overview of the current overseas basing strategy and an explanation of any changes to the strategy; the status of host nation negotiations; the cost to date of implementing the military construction elements of the strategy, and an updated estimate of the cost to complete the construction program; and an updated timeline for implementing the strategy.
The report should be submitted to the congressional defense committees in unclassified and, if needed, classified form, no later than February 15, 2008.
The Committee also directs the Government Accountability Office to assess the Department's updated report, with specific emphasis on the following: (1) an analysis of whether the Department has an integrated process for reassessing and adjusting its overseas presence and basing strategy in light of ongoing changes in the security environment in key regions of the world, planned force structure changes, and emerging DOD initiatives, such as the African Command; (2) an assessment of DOD's progress in implementing the global basing strategy reflected in its 2004 report to Congress (`Strengthening U.S. Global Posture'), including an analysis of any changes to DOD's force structure and basing plans, and the rationale for such changes; (3) an update on DOD's progress in establishing its network of Forward Operating Sites [FOS] and Cooperative Security Locations [CSL], including a current definition of what constitutes an FOS and CSL, and an analysis of the issues related to the management and funding of the sites; and (4) a comparison of how DOD's projected costs for implementing its overseas presence and basing strategy compares with initial estimates, and the extent to which the overseas basing strategy is synchronized with the `Grow the Force' initiative, base realignment and closure activities, and other DOD initiatives.
Master Plan, Guam- The Committee is aware of the extensive plans, to be carried out by the United States Pacific Command [PACOM], to expand the presence of the United States military on Guam, including the movement of approximately 8,000 marines and their families from Japan by 2014. The Government of Japan has agreed to pay approximately 60 percent of the estimated $10,300,000,000 cost of this relocation. The Committee commends the Department of Defense for engaging our allies prior to this move to ensure that the moving process and its cost are undertaken as a partnership with the Government of Japan.
The prospect of such a massive construction program on the island of Guam is ambitious to say the least, and will require a well-developed master plan to efficiently use the available land and infrastructure. The Committee therefore directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a master plan for Guam to the congressional defense committees by December 29, 2007. The Committee also renews its standing request of GAO to review overseas master plans, including a review of the master planning effort for Guam. The Committee further directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report accounting for the United States' share of this construction program to project-level detail and the year in which each project is expected to be funded.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
| Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) 1 | $1,969,652,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 4,039,197,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 3,928,149,000 |
| 1 Excludes $1,255,890,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110-28. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The military construction appropriation for the Army provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Army. This appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to support bases and installations around the world.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,928,149,000 for the Army for fiscal year 2008. This amount is $1,958,497,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and $111,048,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at the end of this report.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
Chapel Center, Fort Campbell, Kentucky (Mr. McConnell/Mr. Alexander/Mr. Corker)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $450,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Dining Facility, Camp Rudder, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (Mr. Nelson)- Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made available for the construction of this facility.
Regional Training Institute, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (Mr. Bond)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $500,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Sapper Leader Course General Instruction Building, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (Mr. Bond)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $360,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Tactical Training Base, Phase I, Fort Dix, New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $531,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Wabuska Railroad Line Spur, Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada (Mr. Reid)- Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,400,000 be made available for the construction of this rail spur.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
| Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) 1 | $1,101,500,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 2,104,276,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 2,168,315,000 |
| 1 Excludes $370,990,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110-28. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The military construction appropriation for the Navy and Marine Corps provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and the Marine Corps. This appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to support bases and installations around the world.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $2,168,315,000 for Navy and Marine Corps military construction for fiscal year 2008. This amount is $1,066,815,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and $64,039,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at the end of this report.
Djibouti- As noted earlier in this report, the Committee remains concerned that the Navy's infrastructure requests for Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, are predicated on possible future use instead of immediate need. The Committee is also concerned that the United States holds only a 5-year lease, with the option to renew for two additional 5-year terms, for the land on which the Department of Defense proposes to build these projects. It seems inappropriate to the Committee to invest heavily in long-term infrastructure at a location where there is no reasonable assurance that the United States will be permitted to have a long-term presence.
The Committee also observes that the establishment of the new African Command [AFRICOM], which is expected to assume jurisdiction over Camp Lemonier in 2008, remains in the early planning phase. According to a May 16, 2007, report by the Congressional Research Service [CRS] (`Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa'), many questions and congressional oversight issues concerning the future presence of U.S. military forces in Africa remain unanswered. Among the questions CRS raises is how the administration `will ensure that U.S. military efforts in Africa do not overshadow or contradict U.S. diplomatic and development objectives.' CRS also notes that the Defense Department `suggests there are no plans to establish any new military bases in Africa.'
Clearly, these are key issues the new AFRICOM commander will have to address in considering the future development of Camp Lemonier. In light of the uncertainty surrounding the prospective use of Camp Lemonier, the Committee recommends that the Department restrict its military construction requests to those supporting only immediate operational requirements and withhold long-term infrastructure improvements until the new African Command is established and further clarity on the future mission of Camp Lemonier is achieved.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY
Bachelor Quarters Addition, Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island (Mr. Reed)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $750,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
| Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) 1 | $1,080,306,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 912,109,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 1,048,518,000 |
| 1 Excludes $43,300,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110-28. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The military construction appropriation for the Air Force provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force. This appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to support bases and installations around the world.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,048,518,000 for the Air Force in fiscal year 2008. This amount is $38,212,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and $136,409,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at the end of this report.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
Joint Security Forces Building, Lackland AFB, Texas (Mrs. Hutchison/Mr. Cornyn)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $900,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Runway Paving, Dyess AFB, Texas (Mrs. Hutchison/Mr. Cornyn)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $1,710,000 be made available for the design of this project.
SOF C-130 Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangars, Cannon AFB, New Mexico (Mr. Domenici/Mr. Bingaman)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $855,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Taxiway, Randolph AFB, Texas (Mrs. Hutchison/Mr. Cornyn)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $554,000 be made available for the design of this project.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
| Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) | $1,016,771,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 1,799,336,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 1,758,755,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The military construction appropriation for the Department of Defense provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property Defense-Wide. This appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to support bases and installations around the world.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,758,755,000 for projects considered within the `Defense-Wide' account. This amount is $741,984,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, and $40,581,000 below the budget request. Further detail of the Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at the end of this report.
CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION
The Committee has provided $10,000,000 for the Secretary of Defense `Contingency construction' account. This account provides funds which may be used by the Secretary of Defense for unforeseen facility requirements and military exercises, including those related to the global war on terror.
ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM
The Committee recommends $85,000,000 for the Energy Conservation Investment Program [ECIP]. This amount is $15,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee maintains a strong interest in renewable energy resources, including wind, solar, and geothermal. The Committee recommends that the $15,000,000 in additional funding provided in this account be used exclusively for renewable energy projects, to supplement the $24,000,000 that the Department proposed for renewable energy in the fiscal year 2008 ECIP budget request, bringing the total amount of funding for these projects to $39,000,000.
Sustainable Development- In addition to pursuing the use of renewable energy resources at military installations, the Committee urges the Department to incorporate sustainable development, also known as green building applications, into the military construction and Energy Conservation Investment programs to the maximum extent practicable. The Committee believes that sustainable development--including building practices such as those identified in the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [LEED] Green Building Rating System--is a constructive goal that not only can provide environmentally responsible construction but can also enhance the health and safety of the personnel who work in these facilities. Given the extraordinary scope of the fiscal year 2008 military construction program, including BRAC and the `Grow the Force' initiative, the Committee encourages the Department to give priority consideration to the use of green building practices, energy efficiency improvements, and renewable energy resources in the execution of the 2008 construction program.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, RESERVE COMPONENTS
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
| Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) | $850,871,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 695,201,000 |
| Committee recommendation (including rescission) | 929,864,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The military construction appropriation for Reserve Components provides for acquisition, construction, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Reserve Components. This appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to support bases and installations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $929,864,000 for military construction projects for the Guard and Reserve Components. This amount is $78,993,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $234,663,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at the end of this report.
The Committee recommends approval of military construction, Reserve Components, as outlined in the following table:
RESERVE COMPONENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Component Budget request Committee recommendation
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Army National Guard 404,291 478,836
Air National Guard 85,517 228,995
Army Reserve 119,684 138,424
Navy Reserve 59,150 59,150
Air Force Reserve 26,559 24,459
Total 695,201 929,864
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The Committee recommends the following rescission:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Public Law Location Project Title Committee recommendation
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Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Year 2006) Alaska: Elmendorf AFB C-17 Convert Hangar for Armed Forces Reserve Center Group Headquarters -3,100
Total -3,100
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The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2008 as practical:
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Add/Alter Readiness Center, Kenai, Alaska (Mr. Stevens)- Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,400,000 be made available for the construction of this facility.
Armed Forces Reserve Center/Security Forces Facility, Klamath Falls, Oregon (Mr. Wyden/Mr. Smith)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $1,452,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Billeting, Regional & Readiness Technology Center, Northfield, Vermont (Mr. Leahy)- Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made available for the construction of this facility.
Joint Forces Headquarters, New Castle County Air Guard Base, Delaware (Mr. Biden/Mr. Carper)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $1,020,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Joint Forces Headquarters and Emergency Operations Center, Arden Hills Army Training Site, Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $3,536,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Readiness Center, Logan County, West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)- The Committee understands that a new reserve center is urgently needed at Logan, West Virginia, to accommodate a major mission change and expansion resulting from the Army's transformation and modularity efforts. The Committee therefore urges the Army National Guard to accelerate planning and design for this facility with funds previously appropriated for this purpose, and to include full funding for this project in the fiscal year 2009 budget request.
Readiness Center, The Dalles, Oregon (Mr. Wyden/Mr. Smith)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $960,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Readiness Center, Tullahoma, Tennessee (Mr. Alexander/Mr. Corker)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $264,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
United States Property and Fiscal Office, North Kingston, Rhode Island (Mr. Reed)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $810,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Joint Forces Headquarters, Rapid City, South Dakota (Mr. Johnson)- Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $900,000 be made available for the construction of this facility, for purposes of satisfying the Air National Guard portion of this facility.
Replace Squadron Operations and Relocate Security Perimeter, McGhee Tyson Airport, Tennessee (Mr. Alexander/Mr. Corker)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $1,120,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE
Army Reserve Center, Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter/Mr. Casey)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $675,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE
Visiting Quarters, Phase I, Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter/Mr. Casey)- Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $828,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
| Appropriations, 2007 | $204,789,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 201,400,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 201,400,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] appropriation provides for the U.S. cost-share of the NATO Security Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities and installations (including international military headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective defense of the NATO Treaty Area.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $201,400,000 for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program [NSIP] for fiscal year 2008. This amount is $3,389,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
Missile Defense.--It is the Committee's understanding that U.S. missile defense facilities proposed for Poland and the Czech Republic are not designated as NATO facilities and thus are not eligible for NSIP funding. Should that status change, the Committee directs that no NSIP funds will be obligated or expended for missile defense studies or for the planning and design or construction of missile defense facilities in Poland or the Czech Republic unless the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified in writing 21 days in advance of the obligation of funds and prior approval is obtained from the Committees.
FAMILY HOUSING OVERVIEW
The Committee recommends $2,922,483,000 for family housing construction, operations and maintenance, and the Department's family housing improvement fund. This amount is $1,115,992,000 below the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2007 and $10,000,000 below the fiscal year 2008 budget request.
Oversight of Privatized Family Housing Projects- The Committee notes that the requirement for family housing construction has been declining steadily over the past several years as the Department has accelerated its family housing privatization program to revitalize military family housing and eliminate inadequate units. The significant drop in the President's fiscal year 2008 budget request is a good indicator of the progress that has been made in reducing the requirement for costly family housing construction. While the Committee strongly supports the privatization program, it remains concerned about the ability of the Services to provide adequate oversight. It is imperative that the Services ensure that private developers meet their contractual obligations to maintain privatized housing communities. To ensure this vigilance, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the maintenance of family housing units and the contributions of housing privatization entities to the recapitalization accounts for each ongoing family housing privatization project. The first such report shall be due no later than March 1, 2008.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
| Appropriations, 2007 | $579,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 419,400,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 419,400,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing appropriation for the Army provides for expenses of family housing for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of all costs for construction, improvements and leasing of all Army housing. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and conserve energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in improvements. The Department of Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed loans, and convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private sector to increase the availability of affordable, quality housing for the Army.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $419,400,000 for family housing construction, Army, including construction improvements, in fiscal year 2008. This amount is $159,600,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, and equal to the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $54,000,000 for new construction, as shown below:
ARMY FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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Germany Ansbach/Urlas Whole Neighborhood replacement 52,000 52,000
Worldwide Various locations Planning & Design 2,000 2,000
Total 54,000 54,000
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CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the amounts provided for construction improvements:
ARMY CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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Alaska Fort Wainwright Family Housing Privatization (1,421 units) 25,000 25,000
Colorado Fort Carson Family Housing Privatization (570 units) (Grow the Force) 98,300 98,300
North Carolina Fort Bragg Family Housing Privatization (446 units)(Grow the Force) 59,400 59,400
Oklahoma Fort Sill Family Housing Privatization (1,415 units) 30,500 30,500
South Carolina Fort Jackson Family Housing Privatization (1,162 units) 43,900 43,900
Texas Fort Bliss Family Housing Privatization (442 units) (Grow the Force) 35,600 35,600
Washington Fort Lewis Family Housing Privatization (520 units) (Grow the Force) 72,700 72,700
Total 365,400 365,400
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
| Appropriations, 2007 | $671,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 742,920,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 742,920,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for the Army provides for the operation and maintenance of family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums of Army family housing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $742,920,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Army. This amount is $71,920,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, and equal to the budget request.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
| Appropriations, 2007 | $305,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 298,329,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 288,329,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing appropriation for the Navy and Marine Corps provides for expenses of family housing for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of all costs for construction, improvements, and leasing of all Navy and Marine Corps housing. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and conserve energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in improvements. The Department of Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed loans, and convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private sector to increase the availability of affordable, quality housing for the Navy and Marine Corps.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $288,329,000 for family housing construction, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal year 2008. This amount is $16,671,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $10,000,000 below the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $50,339,000 for new construction, as shown below:
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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Guam Guam Replace Old Apra, PH II 57,167 47,167
Worldwide Various locations Planning & Design 3,172 3,172
Total 60,339 50,339
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CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the amounts provided for construction improvements:
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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California Camp Pendleton Privatization (151 units) 25,175 25,175
California Camp Pendleton Privatization (150 units) (Grow the Force) 25,000 25,000
California Twentynine Palms Privatization (279 units) (Grow the Force) 50,000 50,000
North Carolina Camp Lejeune Privatization (451 units) 87,951 87,951
Guam Guam Whole House Improvements (33 units) 9,475 9,475
Guam Guam Repairs and Improvements 242 242
Japan Atsugi Revitalization (72 units) 13,563 13,563
Japan Iwakuni Revitalization (96 units) 12,321 12,321
Japan Sasebo Revitalization (21 units) 3,808 3,808
Korea Chinhae Revitalization (50 units) 8,971 8,971
Spain Rota Conversion (28 duplexes into 14 homes) 1,484 1,484
Total 237,990 237,990
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
| Appropriations, 2007 | $505,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 371,404,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 371,404,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for the Navy and Marine Corps provides for the operation and maintenance of family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums of Navy and Marine Corps family housing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $371,404,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal year 2008. This amount is $133,596,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
| Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) | $1,150,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 362,747,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 362,747,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing appropriation for the Air Force provides for expenses of family housing for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of all costs for construction, improvements and leasing of all Air Force housing. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and conserve energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in improvements. The Department of Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed loans, and convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private sector to increase the availability of affordable, quality housing for the Air Force.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $362,747,000 for family housing construction, Air Force, in fiscal year 2008. This amount is $787,253,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, including rescissions, and equal to the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $68,485,000 for new construction, as shown below:
AIR FORCE FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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Germany Ramstein AB Replace Family Housing (117 units) 56,275 56,275
Worldwide Various locations Planning & Design 12,210 12,210
Total 68,485 68,485
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CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the amounts provided for construction improvements:
AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation
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Australia Exmouth Family Housing Annex Improve Family Housing (12 units) 3,612 3,612
Germany Ramstein AB Improve Family Housing (20 units) 4,675 4,675
Japan Kadena AB, Okinawa Improve Family Housing (741 units) 142,880 142,880
Japan Kadena AB, Okinawa Install Government Furnished Materials (248 units) 1,118 1,118
Japan Kadena AB, Okinawa Install Air Conditioning System 916 916
Japan Misawa AB Improve Family Housing (256 units) 42,345 42,345
Japan Yokota AB Improve Family Housing (190 units) 44,907 44,907
Turkey Incirlick AB Improve Family Housing (515 units) 41,272 41,272
United Kingdom RAF Bicester Improve Family Housing (36 units) 12,486 12,486
United Kingdom RAF Menwith Hill Improve Family Housing (1 unit) 51 51
Total 294,262 294,262
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
| Appropriations, 2007 | $750,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 688,335,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 688,335,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for the Air Force provides for the operation and maintenance of family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums of Air Force family housing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $688,335,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Air Force, in fiscal year 2008. This amount is $61,665,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
| Appropriations, 2007 | $9,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | ........................... |
| Committee recommendation | ........................... |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing appropriation for Defense-Wide provides for expenses of family housing for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of all costs for construction, improvements and leasing of housing Defense-Wide. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and conserve energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in improvements. The Department of Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed loans, and convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private sector to increase the availability of affordable, quality housing Defense-Wide.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends no funding for family housing construction, Defense-Wide, in fiscal year 2008 as requested by the President.
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
| Appropriations, 2007 | $49,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 48,848,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 48,848,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for Defense-Wide provides for the operation and maintenance of family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums of Defense family housing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $48,848,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Defense-Wide. This amount is $152,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
| Appropriations, 2007 | $2,475,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 500,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 500,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing improvement appropriation provides for the Department of Defense to undertake housing initiatives and to provide an alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting facilities. This account provides seed money for housing privatization initiatives.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $500,000 for the Family Housing Improvement Fund. This amount is $1,975,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
| Appropriations, 2007 | $131,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 86,176,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 104,176,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides funding for design and construction of full-scale chemical disposal facilities and associated projects to upgrade installation support facilities and infrastructure required to support the Chemical Demilitarization Program. This account was established starting in fiscal year 2005 to comply with section 141(b) of the fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization Act.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $104,176,000 for chemical demilitarization construction projects, an increase of $18,000,000 over the President's budget request.
BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990
| Appropriations, 2007 | $252,279,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 220,689,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 320,689,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The base closure appropriation (1990) provides for clean up and disposal of property consistent with the four closure rounds required by the base closure Acts of 1988 and 1990.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total of $320,689,000 for the Base Closure Account 1990. This is $68,410,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $100,000,000 above the President's budget request. The Committee notes that the Department of the Navy requested no funds for BRAC environmental cleanup, and is instead continuing to rely solely on revenue from BRAC land sales to finance its prior BRAC environmental cleanup effort. For fiscal year 2008, the Navy anticipates land sale revenues of $178,800,000. The Committee commends the Navy for its innovative approach to funding its BRAC environmental cleanup program, but is concerned that revenues from Navy BRAC land sales are declining as the inventory of property available for disposal is reduced. This is particularly troubling at a time when the Navy's cost to complete its prior BRAC cleanup program has increased by $725,000,000 over the past year due to additional remediation requirements at several installations.
According to the most recent estimate from the Government Accountability Office, the projected cost to complete the environmental cleanup from previous BRAC rounds is in excess of $3,000,000,000. Of that amount, the Navy alone estimates a cost to complete of $1,168,000,000. Environmental contamination at closed military installations constrains the reuse of these properties and imposes a burden on the Department and on the affected communities. The Committee believes strongly that environmental cleanup from previous BRAC rounds must remain a priority for the Department and for the Nation, and should be completed as expeditiously as possible. The Committee is particularly concerned that resources allotted to the cleanup of bases closed under previous rounds should not be diminished in the face of the major investment required to execute the BRAC 2005 round.
The Committee understands that the Services have the ability to execute additional BRAC environmental cleanup activities beyond those provided for in the fiscal year 2008 budget request. The Committee therefore recommends an increase of $100,000,000 above the President's budget request for the BRAC 1990 account, of which $30,000,000 shall be for the Army, $50,000,000 for the Navy, and $20,000,000 for the Air Force.
BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW
From fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2007, a total of $23,710,833,000 has been appropriated for the environmental clean up of military installations closed or realigned under prior BRAC rounds. The total amount appropriated for BRAC 1990, combined with the Committee recommendation for fiscal year 2008, is $24,031,522,000.
In appropriating these funds, the Committee continues to provide the Department with broad flexibility to allocate funds by Service, function, and installation. The following table displays the total amount appropriated for each round of base closure, including amounts recommended for fiscal year 2008 for BRAC 1990.
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 1990
[Total funding, fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2008]
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1990-2006 Fiscal year Total
2007 enacted 2008 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 8,589,074,000 $252,279,000 $320,689,000 9,162,042,000
Total 23,458,554,000 252,279,000 320,689,000 24,031,522,000
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BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005
| Appropriations, 2007 1 | $2,489,421,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 8,174,315,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 8,174,315,000 |
| 1 Excluding $3,136,802,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110-28. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The base realignment and closure appropriation for 2005 provides for clean up and disposal of property consistent with the 2005 closure round required by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. section 2687 note).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total of $8,174,315,000 for the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005. This amount is $5,684,894,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and equal to the budget request.
The following chart details projects to be carried out using BRAC 2005 funding. Given the magnitude of this effort, and the number and scope of military construction projects associated with it, the Committee is concerned that the projected construction cost of individual projects planned under the BRAC 2005 program may escalate from the original estimate due to market conditions and other variables. The Committee therefore directs that any above-threshold cost or scope variation, any cancellation of projects, or any transfer of funds among construction projects associated with the BRAC 2005 projects identified in the table following this narrative be subject to the standard reprogramming and notification requirements that apply to the regular military construction appropriation.
Enhanced Use Leasing- In an effort to accomplish the objectives of the BRAC 2005 round in as timely and cost-efficient manner as possible, the Committee urges the Department to fully explore private sector funding options that could augment funding provided through the military construction program. In particular, the Committee recommends that the Army, which is tasked under BRAC with the significant expansion of a number of its major installations, should consider the services and funding capabilities of the private sector by leveraging Enhanced Use Lease opportunities to expedite the development of new facilities at these installations.
BRAC 2005 PROJECTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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State Service Location Commission recommendation Project Dollar amount
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Alaska Air Force Elmendorf AFB 80,110 Aircraft Maintenance Complex 11,400
80,110 Ops and Med Training 12,200
80,110 Composite Support Complex 9,600
Alabama Army Montgomery 11 Joint Forces Headquarters Building 36,100
Redstone Arsenal 148 Army Materiel Command & United States Army Security Assistance Command Headquarters Incr 1 30,000
Missile Defense Agency Redstone Arsenal 134 Construct Von Braun Complex 73,600
Arkansas Army Arkadelphia 13 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 12,200
Fort Chaffee 13 Joint Forces Vehicle Maintenance Facility 31,300
Air Force Little Rock AFB 92, 93, 103 Aerospace Ground Equipment/Engine Facility 2,800
California Army Bell 73 Armed Forces Reserve Center, Incr 2 22,100
Navy China Lake 184 Fuse Test Facility 9,476
184 Hardware In the Loop Facility 13,890
188 Fixed Wing Transfer Facility/AF 8,600
NS San Diego 71 Renovate Commander, Mine Warfare Command, Headquarters 19,558
71 Child Development Center 7,079
71 Upgrade Magnetic Silencing Facility for MCMs 6,000
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach 71 Mobile Mine Assembly Unit 15 Collocation to Building 78 5,150
Colorado Army Fort Carson 6 Hospital Addition 27,000
6 Troop Health Clinic 54,000
6 Brigade Combat Team Complex, Incr 3 90,000
6 Division Headquarters Complex, Incr 2 20,000
6 Vehicle Maintenance Facility 13,200
Air Force Buckley AFB 91,143B Utility Infrastructure Construction 10,080
Counterintelligence Field Activity Peterson AFB 131 CIFA West Office Building 2,363
Florida Army Eglin Air Force Base 4 Indoor Firing Range 4,850
4 Live Fire Exercise Shoothouse 3,300
4 Live Fire Exercise Breach Facility 3,750
4 Shotgun Assault Course 3,000
4 Grenade Launcher Range 1,050
4 Hand Grenade Qualification Course 1,000
4 Urban Assault Course 1,500
Navy Jacksonville 65 Hangar/Parking Apron 19,761
Air Force MacDill AFB 104 Air Force Reserve Civil Engineering and Disaster Prep Training 3,500
104 Air Force Reserve Fire Fighting Administration/Train- ing 1,150
104 Air Force Reserve Aeromedical Strategy and Tactics Analysis Group Squadron Training 3,150
104 Air Force Reserve Communications Squadron Trainng 940
104 Air Force Reserve Add Services Flight Training 840
104 Air Force Reserve Security Forces Squadron Training 2,200
Homestead Air Reserve Base 113, 115 Armed Forces Reserve Center Add Avionics and Electronic Countermeasures Shop 2,150
Eglin AFB 125 Joint Strike Fighter Academic Simulator Facility 26,000
125 USMC Hangar 16,800
Naval Air Station Pensacola 128 Air Force Combat Systems Officer Training Hangar 36,500
128 Combat Systems Officer Training Facility 13,000
Georgia Army Fort Benning 9 Troop Health Clinic--Winder, Sand Hill 5,100
9 Troop Health Clinic--Harmony Church 16,000
9 Troop Dental Clinic--Solomon, Sand Hill 3,550
9 Modified Record Fire Range 2 4,500
9 Modified Record Fire Range 1 4,500
9 Vehicle Maintenance Facility 23,000
9 General Instruction Complex 1 24,000
9 Training Aid Support Center Conversion 3,800
9 Infrastructure Support Incr 1 74,000
9 Training Support Brigade Complex Incr 2 73,000
Navy Fort Gillem 62 RIA-14 Facility 3,764
Air Force Moody AFB 79, 103 Dormitory, 120-PN 14,000
Robins AFB 87 Relocate 202 Environmental Impact Study Operations 1,700
Hawaii Army Keauhaha 18 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 49,200
Iowa Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant 162 Industrial Waste Treatment Plant 3,000
Illinois Army Lake County 19 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 25,000
Mt Vernon Armory 19 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 26,400
Rock Island Arsenal 151 Metal Parts Production Addition/Alteration 10,600
Air Force Scott AFB 142 Headquarters US Transportation Command Facilities 83,800
Indiana Army Lafayette 20 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 28,605
Kansas Army Fort Riley 10 Combat Aviation Brigade Complex Incr 2 109,000
Kentucky Army Fort Knox 9 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building, Phase 1 12,000
143 Human Resources Command Complex, Ph 2 Incr 1 55,000
Louisiana Army Baton Rouge 23 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 40,666
73 Armed Forces Reserve Center 8,000
Navy Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base New Orleans 64 Flag Housing 1,527
64 Library 3,377
64 Recreation Center 2,186
64 General Administrative Building 9,158
64 Veterinary Facility 806
Air Force Naval Air Station, New Orleans Joint Reserve Base 108 Relocate 214 Environmental Impact Study Operations 1,200
Massachusetts Air Force Barnes Manpower Personnel Training, Air Guard Squadron 94 Add To Munitions Storage 5,000
94 Alert Complex 16,500
Maryland Army Aberdeen Proving Ground 5 Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Facilities Ph 3 Incr 1 141,000
5 Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) (I2WD) Facilities Ph 2 104,000
169 Medical Research Lab, Chem Bio Defense 27,000
187 Army Research Lab 2,900
Navy Indian Head 184 Explosives Development Facility 28,789
Air Force Andrews AFB 129 Headquarters & Readiness Center (Increment 1) 28,000
Defense Information Systems Agency Fort Meade 140 Construct DISA Building 151,994
National Security Agency Fort Meade 130 Construct Adjudication Facility 94
TRICARE Management Activity Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda 169 Medical Center Addition/Alteration Incr 1 214,800
Maine Navy Kittery 65 Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) School and Addition to Building B315 12,740
Brunswick 65 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 Facilities 9,295
Michigan Air Force Selfridge Air National Guard Base 95 Add to Fuel/Corrosion Control 1,050
Minnesota Army Faribault Army National Guard 27 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 16,000
Missouri Army Jefferson Barracks 28 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 27,100
Montana Army Missoula Armory 29 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 19,200
Air Force Great Falls International Airport, Air Guard Station 94 Upgrade Munitions Storage 3,300
North Carolina Army Fort Bragg 4 Troop Medical Clinic 16,500
Air Force Pope AFB 103 Reconfigure Base Supply Building 560 796
103 Reconfigure Wing Headquarters Building 753 778
Seymour Johnson AFB 104, 119 Fitness Center Addition B4210 1,600
104, 119 Recreation Center Addition Bldg 3728 820
104, 119 Construct Flightline Kitchen Facility 960
North Dakota Air Force Grand Forks AFB 104 Convert Hangar for UAV Corrosion Control 1,280
New Jersey Navy McGuire AFB 68 Construct Helicopter Hangars & Marine Aircraft Group Headquarters 37,809
68 Joint Use Reserve Training Center 20,580
68 Navy VR Fleet Logistics Operations Facility 27,558
New Mexico Air Force Kirtland AFB 187 Space Vehicle Facility 42,700
New York Army Farmingdale 34 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building, Incr 1 65,000
Niagara Falls 34 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 27,000
Fort Hamilton 53 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 64,000
Ohio Army Columbus 37 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 29,000
Springfield 37 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 25,500
Navy Wright-Patterson AFB 174 Aero Medical Research Laboratory 13,600
Air Force Wright-Patterson AFB 170, 188A Alter Acquisition Management Facility (Human Systems Group/YA & Fixed Wing) 15,000
170 Alter Materials Laboratory (Human Systems Group/YA Labs) 6,200
170 Radiation Calibration Factiliy 4,600
170 Air Force Institute for Operational Health Facility 54,000
170 Air Force Research Labratory/Human Effectiveness (Brooks) 32,000
170 U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine Consult Service 18,500
170 U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine (Increment 1) 51,000
170, 187, 188A Dining Facility 980
187 Air Force Research Labratory/Human Effectiveness (MESA) 34,000
Oklahoma Army Fort Sill x Air Defense Artillery Brigade Complex, Incr 1 89,000
38 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 34,000
McAlester 38 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 16,000
Norman 38 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 43,200
Vance AFB 38 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 15,000
West Oklahoma City 38 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 41,000
Fort Sill 126 Training Aids Support Center 6,000
126 Air Defense Artillery School Complex Incr 2 87,000
Air Force Tinker AFB 108 Air Force Reserve Squadron Operations/Life Support 6,900
Defense Logistics Agency Defense Distribution Depot Oklahoma City (DDOO) 177 Construct General Purpose Warehouse 22,000
Pennsylvania Army Letterkenny Army Depot 7 Guided Missle Launcher Equipment Shop, Depot 11,600
AFRC Bristol 40 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 25,000
AFRC Scranton 40 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 32,000
Tobyhanna Army Depot 57 Radar Test Range 2,450
Navy Lehigh Valley 73 Navy Marine Corps Reserve Center (NMCRC) Reading to NMCRC Lehigh Valley 8,600
Defense Logistics Agency Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna (DDSP) 177 Construct General Purpose Warehouse 38,350
South Carolina Army Fort Jackson 50 Drill Sergeant School 24,000
124 Joint Religous Education & Training Center 11,600
Navy Goose Creek 71 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU-6) Detachment Boat Shops 1,580
Air Force Shaw AFB 3A Base Operational Support Project for Headquarters 3rd Army 25,000
Texas Army Fort Bliss x Combined Arms Collective Training Facility 18,500
10 Brigade Combat Team Complex #3 Incr 1 103,000
10 Digital Multipurpose Training Range 15,000
10 Urban Assault Course 2,300
10 Convoy Live Fire Training Range 3,200
10 Infantry Squad Battle Course 2,400
10 Troop Health Clinic 42,000
10 Physical Fitness Facility 22,000
10 Youth Center Expansion 2,000
10 Information System Processing Center 6,100
10 Infrastructure Support Ph 2 55,000
10 Combat Aviation Brigade Complex Incr 2 90,000
10 Close Combat Tactical Trainer Facility 6,100
10 Brigade Combat Team Complex #2 Incr 2 70,000
East Houston 44 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 36,000
Fort Bliss 44 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 49,900
Northwest Houston 44 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 31,900
Fort Sam Houston 174 Battlefield Health & Trauma, Incr 2 53,000
Navy Fort Sam Houston 174 Battlefield Health Trauma Bio-Med Lab 7,473
Air Force Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base 113 Air Force Reserve Munitions Igloos 1,250
Randolph AFB 137C Civilian Personnel Office Administration Center Facil- ity 10,900
Lackland AFB 147, 170 Headquarters Admin Center (Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence & Air Force Real Property Agency & Air Force Wide Support Element) 37,000
Fort Sam Houston 172 Medical Training Facilities (Increment 1) 96,400
172 Medical Education & Training--Dining Facilities 38,000
172 Medical Education and Training Center Student Dorm #1 (Increment 1) 46,500
172 Medical Education and Training Center Student Dorm #2 (Increment 1) 47,000
TRICARE Management Activity Fort Sam Houston 172 Addition/Alteration for San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) North Incr 1 156,035
Fort Sam Houston 172 Health Clinic 43,100
Virginia Army Fort Lee 121 Combat Service Support School Ph 1 Incr 2 212,000
121 Combat Service Support School Ph 2 Incr 1 173,000
122 Joint Center for Consolidated Transportation 13,400
Fort Belvoir 169 Infrastructure Support Incr 1 20,000
Navy Quantico 131 Investigative Agency Facilities 143,132
NSY Norfolk 164 Ship Maintenance Engineering Facility Modification 19,362
166 Engineering Management Facility Conversion 9,506
Dahlgren 184 Research, Development, and Acquisition--Test and Evaluation Consolidated Facility 28,930
Defense Commissary Agency Fort Lee 139 Facility for Consolidation 23,389
Defense Intelligence Agency Rivanna Station, Charlottesville 167 Joint Use Intelligence Facility--Phase 1 41,000
Missile Defense Agency Fort Belvoir 134 Construct Headquarters Command Center 25,100
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Fort Belvoir 168 Construct NGA Building 428,879
TRICARE Management Activity Fort Belvoir 169 Hospital 1st Increment 219,400
Washington Headquarters Serv- ices Fort Belvoir 133 Office Complex, Increment 1 321,546
Vermont Army Rutland 45 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 23,000
Washington Army Yakima 46 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 20,000
Navy Bremerton 166 Ship Maintenance Engineering Consolidation 130
Fort Lewis 76 Relocate Navy Cargo Handling Facilities Battalion 5 7,333
Wyoming Army Joint Forces Hqtrs. Cheyenne 49 Armed Forces Reserve Center Building 32,500
Air Force Cheyenne MAP AGS 106 Squadron Operations Addition 3,200
Various Locations Army Various Locations Planning and Design 183,900
District of Columbia Navy Washington Planning and Design 20,127
Air Force Various Locations MILCON Planning and Design 25,487
Total Milcon and P&D 6,419,758
Various Locations Army Various Environmental 86,756
Navy Various Environmental 16,953
Air Force Various Environmental 8,696
Defense Wide Various Environmental
Total Environmental 112,405
Various Locations Army Various Operations and Maintenance 442,967
Navy Various Operations and Maintenance 205,656
Air Force Various Operations and Maintenance 222,601
Defense Wide Various Operations and Maintenance 317,492
Total Operations and Maintenance 1,188,716
Various Locations Army Various Military Personnel Moves
Navy Various Military Personnel Moves 2,499
Air Force Various Military Personnel Moves 12,256
Defense Wide Various Military Personnel Moves
Total MilPers PCS 14,755
Various Locations Army Various Other 244,502
Navy Various Other 1,711
Air Force Various Other 30,548
Defense Wide Various Other 161,920
Total Other 438,681
Total BRAC 2005 fiscal year 2008 All Categories 8,174,315
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. The Committee includes a provision that restricts payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work, except in cases of contracts for environmental restoration at base closure sites.
SEC. 102. The Committee includes a provision that permits use of funds for hire of passenger motor vehicles.
SEC. 103. The Committee includes a provision that permits use of funds for defense access roads.
SEC. 104. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits construction of new bases inside the continental United States for which specific appropriations have not been made.
SEC. 105. The Committee includes a provision that limits the use of funds for purchase of land or land easements.
SEC. 106. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the use of funds to acquire land, prepare a site, or install utilities for any family housing except housing for which funds have been made available.
SEC. 107. The Committee includes a provision that limits the use of minor construction funds to transfer or relocate activities among installations.
SEC. 108. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the procurement of steel unless American producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been allowed to compete.
SEC. 109. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits payments of real property taxes in foreign nations.
SEC. 110. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits construction of new bases overseas without prior notification.
SEC. 111. The Committee includes a provision that establishes a threshold for American preference of $500,000 relating to architect and engineering services if a host country has not increased defense spending by at least 3 percent in calendar year 2005.
SEC. 112. The Committee includes a provision that establishes preference for American contractors for military construction in the United States territories and possessions in the Pacific, and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea.
SEC. 113. The Committee includes a provision that requires notification of military exercises involving construction in excess of $750,000.
SEC. 114. The Committee includes a provision that limits obligations during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
SEC. 115. The Committee includes a provision that permits funds appropriated in prior years to be available for construction authorized during the current session of Congress.
SEC. 116. The Committee includes a provision that permits the use of expired or lapsed funds to pay the cost of supervision for any project being completed with lapsed funds.
SEC. 117. The Committee includes a provision that permits obligation of funds from more than 1 fiscal year to execute a construction project, provided that the total obligation for such project is consistent with the total amount appropriated for the project.
SEC. 118. The Committee includes a provision that directs the Department to report annually on actions taken to encourage other nations to assume a greater share of the common defense burden.
SEC. 119. The Committee includes a provision that allows transfer of proceeds from earlier base closure accounts to the continuing base closure account (1990, parts I-IV).
SEC. 120. The Committee includes a provision that permits the transfer of funds from Family Housing Construction accounts to the DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund and from Military Construction accounts to the DOD Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund.
SEC. 121. The Committee includes a provision that requires the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense committees of all family housing privatization solicitations and agreements which contain any clause providing consideration for base realignment and closure, force reductions and extended deployments.
SEC. 122. The Committee includes a provision that provides transfer authority to the Homeowners Assistance Program.
SEC. 123. The Committee includes a provision that requires that all acts making appropriations for military construction be the sole funding source of all operation and maintenance for family housing, including flag and general officer quarters, and limits the repair on flag and general officer quarters to $35,000 per year without prior notification to the congressional defense committees.
SEC. 124. The Committee includes a provision that provides authority to expend funds from the `Ford Island Improvement' account.
SEC. 125. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the expenditure of funds at installations or for projects no longer necessary as a result of BRAC 2005.
SEC. 126. The Committee includes a provision that specifies notification and reprogramming requirements for `Grow the Force' projects.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
HEARINGS
The subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs held one hearing related to the fiscal year 2008 Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] budget request on April 12, 2007. The subcommittee heard testimony from the Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, concerning the VA's budget request for fiscal year 2008.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $87,501,280,000 for the Department of Veterans Affairs, including $44,487,250,000 in mandatory spending and $43,014,030,000 in discretionary spending. The amount provided for discretionary activities represents an increase of $6,534,846,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and an increase of $3,597,529,000 above the budget request.
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
The Veterans Administration was established as an independent agency by Executive Order 5398 of July 21, 1930, in accordance with the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 1016). This act authorized the President to consolidate and coordinate Federal agencies especially created for or concerned with the administration of laws providing benefits to veterans, including the Veterans' Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions, and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. On March 15, 1989, the Veterans Administration was elevated to Cabinet-level status as the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA].
The VA's mission is to serve America's veterans and their families as their principal advocate in ensuring they receive the care, support, and recognition they have earned in service to the Nation. On September 30, 2006, there were an estimated 24 million living veterans, with 23.9 million of them residing in the United States and Puerto Rico. There were an estimated 36.6 million dependents (spouses and dependent children) of living veterans in the United States and Puerto Rico. There were over 538,000 survivors of deceased veterans receiving VA survivor benefits in the United States and Puerto Rico. Thus, more than 61 million people, or 20 percent of the total estimated resident population of the United States and Puerto Rico were recipients, or potential recipients of veterans' benefits from the Federal Government. The VA's operating units include the Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Administration, National Cemetery Administration, and staff support offices.
The Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] provides an integrated program of non-medical veteran benefits. The VBA administers a broad range of benefits to veterans and other eligible beneficiaries through 57 regional offices and the records processing center in St. Louis, Missouri. The benefits provided include: compensation for service-connected disabilities; pensions for wartime, needy, and totally disabled veterans; vocational rehabilitation assistance; educational and training assistance; home buying assistance; estate protection services for veterans under legal disability; information and assistance through personalized contacts; and six life insurance programs.
The Veterans Health Administration [VHA] develops, maintains, and operates a national healthcare delivery system for eligible veterans; carries out a program of education and training of healthcare personnel; carries out a program of medical research and development; and furnishes health services to members of the Armed Forces during periods of war or national emergency. A system of 155 hospitals, 925 outpatient clinics, 135 nursing homes, and 45 VA domiciliary residential rehabilitation treatment programs is maintained to meet the VA's medical mission.
The National Cemetery Administration provides for the interment of the remains of eligible deceased servicepersons and discharged veterans in any national cemetery with available grave space; permanently maintains these graves; provides headstones and markers for the graves of eligible persons in national and private cemeteries; administers the grant program for aid to States in establishing, expanding, or improving State veterans' cemeteries; and provides certificates to families of deceased veterans recognizing the veterans' contributions and service to the Nation. The National Cemetery Administration includes 158 cemeterial installations and activities.
Other VA offices include the General Counsel, Inspector General, Boards of Contract Appeals and Veterans Appeals, and the general administration, which supports the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary for Benefits, Under Secretary for Health, and the Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.
Legislative Initiatives- The Committee is pleased to note that the VA, for the first time in 5 years, did not predicate its fiscal year 2008 budget request on a proposal to impose new fees and increased co-payments on veterans for medical services and prescription medicines. This is an issue which is clearly in the purview of the authorizing committee, and is not an appropriations issue. The Committee has repeatedly denied such budget assumptions in the past and commends the VA for following its guidance in developing the fiscal year 2008 budget request, which assumes no revenue from fees that have not been passed into law. The Committee does note that the VA will transmit a fee proposal to Congress for consideration separately from the budget request.
VA Medical Facilities- The Committee is seriously concerned about the deplorable conditions that were found at the outpatient facilities of the Defense Department's Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Therefore, the Committee is carefully monitoring the VA health care system to ensure that any such deficiencies in VA medical centers are identified and dealt with promptly and efficiently. The Committee provided $950,907,000 in the fiscal year 2007 supplemental funding bill for maintenance, improvements and for minor construction at VA medical care facilities, and recommends $1,018,002,000 over the President's budget request for fiscal year 2008 to continue to address maintenance deficiencies and minor construction needs throughout the system. The Committee continues to be concerned with the VA's practice of withholding non-recurring maintenance funds until the last quarter of the fiscal year. A recently published Government Accountability Office [GAO] report found that the VA waited until September 2006 to obligate about $248,000,000--almost 60 percent--of non-recurring maintenance funding, despite the fact that the Office of Management and Budget apportions this funding quarterly. The GAO notes that extensive year-end spending can place government programs at risk for waste. Further, the GAO found that VA headquarters lacks the ability to monitor individual maintenance projects among the 21 Veterans Integrated Service Networks [VISN]. Specifically, VA headquarters does not have access to the financial information system that VISN regional offices use to track the status of individual non-recurring maintenance projects. The VA is required to report quarterly on expenditure of funds in this account and has begun to include the balance of non-recurring maintenance funding in the quarterly financial status reports. The Committee strongly encourages the Department to continue doing this. The Committee directs the Secretary to report back to the Committee by January 15, 2008, on steps the VA is undertaking to better track non-recurring maintenance projects and expenditures at the VISN level. Additionally, the Committee has included bill language restricting to 20 percent the amount of funding the VA can obligate in the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
Budget Projections- The Committee is deeply concerned about the long-term impacts the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will have on VA's ability to deliver timely, high quality health care. In the first 6 months of fiscal year 2007, VA treated nearly 124,000 OEF and OIF patients. This is a 29 percent increase over the same time period in fiscal year 2006. Coupled with the general aging veteran population and the increased usage of long-term care, the VA is facing a pending crisis within the system. There appears to be a disconnect between substantial increases for veterans health care provided by Congress and the administration's future budget projections. The Historical Tables accompanying the fiscal year 2008 Budget Submission for the U.S. Government show a flat line for veterans health care through 2012. The Committee understands that actuarial models can fluctuate year to year; however, given increasing medical inflation, it seems illogical that the administration believes spending on veterans' health care will remain frozen over the next 5 years. While the budget request is constructed year-to-year and the Historical Tables are merely projections, the VA must have a better blueprint on out-year costs in order to efficiently and effectively build capacity to meet future demand. The Committee directs the Department to conduct a study of future needs of health care for the next 10 years and provide the report to the Committee on Appropriations by March 21, 2008.
Waiting Times- The Committee remains committed to ensuring that the VA decrease the time it takes for veterans to schedule health care appointments and have their benefits claims processed. In order to reduce the waiting times for health care appointments, the VA has instituted the Advanced Clinical Access Initiative. Through the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, the VA reported that 96 percent of primary care appointments were scheduled within 30 days of the desired date; 94 percent of specialty care appointments were scheduled within 30 days of the desired date; and, 74.5 percent of new patient appointments were scheduled within 30 days of the desired date. While the VA has made significant strides over the past 4 years to reduce the waiting times, more needs to be done. The Committee is concerned that these statistics may not accurately reflect actual experiences, based on anecdotal reports of appointments made and then cancelled. Therefore, the Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations by March 21, 2008, on the policy, procedures and guidance issued to the field on reducing appointment waiting times.
Services for Women Veterans- The Committee remains dedicated to ensuring that the needs of women veterans are met. In 1994 the VA established the Center for Women Veterans. The mission of the Center for Women Veterans is to ensure that women veterans have access to VA benefits and services on par with male veterans and to ensure that VA programs are responsive to the gender-specific needs of women veterans. The VA must be prepared to handle the increasing number of women who are choosing the military as a career. Therefore, the Committee directs the VA to report to the Committee on Appropriations by March 7, 2008, on outreach efforts the VA is undertaking to ensure that women veterans are duly informed of the services they have earned through their service. Additionally, the Committee directs that future outreach efforts detail the types of specific health care services, including readjustment counseling, offered to women veterans.
Arizona Veterans Museum.--The Committee encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance, where appropriate, to the Arizona Office of Veterans Services in its efforts to provide community education and display military artifacts from Arizona State Veterans' Organizations.
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
| Appropriations, 2007 | $41,440,411,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 44,642,822,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 44,642,822,000 |
ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
The Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] is responsible for the payment of compensation and pension benefits to eligible ser- vice-connected disabled veterans. This administration also provides education benefits and housing loan guarantees.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $44,642,822,000 for the Veterans Benefits Administration. This amount is composed of $41,236,322,000 for `Compensation and pensions'; $3,300,289,000 for `Readjustment benefits'; $41,250,000 for `Veterans insurance and indemnities'; $17,389,000 for the `Veterans housing benefit program fund program account', with $108,000,000 in credit subsidies and $154,562,000 for administrative expenses; $71,000 for the `Vocational rehabilitation loans program account' and $311,000 for administrative expenses; and $628,000 for the `Native American veteran housing loan program account'.
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
| Appropriations, 2007 | $38,007,095,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 41,236,322,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 41,236,322,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Compensation is payable to living veterans who have suffered impairment of earning power from service-connected disabilities. The amount of compensation is based upon the impact of disabilities on a veteran's earning capacity. Death compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation is payable to the surviving spouses and dependents of veterans whose deaths occur while on active duty or result from service-connected disabilities. A clothing allowance may also be provided for service-connected veterans who use a prosthetic or orthopedic device.
Pensions are an income security benefit payable to needy wartime veterans who are precluded from gainful employment due to non-service-connected disabilities which render them permanently and totally disabled. Public law 107-103, the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001, restored the automatic presumption of permanent and total non-service connected disability for purposes of awarding a pension to veterans age 65 and older, subject to the income limitations that apply to all pensioners. Death pensions are payable to needy surviving spouses and children of deceased wartime veterans. The rate payable for both disability and death pensions is determined on the basis of the annual income of the veteran or their survivors.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $41,236,322,000 for `Compensation and pensions'. This is an increase of $3,229,227,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The amount includes funds for a projected fiscal year 2008 cost-of-living increase of 1.4 percent for pension recipients.
The appropriation includes $28,583,000 in payments to the `General operating expenses' and `Medical administration' accounts for expenses related to implementing provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992, the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1994, and the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996.
Claims Processing.--The Committee remains extremely concerned with the VA's ability to adjudicate claims in a timely and efficient manner. New claims receipts have grown by 39 percent from 2000 to 2006. The average wait time for a veteran's claim to be processed is 177 days, almost 6 months, and the Department has a current backlog of almost 400,000 claims. Additionally, the complexity of adjudicating the claims is estimated to grow as veterans are documenting a greater number of disabilities, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] and complex combat injuries. In order to address these serious problems, the Committee provided in fiscal year 2007 an additional $60,750,000 in supplemental funding. For fiscal year 2008, the Committee recommends for VBA's General Operating Expense account an additional $130,750,000 above the President's budget request. The Committee encourages the Department to place as a priority the integration of technology that will further streamline the benefits claims process. In Public Law 110-28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, Congress included by reference a reporting requirement directing the VA to submit a report on the number of new hires for claims processing in fiscal year 2007 and projections for 2008, the attrition rate for claims examiners, the projected productivity per FTE, the productivity by Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), and the plan to leverage new technology to create a more efficient system. As a follow on to this report, the Committee directs the Department to provide this information by regional office rather than by VISN.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
| Appropriations, 2007 | $3,262,006,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 3,300,289,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 3,300,289,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Readjustment benefits' appropriation finances the education and training of veterans and servicepersons whose initial entry into active duty took place on or after July 1, 1985. These benefits are included in the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program (Montgomery GI bill) authorized under 38 U.S.C. section 30. Eligibility to receive this assistance began in 1987. Basic benefits are funded through appropriations made to the readjustment benefits appropriation and transfers from the Department of Defense. This account also finances vocational rehabilitation, specially adapted housing grants, automobile grants with the associated approved adaptive equipment for certain disabled veterans, and educational assistance allowances for eligible dependents of those veterans who died from service-connected causes or have a total permanent service-connected disability, as well as dependents of servicepersons who were captured or missing in action.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,300,289,000 for `Readjustment benefits'. This is an increase of $38,283,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request.
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
| Appropriations, 2007 | $49,850,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 41,250,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 41,250,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Veterans insurance and indemnities' appropriation consists of the former appropriations for military and naval insurance, applicable to World War I veterans; National Service Life Insurance, applicable to certain World War II veterans; Servicemen's indemnities, applicable to Korean conflict veterans; and veterans mortgage life insurance to individuals who have received a grant for specially adapted housing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $41,250,000 for `Veterans insurance and indemnities'. This is a decrease of $8,600,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The Department estimates there will be 7,149,360 policies in force in fiscal year 2008 with a value of $1,116,486,000,000.
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Program account Administrative expenses
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Appropriations, 2007 $66,234,000 $154,284,000
Budget estimate, 2008 17,389,000 154,562,000
Committee recommendation 17,389,000 154,562,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides for all costs, with the exception of the `Native American veteran housing loan program' and the `Guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program', of the VA's direct and guaranteed housing loans, as well as the administrative expenses to carry out these programs.
VA loan guaranties are made to service members, veterans, reservists and unremarried surviving spouses for the purchase of homes, condominiums, manufactured homes and for refinancing loans. VA guarantees part of the total loan, permitting the purchaser to obtain a mortgage with a competitive interest rate, even without a downpayment, if the lender agrees. The VA requires that a downpayment be made for a manufactured home. With a VA guaranty, the lender is protected against loss up to the amount of the guaranty if the borrower fails to repay the loan.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends such sums as may be necessary for funding subsidy payments, estimated to total $17,389,000; and $154,562,000 for administrative expenses for fiscal year 2008. Bill language limits gross obligations for direct loans for specially-adapted housing to $500,000.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Appropriations, 2007 $53,000 $305,000
Budget estimate, 2008 71,000 311,000
Committee recommendation 71,000 311,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation covers the funding subsidy cost of direct loans for vocational rehabilitation of eligible veterans and, in addition, it includes administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program. Loans of up to $1,016 (based on the indexed chapter 31 subsistence allowance rate) are available to service-connected disabled veterans enrolled in vocational rehabilitation programs, as provided under 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, when the veteran is temporarily in need of additional assistance. Repayment is made in 10 monthly installments, without interest, through deductions from future payments of compensation, pension, subsistence allowance, educational assistance allowance, or retirement pay. Over 99 percent of loans are repaid in full in less than 1 year.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $71,000 for program costs and $311,000 for administrative expenses for the `Vocational rehabilitation loans program account'. The administrative expenses may be transferred to and merged with the `General operating expenses' account. Bill language is included limiting program direct loans to $3,287,000. It is estimated that the VA will make 4,349 loans in fiscal year 2008, with an average amount of $756.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
| Appropriations, 2007 | $584,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 628,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 628,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program is authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, section 3761 to provide direct loans to Native American veterans living on trust lands. The loans are available to purchase, construct, or improve homes to be occupied as veteran residences. The principal amount of a loan under this authority is limited to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation's single-family conventional conforming loan limit. Veterans pay a funding fee of 1.25 percent of the loan amount but veterans with service-connected disability are exempt from paying the fee. Before a direct loan can be made, the veteran's tribal organization must sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the VA regarding the terms and conditions of the loan. The Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program began as a pilot program in 1993 and was made permanent by Public Law 109-233, the Veterans Housing Opportunity and Benefits Act of 2006.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $628,000 for administrative expenses associated with this program. This is $44,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request.
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This program was established by Public Law 105-368, the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998. The program is a pilot project designed to expand the supply of transitional housing for homeless veterans and to guarantee up to 15 loans with a maximum aggregate value of $100,000,000. The project must enforce sobriety standards and provide a wide range of supportive services such as counseling for substance abuse and development of job readiness skills.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
All funds authorized for the `Guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program account' have been appropriated. Therefore, additional appropriations are not required. Administrative expenses of the program, limited to $750,000 for fiscal year 2008, will be borne by the `Medical services' and `General operating expenses' accounts.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
| Appropriations, 2007 1 | $32,679,735,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 34,612,671,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 37,213,220,000 |
| 1 Excludes $1,344,278,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110-28. |
ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
The Department of Veterans Affairs operates the largest Federal medical care delivery system in the country, with 155 hospitals, 45 VA domicilary residential rehabilitation treatment programs, 135 nursing homes, and 925 outpatient clinics, which include independent, satellite, community-based, and rural outreach clinics.
The Department of Veterans Affairs `Medical care collections fund' [MCCF] was established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33). In fiscal year 2004, Public Law 108-199 allowed the Department to deposit first-party and pharmacy co-payments; third-party insurance payments and enhanced use collections; long-term care co-payments; Compensated Work Therapy Program collections; Compensation and Pension Living Expenses Program collections; and Parking Program fees into the MCCF.
The Parking Program provides funds for the construction, alteration, and acquisition (by purchase or lease) of parking garages at VA medical facilities authorized by 38 U.S.C. section 8109. The Secretary is required under certain circumstances to establish and collect fees for the use of such garages and parking facilities. Receipts from the parking fees are to be deposited into the MCCF and are used for medical services activities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $37,213,220,000 for the Veterans Health Administration, without collections. This amount is composed of $28,979,220,000 for Medical services; $3,642,000,000 for Medical administration; $4,092,000,000 for Medical facilities; and $500,000,000 for Medical and prosthetic research. Medical care collections are expected to be $2,414,000,000. Therefore, VHA will have total resources of $39,627,220,000, plus any carryover from fiscal year 2007, available in fiscal year 2008.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Age Related Hearing Loss- The Committee recognizes the incidence and severity of hearing loss due to faulty sensory nerves, known as sensorineural hearing loss, and that its associated costs are increasing at dramatic rates. Currently, there are no approved therapeutics that either prevent or treat sensorineural hearing loss, a leading and costly cause of disability within the VA system. The Committee encourages the VA to examine and support the development and clinical testing of therapeutics aimed at preventing and treating, sensorineural, age-related, noise-induced and drug-induced hearing loss.
VA Nursing Academy- The Committee commends VA for addressing the nursing shortage through the Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy. This 5-year pilot program will establish partnerships with competitively selected nursing schools to expand the number of teaching faculty in VA facilities and affiliated nursing schools in order to increase student enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs.
The Committee urges VA to continue its collaboration with the Department of Defense through the Uniformed Services University of the Health Services [USUHS] by providing nurse faculty and nursing students in the graduate nursing education programs.
Advanced Nursing Education- The Committee urges the Department of Veterans Affairs, in conjunction with accredited schools of nursing, to explore the development of a fast-track doctoral training program which would facilitate completion of a doctorate (Ph.D.) in nursing by qualified nurses employed within the VA network who possess their bachelor of science in nursing.
Lung Cancer Screening- The Committee encourages the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to institute a pilot program for lung cancer screening, early diagnosis and treatment among high risk veteran populations to be coordinated and partnered with the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program and its member institutions and with the designated sites of the National Cancer Institute's Lung Cancer Specialized Programs of Research Excellence. The Department shall report back to the Committee on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this act, on the viability and plans to institute a program of this nature.
Contract Care- The Committee directs the Secretary to submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations within 60 days after the enactment of this act, regarding the existing conditions and criteria used for contracting with civilian rehabilitation providers, and current outreach efforts to inform OEF/OIF veterans and those who advocate on their behalf about such conditions, criteria, and treatment options.
Center for America's Veterans- The Committee notes the establishment of the G.V. `Sonny' Montgomery National Center for America's Veterans and urges the Department to partner with the Center in education and outreach programs for veterans and in the establishment of a social and policy research center on veterans' affairs.
USOC Paralympic Military Program- The Committee fully supports the Department of Veterans Affairs' U.S. Olympic Committee Paralympic Military Program, which assists service members through their recovery and allows participants to take part in USOC Paralympic Military Sports Camps, a Veteran's Paralympic Performance Program, and individualized Veteran's Performance Programs. The Committee encourages the Department to continue its collaboration with DOD to provide training and technical assistance to program participants at VA medical centers.
MEDICAL SERVICES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
| Appropriations, 2007 1 | $25,518,254,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 27,167,671,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 28,979,220,000 |
| 1 Excludes $466,788,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110-28. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Medical services' account provides for medical services of enrolled eligible veterans and certain dependent beneficiaries in VA medical centers, outpatient clinic facilities, contract hospitals, State homes, and outpatient programs on a fee basis. Hospital and outpatient care is also provided by the private sector for certain dependents and survivors of veterans under the civilian health and medical programs for the VA.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $28,979,220,000 for `Medical services'. This amount is an increase of $3,460,966,000 over the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and $1,811,549,000 above the budget request. In addition, the VA has the authority to retain co-payments and third-party collections, estimated to total $2,414,000,000 in fiscal year 2008.
The Committee has included bill language to make available through September 30, 2009, up to $1,350,000,000 of the `Medical services' appropriation. This provides flexibility to the Department of Veterans Affairs as it continues to implement significant program changes.
Public Law 110-5, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, was signed by the President on February 15, 2007, causing a large sum of funds to begin to flow into the VA more than halfway through the second quarter of the fiscal year making it difficult to execute the VA's budget. Thus the Committee has increased the amount of 2-year availability of fiscal year 2008 funds by $250,000,000 over fiscal year 2007.
The bill includes language to allow for the transfer of $15,000,000 to the DOD/VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. The Fund provides a mechanism for the DOD and VA to increase their resource sharing activities to achieve cost effective use of health care services.
The fiscal year 2008 budget request for Medical Services reflects a realignment of 5,689 full-time equivalent and $400,000,000 from the Medical Facilities account into Medical Services. Costs incurred for hospital food service workers, provisions and related supplies are for the direct care of patients. The Committee supports this realignment and has provided funding for food service costs under this account. Additionally, the recommendation also reflects the VA's transfer of 609 FTE and $58,000,000 from the Medical Services account to the Information Technology Systems account.
Level 1 Polytrauma- Congress provided $30,000,000 in Public Law 110-28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007, to establish at least one new Level 1 Polytrauma Center. In addition, Congress also provided $9,440,000 for the establishment of polytrauma residential transitional rehabilitation programs, $8,000,000 for polytrauma support clinic teams, and $5,356,000 for additional polytrauma points of contact. Clearly Congress is fully supportive of the Department's efforts in this highly successful initiative.
The Department of the Army is planning to invest over $1,100,000,000 in the next 5 years to consolidate its medical facilities at locations with the largest concentration of active duty service personnel. When deciding where to establish a new polytrauma center, the Committee directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the potential benefits of co-locating it with an Army facility.
Mental Health/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder/Traumatic Brain Injury- The ability of the VA to provide timely and effective mental health services is crucial for the readjustment of veterans. In Public Law 110-28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, Congress provided $100,000,000 in supplemental funding for the VA to bolster capacity in the delivery of mental health services. In many underserved areas of the country, Community Mental Health Centers are a key resource for the delivery of mental health services. The Committee strongly supports the opening of VA outpatient clinics in underserved locations and urges the VA to continue opening these clinics expeditiously. However, concern regarding mental health services in these areas remains. The Committee encourages the VA to establish a training program for OEF/OIF veterans to assist in providing peer support services and outreach. Additionally, the Committee directs the Department to report to the Committee on Appropriations on its plan to better utilize services of Community Mental Health Centers and the implementation of peer training programs, while the Department continues to implement the opening of VA outpatient clinics.
The Committee directs the Department to make efficient and timely delivery of mental health services a top priority. Moreover, the Committee is concerned that the fiscal year 2008 budget request includes a reduction in inpatient psychiatric care. While in-patient treatment is not optimal in every case for the treatment of mental health disorders, it is nonetheless key to treatment in many cases. Therefore, within the increase provided under Medical Services, the Committee directs the Department to reexamine the policy for a reduction in psychiatric inpatient care, taking into account the needs of returning OEF/OIF veterans. The Department is directed to report to the Committee by February 29, 2008, the finding of this review and what additional resources have been utilized to ensure that adequate inpatient care is available. Further, the Committee directs the VA not to reduce the number of inpatient beds at any facility that currently has a waiting list.
As media reports have highlighted, Traumatic Brain Injury [TBI] has become one of the signature wounds of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In many instances, these wounds are not readily apparent as there is often no outward sign of trauma, with symptoms ranging from mild to disabling. It is imperative that the VA be able to effectively diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate those suffering from this injury. As was evidenced by the additional funding for polytrauma included in Public Law 110-28, the Committee is deeply committed to providing the VA the resources it requires to treat not only those veterans enrolled in the health care system, but all wounded soldiers being treated in VA hospitals and polytrauma centers. Within the increase for Medical Services, the Committee recommends additional funding for the treatment of Traumatic Brain injury. Further, the Committee believes that the VA should begin to track all TBI cases and directs that future budget submissions include an estimated cost for treatment within the Medical Services budget justification.
The National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was created in 1989 within the Department of Veterans Affairs in response to a congressional mandate carried in Public Law 98-528 to address the needs of veterans with military-related post traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]. The mandate called for a center of excellence that would set the agenda for research and education on PTSD without direct responsibility for patient care. The VA determined that no single VA site could adequately serve this unique mission and established the Center as a consortium of divisions. The Center currently consists of 7 divisions. The National Center for PTSD is an integral component of the Veterans Health Administration's Office of Mental Health Services. In fiscal year 2006, the Department of Veterans Affairs allocated $9,800,000, and in fiscal year 2007 has allocated $10,100,000 to support the research and education associated with the Center. The fiscal year 2008 budget request includes only pay raise and inflationary increases for the Center. The Committee is extremely concerned that resources to support this important mission have been inadequate. At a time when independent and Government experts in the area of PTSD are warning of the likelihood that large numbers of returning combat troops from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from mental disorders and PTSD, it seems illogical for the budget of the Center to remain flat. Therefore, within the increase for Medical Services, the Committee strongly encourages the Department to increase the budget for the Center in order to enhance the availability of educational outreach programs and research into the area of PTSD, to further the understanding and treatment of this serious mental disorder. Further, the Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations by November 12, 2007, detailing what increases have been made to the Center.
Blind Rehabilitative Service- The VA's Blind Rehabilitative Service is known worldwide for its excellence in delivering comprehensive blind rehabilitation to our Nation's blind veterans at 10 VA Blind Rehabilitation Centers. On July, 22, 2004, GAO testified before Congress that more outpatient services for blind veterans and better outpatient training could better meet the demands of today's blind veteran population. Since 1940, the VA has focused its training and treatment at inpatient facilities. While the VA should continue to support and maintain its inpatient capacity at its Blind Rehabilitation Centers, it should also begin to expand its treatment for blind veterans through outpatient services closer to where veterans live. The Committee recommends an increase of $10,000,000 for the VA to continue implementing a plan to expand more outpatient blind rehabilitation services and training consistent with the recommendations of the GAO report: `More Outpatient Rehabilitation Services for Blind Veterans Could Better Meet their Needs' (GAO-04-996T); the conclusions of the VA's Office of Finance and Allocation Resource Center; and the recommendations of the VA's Visual Impairment Advisory Board [VIAB]. The full continuum of outpatient blind and low vision rehabilitation services will include Visual Impairment Services Outpatient Rehabilitation [VISOR], Blind Rehabilitation Specialists, and Visual Impairment Center to Optimize Remaining Sight [VICTORS].
The Committee is concerned that the number of Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialists is inadequate to fully meet the needs of blind veterans, particularly in rural or remote areas of the country. The Committee urges VA to develop a plan to increase the number of these specialists in geographically diverse and underserved areas.
Readjustment Counseling- The Committee recognizes the increased and ongoing pressures facing military families, and believes it is important to take a proactive, preemptive approach in helping veterans, particularly those in the National Guard and Reserves, and their families, adjust to deployments and the transition home after the battlefield. Vet Centers serve as the front line for many veterans and their families. A Defense Department program has been developed that has been successfully utilized by Army families, which focuses on goals, family strengthening, and communication as tools to deal with stressful situations. The program can be successfully facilitated by Vet Center staff and can help veterans and their families to deal with both the transition from active duty to civilian life and the call up to active duty for National Guard and Reserve personnel. The Committee encourages VA to look at the Defense Department program and consider applying it to the veteran population.
The VA's fiscal year 2008 budget request for Vet Centers is $114,822,000. An additional $20,000,000 in emergency supplemental funds was provided in Public Law 110-28 for the establishment of new Vet Centers and to increase staffing to reduce wait times. The Committee strongly supports the services provided by Vet Centers and their mission. Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional $15,000,000 for Vet Centers in fiscal year 2008. Further, the Committee directs the Department to report back to the Committee by March 31, 2008, on the number of Vet Centers opened, the staffing levels by Vet Center, and the current waiting times at all Vet Centers.
Veteran Access to Health Care- Adequate access to VA medical facilities is essential to delivering medical care to our Nation's veterans. Unfortunately, too many of our veterans in both urban and rural areas lack transportation services to and from VA medical facilities. The VA can offer the best medical care in the world, yet it does a patient no good if they can't get to the facility. Therefore, the Committee directs the Department to study the feasibility of establishing a transportation pilot program aimed at improving access to medical facilities. The Department should report the results of the feasibility study, an implementation plan, and projected costs associated with such a pilot program, to the Committee on Appropriations no later than February 1, 2008.
Homeless Veterans- The Committee fiscal year 2008 budget request includes $107,180,000 for the Homeless Provider Grant and Per Diem Program. VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program is offered annually by the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care for Homeless Veterans [HCHV] Programs to fund community agencies providing services to homeless veterans. The purpose is to promote the development and provision of supportive housing and/or supportive services with the goal of helping homeless veterans achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and/or income, and obtain greater self-determination. Within the increase for Medical Services, the Committee directs the Department to fund the program at the fully authorized level of $130,000,000.
The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program is a joint-supported housing program with the Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD] which provides permanent housing and ongoing treatment services to homeless, mentally ill veterans and those suffering from substance abuse disorders. Under the program, the VA screens homeless veterans for program eligibility and provides case management services to enrollees. Rental subsidy vouchers are allocated by HUD to the VA, which in turn distributes the vouchers to the veteran enrollees. The Committee strongly supports this program. Should HUD increase the number of vouchers offered, the VA is directed to increase funding for this program by at least $20,000,000 to hire additional case workers.
Sleep Apnea- The prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea [OSA] in veterans is reported to be four times greater than in the general population. Of the 600,000 enrolled veterans possibly at risk, only 30,000 VA patients have a definitive diagnosis of OSA. Yet, untreated sleep apnea patients incur large hospitalization costs. Additional attention is needed by VA to ensure that VA is at the forefront of treatment and evaluation for OSA.
Epilepsy- The Committee is concerned that the Veterans Health Administration may not have an adequate national program for researching, diagnosing, and treating epilepsy. A large number of OEF/OIF veterans are likely to confront epilepsy, as it is a common consequence of traumatic brain injury [TBI]. The need for substantial investment in epilepsy research is greater now than ever before. The Committee supports the revitalization of VA's Epilepsy Centers of Excellence as an integral component of VA's efforts to address the long-term health care needs of veterans with TBI.
Diabetes- The Committee is encouraged by the Department's work on diabetes and obesity. Twenty percent of the veteran population is affected by this disease. The Committee encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue this important work and expand on its public-private partnerships in the area of nutrition, diabetes, obesity and health-oriented research.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment- The Committee is aware of the devastating impacts of combat stress and related mental health conditions on returning OEF/OIF veterans. In order to better support veterans with post-traumatic conditions the VA is encouraged to improve cooperation with existing VA health care units currently undertaking new treatment methods.
HIV/AIDS Among Veterans- The Committee is concerned that the VA health care system's HIV testing policy guidelines are preventing early diagnosis of HIV/AIDS among our Nation's veterans, particularly among minority veterans. The Committee strongly recommends that VA consider changing its HIV testing guidelines to concur with the Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Healthcare Settings issued in September 2006, and any subsequent policy changes made to these recommendations, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. The Committee requests a progress report by January 30, 2008.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
| Appropriations, 2007 1 | $3,177,968,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 3,442,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 3,642,000,000 |
| 1 Excludes $250,000,000 in emergency supplemental funding provided in Pubic Law 110-28. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Medical administration' account provides funds for the expenses of management, security, and administration of the VA health care system. This appropriation provides for costs associated with the operation of the VA medical centers; other facilities; and VHA headquarters; plus the costs of VISN offices and facility director offices; chief of staff operations; quality of care oversight; legal services; billing and coding activities; procurement; financial management; and human resource management.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,642,000,000 for `Medical administration'. This amount is an increase of $464,032,000 over the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and an increase of $200,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee has increased funding for Medical administration to ensure that adequate staffing levels are in place to manage the health care system given the increase in medical service delivery. Additionally, the funding increase should be sufficient to ensure that large transfers from the Medical Services account to the Medical administration account are not needed in fiscal year 2008.
The Committee has included bill language to make available through September 30, 2009, up to $250,000,000 of the `Medical administration' appropriation.
MEDICAL FACILITIES
| Appropriations, 2007 1 | $3,569,533,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 3,592,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 4,092,000,000 |
| 1 Excludes $595,000,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110-28. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Medical facilities' account provides funds for the operation and maintenance of the VA healthcare system's vast capital infrastructure. This appropriation provides for costs associated with utilities, engineering, capital planning, leases, laundry, groundskeeping, housekeeping, facility repair, and property disposition and acquisition.
The Committee has included bill language to make available through September 30, 2009, up to $350,000,000 of the medical facilities appropriation. This provision provides flexibility to the Department as it continues to implement significant program changes.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $4,092,000,000 for `Medical facilities'. This amount is $522,467,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $500,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee has provided a substantial increase above the budget request for the medical facilities account. This reflects the Committee's ongoing commitment to ensuring that VA medical facilities are maintained at the highest possible level. The additional funds provided in the Committee recommendation are to be used for non-recurring maintenance at existing facilities, as identified in facility condition accessment reports. Additionally, these funds are to be allocated in a manner not subject to the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation.
The Committee recommendation also reflects the transfer of 5,689 positions and $400,000,000 for food service operations from the Medical Facilities appropriation to the Medical Services appropriation.
Community Based Outpatient Clinics [CBOC]- Veterans access to VA health care facilities needs to be the top priority for the VHA. The Committee remains deeply concerned about the lack of accessible VA health care services in many rural areas of the Nation. The Committee notes the Department's plans to open 23 new community-based outpatient clinics in fiscal year 2007 and 15 new CBOCs in fiscal year 2008. The Committee strongly supports the role CBOCs play in outreach and improved health care delivery to veterans living in rural and underserved areas. The Committee directs the Department to continue expediting the opening of new CBOCs, and directs the Department to submit a report outlining the actual number and locations of CBOCs opened in fiscal year 2007.
Watertown and Wagner, South Dakota, Community Based Outpatient Clinics- The Committee commends the VA for approving the establishment of CBOCs in Watertown and Wagner, South Dakota, and urges the Department to move in an expeditious manner in opening the two new clinics.
Rural Colorado- Thousands of veterans in rural Colorado have to drive 200-300 miles round trip to the Denver VA Medical Center for basic medical services. Colorado has a strong and growing veteran population. The Committee encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to study the feasibility of establishing a VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic to serve rural Colorado.
Northwest Washington- The Committee is aware of the lack of access to VA primary care in Washington State and appreciates the Department's approval of a CBOC in Northwest Washington. The Committee encourages the VA to move forward in opening the CBOC by the VA's target date of February 2008.
Wenatchee Community Based Outpatient Clinic- The Committee is concerned about repeated delays in the opening of the Wenatchee CBOC and urges the VA to open the clinic as soon as possible.
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
| Appropriations, 2007 1 | $413,980,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 411,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 500,000,000 |
| 1 Excludes $32,500,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110-28. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Medical and prosthetic research' account provides funds for medical, rehabilitative, and health services research. Medical research supports basic and clinical studies that advance knowledge leading to improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disabilities. Rehabilitation research focuses on rehabilitation engineering problems in the fields of prosthetics, orthotics, adaptive equipment for vehicles, sensory aids and related areas. Health services research focuses on improving the effectiveness and economy of the delivery of health services.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $500,000,000 for `Medical and prosthetic research'. This is $86,020,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $89,000,000 above the budget request.
The Committee remains highly supportive of this program, and recognizes its importance both in improving healthcare services to veterans and recruiting and retaining high-quality medical professionals in the Veterans Health Administration. Through the Department's research and development program, the VA has implemented a comprehensive research agenda to develop new treatments and tools for clinicians to ease the physical and psychological pain of men and women returning from conflicts, to improve access to VA healthcare services, and to accelerate discoveries and applications, especially for neurotrauma, sensory loss, amputation, polytrauma, and related prosthetic needs. The Committee encourages the VA to expand its research into the areas of neurotrauma, sensory loss, and post traumatic stress disorder with a focus on developing clinical practices using evidenced-based medicine.
Longitudinal Study- In 1984 Congress directed the VA to initiate a large-scale survey of the psychiatric and socio-medical components of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] in Vietnam and Vietnam-era veterans. The National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study [NVVRS] is the largest nationwide psychiatric study ever done to date. Only through the NVVRS has the American public and medical community become aware of the high rates of current and lifetime PTSD, and of the long-term consequences of high stress war zone combat exposure. Section 212 of Public Law 106-419, directed the VA to contract for a follow-up report, using the exact same participants, to assess the psychosocial, psychiatric, physical, and general well being of these individuals. The follow-up report would become a longitudinal study of the mortality and morbidity of the participants, and draw conclusions as to the long-term effects of service in the military and of service in Vietnam in particular. The results of the study were to be reported to Congress in 2005, but the study has not been executed to date. The results of the study would not only help the VA to better understand the long-term mental health and social needs of Vietnam veterans, but could prepare the VA for the long-term needs of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who are returning in record numbers with PTSD. The Committee directs the Department to fulfill the mandate carried in Public Law 106-419 and to report to the Committee on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this act, the steps the Department is undertaking to execute this legal requirement.
Gulf War Illness Research- The Committee is encouraged by the Department's commitment to continue to search for answers to the problems associated with gulf war illness, and encourages the Department to continue this effort by devoting not less than $15,000,000 annually to this research.
Nursing Research Program- The Committee supports the Veterans Affairs Nursing Research Initiative to facilitate research that focuses on the specific healthcare needs of returning war heroes and aging veterans. The Committee strongly supports continuation of this program in the future.
The Committee also encourages collaboration between Veterans Affairs nurses and Tri Service Nursing Research Program award recipients in the exploration of research proposals that improve the health and well-being of their shared beneficiary population.
Neuro-rehabilitation Research- The Committee is aware of the work being conducted at the Providence VA Medical Center on Neuro-rehabilitation. This research has promising implications for future generation prostheses. The Committee commends the research work being done in this area.
Geriatric Care- The Committee is concerned that as the median age of veterans rises, the VA has not adequately concentrated its resources to deliver world class geriatric care. The Committee strongly encourages the VA to evaluate the desirability of expanding research and clinical specialists in disciplines related to aging to stay at the forefront of geriatric care.
MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY COLLECTIONS
MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND
| Appropriations, 2007 | $2,329,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 2,414,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 2,414,000,000 |
MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND--REVENUES APPLIED
| Appropriations, 2007 | -$2,329,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | -2,414,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | -2,414,000,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Medical Care Collection Fund [MCCF] was established by the Balanced budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33). In fiscal year 2004, Public Law 108-199 allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to deposit first-party and pharmacy co-payments; third-party insurance payments and enhanced use collections; long-term care co-payments; Compensated Work Therapy Program collections; and Parking Program fees into the MCCF. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs has the authority to transfer funds between the MCCF and the medical services appropriation, and medical facilities appropriation.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes the authority to retain co-payments and third-party collections, estimated to total $2,414,000,000 in fiscal year 2008.
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION
| Appropriations, 2007 1 | $160,747,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 1 | 166,809,000 |
| Committee recommendation 1 | 217,709,000 |
| 1 Previously included in Departmental Administration. |
ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
The National Cemetery Administration was established in accordance with Public Law 93-94, the National Cemeteries Act of 1973. It has a four-fold mission: To provide for the interment in any national cemetery of the remains of eligible deceased servicepersons and discharged veterans, together with their spouses and certain dependents, and permanently to maintain their graves; to provide headstones for, and to mark graves of eligible persons in national, State, and private cemeteries; to administer the grant program for aid to States in establishing, expanding, or improving State veterans' cemeteries; and to administer the Presidential Memorial Certificate Program.
There are a total of 158 cemeterial installations in 39 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The Committee's recommendation for the National Cemetery Administration provides funds for all of these cemeterial installations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $217,709,000 for the `National Cemetery Administration'. This is an increase of $56,962,000 over the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $50,900,000 above the budget request.
The Committee has included bill language to make available through September 30, 2009, up to $25,000,000 of the `National Cemetery Administration' [NCA] appropriation. The additional funding included above the budget request is for operations and maintenance to correct gravesite deficiencies identified in the Millennium Act Study and reflects a shift of $900,000 from Information Technology to NCA which was incorrectly transferred during the Information Technology reorganization. The 2002 Millennium Act Report to Congress identified 928 repair projects needed at national cemeteries at an estimated cost of $280,000,000. Through fiscal year 2006, NCA has completed work on 269 projects, with an estimated cost of $99,000,000. These projects account for about 44 percent of the deficiencies identified in the Millennium Act report. National shrine repairs include gravesite renovation projects to renovate turf, repair sunken graves and raise, realign and clean headstones. Personnel costs for these projects are funded in the NCA operations and maintenance budget.
Southern Colorado National Cemetery.--Southern Colorado is home to six active military installations, more than 32,000 active duty personnel, 44,000 family members, and more than 125,000 veterans. Despite these facts, there is no national veterans cemetery in the region, leaving military survivors to travel long distances in difficult conditions to reach the national veterans cemetery at Fort Logan. The Committee encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine the feasibility of establishing a veterans cemetery in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
| Appropriations, 2007 1 2 | $3,927,776,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 1 | 4,481,449,000 |
| Committee recommendation 1 | 5,427,529,000 |
| 1 Does not include National Cemetery Administration. | |
| 2 Excludes $444,300,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110-28. |
ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
This appropriation provides for the administration of nonmedical veterans benefits through the Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA], the executive direction of the Department, several top level supporting offices, the Board of Contract Appeals, and the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $5,427,529,000 for `Departmental administration'. The amount is composed of $1,612,031,000 for `General operating expenses'; $88,700,000 for the `Office of the Inspector General'; $727,400,000 for `Construction, major projects'; $751,398,000 for `Construction, minor projects'; $250,000,000 for grants for `Construction of State extended care facilities'; $100,000,000 for `Grants for the construction of State veterans cemeteries'; and $1,898,000,000 for `Information technology systems'.
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
| Appropriations, 2007 1 | $1,481,473,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 1,471,837,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 1,612,031,000 |
| 1 Excludes $83,200,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110-28. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides for the `General operating expenses' of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,612,031,000 for `General operating expenses'. This amount is $130,558,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $140,194,000 above the budget request.
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
[In thousands of dollars]
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Department Fiscal year 2008 request Committee recommendation
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Office of the Secretary 7,747 7,747
Veterans Benefits Administration 1,198,294 1,329,044
Board of Veterans Appeals 58,545 62,269
General Counsel 65,185 68,405
Office of Management 38,184 40,684
Human Resources & Administration 62,437 62,437
Office of Policy and Planning 14,775 14,775
Office of Security and Preparedness 11,911 11,911
Public and Intergovernmental Affairs 10,425 10,425
Congressional and Legislative Affairs 4,334 4,334
Total General Operating Expenses 1,471,837 1,612,031
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Franchise Fund- The Franchise Fund was established in 1997 as a pilot program and made permanent in fiscal year 2006 under Public Law 109-114. The Committee directs the Department to provide a report on the Franchise Fund's business plan for fiscal year 2008. This plan should include a list of services, customers, overhead expenses, funds collected for services, and the unobligated balance from the previous fiscal year. The VA shall submit this report to the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress no later than 60 days following enactment of this act.
Increase in Funding- The Committee has provided an increase of $140,194,000 above the budget request for General Operating Expenses. In Public Law 110-28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, Congress provided $60,750,000 for the hiring and training of new claims processors. The increase of $130,750,000 above the budget request for the VBA annualizes the costs of the new hires funded with supplemental funds and provides additional funding for the hiring of new claims processors in fiscal year 2008. Also included in this increase is $2,000,000 for VBA to enter into operating leases to increase space requirements to meet the level of new personnel. Additionally, the Committee has provided an increase of $3,724,000 above the budget request for the Board of Veterans Appeals [BVA] and an increase of $3,220,000 above the budget request for the General Counsel [GC]. As the Department hires more claims processors, the number of expected appeals will increase. Thus the additional funding will provide both the BVA and GC with increased personnel to handle these appeals.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
| Appropriations, 2007 | $73,066,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 72,599,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 88,700,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Inspector General was established by the Inspector General Act of the 1978 and is responsible for the audit and investigation and inspections of all Department of Veterans Affairs programs and operations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $88,700,000 for the `Office of Inspector General'. This is $15,634,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $16,101,000 above the budget request.
The recommended amount includes $1,100,000 from the `Information technology systems' account for IT systems unique to the Office of Inspector General.
The increase will allow the Office of Inspector General to expand and improve its independent oversight of transitional health care for veterans returning form OEF/OIF and VA information technology programs.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
| Appropriations, 2007 | $399,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 727,400,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 727,400,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Construction, major projects' account provides for constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities (including parking projects) under the jurisdiction or for the use of the VA, including planning, architectural and engineering services, Capital Asset Realignment Enhanced Services [CARES] activities, assessment, and site acquisition where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount set forth in 38 U.S.C. section 8104(a)(3)(A). Proceeds realized from Enhanced Use Lease activities may be deposited into the `Construction, major projects' and `Construction, minor projects' accounts.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $727,400,000 for the construction of major projects. This is $328,400,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. The Committee has continued its practice of not earmarking major construction projects not requested in the budget submission. The Committee strongly urges the Department to begin requesting adequate funding in future budget submissions to expedite construction projects associated with the VA's 5-year Capital Plan.
The following table compares the Committee recommendation with the budget request.
[In thousands of dollars]
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Location and description 2008 request Committee recommendation Requested by
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Veterans Health Administration (VHA):
Pittsburgh, PA--Consolidation of Campuses 40,000 40,000 The President
Denver, CO--New Medical Center Facility 61,300 61,300 The President
Orlando, FL--New Medical Center Facility, Land Acquisition 35,000 35,000 The President
Las Vegas, NV--New Medical Center Facility 341,400 341,400 The President
Syracuse, NY--Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Center 23,800 23,800 The President
Lee County, FL--Outpatient Clinic 9,890 9,890 The President
Advanced Planning Fund--Various Locations 40,285 40,285
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 21,325 21,325
Facility Security General--Various Locations
Hazardous Waste Abatement--Various Locations 2,000 2,000
Judgment Fund--Various Locations 30,000 30,000
Reprogramming From Prior Year Funds -45,000 -45,000
Sale of VA Assets -10,000 -10,000
Total VHA 560,000 560,000
National Cemetery Administration (NCA):
Columbia/Greenville-area National Cemetery--Phase 1 Development 19,200 19,200 The President
Sarasota-area National Cemetery--Phase 1 Development 27,800 27,800 The President
Jacksonville-area National Cemetery--Phase 1 Development 22,400 22,400 The President
Southeastern, PA National Cemetery--Phase 1 Development 29,600 29,600 The President
Birmingham-area National Cemetery--Phase 1 Development 18,500 18,500 The President
Bakersfield-area National Cemetery--Phase 1 Development 19,500 19,500 The President
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery--Gravesites Development 29,400 29,400 The President
Advanced Planning Fund--Various Locations 1,000 1,000
Total NCA 167,400 167,400
Total Construction, Major Projects 727,400 727,400
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Major Construction Planning- The Committee is concerned that the cost estimates it receives for major construction projects vary widely from month-to-month and year-to-year, well beyond what can be accounted for through construction inflation. Between the time of the President's budget submission in Feburary and April 2007, five major projects increased by a collective 18 percent, representing over $120,000,000 in cost increases. This is in addition to significant increases recorded on the top eight projects between the 2007 and 2008 Presidential budget requests, which totaled over $615,000,000, a collective increase of 32 percent over previous estimates in just 1 year. The Committee is deeply concerned about the Department's ability to accurately estimate project costs and therefore directs the Department to examine its major construction project estimation and oversight processes, and take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that information provided to the Committee is accurate, consistent, and realistic.
Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services [CARES].--The Veterans Health Administration's capital planning is driven by the CARES process. In March 2007, the Government Accountability Office [GAO] issued a report highlighting the VA's inability to centrally track CARES decisions or monitor the impact that implementation has had on its mission. GAO notes that without this information, VA cannot determine what effect CARES has had on veterans' care or whether CARES is achieving intended results. The Committee encourages the VA to develop performance measures designed to centrally track the impact of CARES decisions and implementation.
Beckley, West Virginia, Nursing Home- The Committee urges the VA to include $28,500,000 in the President's fiscal year 2009 budget request for the construction of a 90-bed nursing home and adult day care center at the Beckley VAMC, which was listed in the February 2005 VA's Five-Year Capital Plan.
Martinsburg, West Virginia, Veterans Affairs Medical Center- The Committee urges the VA to include $3,560,000 in the President's fiscal year 2009 budget request for planning and design work associated with the renovation and expansion of the primary, mental health, and specialty outpatient care at the Martinsburg VAMC, which was listed in the February 2005 VA's Five-Year Capital Plan, 2005-2010.
Walla Walla Outpatient Facility- The Committee is aware of the substantial number of veterans served by the Walla Walla, Washington, VA Medical Center and is supportive of the VA's decision to approve construction of an outpatient clinic in Walla Walla as part of the CARES process. In order to complete the construction of this project in a timely manner, the Committee urges the VA to include funding for this project in the fiscal year 2009 budget request.
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
| Appropriations, 2007 1 | $198,937,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 233,396,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 751,398,000 |
| 1 Excludes $326,000,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110-28. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The `Construction, minor projects' account provides for constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities (including parking) under the jurisdiction or for the use of the VA, including planning, CARES activities, assessment of needs, architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than $10,000,000. Public Law 106-117, the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act of 1999, gave the VA the authority to make capital contributions from minor construction in enhanced-use leases. Proceeds realized from enhanced-use lease activities may be deposited into the `Construction, major projects' and `Construction, minor projects' accounts.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $751,398,000 for minor construction. This is $552,461,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $518,002,000 above the budget request.
The Committee has included additional funds within the minor construction account to continue the efforts to reduce the $5,000,000,000 worth of deficiencies outlined in the Department's rolling facilities condition assessments at existing facilities and to begin an effort to modernize and upgrade research facilities. Additionally, of the increase provided within this account, the Committee directs that an additional $75,000,000 above the budget request be used for gravesite expansion and infrastructure improvements at cemeteries operated by NCA and an additional $8,000,000 above the budget request be used for minor construction associated with the Veterans Benefits Administration. The Committee has included bill language requiring the Department to submit an expenditure plan for the amount appropriated for minor construction.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES
| Appropriations, 2007 | $85,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 85,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 250,000,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account is used to provide grants to assist States in acquiring or constructing State home facilities for furnishing domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans, and to expand, remodel or alter existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, or hospital care to veterans in State homes. The grant may not exceed 65 percent of the total cost of the project. Public Law 102-585 granted permanent authority for this program, and Public Law 106-117 provided greater specificity in directing VA to prescribe regulations for the number of beds for which grant assistance may be furnished. This program has been a successful partnership between the States and the VA in meeting the long-term care needs of elderly veterans for decades.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $250,000,000 for `Grants for the construction of State extended care facilities'. This is $165,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $165,000,000 above the budget request. This program cost-effectively meets long-term healthcare needs of veterans.
On August 11, 2006, the VA published an interim final rule in the Federal Register amending the Department's regulations regarding grants to States for construction or acquisition of State homes. The new regulation sets aside 70 percent of all funding appropriated to the Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities to ensure sufficient funding for life safety projects at existing facilities. Over the past several years, the administration has not requested sufficient funds to cover both anticipated construction costs and life safety requirements. Therefore, the Committee has included additional funds within this account to assist the Department with its construction and life safety needs.
Walla Walla Extended Care Facility- The Committee is aware of the collaborative efforts of the Walla Walla VA Medical Center and the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs to meet the long-term care needs of veterans in southeast Washington and northern Oregon by building a long-term care facility on the Walla Walla VA Medical Center grounds. The Committee supports the creation of a jointly operated veterans' home in Walla Walla, Washington, and encourages the VA to promptly review this application and place it on the priority list for funding in fiscal year 2008 from the Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities account.
North Dakota Veterans Home- The Committee is aware that the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon, North Dakota, has been cited in violation of structural conditions that threaten the life and safety of its residents and that the State has applied for a grant to help replace the facility. The Committee understands that the North Dakota application qualifies for the highest priority of VA matching funds, and it encourages the VA to promptly evaluate this application and place it on the priority list for funding in fiscal year 2008 from the Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities account.
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES
| Appropriations, 2007 | $32,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 32,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 100,000,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Public Law 105-368, amended title 38 U.S.C. section 2408, established authority to provide aid to States for establishment, expansion, and improvement of State veterans cemeteries which are operated and permanently maintained by the States. This statutory change increased the maximum Federal share from 50 percent to 100 percent in order to fund construction costs and the initial equipment expenses when the cemetery is established. The States remain responsible for providing the land and for paying all costs related to the operation and maintenance of the State cemeteries, including the costs for subsequent equipment purchases.
The Committee is aware that pending applications for improvement or expansion of existing State cemeteries or establishment of new State cemeteries totals almost $172,000,000. The Committee has included additional funding to ensure that State cemeteries are maintained at the highest level and capacity exists for future burials.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for `Grants for the construction of State veterans cemeteries'. This is $68,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $68,000,000 the budget request.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
| Appropriations, 2007 1 | $1,214,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 1,859,217,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 1,898,000,000 |
| 1 Excludes $35,100,000 in emergency supplemental funding provided in Public Law 110-28. |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Information Technology [IT] Systems account was created in Public Law 109-114, the Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006, in order to centralize the Department's IT development into one account. The establishment of this account has allowed for better budget planning, control and oversight of VA's IT system development. In fiscal year 2007, the VA furthered this realignment by consolidating pay associated costs for operations and maintenance staff under the IT account. The budget request for fiscal year 2008 reflects this realignment.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee remains very supportive of IT efforts, particularly in the field of claims processing and electronic health records, and recommends an appropriation of $1,898,000,000 for Information Technology Systems, an increase of $684,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $38,783,000 above the budget request. Within the amounts provided, the Committee directs $39,683,000 be utilized for computers and other information technology needs associated with the increase in claims processors for the Veterans Benefits Administration and for increased staff across the VA.
While the Committee is supportive of the consolidation of pay associated costs for operations and maintenance under the IT account, it strongly encourages the Department to continue to track non-pay and pay costs separately in future budget justifications for this account. Therefore, of the amounts provided with the IT account, $1,303,841,000 is for non-pay expenses, including equipment associated with system development, and $554,376,000 is for payroll expenses.
To provide further oversight and monitoring of system development costs the Committee has included bill language requiring the Department to submit an expenditure plan for the total amount provided, as well as a reprogramming base letter outlining, by project, total costs associated with each development project.
Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Interoperability.--It is imperative that future electronic medical records systems, as well as systems designed to expedite the processing of benefits claims, be interoperable with systems being developed by the Department of Defense. The Committee remains concerned that any deviation from interoperability would lead to further stove-piping of information, increasing lag times in processing medical records and benefits claims. The Committee understands that the VA has established initiatives that support the VA/DOD Joint Strategic Plan to share timely, consistent, demographic and personnel related data. The Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations by January 31, 2008, detailing the steps the VA is undertaking to ensure that future systems will be interoperable with DOD systems.
Information Security.--The Department of Veterans Affairs is responsible for maintaining and protecting personal, financial and medical data for millions of veterans. In May 2006, the Department established the Data Security/Assessment and Strengthening of Controls program. This program was established to provide focus to all of the Department's activity related to data security. Nonetheless, the safeguard of personal information by the VA remains a deep concern for the Committee. In Public Law 110-28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, Congress provided $15,100,000 in supplemental funding for remediation/prevention actions related to the latest data breach. Proper training and encryption technology must reach throughout the VA system. Therefore, the Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations no later than February 8, 2008, detailing what mechanisms are being employed by VA headquarters to ensure adequate training in field locations and explaining how encryption technology is being implemented throughout the system.
Financial and Logistics Integrated Technology Enterprise [FLITE]- The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking important steps toward implementing its financial and logistics integrated technology enterprise [FLITE], including the adoption of a functional FLITE Governance Framework and the hiring of a dedicated program director. This management structure provides a new and necessary level of accountability for this crucial initiative.
The Committee is anxious to see a comprehensive schedule for this project that includes a total project cost. Congress appropriated $26,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2007, and supports the VA request for $35,000,000 in fiscal year 2008. However, the Committee is concerned that the scope of the project could be far larger than projected. The Department has failed to determine a definitive resourced schedule and a total cost for this project. As a result, the VA shall report to the Committee within 30 days after enactment of this act on a total cost and realistic schedule to complete this project. If the Department cannot satisfy this requirement, the Department shall notify the Committee in writing within the 30-day period why the schedule and cost cannot be determined.
HealtheVet-Vista Electronic Health Records- The Committee lauds the VA on its accomplishments with its electronic health record system. This premier system sets the standard for quality health care in both the public and private sectors. HealtheVet-Vista, an on-line patient records system, has made it possible for physicians and clinicians to have accurate and timely access to all relevant information on the veteran's health, thus enabling the best health care for the veteran. HealtheVet-Vista has the potential to revolutionize the health care system in the United States, and the Committee fully supports the VA's efforts in improving the quality of healthcare delivery.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. The Committee includes a provision which outlines reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans Benefits Administration.
SEC. 202. The Committee includes a provision which outlines reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans Health Administration.
SEC. 203. The Committee includes a provision which outlines the use of the `Salaries and expenses' account.
SEC. 204. The Committee includes a provision mandating that only construction funds may be used for land procurement.
SEC. 205. The Committee includes a provision allowing for reimbursements to the `Medical services' account.
SEC. 206. The Committee includes a provision allowing for payments of prior year obligations.
SEC. 207. The Committee includes a provision which allows for the use of fiscal year 2007 funds for prior year obligations.
SEC. 208. The Committee includes a provision which allows for payments from the National Service Life Insurance Fund.
SEC. 209. The Committee includes a provision which outlines the use of funds from enhanced-use lease proceeds.
SEC. 210. The Committee includes a provision which provides for funds for the Office of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication.
SEC. 211. The Committee includes a provision which sets a limit on new leases without congressional approval.
SEC. 212. The Committee includes a provision which requires disclosure of third-party reimbursement information.
SEC. 213. The Committee includes a provision which allows for the transfer of funds into the construction accounts.
SEC. 214. The Committee includes a provision which outlines authorized uses for `Medical services' funds.
SEC. 215. The Committee includes a provision which allows funds in the Medical Care Collection Fund to be transferred into the `Medical services' account.
SEC. 216. The Committee includes a provision which allows eligible veterans in the State of Alaska to obtain medical care services.
SEC. 217. The Committee includes a provision which allows for the transfer of funds into the construction accounts.
SEC. 218. The Committee includes a provision which allows for outreach and marketing to enroll new veterans.
SEC. 219. The Committee includes a provision requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit quarterly financial reports on the Veterans Health Administration.
SEC. 220. The Committee includes a provision outlining transfer authority to the `Information technology systems' account.
SEC. 221. The Committee includes a provision outlining transfer authority to the `Medical services' account.
SEC. 222. The Committee includes a provision outlining limits on transfers within the `Information technology systems' account.
SEC. 223. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting the Department from implementing a national standardized contract for diabetes monitoring equipment.
SEC. 224. The Committee includes a provision limiting the amount of non-recurring maintenance fund that can be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
SEC. 225. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting disposal of land at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Mrs. Feinstein).
SEC. 226. The Committee includes a provision maintaining research for gulf war illness.
TITLE III
RELATED AGENCIES
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The American Battle Monuments Commission [ABMC] is responsible for the following: the maintenance and construction of U.S. monuments and memorials commemorating the achievements in battle of our Armed Forces since April 1917 (the date of the United States entry into World War I); the erection of monuments and markers by U.S. citizens and organizations in foreign countries; and the design, construction, and maintenance of permanent military cemetery memorials in foreign countries. The Commission maintains 24 military memorial cemeteries and 31 monuments, memorials, and markers in 15 countries around the world, including three memorials on U.S. soil. It is presently charged with erecting an Interpretive Center at the Normandy American Cemetery, Normandy, France.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
| Appropriations, 2007 | $37,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 42,100,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 45,600,000 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $45,600,000 for the `Salaries and expenses' account. This amount is $8,600,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $3,500,000 above the budget request. The Committee has increased the appropriation for ABMC above the budget request for additional capital improvements and infrastructure modernization. The Committee is dedicated to ensuring that budget requests include sufficient funding for maintenance and infrastructure improvements at American military cemeteries abroad. Therefore, the Committee directs the ABMC to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations by February 29, 2008, detailing maintenance and infrastructure requirements at all ABMC memorials.
Pointe du Hoc- In fiscal year 2006, the Committee provided funding for the ABMC to conduct a study on ground erosion surrounding the World War II Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument in France. The Committee directs the AMBC to submit a copy of this report to the Committee on Appropriations by November 10, 2007.
The bill does not include funds for payments to the State Department's Capital Security Cost Sharing Program.
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS
| Appropriations, 2007 | $5,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 11,000,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 11,000,000 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $11,000,000 for the `Foreign currency fluctuation' account. This amount is $6,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS
OVERVIEW
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims was established by the Veterans' Judicial Review Act of 1988. The Court is an independent judicial tribunal with exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. It has the authority to decide all relevant questions of law; interpret constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions; and determine the meaning or applicability of the terms of an action by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. It is authorized to compel action by the Secretary. It is authorized to hold unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful and set aside decisions, findings, conclusions, rules and regulations issued or adopted by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Board of Veterans' Appeals, or the Chairman of the Board that are found to be arbitrary or capricious. The Court's principle office location is Washington, District of Columbia; however, it is a national court, empowered to sit anywhere in the United States.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
| Appropriations, 2007 | $20,189,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 21,217,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 24,217,000 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $24,217,000 for the `U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims'. This amount is an increase of $4,028,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $3,000,000 above the budget request. In Public Law 110-28, the Committee included emergency supplemental funds for the Veterans Benefits Administration to hire additional claims processors. In fiscal year 2008, the Committee has recommended an additional increase above the budget request for the Veterans Benefits Administration's General Operating Expenses to annualize the costs of those hires and to provide funding for additional personnel in fiscal year 2008. The Committee realizes that increases in claims processing has a ripple effect across the entire system and leads to more cases before the Court. Thus the Committee has provided additional resources to ensure the Court can operate in a timely fashion.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY
OVERVIEW
The Secretary of the Army is responsible for the administration, operation and maintenance of Arlington National Cemetery and the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery. In addition to its principal function as a national cemetery, Arlington is the site of approximately 3,100 non-funeral ceremonies each year and has approximately 4,000,000 visitors annually.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
| Appropriations, 2007 | $30,000,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 26,892,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 31,865,000 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $31,865,000 for the `Ceremonial expenses, Army' account. This amount is $1,865,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $4,973,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommendation provides an increase for the realignment of government-issued headstones, the construction of a heavy equipment storage facility, and costs not included in the budget request associated with the relocation of utilities at Arlington National Cemetery.
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
| Appropriations, 2007 | $57,227,000 |
| Budget estimate, 2008 | 61,624,000 |
| Committee recommendation | 61,624,000 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Armed Forces Retirement Home account provides funds to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport, Mississippi. These two facilities provide medical and domiciliary care and other authorized benefits for the relief and support of certain retired and former military personnel of the Armed Forces.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends authority to expend $61,624,000 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport, Mississippi. This amount is $4,397,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 301. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits American Battle Monuments Commission funds from being used for the Capital Security Costs Sharing program.
TITLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the obligation of funds beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided.
SEC. 402. The Committee includes a provision that requires pay raises to be absorbed within the levels appropriated.
SEC. 403. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the use of funds for programs, projects or activities not in compliance with Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates.
SEC. 404. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the use of funds to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress.
SEC. 405. The Committee includes a provision that encourages the expansion of E-Commerce technologies and procedures.
SEC. 406. The Committee includes a provision that limits funds from being transferred from this appropriations measure to any instrumentality of the United States Government without authority from an appropriations act.
SEC. 407. The Committee includes a provision that specifies the congressional committees that are to receive all reports and notifications.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE
Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports accompanying general appropriations bills identify each recommended amendment which proposes an item of appropriation which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that session. The Committee is filing an original bill, which is not covered under this rule, but reports this information in the spirit of full disclosure. The Committee recommends funding for the following programs which currently lack authorization:
Title I: Department of Defense
Military Construction, Army------
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps -----
Military Construction, Air Force-----
Military Construction, Defense-Wide-----
Military Construction, Army National Guard----
Military Construction, Air National Guard----
Military Construction, Army Reserve-----
Military Construction, Navy Reserve----
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve----
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Security Investment Program-
Family Housing Construction, Army-----
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army---
Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps--
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps
Family Housing Construction, Air Force
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
Department of Defense, Family Housing Improvement Fund
Chemical Demilitarization, Defense-Wide
Base Closure Account, 1990
Base Closure Account, 2005
Title II: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
National Cemetery Administration
Departmental Administration-
Title III: Related Agencies
American Battle Monuments Commission
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Cemeterial Expenses, Army
Armed Forces Retirement Home
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 14, 2007, the Committee ordered reported an original bill (S. 1645) making appropriations for the military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, subject to amendment and subject to the budget allocations and authorized the chairman of the committee or the chairman of the subcommittee to offer the text of the Senate bill as a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House companion measure, by a recorded vote of 28-1, a quorum being present. The vote was as follows:
| Yeas | Nays |
| Chairman Byrd | Mr. Craig |
| Mr. Inouye | |
| Mr. Leahy | |
| Mr. Harkin | |
| Ms. Mikulski | |
| Mr. Kohl | |
| Mrs. Murray | |
| Mr. Dorgan | |
| Mrs. Feinstein | |
| Mr. Durbin | |
| Mr. Johnson | |
| Ms. Landrieu | |
| Mr. Reed | |
| Mr. Lautenberg | |
| Mr. Nelson | |
| Mr. Cochran | |
| Mr. Stevens | |
| Mr. Specter | |
| Mr. Domenici | |
| Mr. Bond | |
| Mr. McConnell | |
| Mr. Shelby | |
| Mr. Gregg | |
| Mr. Bennett | |
| Mrs. Hutchison | |
| Mr. Brownback | |
| Mr. Allard | |
| Mr. Alexander |
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part of any statute include `(a) the text of the statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by the committee.'
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
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PART VI--ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
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CHAPTER 81--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY
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SUBCHAPTER V--ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY
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Sec. 8162. Enhanced-use leases
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- (c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the entering into an enhanced-use lease covering any land or improvement described in section 421(b)(2) of the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-322; 102 Stat. 553) or section 225(a) of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 shall be considered to be prohibited by [Struck out->]
[ that section ][<-Struck out] such sections unless specifically authorized by law.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT LISTING BY LOCATION
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ALABAMA
ARMY:
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT:
INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT 26,000 26,000 THE PRESIDENT
REDSTONE ARSENAL:
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ANNEX 20,000 +20,000 MR. SHELBY/MR. SESSIONS
NAVY:
EVERGREEN:
NAVAL OUTLYING LANDING FACILITY EVERGREEN RUNWAY EXTENSION 9,560 9,560 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
SPRINGVILLE:
READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ALTERATION (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) 3,300 3,300 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, ALABAMA 38,860 58,860 +20,000
ALASKA
ARMY:
FORT RICHARDSON:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 36,000 +36,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 42,000 +42,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 14,800 +14,800 THE PRESIDENT
FORT WAINWRIGHT:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 20,000 +20,000 THE PRESIDENT
COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY 14,000 14,000 THE PRESIDENT
RAILHEAD OPERATIONS FACILITY, PHASE I 8,900 +8,900 MR. STEVENS
REPLACE SUBSTATION/UPGRADE ELECTRIC 60,000 60,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 11,600 +11,600 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
ELMENDORF AFB:
F-22 7 BAY AIRCRAFT SHELTER 21,400 21,400 THE PRESIDENT
F-22 FIGHTER TOWN EAST INFRASTRUCTURE PHASE 2 7,100 7,100 THE PRESIDENT
F-22 JET ENGINE INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE 13,800 13,800 THE PRESIDENT
F-22 TAXIWAY, TAXILANE & ARM/DE-ARM PAD 27,880 27,880 THE PRESIDENT
JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION CENTER 13,000 +13,000 MR. STEVENS
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
ELMENDORF AFB:
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON FACILITY 4,550 4,550 THE PRESIDENT
GROUP HEADQUARTERS 10,400 10,400 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, ALASKA 159,130 305,430 +146,300
ARIZONA
ARMY:
FORT HUACHUCA:
AIT TRAINEE COMPLEX (GROW THE FORCE) 105,000 +105,000 THE PRESIDENT
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING (GROW THE FORCE) 13,600 +13,600 THE PRESIDENT
EFFLUENT REUSE SYSTEM 11,000 11,000 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
YUMA:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 22,980 22,980 THE PRESIDENT
TOWWAY G 10,740 10,740 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB:
COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE EC130 MAINTENANCE HANGAR/ AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE UNIT 11,200 11,200 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
FLORENCE:
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP 10,870 +10,870 MR. KYL
TOTAL, ARIZONA 55,920 185,390 +129,470
ARKANSAS
AIR FORCE:
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE:
RUNWAY REPAIR 9,800 +9,800 MRS. LINCOLN/MR. PRYOR
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP ROBINSON:
AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT 5,500 5,500 THE PRESIDENT
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CENTER/GED PLUS TRAINING COMPLEX (GROW THE FORCE) 18,423 +18,423 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, ARKANSAS 5,500 33,723 +28,223
CALIFORNIA
ARMY:
FORT IRWIN:
MILITARY OPERATIONS URBAN TERRAIN, PHASE 2 18,500 -18,500 THE PRESIDENT
TRAINING LAND IMPROVEMENTS 5,500 5,500 THE PRESIDENT
PRESIDIO MONTEREY:
GENERAL INSTRUCTION BUILDING 28,000 28,000 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
CAMP PENDLETON:
1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP ARMORY (GROW THE FORCE) 8,150 +8,150 THE PRESIDENT
1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP AND BATTALION OPERATIONS CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) 22,220 +22,220 THE PRESIDENT
1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP OPERATIONS CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) 18,160 +18,160 THE PRESIDENT
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS-WOUNDED WARRIOR BATTALION (GROW THE FORCE) 25,940 +25,940 THE PRESIDENT
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--CHAPPO 29,050 29,050 THE PRESIDENT
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--HEADQUARTERS 31,980 31,980 THE PRESIDENT
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--MARGARITA 26,530 26,530 THE PRESIDENT
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS/ELECTRONICS SHOP (GROW THE FORCE) 16,840 +16,840 THE PRESIDENT
FORCE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS CENTER--HEADQUARTERS AREA (GROW THE FORCE) 24,990 +24,990 THE PRESIDENT
HANGAR ADDITIONS 4,400 4,400 THE PRESIDENT
INFANTRY SQUAD BATTLE COURSE 18,090 18,090 THE PRESIDENT
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISANCE CAMP--INTELLIGENCE BATTALION 17,980 17,980 THE PRESIDENT
MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND SUPPORTING FACILITIES 17,730 17,730 THE PRESIDENT
PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER 8,510 8,510 THE PRESIDENT
TACTICAL SUPPORT VAN PADS EXPANSION 6,050 6,050 THE PRESIDENT
TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS 5,830 5,830 THE PRESIDENT
MIRAMAR:
HANGAR MODIFICATION (GROW THE FORCE) 26,760 +26,760 THE PRESIDENT
SAN DIEGO:
MAGNETIC SILENCING FACILITY MODIFICATION 14,590 14,590 THE PRESIDENT
PIER 5002 SUB FENDER INSTALLATION 9,040 9,040 THE PRESIDENT
TWENTYNINE PALMS:
ARMORY (GROW THE FORCE) 5,920 +5,920 THE PRESIDENT
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS AND PARKING STRUCTURE 34,329 34,329 THE PRESIDENT
LANDFILL (GROW THE FORCE) 13,560 +13,560 THE PRESIDENT
MOUT-FACILITY (PHASE 3) (GROW THE FORCE) 21,390 +21,390 THE PRESIDENT
MULTI-BATTALION OPERATIONS CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) 33,770 +33,770 THE PRESIDENT
MULTI-BATTALION OPERATIONS CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) 33,650 +33,650 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
EDWARDS AFB:
MAIN BASE RUNWAY INCREMENT 3 35,000 35,000 THE PRESIDENT
TRAVIS AFB:
C-17 ROAD IMPROVEMENTS 4,600 4,600 THE PRESIDENT
C-17 SOUTHWEST LANDING ZONE 22,000 22,000 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CAMP PENDLETON:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION FACILITY 5,950 5,950 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES PARALOFT/BOAT/DIVE LOCKER 5,770 5,770 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPLY FACILITY 8,310 8,310 THE PRESIDENT
CORONADO:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SPECIAL BOAT TEAM OPERATIONS FACILITY 12,000 12,000 THE PRESIDENT
POINT LOMA ANNEX:
REPLACE FUEL STORAGE FACILITIES 140,000 140,000 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP ROBERTS:
INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE 2,850 2,850 THE PRESIDENT
SACRAMENTO ARMY DEPOT:
READINESS CENTER 21,000 21,000 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT:
CONVOY LIVE FIRE RANGE 2,534 2,534 THE PRESIDENT
RANGE CONTROL FACILITY 4,501 4,501 THE PRESIDENT
GARDEN GROVE:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 25,440 25,440 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY RESERVE:
MIRAMAR:
RESERVE CENTER ADDITIONS 5,580 5,580 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA 571,644 804,494 +232,850
COLORADO
ARMY:
FORT CARSON:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 53,000 +53,000 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD 9,300 8,300 -1,000 THE PRESIDENT
HOSPITAL ADDITION & DENTAL CLINIC (GROW THE FORCE) 18,000 +18,000 THE PRESIDENT
INDOOR RANGE 4,900 4,900 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATION FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 59,000 +59,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATION FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 13,000 +13,000 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
FORT CARSON:
AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON COMPLEX 13,500 13,500 THE PRESIDENT
SCHRIEVER AFB:
AIR AND SPACE INTEGRATION FACILITY 24,500 24,500 THE PRESIDENT
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY:
UPGRADE ACADEMIC FACILITY PHASE IVB 15,000 15,000 THE PRESIDENT
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE:
PUEBLO ARMY DEPOT:
AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION FACILITY PH IX 35,159 35,159 THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
BUCKLEY AFB:
REPLACE SQUADRON OPERATIONS 7,300 +7,300 MR. ALLARD/MR. SALAZAR
TOTAL, COLORADO 102,359 251,659 +149,300
CONNECTICUT
NAVY:
NEW LONDON SUBMARINE BASE:
WATERFRONT OPERATIONS SMALL CRAFT FACILITY 11,900 +11,900 MR. DODD/MR. LIEBERMAN:
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
NIANTIC:
READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) 13,600 13,600 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, CONNECTICUT 13,600 25,500 +11,900
DELAWARE
ARMY:
DOVER AFB:
JOINT PERSONAL EFFECTS DEPOT 17,500 17,500 THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIR GUARD BASE:
C-130 MAINTENANCE HANGER, PHASE I 10,800 +10,800 MR. BIDEN/MR. CARPER
TOTAL, DELAWARE 17,500 28,300 +10,800
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
AIR FORCE:
BOLLING AFB:
COMMUNICATION SWITCH FACILITY 2,500 2,500 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
BOLLING AFB:
INSTALL BACKUP WATER SYSTEM 1,012 1,012 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3,512 3,512
FLORIDA
ARMY:
EGLIN AFB:
OPERATIONS COMPLEX, PHASE 2 66,000 66,000 THE PRESIDENT
MIAMI DORAL:
SOUTHERN COMMAND HEADQUARTERS FACILITY INCREMENT I 237,000 118,500 -118,500 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
BLOUNT ISLAND:
MAIN GATE IMPROVEMENTS 7,570 7,570 THE PRESIDENT
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION:
ENGINEERING SERVICES FACILITY 9,900 +9,900 MR. BILL NELSON
PANAMA CITY:
LITTORAL WARFARE SYSTEMS FACILITY 13,870 13,870 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
EGLIN AFB:
CONSTRUCT SEAWALLS SANTA ROSA ISLAND RANGE COMPLEX 35,000 35,000 THE PRESIDENT
F-35 ADD/ALTER 53RD JOINT REPROGRAMMING FACILITY 8,300 8,300 THE PRESIDENT
F-35 INTEGRATED TRAINING CENTER 39,000 39,000 THE PRESIDENT
F-35 SQUADRON OPERATIONS/AIRCRAFT MAINTENACE UNIT/ HANGAR 27,000 27,000 THE PRESIDENT
REPAIR ROADS SANTA ROSA ISLAND RANGE COMPLEX 49,000 49,000 THE PRESIDENT
MACDILL AFB:
ALTER CENTRAL COMMAND HEADQUARTERS 57,000 57,000 THE PRESIDENT
MACDILL CENTCOM JOINT INTELLIGENCE CENTER 25,000 25,000 THE PRESIDENT
PATRICK AFB:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 11,854 11,854 THE PRESIDENT
TYNDALL AFB:
FITNESS CENTER 19,014 19,014 THE PRESIDENT
REPAIR AIRFIELD 25,100 25,100 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
HURLBURT FIELD:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES MAINTENANCE STORAGE FACILITY 4,711 4,711 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SQUADRON OPERATIONS ADDITION 4,000 4,000 THE PRESIDENT
SQUADRON OPERATIONS FORCES, OPERATIONS FACILITY 5,500 5,500 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMBAT WEATHER OPERATIONS FACILITY 14,900 14,900 THE PRESIDENT
KEY WEST:
REPLACE FUEL PUMP HOUSE 1,874 1,874 THE PRESIDENT
MACDILL AFB:
CLINIC REPLACEMENT, INCREMENT II 41,400 41,400 THE PRESIDENT
PHARMACARE ADDITION/ALTERATION 5,000 5,000 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES 501-D BUILDING ADDITION PHASE 2 12,200 12,200 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ACQUISITION CENTER 35,500 35,500 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
JACKSONVILLE:
ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY ADDITION/ALTERATION 12,200 12,200 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, FLORIDA 757,993 649,393 -108,600
GEORGIA
ARMY:
FORT BENNING:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 5,800 5,800 THE PRESIDENT
RECEPTION STATION, PHASE 1 51,000 51,000 THE PRESIDENT
SIMULATIONS TRAINING FACILITY 56,000 56,000 THE PRESIDENT
TRAINEE BARRACKS COMPLEX 73,000 73,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORT STEWART:
BARRACKS COMPLEX 36,000 36,000 THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 25,000 +25,000 THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX--HEADQUARTERS 26,000 26,000 THE PRESIDENT
FIRE STATION (GROW THE FORCE) 5,500 +5,500 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERTATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 15,000 +15,000 THE PRESIDENT
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD:
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 16,000 +16,000 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
ROBINS AFB:
AIRCRAFT COMPONENT REPAIR FACILITY 14,700 14,700 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
AUGUSTA:
REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATION CENTER INCREMENT III 100,000 100,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORT BENNING:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES BATTALION COMPLEX 21,000 21,000 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES HEADQUARTERS BUILDING ADDITION 5,000 5,000 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES TACTICAL EQUIPMENT SHOP 9,000 9,000 THE PRESIDENT
HUNTER AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPORT COMPANY FACILITY 13,800 13,800 THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
TROOP DORMS 9,000 +9,000 MR. CHAMBLISS/MR. ISAKSON
TOTAL, GEORGIA 411,300 481,800 +70,500
HAWAII
ARMY:
FORT SHAFTER:
BARRACKS COMPLEX 31,000 31,000 THE PRESIDENT
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS:
BARRACKS COMPLEX 43,000 43,000 THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS COMPLEX 45,000 45,000 THE PRESIDENT
WHEELER AFB:
BARRACKS COMPLEX 51,000 51,000 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
KANEOHE BAY:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 37,961 37,961 THE PRESIDENT
PEARL HARBOR:
DRY DOCK SHIP SUPPORT SERVICES 30,200 +30,200 MR. INOUYE/MR. AKAKA
SUB DRIVE-IN MAGNETIC SILENCING FACILITY 99,860 99,860 THE PRESIDENT
WAHIAWA:
COMMUNICATION CENTER 65,410 65,410 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
HICKAM AFB:
C-17 PARKING RAMP 15,471 15,471 THE PRESIDENT
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY 16,500 16,500 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
HICKAM AFB:
REPLACE HYDRANT FUELS SYSTEM 11,900 11,900 THE PRESIDENT
KUNIA:
REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATION CENTER INCREMENT III 136,318 136,318 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, HAWAII 553,420 583,620 +30,200
IDAHO
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
GOWEN FIELD:
TRAINING AREA RAILHEAD 7,615 +7,615 MR. CRAIG/MR. CRAPO
ORCHARD TRAINING AREA:
URBAN ASSAULT COURSE 1,700 1,700 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, IDAHO 1,700 9,315 +7,615
ILLINOIS
ARMY:
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL:
COMBINED FIRE/POLICE FACILITY 3,350 +3,350 MR. DURBIN/MR. OBAMA
NAVY:
GREAT LAKES:
RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE, INCREMENT 3 16,650 16,650 THE PRESIDENT
SMALL ARMS MARKSMANSHIP TRAINER 10,221 10,221 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
SCOTT AFB:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 8,200 +8,200 MR. DURBIN
SECURITY FORCES OPERATIONS FACILITY 16,700 16,700 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
GREAT LAKES:
FEDERAL HEALTHCARE FACILITY 99,000 99,000 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ST CLAIR COUNTY:
READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) 8,100 8,100 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, ILLINOIS 150,671 162,221 +11,550
INDIANA
NAVY:
CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER:
SECURED ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FACILITY 12,000 +12,000 MR. BAYH/MR. LUGAR
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
HULMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT:
DIGITAL GROUND STATION BEDDOWN 7,700 7,700 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, INDIANA 7,700 19,700 +12,000
IOWA
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
IOWA CITY:
READINESS CENTER 13,186 +13,186 MR. HARKIN/MR. GRASSLEY
TOTAL, IOWA 13,186 +13,186
KANSAS
ARMY:
FORT LEAVENWORTH:
BARRACKS COMPLEX 55,000 55,000 THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 12,800 +12,800 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 23,000 +23,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORT RILEY:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 50,000 +50,000 THE PRESIDENT
CHILD DEVELOPEMENT CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) 8,500 +8,500 THE PRESIDENT
DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE RANGE COMPLEX 28,000 28,000 THE PRESIDENT
HEALTH & DENTAL CLINIC (GROW THE FORCE) 8,800 +8,800 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 43,000 +43,000 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
FORT RILEY:
AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON COMPLEX 12,515 12,515 THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
SMOKY HILL AIR NATIONAL GUARD RANGE:
AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON BEDDOWN 9,000 +9,000 MR. BROWNBACK
TOTAL, KANSAS 95,515 250,615 +155,100
KENTUCKY
ARMY:
FORT CAMPBELL:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 27,000 +27,000 THE PRESIDENT
INDOOR RANGE 5,000 5,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 24,000 +24,000 THE PRESIDENT
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 49,000 49,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORT KNOX:
CANTONMENT AREA ROADS, PAVED 6,700 6,700 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT CAMPBELL:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES BATTALION OPERATIONS COMPLEX 35,000 35,000 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES GROUP SUPPORT BATTALION COMPLEX 18,500 18,500 THE PRESIDENT
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE WIDE:
BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT:
AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION FACILITY PH VIII 51,017 69,017 +18,000 THE PRESIDENT/MR. MCCONNELL
TOTAL, KENTUCKY 165,217 234,217 +69,000
LOUISIANA
ARMY:
FORT POLK:
4TH BRIGADE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION HEADQUARTERS FACILITY 9,800 +9,800 MRS. LANDRIEU/MR. VITTER
CHILD CARE CENTER 6,100 +6,100 MRS. LANDRIEU/MR. VITTER
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP BEAUREGARD:
UPGRADE AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON FACILITY 1,800 1,800 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, LOUISIANA 1,800 17,700 +15,900
MAINE
NAVY:
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD:
CONSOLIDATED EMERGENCY CONTROL CENTER 9,700 +9,700 MS COLLINS
TOTAL, MAINE 9,700 +9,700
MARYLAND
ARMY:
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND:
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION FACILITY 12,200 +12,200 MS. MIKULSKI/MR. CARDIN
NAVY:
PATUXENT RIVER:
AIRCRAFT PROTOTYPE FACILITY PHASE 1 17,990 17,990 THE PRESIDENT
E-2 ADVANCED HAWKEYE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION FACILITY 13,650 13,650 THE PRESIDENT
JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM ADDITION TO BUILDING 2110/2122 6,720 6,720 THE PRESIDENT
SUITLAND:
NATIONAL MARITIME INTELLIGENCE CENTER INCREMENT II 52,069 52,069 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT DETRICK:
US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES STAGE I, INC II 150,000 150,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORT MEADE:
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY WASHINGTON-OPS1 SOUTH STAIR TOWER 4,000 4,000 THE PRESIDENT
252,330 264,530 +12,200 THE PRESIDENT
MASSACHUSETTS
AIR FORCE:
HANSCOM AFB:
RENOVATE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT FACILITY B1102C 12,800 +12,800 MR. KENNEDY
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE:
DIGITAL GROUND STATION INITIAL OPERATING CAPACITY BEDDOWN 1,800 1,800 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, MASSACHUSETTS 1,800 14,600 +12,800
MICHIGAN
ARMY:
DETROIT ARSENAL:
GROUND SYSTEMS POWER AND ENERGY LABORATORY 18,500 +18,500 MR. LEVIN/MS. STABENOW
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
LANSING:
US PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICE AND READINESS CENTER RENOVATION 4,239 +4,239 MR. LEVIN/MS. STABENOW
CAMP GRAYLING:
INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE W/ CONVOY LIVE FIRE RANGE 2,450 +2,450 MR. LEVIN/MS. STABENOW
NAVY RESERVE:
SELFRIDGE:
RESERVE TRAINING CENTER 4,030 4,030 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, MICHIGAN 4,030 29,219 +25,189
MINNESOTA
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP RIPLEY:
COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE TRAINING FACILITY 4,850 4,850 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, MINNESOTA 4,850 4,850
MISSISSIPPI
NAVY:
MERIDIAN NAVAL AIR STATION:
FIRE STATION 6,770 +6,770 MR. COCHRAN/MR. LOTT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
JOHN C. STENNIS SPACE CENTER:
SOF RIVERINE AND COMBATANT CRAFT OPERATIONS FACILITY 10,200 +10,200 MR. COCHRAN/MR. LOTT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP SHELBY:
LIVE FIRE SHOOT HOUSE/URBAN ASSAULT COURSE 4,000 +4,000 MR. COCHRAN/MR. LOTT
TOTAL, MISSISSIPPI 20,970 +20,970
MISSOURI
ARMY:
FORT LEONARD WOOD:
AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE (GROW THE FORCE) 4,150 +4,150 THE PRESIDENT
AUTOMATED PISTOL RANGE (GROW THE FORCE) 2,700 +2,700 THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 26,000 +26,000 THE PRESIDENT
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 7,000 +7,000 MR. BOND
DINING FACILITY--BASIC COMBAT TRAINING COMPLEX (GROW THE FORCE) 22,000 +22,000 THE PRESIDENT
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 3,800 3,800 THE PRESIDENT
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 4,000 4,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 56,000 +56,000 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
WHITEMAN AFB:
ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY 30,000 30,000 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, MISSOURI 37,800 155,650 +117,850
MONTANA
AIR FORCE:
MALMSTROM AFB:
CONSTRUCT COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER 7,000 +7,000 MR. BAUCUS/MR. TESTER
ARMY RESERVE:
BUTTE:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER/LAND 7,629 7,629 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, MONTANA 7,629 14,629 +7,000
NEBRASKA
AIR FORCE:
OFFUTT AFB:
ADD/ALTER INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON FACILITY 16,952 16,952 THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT:
ADD/ALTER SECURITY FORCES COMMUNICATIONS COMPLEX 8,900 +8,900 MR. BEN NELSON/MR. HAGEL
TOTAL, NEBRASKA 16,952 25,852 +8,900
NEVADA
ARMY:
HAWTHORNE ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT:
GROUND WATER TREATMENT PLANT 11,800 11,800 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
FALLON NAVAL AIR STATION:
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS B-20 11,460 +11,460 MR. REID/MR. ENSIGN
AIR FORCE:
NELLIS AFB:
JOINT TERMINAL AIR CONTROL VIRTUAL TRAINING FACILITY 4,950 +4,950 MR. REID/MR. ENSIGN
AIR GUARD:
RENO:
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX 5,200 +5,200 MR. REID/MR. ENSIGN
TOTAL, NEVADA 11,800 33,410 +21,610
NEW HAMPSHIRE
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE:
WING HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FACILITY 8,900 +8,900 MR. GREGG/MR. SUNUNU
TOTAL, NEW HAMPSHIRE 8,900 +8,900
NEW JERSEY
NAVY:
LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING STATION:
JOINT INSTALLATION ROAD IMPROVEMENT 4,100 +4,100 MR. LAUTENBERG/MR. MENENDEZ
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT DIX:
COMBINED MAINTENANCE FACILITY 17,000 17,000 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, NEW JERSEY 17,000 21,100 +4,100
NEW MEXICO
ARMY:
WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE:
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 71,000 +71,000 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
CANNON AFB:
ADD/ALTER HANGAR 09 FOR C-130 1,688 1,688 THE PRESIDENT
KIRTLAND AFB:
PJ/CRO RESCUE AND RECOVERY TRAINING CENTER 11,400 +11,400 MR. DOMENICI/MR. BINGAMAN
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CANNON AFB:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY 7,500 7,500 THE PRESIDENT
KIRTLAND AFB:
REPLACE FUEL UNLOAD FACILITY 1,800 1,800 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, NEW MEXICO 10,988 93,388 +82,400
NEW YORK
ARMY:
FORT DRUM:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 61,000 +61,000 THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX MAINTENANCE FACILITY 44,000 44,000 THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX--BARRACKS/OPERATIONS 40,000 40,000 THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX--COMPANY OPERATIONS 55,000 55,000 THE PRESIDENT
INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES 12,000 12,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 41,000 +41,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 38,000 +38,000 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT DRUM:
MEDICAL CLINIC ADDITION/ALTERATION 41,000 41,000 THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
GABRESKI ANG BASE, WESTHAMPTON:
PARARESCUE FACILITY PH 1 8,400 +8,400 MR. SCHUMER/MRS. CLINTON
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT DRUM:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 15,923 15,923 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, NEW YORK 207,923 356,323 +148,400
NORTH CAROLINA
ARMY:
FORT BRAGG:
BARRACKS COMPLEX, INCREMENT 3 47,400 47,400 THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 73,000 +73,000 THE PRESIDENT
BLOOD DONOR CENTER 4,800 +4,800 MRS. DOLE
INDOOR RANGE 4,800 4,800 THE PRESIDENT
STUDENT BARRACKS 51,000 51,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITY (GROW THE FORCE) 88,000 +88,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 54,000 +54,000 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
CAMP LEJEUNE:
ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION FACILITY 16,460 16,460 THE PRESIDENT
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--4TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE 29,970 29,970 THE PRESIDENT
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--FRENCH CREEK 27,800 27,800 THE PRESIDENT
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--WOUNDED WARRIOR BATTALION (GROW THE FORCE) 27,270 +27,270 THE PRESIDENT
FIELD MEDICAL SERVICE SCHOOL 8,080 8,080 THE PRESIDENT
LANDFILL CELL (GROW THE FORCE) 14,170 +14,170 THE PRESIDENT
MAIN GATE PHYSICAL SECURITY UPGRADE (GROW THE FORCE) 7,920 +7,920 THE PRESIDENT
MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FACILITIES 9,170 9,170 THE PRESIDENT
MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND FITNESS CENTER/ TRAINING TANK 14,480 14,480 THE PRESIDENT
MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND SUPPORT FACILITY 21,720 21,720 THE PRESIDENT
MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND TRAINING FACILITIES 12,590 12,590 THE PRESIDENT
MOUT ENHANCEMENTS 14,120 14,120 THE PRESIDENT
MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE--G10 (GROW THE FORCE) 17,250 +17,250 THE PRESIDENT
PHYSICAL SECURITY UPGRADES--PINEY GREEN (GROW THE FORCE) 6,660 +6,660 THE PRESIDENT
WASTEWATER SYSTEM MODIFICATION (GROW THE FORCE) 7,070 +7,070 THE PRESIDENT
CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION:
HANGAR RENOVATION & FACILITY UPGRADES F/A18E/F 16,500 16,500 THE PRESIDENT
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS/MAINTENANCE 12,110 12,110 THE PRESIDENT
NEW RIVER:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 22,530 22,530 THE PRESIDENT
HANGAR ADDITION (PHASE 2) 17,330 17,330 THE PRESIDENT
JET ENGINE TEST CELL 14,570 14,570 THE PRESIDENT
NAVAL OUTLYING LANDING FIELD WASHINGTON COUNTY:
FACILITIES & LAND ACQUISITION 10,060 -10,060 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CAMP LEJEUNE:
DELALIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL--CONSTRUCT GYMNASIUM 2,014 2,014 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION FACILITY 6,910 6,910 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES EQUIPMENT FACILITY 10,800 10,800 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPLY & PRE-DEPLOYMENT FACILITY 10,500 10,500 THE PRESIDENT
FORT BRAGG:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES HEADQUARTERS AND MOTOR POOL COMPLEX 39,250 39,250 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS/INTELLIGENCE ADDITION 8,000 8,000 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, NORTH CAROLINA 428,164 718,244 +290,080
NORTH DAKOTA
AIR FORCE:
GRAND FORKS AFB:
CONTROL TOWER/RAPCON 13,000 +13,000 MR. DORGAN/MR. CONRAD
MINOT AFB:
DORMITORY (144 ROOM) 18,200 18,200 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP GRAFTON:
REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE PHASE 1 (GROW THE FORCE) 33,416 +33,416 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, NORTH DAKOTA 18,200 64,616 +46,416
OHIO
DEFENSE-WIDE:
COLUMBUS:
DECENTRALIZE HEAT PLANT 4,000 4,000 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY RESERVE:
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB:
RESERVE TRAINING CENTER 10,277 10,277 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, OHIO 14,277 14,277
OKLAHOMA
ARMY:
FORT SILL:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 2,900 2,900 THE PRESIDENT
MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE 3,300 +3,300 MR. INHOFE
AIR FORCE:
ALTUS AFB:
C-17 SHEET METAL COMPOSITE SHOP 2,000 2,000 THE PRESIDENT
TINKER AFB:
CONSOLIDATED FUEL OVERHAUL REPAIR & TEST FACILITY 34,600 34,600 THE PRESIDENT
VANCE AFB:
FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE HANGAR 7,700 +7,700 MR. INHOFE
TOTAL, OKLAHOMA 39,500 50,500 +11,000
OREGON
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ONTARIO:
READINESS CENTER 11,000 11,000 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY RESERVE:
PORTLAND:
OPERATIONAL FACILITIES MOBILE INSHORE UNDERSEA WARFARE UNIT 110/INSHORE BOAT UNIT 13 1,900 1,900 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, OREGON 12,900 12,900
PENNSYLVANIA
DEFENSE-WIDE:
DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT NEW CUMBERLAND:
REPLACE CENTRAL HEAT PLANT 21,000 21,000 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CARLISLE:
READINESS CENTER (STRYKER BRIGADE COMPANY TEAM (SBCT)) 7,800 7,800 THE PRESIDENT
EAST FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHIP:
READINESS CENTER (SBCT) 8,300 8,300 THE PRESIDENT
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP:
AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT UPGRADE (SBCT) 9,500 9,500 THE PRESIDENT
GETTYSBURG:
READINESS CENTER (SBCT) 6,300 6,300 THE PRESIDENT
GRATERFORD:
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP (SBCT) 7,300 7,300 THE PRESIDENT
HANOVER:
READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ALTERATION (SBCT) 5,500 5,500 THE PRESIDENT
HAZELTON:
READINESS CENTER ADDITION/ALTERATION (SBCT) 5,600 5,600 THE PRESIDENT
HOLIDAYSBURG:
READINESS CENTER (SBCT) 9,400 9,400 THE PRESIDENT
HUNTINGDON:
READINESS CENTER (SBCT) 7,500 7,500 THE PRESIDENT
KUTZTOWN:
READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ALTERATION (SBCT) 6,800 6,800 THE PRESIDENT
LEBANON:
READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ALTERATION (SBCT) 7,800 7,800 THE PRESIDENT
PHILADELPHIA:
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP, ADDITION/ALTERATION (SBCT) 3,650 3,650 THE PRESIDENT
READINESS CENTER, ALTERATION (SBCT) 10,000 10,000 THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP:
AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON BEDDOWN 6,400 6,400 THE PRESIDENT
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FACILITY 6,300 +6,300 MR. SPECTER/MR. CASEY
TOTAL, PENNSYLVANIA 122,850 129,150 +6,300
RHODE ISLAND
NAVY:
NAVAL STATION NEWPORT:
RECONSTRUCT WHARF BETWEEN PIERS 1&2 9,900 +9,900 MR. REED
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
EAST GREENWICH:
READINESS CENTER 8,200 8,200 THE PRESIDENT
NORTH KINGSTOWN:
ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY 33,000 33,000 THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
QUONSET STATE AIRPORT:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING FACILITY 5,000 +5,000 MR. REED
TOTAL, RHODE ISLAND 41,200 56,100 +14,900
SOUTH CAROLINA
ARMY:
FORT JACKSON:
BASIC TRAINING COMPLEX (GROW THE FORCE) 85,000 +85,000 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
BEAUFORT:
FIRE STATION 6,800 6,800 THE PRESIDENT
PARRIS ISLAND:
CONSOLIDATED DINING FACILITY (GROW THE FORCE) 24,430 +24,430 THE PRESIDENT
MOTOR TRANSPORTATION COMPLEX 5,530 5,530 THE PRESIDENT
RECRUIT BARRACKS--3RD BATTALION (PHASE 1) 25,322 25,322 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
CHARLESTON AFB:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 11,000 +11,000 MR. GRAHAM
TOTAL, SOUTH CAROLINA 37,652 158,082 +120,430
SOUTH DAKOTA
AIR FORCE:
ELLSWORTH AFB:
BASE CIVIL ENGINEER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITY 16,600 +16,600 MR. JOHNSON/MR. THUNE
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
JOE FOSS FIELD:
BASE CIVIL ENGINEER MAINTENANCE COMPLEX 7,900 +7,900 MR. JOHNSON/MR. THUNE
NAVY RESERVE:
SIOUX FALLS:
JOINT ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER 3,730 3,730 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, SOUTH DAKOTA 3,730 28,230 +24,500
TENNESSEE
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
MCGHEE-TYSON AIRPORT:
MILSTAR BEDDOWN--RELOCATE BASE ACCESS ROAD 3,200 3,200 THE PRESIDENT
MEMPHIS IAP:
C-5 FINAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT 6,676 6,676 THE PRESIDENT
C-5 GROUND RUN-UP ENCLOSURE 3,200 3,200 THE PRESIDENT
C-5 MUNITIONS STORAGE COMPLEX 1,500 1,500 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, TENNESSEE 14,576 14,576
TEXAS
ARMY:
CAMP BULLIS:
URBAN ASSAULT COURSE 1,600 1,600 THE PRESIDENT
FORT BLISS:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 11,400 +11,400 THE PRESIDENT
HEALTH & DENTAL CLINIC (GROW THE FORCE) 16,500 +16,500 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 84,000 +84,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORT HOOD:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 7,400 +7,400 MRS. HUTCHISON/MR. CORNYN
BARRACKS COMPLEX 47,000 47,000 THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 45,000 +45,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNITS OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 46,000 +46,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORT SAM HOUSTON:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 6,600 +6,600 THE PRESIDENT
BATTLE COMMAND TRAINING CENTER, PHASE 1 1,950 1,950 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 10,600 +10,600 THE PRESIDENT
RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT:
MANEUVER SYSTEMS SUSTAINMENT CENTER, PHASE 2 9,200 9,200 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
CORPUS CHRISTI:
AVIATION TRAINER/SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY 14,290 14,290 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
LACKLAND AFB:
BASIC EXPEDITIONARY AIRMAN SKILL TRAINING PHASE 2 14,000 14,000 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CAMP BULLIS:
HEALTH CLINIC REPLACEMENT 7,400 7,400 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP BOWIE:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 1,500 1,500 THE PRESIDENT
FORT WOLTERS:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 2,100 2,100 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY RESERVE:
ELLINGTON FIELD:
ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER BATTLE PROJECTION CENTER (PHASE II) 15,000 +15,000 MRS. HUTCHISON/MR. CORNYN
FORT WORTH:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER 15,076 15,076 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY RESERVE:
AUSTIN:
RESERVE TRAINING CENTER 6,490 6,490 THE PRESIDENT
FORT WORTH:
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT PARKING FACILITY 5,140 5,140 THE PRESIDENT
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 4,920 4,920 THE PRESIDENT
JOINT CONTROL TOWER 12,454 12,454 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, TEXAS 143,120 385,620 +242,500
UTAH
AIR FORCE:
HILL AFB:
AIRCRAFT POWER SYSTEMS REPAIR FACILITY 8,399 8,399 THE PRESIDENT
CONSOLIDATED 388TH MUNITIONS FLIGHT ADMINISTRATIVE/MAINTENANCE FACILITY 9,200 +9,200 MR. BENNETT/MR. HATCH
HYDRAULIC FLIGHT CONTROL FACILITY 8,400 8,400 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
NORTH SALT LAKE:
READINESS CENTER 12,200 12,200 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
HILL AFB:
WING SUPPORT FACILITY 3,200 3,200 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, UTAH 32,199 41,399 +9,200
VERMONT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ETHAN ALLEN RANGE, JERICHO:
MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE 1,996 +1,996 MR. LEAHY/MR. SANDERS
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
BASE SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS 6,600 +6,600 MR. LEAHY/MR. SANDERS
TOTAL, VERMONT 8,596 +8,596
VIRGINIA
ARMY:
FORT BELVOIR:
DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD PHASE 3 13,000 13,000 THE PRESIDENT
FORT EUSTIS:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 32,000 +32,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 43,000 +43,000 THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 6,900 +6,900 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 9,800 +9,800 THE PRESIDENT
FORT MYER:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 12,400 +12,400 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 8,400 +8,400 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
CHESAPEAKE:
MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM INSTALLATION 8,450 8,450 THE PRESIDENT
NORFOLK:
E2/C2 AIRCREW TRAINING FACILITY 11,510 11,510 THE PRESIDENT
JOINT FORCES COMMAND, HEADQUARTERS, BUILDING ONE 14,200 +14,200 MR. WARNER/MR. WEBB
MH-60S HANGAR & AIRFIELD IMPROVEMENTS 53,850 53,850 THE PRESIDENT
QUANTICO:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--MARINE SECURITY GUARD BATTALION HEADQUARTERS 18,839 18,839 THE PRESIDENT
STUDENT QUARTERS--THE BASIC SCHOOL (PHASE 2) 26,680 26,680 THE PRESIDENT
WARFARE PROGRAMS SUPPORT CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) 5,000 +5,000 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
DAM NECK:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONAL TRAINING FACILITY 14,000 14,000 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS FACILITY INCREMENT I 94,500 47,250 -47,250 THE PRESIDENT
FORT BELVOIR:
ENTRANCE GATE SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS 5,000 5,000 THE PRESIDENT
LITTLE CREEK:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES HEADQUARTERS FACILITY 51,000 51,000 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SEAL TEAM OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT FACILITY 34,000 34,000 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SPECIAL BOAT TEAM OPERATIONS FACILITY 14,000 14,000 THE PRESIDENT
NORFOLK:
ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE UNIT 2 REPLACEMENT 6,450 6,450 THE PRESIDENT
PENTAGON:
PENTAGON RESERVATION ELECTRICAL UPGRADES 18,531 -18,531 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
FORT PICKETT:
COMBAT PISTOL QUALIFICATION COURSE 1,050 1,050 THE PRESIDENT
REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE PHASE 1 (GROW THE FORCE) 25,161 +25,161 THE PRESIDENT
WINCHESTER:
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP 3,113 +3,113 MR. WARNER/MR. WEBB
NAVY RESERVE:
QUANTICO:
RESERVE CENTER ADDITIONS 2,410 2,410 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, VIRGINIA 373,270 467,463 +94,193
WASHINGTON
ARMY:
FORT LEWIS:
BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) 32,000 +32,000 THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX, INCREMENT 2 102,000 102,000 THE PRESIDENT
INDOOR RANGE 5,000 5,000 THE PRESIDENT
RAILROAD YARD UPGRADE (GROW THE FORCE) 14,600 +14,600 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 62,000 +62,000 THE PRESIDENT
UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) 51,000 +51,000 THE PRESIDENT
YAKIMA:
DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE RANGE COMPLEX 29,000 29,000 THE PRESIDENT
NAVY:
BANGOR:
LIMITED AREA PRODUCTION & STORAGE COMPLEX INCREMENT IV 39,750 39,750 THE PRESIDENT
BREMERTON:
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS HOMEPORT ASHORE INCREMENT II 47,240 47,240 THE PRESIDENT
NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER MAINTENANCE PIER REPLACEMENT 91,070 91,070 THE PRESIDENT
MISSILE ASSEMBLY BUILDING 3 28,690 28,690 THE PRESIDENT
NAVAL STATION EVERETT:
FLEET REGION READINESS CENTER 10,940 +10,940 MRS. MURRAY
WHIDBEY ISLAND:
EA-18G FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS 23,910 23,910 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT LEWIS:
MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC 21,000 21,000 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES BATTALION OPERATIONS COMPLEX 47,000 47,000 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPORT BATTALION COMPLEX 30,000 30,000 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, WASHINGTON 464,660 635,200 +170,540
WEST VIRGINIA
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP DAWSON:
MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 4,500 4,500 THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL AIRPORT--SHEPHERD:
FIELD:
C-5 FINAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE 5,176 5,176 THE PRESIDENT
C-5 FUEL CELL MAINTENANCE HANGAR AND SHOPS 26,000 26,000 THE PRESIDENT
C-5 PARKING APRON, PHASE 2 12,000 +12,000 MR. BYRD
C-5 SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY 7,600 7,600 THE PRESIDENT
YEAGER ANG BASE:
REPLACE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 17,300 +17,300 MR. BYRD
TOTAL, WEST VIRGINIA 43,276 72,576 +29,300
WISCONSIN
ARMY RESERVE:
ELLSWORTH:
ARMY RESERVE CENTER/LAND 9,100 9,100 THE PRESIDENT
FORT MCCOY:
REGIONAL MEDICAL TRAINING FACILITY 8,523 8,523 THE PRESIDENT
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
TRUAX FIELD MADISON:
ADD/ALTER FIRE CRASH/RESCUE STATION 7,000 +7,000 MR. KOHL
TOTAL, WISCONSIN 17,623 24,623 +7,000
WYOMING
AIR FORCE:
F. E. WARREN AFB:
RENOVATE HISTORIC DORMITORIES 14,600 14,600 THE PRESIDENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP GUERNSEY:
QUALIFICATION TRAINING RANGE 2,650 2,650 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, WYOMING 17,250 17,250
AFGHANISTAN
ARMY:
BAGRAM:
ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING 13,800 13,800 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, AFGHANISTAN 13,800 13,800
BAHRAIN ISLAND
NAVY:
SOUTHWEST ASIA:
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PHASE 1 35,500 35,500 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
SOUTHWEST ASIA:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS FACILITY 19,000 19,000 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, BAHRAIN ISLAND 54,500 54,500
BELGIUM
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CASTEAU:
BRUSSELS AMERCIAN SCHOOL ADDITION 5,992 5,992 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, BELGIUM 5,992 5,992
BULGARIA
ARMY:
NEVO SELO FORWARD OPERATING SITE:
BASE CAMP 61,000 61,000 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, BULGARIA 61,000 61,000
DIEGO GARCIA
NAVY:
DIEGO GARCIA:
SEWAGE LAGOON, AIR OPERATIONS 7,150 7,150 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, DIEGO GARCIA 7,150 7,150
DJIBOUTI
NAVY:
DJIBOUTI:
FULL LENGTH TAXIWAY 15,490 15,490 THE PRESIDENT
FUEL FARM 4,000 4,000 THE PRESIDENT
WESTERN TAXIWAY 2,900 -2,900 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, DJIBOUTI 22,390 19,490 -2,900
GERMANY
ARMY:
GRAFENWOEHR:
BRIGADE COMPLEX--MAINTENANCE/OPERATIONS 34,000 34,000 THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX--MAINTENANCE/OPERATIONS 28,000 28,000 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE:
DORMITORY--128 ROOM 14,949 14,949 THE PRESIDENT
FIRE TRAINING FACILITY 3,000 3,000 THE PRESIDENT
JOINT MOBILITY PROCESSING CENTER 24,000 24,000 THE PRESIDENT
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB FACILITIES PHASE 2 6,260 6,260 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE:
RAMSTEIN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ADDITION 5,393 5,393 THE PRESIDENT
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE:
MEDICAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT 30,100 30,100 THE PRESIDENT
WEISBADEN:
H.H. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION 15,379 15,379 THE PRESIDENT
HAINERBER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/WEIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION 5,093 5,093 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, GERMANY 166,174 166,174
GUAM
NAVY:
NAVAL BASE GUAM:
FITNESS CENTER GUAM 45,250 30,000 -15,250 THE PRESIDENT
HARDEN BASE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 59,420 59,420 THE PRESIDENT
KILO WHARF EXTENSION, INCREMENT I 101,828 50,916 -50,912 THE PRESIDENT
POTABLE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PHASE 1 31,450 31,450 THE PRESIDENT
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT REPAIRS & UPGRADE 40,870 40,870 THE PRESIDENT
AIR FORCE:
ANDERSEN AFB:
UPGRADE NORTHWEST FIELD INFRASTRUCTURE 10,000 10,000 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, GUAM 288,818 222,656 -66,162
HONDURAS
ARMY:
HONDURAS VARIOUS:
DINING FACILITY 2,550 2,550 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, HONDURAS 2,550 2,550
ITALY
ARMY:
VICENZA:
BRIGADE COMPLEX--BARRACKS/COMMUNITY FACILITY INCREMENT I 86,000 43,000 -43,000 THE PRESIDENT
BRIGADE COMPLEX--OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY INCREMENT I 87,000 43,500 -43,500 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, ITALY 173,000 86,500 -86,500
JAPAN
NAVY:
YOKOSUKA:
WHARF UPGRADES (INCREMENTED) 8,750 8,750 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, JAPAN 8,750 8,750
KOREA
ARMY:
CAMP HUMPHREYS:
BARRACKS COMPLEX 22,000 22,000 THE PRESIDENT
BARRACKS COMPLEX 35,000 35,000 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, KOREA 57,000 57,000
QATAR
AIR FORCE:
AL UDEID:
MULTI AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 22,300 22,300 THE PRESIDENT
DEFENSE-WIDE:
AL UDEID:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AIR OPERATIONS CENTER 8,332 8,332 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AIRCRAFT PARKING RAMP 18,515 18,515 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS COMPLEX 18,908 18,908 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES STORAGE FACILITY 3,590 3,590 THE PRESIDENT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY 3,507 3,507 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, QATAR 75,152 75,152
ROMANIA
ARMY:
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU FOS:
BASE CAMP, PHASE 2 12,600 12,600 THE PRESIDENT
TOTAL, ROMANIA 12,600 12,600
SPAIN
AIR FORCE: