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Calendar No. 169 

109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 1st Session 109–105 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND 

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 2006 

JULY 21, 2005.—Ordered to be printed 

Mrs. HUTCHISON, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 2528] 

The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill 

(H.R. 2528) making appropriations for military quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, reports 

the same to the Senate with an amendment, and an amendment 

to the title, and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. 

Amounts in new budget authority 

Total of bill as reported to the Senate .................... $82,984,618,000 

Amount of 2005 appropriations ............................... 76,171,363,000 

Amount of 2006 budget estimate considered by 

House ..................................................................... 79,749,037,000 

Amount of 2006 budget estimate by Senate ........... 81,726,037,000 

Amount of House allowance 1 .................................. 80,531,818,000 

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 

Amount of 2005 appropriations ........................ ∂6,813,255,000 

Amount of 2006 budget estimate ..................... ¥5,554,674,000 

Amount of House allowance ............................. ¥782,781,000 1 Excludes $41,251,800,000 to be addressed in another bill. 
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C O N T E N T S 

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Background: 

Purpose of the Bill ............................................................................................ 4 

Comparative Statement ................................................................................... 4 

Compliance With Section 308 of the Budget Control Act ............................. 4 

Committee Recommendation ........................................................................... 5 

Overview and Summary of the Bill: 

Supporting the Defense Department Through Infrastructure ...................... 6 

Base Closure and Realignment 2005 .............................................................. 7 

Family Housing ................................................................................................ 8 

Supporting Our Veterans Through Better Healthcare .................................. 8 

Supporting Our Veterans Through Facilities and Research ......................... 9 

Supporting Our Veterans Through Information Technology ........................ 10 

Responding to the Changing Population of our Veterans ............................. 11 

Title I—Military Construction: 

Items of Special Interest .................................................................................. 12 

Hearings ............................................................................................................ 12 

Central Command ............................................................................................ 12 

Military Construction Spending Growth ........................................................ 13 

Summary of Committee Recommendations .................................................... 13 

Barracks Construction ..................................................................................... 14 

Reprogramming Guidelines ............................................................................. 17 

Real Property Maintenance ............................................................................. 17 

Military Construction, Army ........................................................................... 18 

Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps ............................................ 19 

Military Construction, Air Force ..................................................................... 20 

Military Construction, Defense-wide .............................................................. 22 

Military Construction, Reserve Components .................................................. 23 

Military Construction, Army National Guard ................................................ 24 

Military Construction, Air National Guard .................................................... 26 

Military Construction, Naval Reserve ............................................................ 26 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization ............................................................... 26 

Family Housing Construction, Army .............................................................. 27 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army ..................................... 28 

Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps ............................... 29 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps ..... 30 

Family Housing Construction, Air Force ........................................................ 30 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force .............................. 34 

Family Housing Construction, Defense-wide ................................................. 34 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide ........................ 35 

Family Housing Improvement Fund ............................................................... 35 

Base Closure Account 1990 .............................................................................. 36 

Base Closure Account 2005 .............................................................................. 37 

Title I—General Provisions ............................................................................. 39 

Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs .............................................................. 41 

Veterans Benefits Administration ................................................................... 43 

Compensation and Pensions ..................................................................... 43 

Readjustment Benefits .............................................................................. 44 

Veternas Insurance and Indemnities ...................................................... 45 

Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Program Account ................. 45 

Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account ................................ 46 

Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account .................. 46 

Veterans Health Administration 47 

Medical Services ........................................................................................ 48 

Medical Administration ............................................................................ 54 
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Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs—Continued 

Veterans Health Administration—Continued 

Information Technology ............................................................................ 56 

Medical Facilities ...................................................................................... 57 

Medical and Prosthetic Research ............................................................. 58 

Medical Care Cost Recovery Collections .................................................. 60 

Departmental Administration ......................................................................... 60 

General Operating Expenses .................................................................... 61 

National Cemetery Administration .......................................................... 61 

Office of the Inspector General ................................................................ 62 

Construction, Major Projects .................................................................... 62 

Construction, Minor Projects .................................................................... 64 

Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities ................... 65 

Grants for The Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries .................. 66 

Title II—General Provisions ............................................................................ 67 

Title III—Related Agencies ..................................................................................... 69 

American Battle Monuments Commission: 

Salaries and Expenses .............................................................................. 69 

Foreign Currency Fluctuations ................................................................ 69 

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Salaries and Expenses ............ 70 

Department of Defense—Civil: Cemeterial Expenses, Army: Salaries and 

Expenses ........................................................................................................ 71 

Armed Forces Retirement Home ..................................................................... 71 

Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of the Senate .......................................................................................................................... 72 

Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 72 

Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 73 

Military construction project listing by location ................................................... 74 
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BACKGROUND 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies appropriation bill provides necessary funding for the planning, 

design, construction, alteration, and improvement of military facilities worldwide, both for Active and Reserve forces. It also finances 

the cost of military family housing and the U.S. share of the NATO 

Security Investment Program. In addition, the bill provides funding 

to implement base closures and realignments authorized by law. 

The bill provides resources to the Department of Veterans Affairs 

for veterans benefits and care. The bill also provides funding for 

U.S. cemeteries and battlefield monuments both in the United 

States and abroad; U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and 

Armed Forces Retirement Homes. 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT

The Committee recommends appropriations totaling $82,984,618,000 for fiscal year 2006 military construction, family 

housing, base closure, veterans care and benefits, as well as related 

agencies. The table at the end of the report displays the Committee 

recommendation in comparison with the current fiscal year, and 

the President’s fiscal year 2006 request. 

COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 308 OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT

Section 308(a) of the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 

1974 (Public Law 93–344) requires that the Committee include in 

its report a comparison of its recommendations with levels contained in the first concurrent resolution. Appropriate data are reflected below: 
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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] 

Budget authority Outlays 

Committee 

allocation 1

Amount 

of bill 

Committee 

allocation 1

Amount 

of bill 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations 

to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution 

for 2006: Subcommittee on Military Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies: 

Discretionary ........................................................................ 44,382 44,382 42,053 1 41,962 

Mandatory ............................................................................ 36,198 36,198 36,108 1 36,108 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2006 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 2 69,137 

2007 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 8,368 

2008 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 4,000 

2009 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 1,370 

2010 and future years ........................................................ .................... .................... .................... 832 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 

2006 ......................................................................................... NA 646 NA 444 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

NA: Not applicable. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends new fiscal year 2006 appropriations 

of $82,984,618,000. This is $7,016,575,000 over the fiscal year 2005 

enacted level and $1,258,581,000 above the budget request. The 

basis for this recommendation is contained in the following ‘‘Overview and summary of the bill,’’ and under the discussions pertaining to each individual appropriation. Complete project detail is 

provided in the tables at the end of the report. 

Title I of the Committee recommendation does not contain certain items addressed in the House bill, H.R. 2582. The Committee 

believes that it is more appropriate to fund these items as part of 

the Senate Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 2006, H.R. 

2863. For ease of comparison, the Committee report sets forth in 

title I a ‘‘House allowance’’ as if these items had not been contained 

in the House passed bill. 
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OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL 

The total amount of new budget authority recommended by the Committee in this bill for fiscal year 2006 is $82,984,618,000. The 

new budget authority represents an increase of $7,016,575,000 over 

the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and an increase of $1,258,581,000 

over the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2006. The 

amount of discretionary budget authority recommended by this 

Committee, as defined by the Budget Act of 1980, is 

$46,359,000,000. 

This bill makes appropriations for the Department of Defense, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, and other related agencies for fiscal year 2006. It provides for military construction, family housing 

and base realignment and closure activities of the Defense Department. In addition, the bill includes funds for the operation of medical facilities and medical care for the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as providing for the benefits and pensions of our Nation’s veterans. This bill also provides resources for the construction and maintenance of cemeteries and monuments, both domestically and abroad, that commemorate American servicemen and 

women who have served and died in combat. It also provides resources for the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and for 

the Armed Forces Retirement Homes. 

SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE

Providing the necessary resources to the Department of Defense 

(the Department) to carry out its mission is a critical function of 

the Federal Government. This task is complicated by budgetary 

constraints and the Nation’s changing defensive posture necessitated by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. With this shift 

in the defense posture and the Global War on Terrorism, a reevaluation of the Nation’s defense and the means to carry it out is essential. Given this environment, the Committee understands the importance of the funding provided to support the security of the Nation, in addition to the importance of providing the necessary tools 

to those tasked with defending it. The Committee has made a concerted effort to provide resources for infrastructure projects that 

are necessary components of the Department’s mission. 

While undergoing a shift in posture, the Department has also focused a considerable amount of effort analyzing the need for improvements to the force structure. The Department is modernizing 

its military services in an effort to equip them with the latest technology and to provide for a new construct for our forces, both of 

which require supporting infrastructure. The services have determined how to more effectively and efficiently structure themselves 

in order to respond to the new threat environment and prepare for 

future threats. Accompanying these broader decisions are fundamental issues that must be addressed, such as the placement of re-
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sources and assets globally, as well as the centralization of armament and personnel to achieve our global security goals. This effort 

manifests itself in the types and locations of projects for the Department around the world, and the military construction appropriation is the nexus. 

The Committee remains watchful and cautions the Department 

to proceed carefully as it assesses its needs in a fluid threat environment, while simultaneously conducting a war. Through the restructuring of forces and realignment of facilities, the Committee is 

mindful that there are many intricacies which will need strict oversight and management by the Department of Defense, as these 

components are interdependent. Given the Committee’s limited resources, it has focused on those projects that fit into the Department’s current and projected needs. Constructing a supporting infrastructure and restructuring our forces takes time and sustained 

effort under the best of circumstances. The Committee is aware 

that the Department is bearing a heavy burden and reminds the 

Department that a consistent and concerted decisionmaking process, and timely budgetary resources are the most critical elements 

to success. 

BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT 2005

The Base Closure and Realignment Commission has initiated its 

review of the Defense Department’s recommendations of installations to be closed or realigned as part of the Base Closure and Realignment [BRAC] 2005 process. The fiscal year 2006 military construction appropriation provides the resources not only for the previous BRAC activities, but also the first significant resources for 

the 2005 BRAC round, should it be approved by the President and 

Congress. Though it is a significant sum, totaling over 

$1,500,000,000, in fact, given the work required for the 2005 round 

of BRAC, this is only the initial appropriation. Through the BRAC 

process, the Department of Defense must catalogue many acres of 

land, facilities and assets; identify excess property; and begin the 

clean up and disposal of assets determined for closure or realignment. This painstaking process is preceded by months and years of 

detailed work requiring permitting actions and the environmental 

remediation of lands, facilities and other Defense Department assets. The Committee has provided the Department the resources 

necessary to begin the first stage of work related to the 2005 BRAC 

round. The Committee is mindful of the Department’s mandated 6- 

year timeline for the 2005 BRAC process and has provided resources which are commensurate with this timeline. 

The Committee reminds the Department that, while undergoing 

the BRAC 2005 process, it must pay particular attention to coordinating all BRAC-related moves with the return of overseas troops 

during the overseas re-basing initiative. A failure to do so would 

most certainly jeopardize the success of the BRAC 2005 effort, in 

addition to creating untenable circumstances for returning troops, 

should there not be sufficient facilities to house and support these 

troops and their families. In addition, if the Department fails to 

plan and secure sufficient resources to construct the necessary supporting base infrastructure in a timely fashion, this too shall lead 

to a failure of both the BRAC 2005 round and the re-basing effort, 
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something which the Committee will not permit. Therefore, the 

Committee looks forward to continuing this joint effort with the 

Department to provide the necessary resources in a timely fashion 

and to streamline the resources and measures to maximize the efforts of all concerned to make the 2005 BRAC round as successful 

as its predecessors. 

FAMILY HOUSING

At a time of war when those who serve our country are called 

to combat, the Department and the Congress must provide the resources to support not only our military but also the military family. This is a responsibility the Committee takes very seriously because of the sacrifice that service members make when joining the 

military, as it impacts the lives of not only the troops but their 

families. After accounts of acquisition and contractor missteps 

throughout the modern history of the Department of Defense, the 

Committee wants to highlight one of the successes of the Federal 

Government: privatization of military family housing. The Committee continues to strongly believe in the importance of this program for it provides for a quality of life not previously possible for 

both our troops and their families given Federal budget constraints. 

The Department is to be commended for utilizing the private sector in a manner that improves the daily lives of Department personnel, while maximizing limited resources, merely through innovative thinking and inventive Federal contracting. The Committee 

believes that this approach has provided benefits both in terms of 

savings and in the quality of life for military families. The Committee encourages the Department to continue its efforts in this 

arena. Therefore, the Committee has provided the necessary resources requested by the Department for family housing appropriations for fiscal year 2006 and looks forward to the continuing success of this program. 

SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS THROUGH BETTER HEALTHCARE

After decades with a reputation as the healthcare provider of last 

resort for indigent and struggling veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] has successfully reformed its healthcare system 

to become a provider of world-class care for our Nation’s veterans. 

The VA has assembled a first-class cadre of healthcare providers, 

be they doctors, nurses, or administrative personnel, who believe in 

the importance of caring for our Nation’s veterans. This dedication 

and determination is a large part of the VA’s success in healthcare 

delivery. The Committee will continue to place the utmost importance on providing the necessary resources to the VA personnel 

who carry out this very important mission. 

The Committee remains frustrated by successive administrations’ 

under-budgeting for veterans’ healthcare and the reliance on the 

Congress to bridge the gap between what is requested to fulfill the 

Nation’s responsibility to veterans and what is actually needed. As 

a result of this cycle, in fiscal year 2005, the VA experienced a significant budgetary shortfall within the healthcare system half-way 

through the fiscal year; current Committee estimates total over 

$1,000,000,000. It is evident that the same crisis will occur in fiscal 
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year 2006 unless Congress provides additional resources. The Committee remains very concerned that if these trends in under-budgeting and the reliance on budgetary gimmicks continue, it will be 

to the detriment of our veterans and will erode all of the remarkable healthcare successes the VA has achieved. The Committee and 

the Congress remain steadfast that the VA healthcare system will 

not be jeopardized due to inadequate budgets, particularly at a 

time when the VA is being called upon to care for a new population 

of veterans: those returning from Operations Enduring Freedom 

and Iraqi Freedom [OEF/OIF]. In addition, veterans already in the 

system are recognizing the quality of care provided by the VA and 

are relying increasingly on the VA for their regular healthcare 

needs. 

A significant factor contributing to the VA’s budgetary shortfall 

is the reliance on outdated models that did not take into account 

the thousands of service members returning from OEF/OIF. Therefore, the Committee strongly encourages the VA to update its models and replace them with costing models that account for the new 

demographic and geographic changes in veteran population concentrations that our Nation has experienced as a result of the Global War on Terrorism. Though this new group of veterans is small, 

relative to the overall veteran population, it is driving a substantial 

portion of the increased costs the VA is experiencing. The Committee strongly believes that the administration must budget for 

these lifecycle costs associated with combat actions within the same 

rubric of resources provided to the Department of Defense. These 

costs should not be considered separate from the resources requested to carry out the war itself. 

In order to maintain the VA’s current healthcare system, the 

Committee believes it is not sufficient to provide the minimum 

amount of resources needed by the VA. By providing the Department of Veterans Affairs minimal funding, the Federal Government 

will not be able to maintain the facilities in which we have already 

invested. The VA is at the forefront of providing specialized medical care to the Nation’s veterans, and the Committee remains dedicated to the promise to provide care to those who have already 

given so much to the Nation. 

The Committee is pleased that the VA is turning to efficient and 

innovative ideas such as the mail-in prescription drug program. 

Given the current budgetary constraints, the VA will continually be 

challenged to provide care in a more efficient and cost-effective 

manner. 

The Committee commends the VA for the work that it does and 

the care it provides to our Nation’s veteran population. VA personnel are the crucial link enabling the Nation to repay our veterans for the sacrifices they have made in defending our freedom. 

SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS THROUGH FACILITIES AND RESEARCH

Mental healthcare is rapidly becoming one of the most critical 

needs of our Nation’s veterans. Many veterans, particularly those 

returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, 

are experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] at an 

alarmingly increasing rate. Many illnesses and diseases are being 
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categorized as Gulf War Illness Syndrome when the medical community cannot definitively determine a cause. 

The Committee was very disappointed to see that the administration’s request for research funds was less than the previous fiscal year’s request. The areas of mental health, PTSD, and the overall Gulf War Illness research are uncovering issues that must be 

confronted, so much so that it is imperative research be stepped up 

to try to find more effective treatment as quickly as possible. Nothing is more important to the Committee than the health of our veterans, as well as providing benefit services to our compensable, 

service-disabled veterans. 

To this end, the Committee has increased the appropriation level 

dedicated to research over and above the administration’s request. 

In addition, the Committee has directed the VA to establish a center specifically dedicated to Gulf War Illness research and to dedicate a medical center as a ‘‘Mental Health Center of Excellence’’ so 

that it can concentrate all of the best resources and care into a national center that will make more rapid advances and will lead our 

Nation in this field. 

The Committee also encourages the VA to establish additional 

‘‘Centers of Excellence’’ for other medical specialties, to concentrate 

resources and capabilities into nationally recognized highly specialized treatment centers. 

The Committee was disappointed to see the administration did 

not request an appropriation for the construction of State extended 

care facilities. The Committee does not agree with the ‘‘pause’’ in 

the construction grants. Securing these facilities for our most needy 

veterans is a top priority of the Committee and as such, the Committee provided funds at the fiscal year 2005 level. 

SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The development of Information Technology [IT] systems to make 

the medical care system more efficient is a goal of the VA and the 

Committee. In these times of scarce resources, it is even more important to use the taxpayers’ funds in the most efficient way possible. The Committee is concerned that in its present structure, the 

VA is not doing this. There is not any one office with the authority 

to oversee and manage the entire VA technology budget or processes. This fragmentation is inefficient and non-productive. Too 

many Government agencies fail in their IT endeavors for this reason alone. The Committee will not allow the VA to go down this 

path, doomed for failure. 

Therefore, the Committee recommendation creates an Information Technology account and directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reorganize the Department so that one office has the authority to manage the entire IT portfolio for the VA. In this scenario, a trained IT project management professional will oversee 

the IT needs of the entire Department and ensure that a coordinated and systematic IT effort is the most efficient use of these dollars. 

The HealtheVet project is an idea that has the potential to revolutionize health care for our veterans, but the VA is not in a position at this time to effectively use the funds requested for such a 

massive IT endeavor. The Committee has restricted the use of IT 
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funds for this project until such time that the VA’s IT portfolio 

management process matures to a level that can take on this 

project with a predictable chance of success. 

RESPONDING TO THE CHANGING POPULATION OF OUR VETERANS

In the current Global War on Terrorism, our Nation has mobilized Guard and Reserve forces at a level we have not experienced 

in decades. These forces are joining the regular forces on the front 

lines and are enduring the same injuries and trauma. Entire sections of our country have had Guard and Reserve forces mobilized 

at once. As a result, when these units are demobilized, they are returning to areas not traditionally associated with needing high concentrations of VA medical care. Our Nation is committed to providing the best medical care possible to our returning veterans. As 

a result, the VA has to contract medical services at a rate that was 

never predicted, and at a cost never before imagined. The VA does 

not have a model to prepare it for this geographic shift in potential 

healthcare needs. 

In response to this increasing need for healthcare in areas not 

anticipated, the Committee directs the VA to reexamine the need 

to consolidate and realign facilities. The Committee believes that 

the VA should take another hard look at the healthcare needs of 

our veterans and the facilities needed to deliver these services before making large infrastructure changes. 
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TITLE I—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

HEARINGS

The Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 

held three hearings related to the fiscal year 2006 Military Construction budget request. On March 8, 2005, the subcommittee 

heard testimony from representatives of the Department of Defense 

(the Department) and the United States Navy concerning fiscal 

year 2006 budget priorities, base realignment and closure [BRAC], 

and the impending restructuring of United States military facilities 

overseas. On March 16, 2005, the subcommittee held a hearing on 

the budget requests of the United States Army and United States 

Air Force. On June 28, 2005, the subcommittee held a hearing for 

the purpose of receiving the report of the Commission on Review 

of Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States, commonly known as the Overseas Basing Commission, at which it received testimony from the Overseas Basing Commission and the 

Departments of Defense and State. 

CENTRAL COMMAND

Over the past several years, as the United States has prosecuted 

the Global War on Terrorism, there has been a substantial increase 

in the U.S. presence in the Central Command [CENTCOM] Area 

of Responsibility [AOR]. As a part of this increased presence, the 

footprint of U.S. military installations in the AOR has subsequently expanded to sustain a much greater number of forward-deployed personnel. This rapid change in posture has led to a considerable increase in military construction in the region and likewise 

to an increased burden on the United States to fund military construction in CENTCOM. 

Emerging requirements have been funded largely through emergency supplemental spending bills in recent years. However, the requirements in CENTCOM have now reached a sufficient level of 

maturity to facilitate a master basing plan for the region. Previously, the Committee urged CENTCOM to take this action and 

encourages the continued development of a long-term plan. With 

the progress in its planning, CENTCOM now has context within 

which to implement its military construction projects. As such, it 

should now be able to budget within the regular budget and appropriations process, and projects with long-term implications should 

be included in future budget requests to be authorized and appropriated in the regular order. For instance, in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsuanmi Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13), the Air Force 

requested $75,500,000 for the first phase of an aerial port facility 
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at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. With a total cost of almost 

$500,000,000 spanning several phases of construction, this aerial 

port is a long-term investment of the United States Government 

rather than an emergency requirement. While the Committee fully 

supports this project and the concept behind it, it was not able to 

fund the project as part of an emergency spending bill because the 

project clearly is a major undertaking that will anchor U.S. presence in the region for many years. It should be considered in the 

regular order so its part in our military posture can be properly understood. 

The Committee urges the Office of the Secretary of Defense to 

consider CENTCOM construction requests, as they evolve, within 

its normal budgeting process as it would consider the requests of 

any other Command. Likewise, as Central Command increases its 

construction activity both in theater and at its headquarters at 

MacDill Air Force Base, FL, it is commensurately important that 

the Command fully develop its construction requirements before 

seeking an appropriation. Recognizing the enormous burden borne 

by CENTCOM and the tremendous growth it has undergone in the 

short period of time since September 11, 2001, the Committee believes it is important, as CENTCOM transitions to a more sustained budgeting approach, to focus on improving budgeting fidelity. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION SPENDING GROWTH

While the budget of the Department of Defense [DOD] has grown 

dramatically in recent years, the growth of the military construction and family housing budget has failed to keep pace, persisting 

as a very small portion of the Department’s overall budget. In fact, 

during the period of the most precipitous rise in DOD’s budget, fiscal years 2002 through 2004, the military construction and family 

housing budget actually declined as a percentage of the overall 

budget. It dropped to roughly 2.5 percent of the DOD budget until 

the current request, which, at 3 percent, is inflated by a substantial addition for expenses related to the 2005 round of Base Realignment and Closure. 

The current backlog of unfunded military construction requirements will only grow more severe as troops return to the United 

States from installations overseas and are reorganized through 

Army modularity and in BRAC. While the Committee supports the 

transformation ongoing in the Defense Department, particularly 

the return to the United States of troops from overseas, a greater 

commitment to military construction is needed. The Department of 

Defense must make a substantially larger investment in its infrastructure in the near term to ensure adequate support of the 

troops, families, and communities of which it asks so much. 

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The budget request for fiscal year 2006 reflects an increase of 

$1,944,361,000 from the amount enacted in fiscal year 2005. 

The Committee recommends $12,116,611,000, equal to the fiscal 

year 2006 budget request. 
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BARRACKS CONSTRUCTION

The fiscal year 2006 budget request includes $1,132,335,000 to 

construct or modernize 38 barracks projects. 

The Committee recommends $1,107,623,000 for 39 barracks construction projects in fiscal year 2006, a decrease of $24,712,000 

from the budget request. 
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BARRACKS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Service Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation 

Alabama ................................................................ Air Force ............................. Maxwell AFB .............................. Special Operations Command Lodging Facility ..................... 14,900 14,900 Alaska .................................................................... Air Force ............................. Clear AFS .................................. Dormitory (100 Rm) ............................................................... 20,000 20,000 Alaska .................................................................... Army .................................... Fort Wainwright ......................... Barracks Complex .................................................................. 33,560 33,560 Arizona ................................................................... Air Force ............................. Luke AFB ................................... Dormitory (144 Rm) ............................................................... 13,000 13,000 California ............................................................... Air National Guard ............. Fresno Yosemite IAP ARS .......... Alert Crew Quarters Facility ................................................... 3,000 3,000 California ............................................................... Navy .................................... Camp Pendleton ........................ BEQ—Headquarters ............................................................... 19,620 19,620 California ............................................................... Navy .................................... North Island .............................. BEQ—Shipboard Ashore Privitazation ................................... 13,700 ........................Colorado ................................................................. Army .................................... Fort Carson ............................... Barracks Complex .................................................................. 25,522 25,522 Delaware ................................................................ Air Force ............................. Dover AFB .................................. Dormitory (144 Rm) ............................................................... 13,000 13,000 Florida .................................................................... Air Force ............................. Tyndall AFB ............................... Dormitory (120 Rm) ............................................................... 9,000 9,000 Florida .................................................................... Navy .................................... Mayport ..................................... BEQ—Homeport Ashore ......................................................... 7,820 7,820 Georgia .................................................................. Army .................................... Fort Stewart .............................. Barracks Complex .................................................................. 37,566 37,566 Hawaii .................................................................... Army .................................... Schofield Barracks .................... Barracks Complex (Phase 1) ................................................. 48,000 48,000 Illinois .................................................................... Navy .................................... Great Lakes ............................... Barracks ................................................................................. 38,720 38,720 Illinois .................................................................... Navy .................................... Great Lakes ............................... Barracks ................................................................................. 33,840 33,840 Kentucky ................................................................ Army .................................... Fort Campbell ........................... Barracks Complex (Increment 2) ........................................... 24,650 24,650 Kentucky ................................................................ Army .................................... Fort Campbell ........................... Barracks Complex—52nd St ................................................. 49,575 49,575 Kentucky ................................................................ Army .................................... Fort Campbell ........................... Barracks Complex—Glider Rd ............................................... 43,000 43,000 Kentucky ................................................................ Army .................................... Fort Knox ................................... Trainee Barracks—Complex 1 (Increment 2) ....................... 21,000 21,000 Mississippi ............................................................. Air Force ............................. Keesler AFB ............................... Student Dormitory (300 Rm) ................................................. 30,100 30,100 New York ................................................................ Army .................................... Fort Drum .................................. Barracks Complex—10300 Block (Increment 1) .................. 38,500 38,500 New York ................................................................ Air Force Reserve ................ Niagara Falls IAP ...................... Visiting Quarters .................................................................... 9,200 9,200 North Carolina ....................................................... Army .................................... Fort Bragg ................................. Barracks Complex—3rd Brigade (Increment 1) ................... 50,000 50,000 North Carolina ....................................................... Army .................................... Fort Bragg ................................. Barracks Complex (Increment 1) ........................................... 35,600 35,600 North Carolina ....................................................... Army .................................... Fort Bragg ................................. Barracks Complex (Increment 2) ........................................... 30,611 30,611 North Carolina ....................................................... Army .................................... Fort Bragg ................................. Barracks Complex—2nd Brigade (Increment 1) ................... 32,000 32,000 North Carolina ....................................................... Navy .................................... Camp Lejeune ........................... BEQ—Camp Johnson ............................................................. 20,340 20,340 Ohio ....................................................................... Air National Guard ............. Camp Perry ANG Station ........... Replace Troop Training Quarters ........................................... ........................ 4,700 Texas ...................................................................... Army .................................... Fort Sam Houston ..................... Renovate Barracks Wings And Battalion Command Area .... ........................ 7,000 Texas ...................................................................... Air Force ............................. Sheppard AFB ........................... Student Dormitory (300 Rm) ................................................. 33,000 33,000 Washington ............................................................ Army .................................... Fort Lewis .................................. Barracks Complex-North Fort ................................................. 49,949 49,949 Washington ............................................................ Army .................................... Fort Lewis .................................. Barracks Complex .................................................................. 50,000 50,000 Washington ............................................................ Navy .................................... Everett ....................................... BEQ—Homeport Ashore (Increment 1) .................................. 49,950 49,950 Germany ................................................................. Army .................................... Grafenwoehr .............................. Barracks Complex .................................................................. 40,000 40,000 
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BARRACKS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Service Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation 

Germany ................................................................. Army .................................... Vilseck ....................................... Barracks Complex (Phase 2) ................................................. 13,600 13,600 Korea ...................................................................... Air Force ............................. Kunsan AB ................................ Dormitory (382 Rm) ............................................................... 44,100 37,388 Korea ...................................................................... Air Force ............................. Osan AB .................................... Dormitory (156 Rm) ............................................................... 21,750 20,750 Korea ...................................................................... Army .................................... Camp Humphreys ...................... Barracks Complex .................................................................. 28,000 25,000 Korea ...................................................................... Army .................................... Camp Humphreys ...................... Barracks Complex .................................................................. 45,637 38,637 Korea ...................................................................... Army .................................... Camp Humphreys ...................... Barracks Complex .................................................................. 40,525 35,525 

Total ......................................................... ............................................. ................................................... ................................................................................................ 1,132,335 1,107,623 Army Total ................................................ ............................................. ................................................... ................................................................................................ 737,295 729,295 Navy Total ................................................ ............................................. ................................................... ................................................................................................ 183,990 170,290 Air Force Total .......................................... ............................................. ................................................... ................................................................................................ 198,850 191,138 Air National Guard Total .......................... ............................................. ................................................... ................................................................................................ 3,000 7,700 Air Force Reserve Total ............................ ............................................. ................................................... ................................................................................................ 9,200 9,200
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REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES

The following guidelines apply for all military construction and 

family housing project reprogrammings. A project or account (including the sub-elements of an account) which has been specifically 

reduced by the Congress in acting on the budget request is considered to be a congressional interest item and as such, a prior approval is required. Accordingly, no reprogrammings to an item specifically reduced below the threshold by the Congress are permitted. 

The reprogramming criteria that apply to military construction 

projects (25 percent of the funded amount or $2,000,000, whichever 

is less) continue to apply to new housing construction projects and 

to improvements over $2,000,000. To provide the individual services the flexibility to proceed with construction contracts without 

disruption or delay, the costs associated with environmental hazard 

remediation such as asbestos removal, radon abatement, lead-based 

paint removal or abatement, and any other legislated environmental hazard remediation may be excluded, provided that such remediation requirements could not be reasonably anticipated at the 

time of the budget submission. This exclusion applies to projects 

authorized in the budget year and also to projects authorized in 

prior years for which construction has not been completed. 

Furthermore, in instances where a prior approval to a reprogramming request for a project or account has been received 

from the Committee, the adjusted amount approved becomes the 

new base for any future increase or decrease via below-threshold 

reprogrammings (provided that the project or account is not a congressional interest item as defined above). 

REAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

The Committee recommends a continuation of the following general rules for repairing a facility under ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ account funding: 

—Components of the facility may be repaired by replacement, 

and such replacement may be up to current standards or code. 

—Interior arrangements and restorations may be included as repair, but additions, new facilities, and functional conversions 

must be performed as military construction projects. 

—Such projects may be done concurrent with repair projects, as 

long as the final conjunctively funded project is a complete and 

usable facility. 

—The appropriate Service Secretary shall submit a 21-day notification prior to carrying out any repair project with an estimated cost in excess of $7,500,000. 

The Department is directed to continue to report on the real 

property maintenance backlog at all installations for which there 

is a requested construction project in future budget requests. This 

information is to be provided on Form 1390. In addition, for all 

troop housing requests, the Form 1391 is to continue to show all 

real property maintenance conducted in the past 2 years and all future requirements for unaccompanied housing at that installation. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,962,108,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,479,841,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,652,552,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,640,641,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The military construction appropriation for the Army provides for 

acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary 

or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and 

real property for the Army. This appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure projects and 

programs required to support bases and installations around the 

world. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,640,641,000 for the Army for fiscal year 2006. This amount is $321,467,000 below the fiscal year 

2005 enacted level and $160,800,000 above the budget request. 

Further detail of the Committee’s recommendation is provided in 

the State table at the end of this report. 

ARMY MODULARITY

The Army has embarked on an ambitious plan to ‘‘modularize’’ 

its force in order to more efficiently organize itself and thus more 

effectively fight the Global War on Terrorism. While the military 

construction needed to accompany this reorganization will be substantial, the Army military construction budget request for fiscal 

year 2006 is down 16 percent, at $1,479,841,000 compared to 

$1,771,285,000 requested in fiscal year 2005. 

Modularity is intertwined with two other initiatives currently underway that will also significantly impact Army installations: the 

2005 round of Base Realignment and Closure and the return of 

troops from overseas to installations in the United States. These 

two major troop movements will facilitate modularity by allowing 

modular brigades to be made whole by troops who will come from 

other installations both overseas and inside the United States. 

The Army has tried various budgetary approaches to meet the 

immediate needs of its modularity initiative, including its request 

of funds for temporary facilities in the Emergency Supplemental 

Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13). While the Committee supported this funding and supports Army modularity, it is imperative 

that the Army begin investing in infrastructure to support the permanent stationing of its troops. This will require a dramatic increase in the Army military construction budget over the near 

term. 

Barracks, Camp Humphreys, Korea.—Due to a favorable bid environment in Korea in recent years, every barracks project undertaken by the Army within the past 5 fiscal years at Camp Humphreys has resulted in savings from the appropriated amount, with 

an overall average savings of 21 percent, and average savings of 28 

percent in fiscal year 2004, the most recent year in which similar 
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projects were appropriated. The Committee anticipates this favorable trend will continue. For this reason, the Committee has reduced the appropriation below the request for three barracks 

projects at Camp Humphreys. 

The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects 

to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2006 as practical: 

Biggs Gate, Fort Bliss, TX.—Of the funds provided for planning 

and design in this account, the Committee directs that $137,000 be 

made available for design of this facility and urges the Army to include this project in its Future Years Defense Plan [FYDP]. 

Company Operations Facility, Camp Rudder, Eglin Air Force 

Base, FL.—Of the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made available for 

the construction of this facility. 

Dome Housing, Kwajalein Atoll.—In congressional testimony this 

year, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) indicated the 

budget was on track to eliminate all substandard housing worldwide by 2009. It does not appear that Kwajalein Atoll is included 

in this assessment. 

Kwajalein Atoll provides critical support to the Space and Missile 

Defense Command as a missile test and space surveillance facility. 

The facilities on the Atoll are subjected to fierce weather conditions 

and are aging to a point where many are uninhabitable. Many of 

the residents of the Atoll live in 1960-era trailers that have fallen 

victim to the harsh environment. The trailers are long past their 

service life, and annual cost to maintain these structures exceeds 

$5,000 per unit. These trailers are no longer cost-effective to maintain and are consequently being condemned. The Command expects 

to run out of housing for the residents before sufficient replacements can be constructed. 

Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this 

account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made available 

for continued replacement of these 1960-era trailers with dome 

housing consistent with recent housing upgrades. 

Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Committee no later than December 1, 2005, detailing the timeline for the replacement of substandard housing on 

Kwajalein Atoll. 

Heavy Equipment Transport Access Road, Fort Knox, KY.—Of the 

funds provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,300,000 be made available for the construction of this road. 

Storage Tank Facility, Godman Airfield, Fort Knox, KY.—Of the 

funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, 

the Committee directs that $1,200,000 be made available for construction of this facility. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

(INCLUDING RECESSION OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,180,397,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,029,249,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,109,177,000 

Committee recommendation (including rescission) ............................. 953,528,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The military construction appropriation for the Navy and Marine 

Corps provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, 

facilities, and real property for the Navy and the Marine Corps. 

This appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as 

funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to support 

bases and installations around the world. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $953,528,000 for Navy and Marine 

Corps military construction for fiscal year 2006. This amount is 

$226,869,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and 

$75,721,000 below the budget request. Further detail of the Committee’s recommendation is provided in the State table at the end 

of this report. 

NAVY BUDGET REQUEST

Rather than request the full amount needed to execute its fiscal 

year 2006 military construction projects, the Navy knowingly and 

systematically requested smaller appropriations for many projects 

than were necessary to execute them. The Committee has acquiesced to the Navy’s wishes in this regard, providing the Navy with 

the exact appropriation it requested for each funded military construction project. 

The Navy also identified $92,354,000 in savings from past military construction appropriations and presumed to reserve these 

previously appropriated funds to obligate against fiscal year 2006 

military construction projects which were deemed a priority solely 

by the Navy. The Committee is concerned about the precedent this 

would set. While the Committee commends the Navy for identifying savings in its program, it is clear that decisions regarding the 

expenditure of funds by the United States Government are the responsibility of Congress, not the Navy. Moreover, the Navy currently has an avenue to request savings be reallocated, a prior approval reprogramming, not by knowingly requesting an insufficient 

budget in attempt to tie the hands of Congress in the budget decision process. Thus, the Committee recommends rescission of these 

savings and encourages the Navy to request the full amount needed to fund its requirements in future years. 

The Committee fully expects a contract for the following project 

to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2006 as practical: 

Regional Training Center, Everett Naval Base, WA.—Of the funds 

provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee 

directs that $600,000 be made available for the design of this structure. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $844,531,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,069,640,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,171,338,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,209,128,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The military construction appropriation for the Air Force provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 

temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force. This appropriation also 

provides for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure 

projects and programs required to support bases and installations 

around the world. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,209,128,000 for the Air Force in 

fiscal year 2006. This amount is $364,597,000 above the fiscal year 

2005 enacted level and $139,488,000 above the budget request. 

Further detail of the Committee’s recommendation is provided in 

the State table at the end of this report. 

Dormitories, Kunsan Air Base and Osan Air Base, Korea.—Much 

like Army barracks construction in Korea in recent years, Air Force 

dormitory projects undertaken within the past 5 fiscal years at 

Kunsan and Osan Air Bases in Korea have resulted in significant 

savings from the appropriated amount. The average savings has 

been 20 percent over that period, increasing to 31 percent over the 

past 2 fiscal years. The Committee anticipates this favorable trend 

will continue. For this reason, the Committee has reduced the appropriation below the request for one dormitory project at Kunsan 

Air Base and one dormitory project at Osan Air Base. 

The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects 

to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2006 as practical: 

Base Chapel, Eielson Air Force Base, AK.—Of the funds provided 

for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 

$1,196,000 be made available for the design of this structure. 

Kennel Facility, Hickham Air Force Base, HI.—Of the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs 

that $1,480,000 be made available for the construction of this facility. 

Library & Education Center, Andrews Air Force Base, MD.—Of 

the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the 

Committee directs that $1,188,000 be made available for the design 

of this structure. The Committee also urges the Air Force to fund 

the initial phase of this project in its fiscal year 2007 budget request. Completion of this project will avoid further delay in providing professional military education to deploying Guardsmen and 

Reservists. Qualifying airmen must complete professional military 

education courses prior to deployment to avoid delaying scheduled 

promotions until their return. Professional military education 

courses are not available upon deployment, and, in this environment of increased operational tempo, the existing facility lacks sufficient space to accommodate seminars needed to provide these 

courses. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $663,318,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,042,730,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 976,664,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,072,165,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The military construction appropriation for the Department of 

Defense provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and 

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

installations around the world. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,072,165,000 for projects considered within the ‘‘Defense-wide’’ account. This amount is 

$408,847,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and 

$29,435,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the Committee’s recommendation is provided in the State table at the end 

of this report. 

The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects 

to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2006 as possible: 

Integrated Office Building, Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, 

Lima, OH.—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this 

account, the Committee directs that $522,000 be made available for 

the design of this structure. 

Special Operations Forces, Special Boat Team Operations Support Facility, Naval Base Coronado, CA.—Of the funds provided for 

planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 

$990,000 be made available for the design of this structure. 

MEDICAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

The fiscal year 2006 budget request includes $223,820,000 for 12 

major construction projects, equal to the Committee recommendation. 

MEDICAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Service Installation Project title Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommendation 

California ................ Defense-wide ... Beale AFB ........ Clinic Addition/Alteration ................ 18,000 18,000 

California ................ Defense-wide ... NMC San 

Diego.

Patient Parking Facility ................... 15,000 15,000 

Colorado ................. Defense-wide ... Peterson AFB ... Life Skills Support Center ............... 1,820 1,820 

Maryland ................. Defense-wide ... Fort Detrick ...... Joint Medical Logistics Center ........ 34,000 34,000 

Maryland ................. Defense-wide ... USUHS Bethesda.Academic Program Center Grad 

School Nursing Addition.

10,350 10,350 

Maryland ................. Defense-wide ... Fort Detrick ...... USAMRIID Sterilization Plant ........... 21,200 21,200 

Mississippi ............. Defense-wide ... Keesler AFB ..... Surgery Suite Addition/Alteration .... 14,000 14,000 

Nevada ................... Defense-wide ... Nellis AFB ........ Bio Environmental Engineering Facility Replacement.1,700 1,700 

South Carolina ....... Defense-wide ... Charleston ....... Consolidated Medical Clinic ........... 35,000 35,000 
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MEDICAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Service Installation Project title Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommendation 

Texas ...................... Defense-wide ... Lackland AFB .. Veterinary Medical Facility Replacement.11,000 11,000 

Virginia ................... Defense-wide ... Fort Belvoir ...... Hospital Replacement (Phase 2) .... 57,000 57,000 

Bahrain ................... Defense-wide ... Bahrain ............ Medical Clinic Addition/Alteration .. 4,750 4,750 

Total .......... .......................... .......................... .......................................................... 223,820 223,820 

CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION

The Committee has provided $10,000,000 for the Secretary of Defense ‘‘Contingency Construction’’ account in accordance with the 

budget request. This account provides funds which may be used by 

the Secretary of Defense for unforeseen facility requirements. The 

Committee believes the funding provided in the account is adequate to meet the needs of the Department. 

Renewable Energy Assessment.—On March 14, 2005, the Department of Defense submitted to Congress a short- and long-term 

strategy to increase DOD’s use of renewable energy. The Committee originally requested this assessment in the report accompanying the fiscal year 2002 Military Construction Appropriation 

Bill in response to severe energy shortages in California and 

heightened national security concerns over the vulnerability of conventional fuel supplies and power delivery systems. The Defense 

Department remains the largest electricity consumer in the Nation. 

Steep escalations in the price of oil, and continued concerns over 

the security of the Nation’s fuel supply sources, transmission lines, 

and power supply system, validate the need for a strategy to increase DOD’s ability to draw on renewable energy resources. The 

Committee supports the findings of the Renewable Energy Assessment and directs the Secretary of Defense to pursue the Implementation Plan included in the Assessment, and to report to the Committee no later than March 31, 2006, on the steps the Department 

has taken to execute the Implementation Plan. 

ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM

The Committee recommends the full budget request of 

$60,000,000 for the Energy Conservation Investment Program 

[ECIP]. The Committee maintains a strong interest in renewable 

energy resources, including wind, solar, and geothermal, and commends the services for the awards they have received for renewable 

energy initiatives, including the Presidential Awards for Leadership in Federal Energy Management. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, RESERVE COMPONENTS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $958,441,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 722,831,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 930,849,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,018,315,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The military construction appropriation for Reserve Components 

provides for acquisition, construction, expansion, rehabilitation, 

and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of 

the Reserve Components. This appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure projects and 

programs required to support bases and installations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,018,315,000 for military construction projects for the Guard and Reserve Components. This 

amount is $59,874,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and 

$295,484,000 above the budget request. The Committee believes 

funding for the Reserve Components falls woefully short of requirements, particularly in the face of the extensive demands made on 

the Guard and Reserve in the current war effort. Accordingly, the 

Committee recommends significant increases to Reserve Component funding. Further detail of the Committee’s recommendation is 

provided in the State table at the end of this report. 

The Committee recommends approval of military construction, 

Reserve Component, as outlined in the following table: 

RESERVE COMPONENT 

Component Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommendation 

Army National Guard ....................................................................................................... $327,012,000 $467,146,000 

Air National Guard .......................................................................................................... 165,256,000 279,156,000 

Army Reserve ................................................................................................................... 106,077,000 136,077,000 

Naval Reserve ................................................................................................................. 45,226,000 46,676,000 

Air Force Reserve ............................................................................................................ 79,260,000 89,260,000 

Total ................................................................................................................... 722,831,000 1,018,315,000 

The Committee has added funding for specific Reserve Component planning and design initiatives. The Committee recommendation also provides additional funding over the budget request for 

minor construction activities for the Reserve Components. 

The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects 

to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2006 as practical: 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

126th Medevac, Resurface Pavement, Mather Air Force Base, 

CA.—Of the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,350,000 be made available for this 

project. 

Antiterrorism/Force Protection Upgrade, Camp Rapid, SD.—Of 

the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,498,000 be made available for the construction of these upgrades. 

Armory Addition/Alteration, Gassaway, WV.—Of the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs 

that $1,500,000 be made available for the construction of this addition. 
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Army Aviation Support Facility Addition/Alteration, New Castle, 

DE.—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this ac- count, the Committee directs that $1,080,000 be made available for 

the design of this facility. 

Combined Support Maintenance Shop, Fort Chaffee, AR.—Of the 

funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $400,000 be made available for the design of 

this structure. 

Eastern Army Aviation Training Site—Technical Training and 

Aircraft Maintenance Facilty, Fort Indiantown Gap, PA.—Of the 

funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $2,900,000 be made available for the design of 

this structure. 

Field Maintenance Shop, Bethel, AK.—Of the funds provided for 

planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 

$441,000 be made available for the design of this structure. 

Joint Forces Headquarters, Salem, OR.—Of the funds provided 

for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 

$941,000 be made available for the design of this facility. 

Range Improvements, Camp Dawson, WV.—Of the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs 

that $1,500,000 be made available for the construction of these 

range improvements. 

Readiness Center Addition/Alteration, Kodiak, AK.—Of the funds 

provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made available for the construction of this 

facility. 

Readiness Center, Logan County, WV.—Of the funds provided for 

planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 

$800,000 be made available for the design of this facility. 

Readiness Center, Miles City, MT.—Of the funds provided for 

planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 

$440,000 be made available for the design of this structure. 

Readiness Center/Organizational Maintenance Shop, Middletown, IA.—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this 

account, the Committee directs that $1,057,000 be made available 

for the design of this structure. 

Regional Training Institute, Camp Dawson, WV.—Of the funds 

provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee 

directs that $2,000,000 be made available for the design of these 

facilities. 

Replace Aircraft Maintenance Hangar and Shops, March Air Reserve Base, CA.—Of the funds provided for planning and design in 

this account, the Committee directs that $960,000 be made available for the design of these structures. 

Replace Vehicle Maintenance Complex, Fresno Yosemite International Airport, CA.—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $340,000 be made 

available for the design of this structure. 

Troop Medical Clinic Addition, Camp Shelby, MS.—Of the funds 

provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the 

Committee directs that $849,000 be made available for this project. 

Unit Training and Equipment Site Addition, Camp Grafton, 

ND.—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this ac-
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count, the Committee directs that $197,000 be made available for 

the design of this structure. 

Unit Warm Storage, Camp Denali, AK.—Of the funds provided 

for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that 

$1,100,000 be made available for the construction of this facility. 

Upgrade/Harden Perimeter, Camp Grafton, ND.—Of the funds 

provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $870,000 be made available for the hardening of this facility’s perimeter. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

C–5 Beddown, Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, Martinsburg, WV.—The Committee continues to support the timely execution of the C–5 beddown and has included an additional 

$17,000,000 for expenses associated with restoration and repair of 

the existing runway. This is an additional requirement which was 

recently identified and does not eliminate the need for fully funding 

the planned fiscal year 2007 C–5 project to Upgrade/Extend Runway and Taxiways associated with that project. 

Poor Farm Road Land Purchase, Burlington, VT.—Of the funds 

provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made available for the purchase of this 

land. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE

Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Facility, Joint Reserve Base, Naval 

Air Station, New Orleans, LA.—Of the funds provided for minor 

construction in this account, the Committee directs that $750,000 

be made available for the construction of this facility. 

Joint Ground Support Equipment Complex, Joint Reserve Base, 

Naval Air Station, Fort Worth, TX.—Of the funds provided for 

planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 

$300,000 be made available for the design of this structure. 

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $160,800,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 206,858,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 206,858,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 206,858,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] appropriation 

provides for the U.S. cost-share of the NATO Security Investment 

Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities 

and installations (including international military headquarters) 

and for related expenses for the collective defense of the NATO 

Treaty Area. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $206,858,000 for the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization [NATO] Security Investment Program for fis-
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cal year 2006, fully funding the budget request. This amount is 

$46,058,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level. 

The Committee continues the requirement that no funds will be 

used for projects (including planning and design) related to the enlargement of NATO and the Partnership for Peace program, unless 

Congress is notified 21 days in advance of the obligation of funds. 

In addition, the Committee’s intent is that section 121 of the General Provisions of this title shall apply to this program. 

The Department of Defense is directed to identify separately the 

level of effort anticipated for NATO enlargement and for Partnership for Peace for that fiscal year in future budget justifications. 

The Committee continues to direct that none of the funds appropriated in this, or any other Act, for the NATO Security Investment Program be obligated or expended for missile defense studies. 

FAMILY HOUSING OVERVIEW

The Committee recommends $4,133,683,000 for family housing 

construction, operations and maintenance, and the Department’s 

family housing improvement fund. This amount is $108,486,000 

below the fiscal year 2006 budget request but $59,080,000 above 

the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2005. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $615,099,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 549,636,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 549,636,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 549,636,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing appropriation for the Army provides for expenses of family housing for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of all costs for construction, 

improvements and leasing of all Army housing. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the program contains initiatives to reduce 

operating costs and conserve energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can be made more efficient through relatively modest 

investments in improvements. The Department of Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed 

loans, and convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private sector to increase the availability of affordable, quality housing for the Army. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $549,636,000 for family housing 

construction, Army, in fiscal year 2006, which is equal to the budget request. This amount is $65,463,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

enacted level. 

CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $231,700,000 for new construction, 

as shown below: 
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ARMY FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Installation Project title Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommendation 

Alaska ................................ Fort Richardson ..... Family Housing Replacement Construction 

(117 Units).

49,000 49,000 

Alaska ................................ Fort Wainwright ..... Family Housing Replacement Construction 

(96 Units).

49,000 49,000 

Alaska ................................ Fort Wainwright ..... Family Housing Replacement Construction 

(84 Units).

42,000 42,000 

Arizona ............................... Fort Huachuca ....... Family Housing Replacement Construction 

(131 Units).

31,000 31,000 

Arizona ............................... Yuma ..................... Family Housing Replacement Construction 

(35 Units).

11,200 11,200 

Oklahoma ........................... Fort Sill .................. Family Housing Replacement Construction 

(129 Units).

24,000 24,000 

Virginia ............................... Fort Lee .................. Family Housing Replacement Construction 

(96 Units).

19,500 19,500 

Virginia ............................... Fort Monroe ............ Family Housing Replacement Construction 

(21 Units).

6,000 6,000 

Total ...................... ................................ ....................................................................... 231,700 231,700 

CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS

The following projects are to be accomplished within the amounts 

provided for construction improvements: 

ARMY CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Installation Project title Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommendation 

Arizona ......................... Fort Huachuca .............. Family Housing Improvements ..................... 9,000 9,000 

California ..................... Fort Irwin ...................... Family Housing Privatization ....................... 28,000 28,000

Georgia ........................ Fort McPherson ............ Family Housing Privatization ....................... 11,000 11,000 

Kansas ......................... Fort Riley ...................... Family Housing Privatization ....................... 67,000 67,000

Kentucky ...................... Fort Campbell .............. Family Housing Privatization ....................... 28,000 28,000 

New Mexico .................. White Sands ................. Family Housing Privatization ....................... 4,000 4,000 

New York ...................... U.S. Military Academy .. Family Housing Improvements ..................... 6,700 6,700 

Virginia ........................ Fort Lee ........................ Family Housing Improvements ..................... 13,600 13,600 

Germany ....................... Ansbach ....................... Family Housing Improvements ..................... 9,000 9,000 

Germany ....................... Garmisch ...................... Family Housing Improvements ..................... 5,000 5,000 

Germany ....................... Stuttgart ....................... Family Housing Improvements ..................... 23,000 23,000 

Germany ....................... Stuttgart ....................... Family Housing Improvements ..................... 17,500 17,500 

Germany ....................... Stuttgart ....................... Family Housing Improvements ..................... 4,700 4,700 

Germany ....................... Vilseck .......................... Family Housing Improvements ..................... 11,400 11,400 

Germany ....................... Wiesbaden .................... Family Housing Improvements ..................... 13,800 13,800 

Germany ....................... Wiesbaden .................... Family Housing Improvements ..................... 15,500 15,500 

Germany ....................... Wiesbaden .................... Family Housing Improvements ..................... 20,000 20,000 

Germany ....................... Wiesbaden .................... Family Housing Improvements ..................... 13,200 13,200 

Total ............... ...................................... ....................................................................... 300,400 300,400 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $927,707,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 812,993,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 803,993,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 812,993,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for 

the Army provides for the operation and maintenance of family 

housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor construction, 

principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums of Army 

family housing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $812,993,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Army, in fiscal year 2006, which is equal 

to the budget request. This amount is $114,714,000 below the fiscal 

year 2005 enacted level. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $126,806,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 218,942,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 218,942,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 218,942,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing appropriation for the Navy and Marine Corps 

provides for expenses of family housing for construction, including 

acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of all costs for 

construction, improvements, and leasing of all Navy and Marine 

Corps housing. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and conserve 

energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can be made more 

efficient through relatively modest investments in improvements. 

The Department of Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed loans, and convey Departmentowned property to stimulate the private sector to increase the 

availability of affordable, quality housing for the Navy and Marine 

Corps. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $218,942,000 for family housing 

construction, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal year 2006, which is 

equal to the budget request. This amount is $92,136,000 above the 

fiscal year 2005 enacted level. 

CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $40,298,000 for new construction of 

a 126-unit family housing project in Guam. 

CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS

The following projects are to be accomplished within the amounts 

provided for construction improvements: 
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NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Installation Project title Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommendation 

California .............. Camp Pendleton ........................ Family Housing Privatization ................. 8,400 8,400 

Hawaii ................... Kaneohe Bay ............................. Family Housing Privatization ................. 66,247 66,247 

North Carolina ....... Camp Lejeune/Cherry Point ...... Family Housing Privatization ................. 37,680 37,680 

Guam ..................... South Finegayan ....................... Family Housing Improvements .............. 25,698 25,698 

Guam ..................... Nimitz Hill ................................. Family Housing Improvements .............. 495 495 

Guam ..................... Nimitz Hill and Flag Circle ....... Family Housing Improvements .............. 6,243 6,243 

Japan ..................... Atsugi ........................................ Family Housing Improvements .............. 24,470 24,470 

Japan ..................... Yokosuka ................................... Family Housing Improvements .............. 9,411 9,411 

Total ......... ................................................... ................................................................ 178,644 178,644 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND

MARINE CORPS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $705,404,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 593,660,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 588,660,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 593,660,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for 

the Navy and Marine Corps provides for the operation and maintenance of family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, 

minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 

premiums of Navy and Marine Corps family housing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $593,660,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal year 

2006, which is equal to the budget request. This amount is 

$111,744,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $801,788,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,251,108,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,236,220,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,142,622,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing appropriation for the Air Force provides for 

expenses of family housing for construction, including acquisition, 

replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration. This 

appropriation provides for the financing of all costs for construction, improvements and leasing of all Air Force housing. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and conserve energy by upgrading 

or replacing facilities which can be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in improvements. The Department of 

Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make direct and 

guaranteed loans, and convey Department-owned property to stim-
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ulate the private sector to increase the availability of affordable, 

quality housing for the Air Force. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,142,622,000 for family housing 

construction, Air Force, in fiscal year 2006. This amount is 

$340,834,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and 

$108,486,000 below the budget request. 

Family Housing, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC.—The 

Air Force has taken an especially aggressive approach to its family 

housing program in recent years in attempt to meet the DOD-wide 

goal of having contracts in place to replace all substandard family 

housing in the United States by 2007. Because the Air Force was 

slower than the other services in moving to the privatization of 

family housing, this aggressive approach has been necessary. The 

family housing privatization program has been an unqualified success, garnering steadfast support from this Committee and drawing 

the increasing allegiance of the Air Force, as it has emerged as the 

only viable approach to achieving the 2007 goal. 

However, the Air Force has not requested budgets to reflect this 

aggressive move to family housing privitazation, choosing instead 

to budget for traditional family housing projects and convert these 

projects to privatization after funds have been appropriated, thereby rendering meaningless the original budget justification documents submitted to support them. The Committee understands 

that family housing privatization projects are complex transactions, 

but it is evident that the Air Force intends to privatize a much 

greater portion of its family housing program than it has indicated 

in its budget submission for several reasons, not least of which is 

the fact that traditional construction of family housing, if executed 

as submitted by the Air Force in its budget request, will not result 

in the elimination of substandard housing by 2007. 

One specific example of this practice is Bolling Air Force Base. 

It has been made clear to the Committee, since before the submission of the fiscal year 2006 budget request, that Bolling Air Force 

Base family housing is intended to be privatized at no cost to the 

Government. The Committee does not recommend funding for the 

traditional family housing project requested at Bolling Air Force 

Base, as it will not be needed for this purpose. 

Family Housing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.—The Air 

Force’s fiscal year 2006 budget request to spend $45,385,000 to 

build family housing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, conflicts 

with the Committee’s understanding of prudent planning for family 

housing. Adequate housing for Spangdahlem Air Base currently exists in the Air Force inventory at Bitburg, Germany, located just 

over 10 miles from Spangdahlem. The Air Force’s desire to divest 

this adequate housing only to build more housing is not in keeping 

with the need to maximize the utility of family housing funds. 

Additionally, determinations are not yet final regarding the disposition of force structure at Spangdahlem. The status of forces 

may remain unchanged at Spangdahlem, or some of the forces may 

be relocated within the ongoing Integrated Global Presence and 

Basing Strategy [IGPBS] moves of the Department of Defense. This 

determination will have a material effect on the size of the popu-
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lation at Spangdahlem and consequently on the level of need for 

family housing. Thus, the Committee does not recommend funding 

for this family housing project until the steady-state population of 

Spangdahlem Air Base can be determined and the ability of housing currently in the inventory to meet the needs of the population 

can then be confirmed or disproved. 

CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $696,405,000 for new construction, 

as shown below: 
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AIR FORCE FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recom- mendation 

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

Total ........................................................................... ................................................... ................................................................................................................................. 790,501 696,405 
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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] 

Location Installation Project title Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommendation 

California ..................... Los Angeles AFB, Fort MacArthur Housing Annex.Whole House Upgrade ........ 19,803 19,803 

Colorado ....................... Air Force Academy ................................. Privatize Family Housing .... 10,082 10,082 

Colorado ....................... Peterson AFB .......................................... Privatize Family Housing .... 15,124 15,124 

District of Columbia .... Bolling AFB ............................................ Improve Family Housing ..... 11,090 ..................

Florida .......................... MacDill AFB ........................................... Improve Family Housing ..... 2,246 2,246 

Idaho ............................ Mountain Home AFB .............................. Improve Family Housing ..... 4,026 4,026 

Kansas ......................... McConnell AFB ....................................... Improve Family Housing ..... 699 699 

Maryland ...................... Andrews AFB .......................................... Improve Family Housing ..... 28,216 28,216 

North Carolina ............. Pope AFB ................................................ Improve Family Housing ..... 16,625 16,625 

Tennessee .................... Arnold AFB ............................................. Improve Family Housing ..... 1,930 1,930 

Wyoming ...................... F.E. Warren AFB ..................................... Privatize Family Housing .... 39,936 39,936 

Germany ....................... Ramstein ................................................ Improve Family Housing ..... 4,519 4,519 

Japan ........................... Kadena AB ............................................. Improve Family Housing ..... 107,469 107,469 

Japan ........................... Misawa AB ............................................. Improve Family Housing ..... 58,046 58,046 

Japan ........................... Yokota AB .............................................. Improve Family Housing ..... 54,913 54,913

Portugal ....................... Lajes Field ............................................. Improve Family Housing ..... 16,183 16,183

Spain ........................... Moron AB ............................................... Improve Family Housing ..... 7,128 7,128 

Turkey .......................... Incirlik AB .............................................. Improve Family Housing ..... 20,081 20,081 

United Kingdom ........... RAF Mildenhall ....................................... Improve Family Housing ..... 2,038 2,038 

Classified Location ...... Classified ............................................... Improve Infrastructure ........ 49 49 

Total ............... ................................................................ ............................................. 420,203 409,113 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $864,784,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 766,939,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 755,319,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 766,939,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for 

the Air Force provides for the operation and maintenance of family 

housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor construction, 

principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums of Air 

Force family housing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $766,939,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Air Force, in fiscal year 2006, which is 

equal to the budget request. This amount is $97,845,000 below the 

fiscal year 2005 enacted level. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $49,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ........................... 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing appropriation for Defense-wide provides for 

expenses of family housing for construction, including acquisition, 

replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration. This 

appropriation provides for the financing of all costs for construction, improvements and leasing of housing Defense-wide. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and conserve energy by upgrading 

or replacing facilities which can be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in improvements. The Department of 

Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make direct and 

guaranteed loans, and convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private sector to increase the availability of affordable, 

quality housing Defense-wide. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

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

recommends no funding for this account. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $49,575,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 46,391,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 46,391,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 46,391,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for 

Defense-wide provides for the operation and maintenance of family 

housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor construction, 

principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums of Defense 

family housing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $46,391,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, which is equal to the budget 

request. This amount is $3,184,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level. 

FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. ¥$16,609,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 2,500,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,500,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing improvement appropriation provides for the 

Department of Defense to undertake housing initiatives and to provide an alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting facilities. This account provides ‘‘seed’’ 

money for housing privatization initiatives. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $2,500,000 for the Family Housing 

Improvement Fund. This amount is equal to the budget request. 

BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $246,166,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 377,827,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 377,827,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 377,827,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The base closure appropriation (1990) provides for clean up and 

disposal of property consistent with the four closure rounds required by the base closure Acts of 1988 and 1990. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a total of $377,827,000 for the Base 

Closure Account 1990. This is an amount equal to the budget request and an increase of $131,711,000 from the fiscal year 2005 enacted level. The Military Departments have assured the Committee 

that this level of funding is adequate to address urgent requirements for fiscal year 2006 resulting from prior BRAC rounds. 

Since the start of the current process for BRAC, Military Construction Appropriations Acts have appropriated a net total of 

$23,203,727,000 for the entire program for fiscal years 1990 

through 2005. The total amount appropriated for BRAC 1990, combined with the Committee recommendation for fiscal year 2006 is 

$23,581,554,000. 

In appropriating these funds, the Committee continues to provide 

the Department with the flexibility to allocate funds by service, by 

function, and by installation. The following table displays the total 

amount appropriated for each round of base closure, including 

amounts recommended for fiscal year 2006 for BRAC 1990. 

BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 

[Total funding, fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2006] 

Fiscal year 1990 

through fiscal year 

2004 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee 

recommended 

Total 

Part I ..................................................... $2,684,577,000 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) $2,684,577,000 

Part II .................................................... 4,915,636,000 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 4,915,636,000 

Part III ................................................... 7,269,267,000 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 7,269,267,000 

Part IV ................................................... 8,088,131,000 $246,116,000 $377,827,000 8,712,074,000 

Total ........................................ 22,957,611,000 246,116,000 377,827,000 23,581,554,000 

1 Not Applicable 

Groundwater Remedy, McClellan Air Force Base, CA.—The Committee is concerned with the Air Force’s proposed changes to the 

selected groundwater remedy at the former McClellan Air Force 

Base. The Committee views the remedy as adopted by the Air 

Force as a commitment to the community. Any and all changes to 

the remedy should be undertaken with appropriate consultation 

with Federal and State regulatory agencies as well as the local 

community. The Air Force is directed to provide quarterly updates 
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to the Committee on its consideration of changes to the groundwater remedy at the site, with the first such report due by December 31, 2005. 

Lowry Air Force Base, CO.—The Committee is concerned about 

asbestos contamination and remediation at the former Lowry Air 

Force Base, CO. The Committee understands that, in 1993, the 

Base Cleanup Team [BCT], comprising the Air Force, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Colorado, conducted an 

environmental baseline study for Lowry Air Force Base in order to 

deem the property suitable for transfer. The Committee notes that 

study did not disclose the presence of buried construction waste 

containing asbestos from a former Air Force hospital at the base. 

The buried construction waste containing asbestos from the 

former Lowry hospital was discovered by local residential developers in 2002. The Air Force has acknowledged that it was responsible for the asbestos-containing construction waste. The Committee understands that the Air Force has rejected claims submitted by most of the local residential developers for the costs they 

incurred while testing, sampling, and remediating the site. The developers are currently considering legal action. The Committee 

urges the Air Force to resolve these claims at the earliest possible 

date. 

The Committee is concerned that the Air Force’s refusal to pay 

for the remediation of hazardous waste at Lowry Air Force Base 

may discourage other communities from pursuing redevelopment or 

reuse options for military facilities that are closed or realigned as 

part of the BRAC process. In many cases, the closure or realignment of a military facility can create significant opportunities for 

economic and residential growth. The Committee encourages the 

Department of Defense to be mindful of the importance of working 

closely with local communities to fully identify hazardous waste before the military facility is transferred and to resolve, at the earliest possible date, those disputes that arise from the remediation 

of the hazardous waste discovered after the facility is transferred. 

Sewer Remediation, McClellan Air Force Base, CA.—The Committee supports the Air Force’s agreement to program $15,100,000 

in BRAC funding for sewer remediation at the former McClellan 

Air Force Base. The Committee notes that funds for the community’s share of the McClellan sewer remediation project have been 

included in the Office of Economic Adjustment [OEA] account in 

the Defense appropriations Acts for fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 

2006. It is the Committee’s intention that the OEA funds be used 

for the purpose for which they were appropriated and not used to 

supplant the BRAC environmental remediation funds that the Air 

Force has already committed to the project. 

BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005 

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... $1,880,466,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,570,466,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,504,466,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The base realignment and closure appropriation for 2005 provides for clean up and disposal of property consistent with the 2005 

closure round required by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. section 2687 note). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a total of $1,504,466,000 for the 

Base Realignment and Closure Account 2005. This amount is 

$376,000,000 below the budget request. 

The Department of Defense requested $1,880,466,000 to begin 

implementation of the 2005 round of Base Closure. The funds provided are essential if the Department is to maintain the BRACmandated 6-year timeline. However, the Appendix transmitting the 

President’s budget request noted that $376,000,000 of that request 

would remain unobligated at the end of the fiscal year. For this 

reason, the Committee has reduced the recommended appropriation by the same amount. 

This reduction leaves the Department with $1,504,466,000 to expend on BRAC implementation for the 2005 round. This remains 

a very sizable portion of the military construction budget of the Department of Defense, equaling 13 percent of this title and accounting for the vast majority of the increase in the military construction budget request from fiscal year 2005 to fiscal year 2006. In 

fact, the military construction budget request for fiscal year 2006, 

not including funds for BRAC, actually increased from last year’s 

enacted level by only 2.4 percent. This illustrates the high premium placed upon military construction funds. Given the scarcity 

of these funds, the Committee directs, as included in the General 

Provisions of this title, that no appropriated funds be expended on 

military construction or family housing projects at installations 

that are ultimately designated to be closed or realigned if the 2005 

round of Base Realignment and Closure becomes law. However, if 

it is conclusively shown by the Department that it would be less 

expensive to complete an ongoing project than to cancel it, the 

Committee has provided the Department the authority to complete 

such a project. Additionally, in order to maintain appropriate oversight of the money to be expended in BRAC 2005, the Committee’s 

recommendation includes a provision requiring the Secretary of Defense to submit and receive approval of a spending plan for BRAC 

2005 before moving to obligate funds in this account. 

The Committee is aware of the Department’s plan to bring over 

75,000 troops home to the United States from installations overseas, some troops moving due to the BRAC process and others moving independent of BRAC. The Committee supports the funding of 

BRAC 2005, if it becomes law. The Committee urges the Department of Defense to implement an expedited process of obligating 

and expending BRAC 2005 funds to facilitate the timeline for returning troops to the United States, especially with respect to the 

Army, which faces the largest movement of personnel. 
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TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. Restricts payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work, except in cases of contracts for environmental restoration at base closure sites. 

SEC. 102. Permits use of funds for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 

SEC. 103. Permits use of funds for defense access roads. 

SEC. 104. Prohibits construction of new bases inside the continental United States for which specific appropriations have not 

been made. 

SEC. 105. Limits the use of funds for purchase of land or land 

easements. 

SEC. 106. Prohibits the use of funds to acquire land, prepare a 

site, or install utilities for any family housing except housing for 

which funds have been made available. 

SEC. 107. Limits the use of minor construction funds to transfer 

or relocate activities among installations. 

SEC. 108. Prohibits the procurement of steel unless American 

producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been allowed to 

compete. 

SEC. 109. Prohibits payments of real property taxes in foreign 

nations. 

SEC. 110. Prohibits construction of new bases overseas without 

prior notification. 

SEC. 111. Establishes a threshold for American preference of 

$500,000 relating to architect and engineering services. 

SEC. 112. Establishes preference for American contractors for 

military construction in the United States territories and possessions in the Pacific, and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea. 

SEC. 113. Requires notification of military exercises involving 

construction in excess of $100,000. 

SEC. 114. Limits obligations during the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 

SEC. 115. Permits funds appropriated in prior years to be available for construction authorized during the current session of Congress. 

SEC. 116. Permits the use of expired or lapsed funds to pay the 

cost of supervision for any project being completed with lapsed 

funds. 

SEC. 117. Permits obligation of funds from more than 1 fiscal 

year to execute a construction project, provided that the total obligation for such project is consistent with the total amount appropriated for the project. 

SEC. 118. Directs the Department to report annually on actions 

taken to encourage other nations to assume a greater share of the 

common defense budget. 
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SEC. 119. Allows transfer of proceeds from earlier base closure 

accounts to the continuing base closure account (1990, parts I–IV). 

SEC. 120. Permits the transfer of funds from Family Housing 

Construction accounts to the DOD Family Housing Improvement 

Fund and from Military Construction accounts to the DOD Military 

Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund. 

SEC. 121. Restricts the use of funds for the Partnership for Peace 

program. 

SEC. 122. Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense committees of all family housing privatization solicitations and agreements which contain any clause providing consideration for base realignment and closure, force reductions and extended deployments. 

SEC. 123. Provides transfer authority to the Homeowners Assistance Program. 

SEC. 124. Requires that all acts making appropriations for military construction be the sole funding source of all operation and 

maintenance for family housing, including flag and general officer 

quarters, and limits the repair on flag and general officer quarters 

to $35,000 per year without prior notification to the congressional 

defense committees. 

SEC. 125. Limits funds from being transferred from this appropriation measure into any new instrumentality without authority 

from an appropriation Act. 

SEC. 126. Prohibits funds appropriated for the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization Security Investment Program from being obligated or expended for the purpose of missile defense studies. 

SEC. 127. Provides authority to expend funds from the ‘‘Ford Island Improvement’’ account. 

SEC. 128. Prohibits the expenditure of funds at installations or 

for projects no longer necessary as a result of BRAC 2005, should 

it become law, and requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a 

prior-approval reprogramming request before redirecting such 

funds. 

SEC. 129. Clarifies the intent of Congress regarding the recipients of reports and notifications submitted by the Department of 

Defense. 
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TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $65,838,832,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 69,454,300,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 68,112,300,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 70,710,881,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Veterans Administration [VA] was established as an independent agency by Executive Order 5398 of July 21, 1930, in accordance with the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 1016). This act authorized the President to consolidate and coordinate Federal agencies especially created for or concerned with the administration of 

laws providing benefits to veterans, including the Veterans’ Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions, and the National Home for Disabled 

Volunteer Soldiers. On March 15, 1989, the VA was elevated to 

Cabinet-level status as the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

The VA’s mission is to serve America’s veterans and their families as their principal advocate in ensuring that they receive the 

care, support, and recognition they have earned in service to the 

Nation. The VA’s operating units include the Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Administration, National Cemetery 

Administration, and staff support offices. 

The Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] provides an integrated program of non-medical veteran benefits. The VBA administers a broad range of benefits to veterans and other eligible beneficiaries through 57 regional offices and the records processing center in St. Louis, MO. The benefits provided include: compensation 

for service-connected disabilities; pensions for wartime, needy, and 

totally disabled veterans; vocational rehabilitation assistance; educational and training assistance; home buying assistance; estate 

protection services for veterans under legal disability; information 

and assistance through personalized contacts; and six life insurance programs. 

The Veterans Health Administration [VHA] develops, maintains, 

and operates a national healthcare delivery system for eligible veterans; carries out a program of education and training of 

healthcare personnel; carries out a program of medical research 

and development; and furnishes health services to members of the 

Armed Forces during periods of war or national emergency. A system of 157 hospitals, 944 outpatient clinics, 134 nursing homes, 

and 42 VA domiciliary residential rehabilitation treatment programs (formerly called ‘‘domicilaries’’) is maintained to meet the 

VA’s medical mission. 

The National Cemetery Administration provides for the interment of the remains of eligible deceased servicepersons and discharged veterans in any national cemetery with available grave 

space; permanently maintains these graves; marks graves of eligi-
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ble persons in national and private cemeteries; and administers the 

grant program for aid to States in establishing, expanding, or improving State veterans’ cemeteries. The National Cemetery Administration includes 158 cemeterial installations and activities. 

Other VA offices include the general counsel, inspector general, 

Boards of Contract Appeals and Veterans Appeals, and the general 

administration, which supports the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, 

Under Secretary for Benefits, Under Secretary for Health, and the 

Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $70,710,881,000 for the Department of Veterans Affairs, including $36,625,618,000 in mandatory spending and $34,085,263,000 in discretionary spending. The amount 

provided for discretionary activities represents an increase of 

$3,354,515,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and 

$3,233,581,000 above the budget request. 

Improving Medical Care.—The Committee is vitally concerned 

with ensuring our veterans receive the best quality medical care 

possible. Nothing is more important to our veterans than our commitment to their healthcare needs. This Committee was disappointed that the Department of Veterans Affairs budget request 

would not adequately provide this level of medical care without imposing a new fee and an increased co-payment for prescription 

medications. Therefore, the Committee recommendation provides 

more than $1,250,000,000 above the budget request, in the areas 

of medical services, grants to States for extended care services, and 

research to alleviate this concern. This level of funding will ensure 

that our veterans will receive the best care, in a more timely manner. 

Personnel Issues.—The Committee is concerned that the current 

operating budget has caused an overall hiring freeze and a shortage of nurses at many VA facilities. The recommended funding 

level will be sufficient to address these issues. The Committee directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to report to the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress, no later than 

45 days after enactment of this Act, on the steps the Department 

is taking to remediate these personnel problems. 

The Committee has chosen not to use the administration’s proposed budget account structure due to the changes already made 

by the Conferees in the fiscal year 2005 appropriations Act. The 

Committee is sensitive to the administrative burden on VA staff in 

implementing such major changes. However, even knowing the 

Committee will stay with the current structure, the VA continues 

to inefficiently keep two sets of budgetary data costing an unnecessary expenditure of time and money. The Committee will continue 

to use the current account structure and directs the VA to use this 

current format for all future budget submissions. 

The VA has included in its budget submission a proposal to realize $590,000,000 in management efficiencies and savings without 

an explanation of how these efficiencies and savings will materialize. To compound the problem, the proposed budget request is 

based on these savings and proposed legislation dictating new user 

fees. If these savings do not materialize or the new user fees are 
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not enacted, the VA would not be able to provide services at the 

current rate, much less meet the demands of our new veterans. 

Therefore, in future budget submissions, the VA should request 

funding at a level that can meet the real needs of our veterans 

without relying on new fees requiring legislation to be enacted or 

expecting Congress to appropriate more than the budget request in 

order to maintain existing service to our veterans. 

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $35,261,848,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 36,780,131,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 36,780,131,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 36,780,131,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] is responsible for 

the payment of compensation and pension benefits to eligible service-connected disabled veterans. This administration also provides 

education benefits and housing loan guarantees. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $36,780,131,000 for the Veterans 

Benefits Administration. This amount is composed of 

$33,412,879,000 for Compensation and pensions; $3,214,246,000 for 

Readjustment benefits; $45,907,000 for Veterans insurance and indemnities; $64,586,000 for Veterans housing benefit program fund 

program account, with ¥$112,000,000 in Credit subsidies and 

$153,575,000 for Administrative expenses; $53,000 for the Vocational rehabilitation loans program account and $305,000 for Administrative expenses; and $580,000 for the Native American veteran housing loan program account. 

COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $32,607,688,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 33,412,879,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 33,412,879,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 33,412,879,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Compensation is payable to living veterans who have suffered 

impairment of earning power from service-connected disabilities. 

The amount of compensation is based upon the impact of disabilities on a veteran’s earning capacity. Death compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation is payable to the surviving 

spouses and dependents of veterans whose deaths occur while on 

active duty or result from service-connected disabilities. A clothing 

allowance may also be provided for service-connected veterans who 

use a prosthetic or orthopedic device. 

Pensions are an income security benefit payable to needy wartime veterans who are precluded from gainful employment due to 

non-service-connected disabilities which render them permanently 

and totally disabled. Under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
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of 1990, veterans 65 years of age or older are no longer considered 

permanently and totally disabled by law and are thus subject to a 

medical evaluation. Death pensions are payable to needy surviving 

spouses and children of deceased wartime veterans. The rate payable for both disability and death pensions is determined on the 

basis of the annual income of the veteran or their survivors. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $33,412,879,000 for compensation 

and pensions. This is an increase of $805,191,000 above the fiscal 

year 2005 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The 

amount includes funds for a projected fiscal year 2006 cost-of-living 

increase of 2.3 percent for pension recipients. 

The appropriation includes $23,491,000 in payments to the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical services’’ accounts for expenses related to implementing provisions of the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1990, the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992, the 

Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1994, and the Veterans’ 

Benefits Improvements Act of 1996. 

Annual Benefits Report.—The Annual Benefits Report produced 

by the Veterans Benefits Administration shall continue the practice 

of reporting select veteran data for all VA benefit programs by 

State including, for each State, its relative ranking among all of 

the States for the various program measures reported. 

READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $2,556,232,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 3,214,246,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 3,214,246,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,214,246,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The readjustment benefits appropriation finances the education 

and training of veterans and servicepersons whose initial entry on 

active duty took place on or after July 1, 1985. These benefits are 

included in the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program (Montgomery GI bill) authorized under 38 U.S.C. section 30. 

Eligibility to receive this assistance began in 1987. Basic benefits 

are funded through appropriations made to the readjustment benefits appropriation and transfers from the Department of Defense. 

This account also finances vocational rehabilitation, specially 

adapted housing grants, automobile grants with the associated approved adaptive equipment for certain disabled veterans, and educational assistance allowances for eligible dependents of those veterans who died from service-connected causes or have a total permanent service-connected disability, as well as dependents of servicepersons who were captured or missing in action. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $3,214,246,000 for readjustment 

benefits. This is an increase of $658,014,000 above the fiscal year 

2005 enacted level and the same as the budget request. 
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VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $44,380,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 45,907,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 45,907,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 45,907,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The veterans insurance and indemnities appropriation consists of 

the former appropriations for military and naval insurance, applicable to World War I veterans; National Service Life Insurance, applicable to certain World War II veterans; Servicemen’s indemnities, applicable to Korean conflict veterans; and veterans mortgage life insurance to individuals who have received a grant for 

specially adapted housing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $45,907,000 for veterans insurance 

and indemnities. This is an increase of $1,527,000 above the fiscal 

year 2005 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The 

Department estimates there will be 7,385,456 policies in force in 

fiscal year 2006 with a value of $756,138,000,000. 

VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Program account Administrative 

expenses 

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................................................... 1 $43,784,000 $152,842,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................................................... 64,586,000 153,575,000 

House allowance ..................................................................................................................... 64,586,000 153,575,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................................................... 64,586,000 153,575,000 

1 Reflects credit subsidy estimate from last year’s report. The new estimate for 2005 is ¥$144,000,000. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation provides for all costs, with the exception of 

the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program and the 

Guaranteed Transitional Housing Loans for Homeless Veterans 

Program, of the VA’s direct and guaranteed housing loans, as well 

as the administrative expenses to carry out these programs, which 

may be transferred to and merged with the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ account. 

VA loan guaranties are made to service members, veterans, reservists and unremarried surviving spouses for the purchase of 

homes, condominiums, manufactured homes and for refinancing 

loans. VA guarantees part of the total loan, permitting the purchaser to obtain a mortgage with a competitive interest rate, even 

without a downpayment, if the lender agrees. The VA requires that 

a downpayment be made for a manufactured home. With a VA 

guaranty, the lender is protected against loss up to the amount of 

the guaranty if the borrower fails to repay the loan. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends such sums as may be necessary for 

funding subsidy payments, estimated to total $64,586,000; and 

$153,575,000 for administrative expenses for fiscal year 2006. The 
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administrative expenses may be transferred to the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ account. Bill language limits gross obligations for 

direct loans for specially-adapted housing to $500,000. 

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Program account Administrative 

expenses 

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................................................... $47,000 $309,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................................................... 53,000 305,000 

House allowance ..................................................................................................................... 53,000 305,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................................................... 53,000 305,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation covers the funding subsidy cost of direct loans 

for vocational rehabilitation of eligible veterans and, in addition, it 

includes administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct 

loan program. Loans of up to $948.54 (based on the indexed chapter 31 subsistence allowance rate) are available to service-connected disabled veterans enrolled in vocational rehabilitation programs, as provided under 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, when the veteran 

is temporarily in need of additional assistance. Repayment is made 

in 10 monthly installments, without interest, through deductions 

from future payments of compensation, pension, subsistence allowance, educational assistance allowance, or retirement pay. Most 

loans are repaid in full in less than 1 year. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $53,000 for program costs and 

$305,000 for administrative expenses for the ‘‘Vocational rehabilitation loans program’’ account. The administrative expenses may be 

transferred to and merged with the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ 

account. Bill language is included limiting program direct loans to 

$4,242,000. It is estimated that the VA will make 4,634 loans in 

fiscal year 2006, with an average amount of $926.00. 

NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $566,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 580,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 580,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 580,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This program tests the feasibility of enabling VA to make direct 

home loans to Native American veterans who live on U.S. trust 

lands. It is a pilot program that began in 1993 and expires on December 31, 2008. Subsidy amounts necessary to support this program were appropriated in fiscal year 1993. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends the budget estimate of $580,000 for 

administrative expenses associated with this program. This is 

$14,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and the same as 
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the budget request. These funds may be transferred to and merged 

with the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ account. 

GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS

VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This program was established by Public Law 105–368, the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998. The program is a pilot 

project designed to expand the supply of transitional housing for 

homeless veterans and to guarantee up to 15 loans with a maximum aggregate value of $100,000,000. The project must enforce 

sobriety standards and provide a wide range of supportive services 

such as counseling for substance abuse and development of job 

readiness skills. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

All funds authorized for the Guaranteed Transitional Housing 

Loans for Homeless program have been appropriated. Therefore, 

additional appropriations are not required. Administrative expenses of the program, limited to $750,000 for fiscal year 2006, will 

be borne by the ‘‘Medical administration’’ and ‘‘General operating 

expenses’’ accounts. 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $28,188,875,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 30,180,684,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 28,820,684,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 31,332,943,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs operates the largest Federal 

medical care delivery system in the country, with 157 hospitals, 42 

VA domicilary residential rehabilitation treatment programs (formerly called ‘‘domiciliaries’’), 134 nursing homes, and 944 outpatient clinics, which include independent, satellite, communitybased, and rural outreach clinics. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections 

Fund [MCCF] was established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 

(Public Law 105–33). In fiscal year 2004, Public Law 108–199 allowed the Department to deposit first-party and pharmacy co-payments; third-party insurance payments and enhanced use collections; long-term care co-payments; Compensated Work Therapy 

Program collections; Compensation and Pension Living Expenses 

Program collections; and Parking Program fees into the MCCF. 

The Parking Program provides funds for the construction, alteration, and acquisition (by purchase or lease) of parking garages at 

VA medical facilities authorized by 38 U.S.C. section 8109. The 

Secretary is required under certain circumstances to establish and 

collect fees for the use of such garages and parking facilities. Receipts from the parking fees are to be deposited into the MCCF and 

are used for medical services activities. 

The Committee has included bill language under the General 

Provisions of this title to allow the Secretary to transfer funds be-
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tween the medical services appropriation, medical administration 

appropriation, and medical facilities appropriation after notifying 

the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $31,332,943,000 for the Veterans 

Health Administration, without collections. This amount is composed of $23,308,011,000 for Medical services; $2,858,442,000 for 

Medical administration; $1,456,821,000 for Information technology; 

$3,297,669,000 for Medical facilities; and $412,000,000 for Medical 

and prosthetic research. Medical care collections are expected to be 

$2,170,000,000. Therefore, the VHA will have total resources of 

$31,525,943,000, plus any carryover from fiscal year 2005, available in fiscal year 2006. 

Administrative Policy and Legislative Proposals.—The Committee 

is concerned that the VA has underfunded its real fiscal needs and 

proposes to cover the resulting deficit by recommending several policy proposals stipulating new fees, co-payments for on-going and 

existing services, and restricting long-term care in State nursing 

homes and VA community nursing homes. The Committee is not 

supportive of these new proposals which would force hundreds of 

thousands of needy veterans to leave the VA system. To this end, 

the Committee recommendation reflects the real fiscal needs of the 

VA without charging the veteran population to make up the shortfall and has included direct appropriations to cover the differences. 

In future budget submissions, the VA should request a funding 

level that adequately represents the real needs of the veterans in 

the VA system without devising new fees. Therefore, the Committee directs that the VA not implement any of the new policy 

proposals, as submitted in the budget request, without concurrence 

from the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress. 

MEDICAL SERVICES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $19,316,995,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 21,972,141,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 20,995,141,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 23,308,011,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Medical services’’ account provides for medical services of 

eligible veterans and beneficiaries in VA medical centers, outpatient clinic facilities, contract hospitals, State homes, and outpatient programs on a fee basis. Hospital and outpatient care is 

also provided by the private sector for certain dependents and survivors of veterans under the civilian health and medical programs 

for the VA. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $23,308,011,000 for medical services, of which $1,977,000,000 shall be designated as emergency appropriation. This amount is an increase of $3,991,016,000 over the 
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fiscal year 2005 enacted level and $1,335,870,000 above the budget 

request. In addition, the VA has the authority to retain co-payments and third-party collections, estimated to total $2,170,000,000 

in fiscal year 2006. 

The bill includes requested language in the Compensation, Pension, and Burial Benefits appropriation transferring up to 

$13,751,000 for the administrative expenses of implementing costsaving provisions required by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 

Act of 1990, and the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992. 

The Committee has included bill language to make available through September 30, 2007, up to $1,500,000,000 of the medical 

services appropriation. This provides flexibility to the Department 

of Veterans Affairs as it continues to implement significant program changes. 

The Committee commends the VA for the mental health services 

that it provides to the Nation’s veterans and encourages the VA to 

continue to transform its mental health delivery system, where appropriate, particularly to address the emerging needs of veterans 

currently serving in combat situations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

The Committee urges the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue 

to work with the Secretary of Defense to provide the highest standard of early intervention, including mental health programs, as 

part of its seamless transition to assist members of the Armed 

Forces returning from combat. 

In response to the thousands of returning veterans, the VA has 

taken a number of steps to ensure a smooth and seamless transition for these veterans from the Department of Defense to the VA. 

For example, the VA has detailed veterans service representatives 

and social workers to military treatment facilities, such as Walter 

Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center 

in Bethesda, MD. 

Colorectal Cancer.—The Committee notes the lengthy wait at 

some veterans facilities for those seeking flexible sigmoidoscopy or 

colonoscopies for colorectal cancer screening, as well as the fact 

that millions of veterans have never made the decision to be 

screened. Accordingly, the Committee strongly encourages the Department to aggressively pursue new, more efficient, non-invasive 

colorectal cancer screening technologies, which improve patient access, are more cost-effective, and are more clinically effective than 

older methods. 

Intelligent Actuator.—The Committee encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate, and if warranted, take advantage of intelligent actuator technology for the design and manufacture of lighter and more functional prosthetic medical equipment. 

DOD/VA Health Care Sharing.—The bill includes requested language for the DOD/VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 721 of the fiscal year 2003 National Defense 

Authorization Act (Public Law 107–314) to transfer a minimum of 

$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for any purpose 

authorized by 38 U.S.C. section 8111. The Department of Defense 

and the VA are required to establish a joint incentives program 

through the creation of a DOD/VA Health Care Sharing Incentive 

Fund. The purpose of the program is to identify, provide incentives 
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to, implement, fund, and evaluate creative coordination and sharing initiatives at facilites, both intra-regionally and nationally. 

There is a minimum contribution of $15,000,000 by each Department each year for 4 fiscal years. 

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

This Committee feels the Department of Veterans Affairs should 

consider designating specialized medical treatment facilities as 

‘‘Centers of Excellence’’. Establishing these centers would allow the 

VA to consolidate personnel, training and specialized resources. 

This will ensure the VA utilizes these resources in the most efficient manner, while providing better service to our Nation’s veterans. At a minimum, the VA should consider establishing centers 

in the areas of psychiatric care, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, 

prosthetics, and diabetes care. The VA shall submit a report within 

6 months of enactment to the Committees on Appropriations of 

both Houses of Congress on the progress in this area, and any 

other unique areas needing this specialized emphasis. 

Psychiatric Care.—The Committee is concerned that mental 

healthcare is one of the most critical needs of our Nation’s veterans, particularly those veterans returning from Operations Iraqi 

Freedom and Enduring Freedom [OIF/OEF]. The need is so great 

in this area that it is fast becoming a public health crisis. The 

number of beds/capacity required is increasing at unpredicted levels. The Committee is aware that the Waco, Texas Medical Center 

[Waco VAMC] is leading the Nation in this specialized endeavor. 

The Waco VAMC is achieving this success due to the dedication 

and professionalism of the doctors and staff at this facility. They 

are working in close collaboration with the research facilities at 

Baylor University, Texas A&M University Medical School, Ft. Hood 

Army Hospital, and the Mental Health Association from the State 

of Texas to devise new and inventive ways to care for this segment 

of the VA population. 

The Waco VAMC is achieving great success in the area of Post 

Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD]. A special PTSD section and 

staff are dedicated to this specific problem. The successes in this 

area warrant increasing the scope of the program, but it is being 

held back due to a hiring freeze. The Committee has included 

funds in this appropriation account to alleviate this hurdle. 

In addition, the Waco VAMC is doing research and providing 

state of the art services in the areas of blind/low vision and geriatric patients. The doctors and staff in both of these programs are 

to be commended. 

The Committee understands that patients from facilities outside 

of Waco’s Veterans Integrated Service Network [VISN] are traveling to Waco on their own just to take advantage of Waco’s programs. The Committee is committed to supporting the Waco 

VAMC, and other such facilities across the country, and its role as 

a nationally renowned leader in psychiatric care. Therefore, the 

Committee directs the VA to place more emphasis on psychiatric 

care of our veterans by designating the Waco VAMC as a ‘‘Mental 

Health Center of Excellence,’’ as well as several others across the 

country the Secretary deems appropriate, and supporting them as 

such with the appropriate resources. 
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD].—The Committee is very 

concerned that our returning veterans are experiencing PTSD at an 

extremely high rate. In many instances, PTSD does not manifest 

itself until years after our veterans return from combat. The Committee is concerned that our veterans are reluctant to seek treatment for this disorder and go untreated until the disorder reaches 

a critical state. As a result, the facilities are not sufficiently 

resourced to handle the actual and real need. To overcome this 

hurdle, this Committee requests that the VA establish a minimum 

of three PTSD ‘‘Centers of Excellence’’ across the country, one of 

which shall be at the San Diego VA Medical Center, and to resource them accordingly. In this way, the VA will be better positioned to handle this serious health issue. 

The Committee recognizes the accomplishments of the National 

Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at White River Junction 

VA Medical Center in Vermont, which has successfully kept up to 

date with the latest knowledge about the condition and suggested 

innovative treatment approaches. The Committee expects that the 

new centers of excellence will closely cooperate and coordinate with 

the National Center to increase efficiency and avoid redundancy. 

Prosthetics.—The Committee is deeply committed to the care of 

our newest veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The VA 

has already treated over 100,000 returning soldiers, and the numbers will continue to grow. Advances in body armor and improved 

combat healthcare are saving more lives on the battlefield than 

ever before. However, this means that more soldiers are returning 

with lost limbs and other very severe and lasting injuries. In addition, many returning service members also bear less visible, psychological wounds of war. The Committee believes that the VA 

must provide these veterans with the best of both modern medicine 

and integrative holistic therapies for rehabilitation, such as those 

currently being employed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. 

Therefore, the VA should consider establishing centers for this purpose. 

Diabetes.—This Committee is concerned about the unusually 

high rate of diabetes among our veterans, which far exceeds the 

rate of the rest of the Nation. In addition, there is a considerable 

amount of discussion concerning glucose home monitoring equipment and how best to distribute the equipment. Therefore, the VA 

should consider establishing several ‘‘Centers of Excellence’’ for diabetes care to address these and other critical quality of life issues. 

AREAS OF INTEREST

Joint Research.—The Committee understands that the VA has 

been involved in discussions with the Israeli Ministry of Defense 

regarding a number of research issues including Post Traumatic 

Stress Disorder, virtual reality rehabilitation for motor recovery 

and ambulatory training for veterans with prosthetic limbs, and 

robotic rehabilitation trials for the neurologically impaired and for 

veterans with missing limbs. The Committee recognizes Israel’s expertise in handling veteran’s issues due to its requirement that all 

Israelis serve in its military. The Committee is supportive of continued discussions regarding the possibility of developing a working 

group composed of Veterans Health Administration, the Israeli 
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Ministry of Defense, clinicians, and researchers that would guide 

collaborative research in these areas. 

Mefloquine Use.—The Committee is aware that the VA participated in a special meeting of the Department of Defense’s Armed 

Forces Epidemiology Board charged with helping to plan studies on 

long-term health effects among OEF and OIF veterans from 

mefloquine. The Committee encourages the VA to continue to participate, where appropriate, with the Department of Defense on 

studies regarding the effects of mefloquine use. The Committee 

commends the VA for issuing an Information Letter providing information to clinicians who examine and provide care to veterans 

who may have taken mefloquine as a malaria prophylaxis while on 

active duty. The VA’s healthcare system is likely to be the first line 

of treatment for service members who have returned from active 

duty and have separated from the military. Additionally, the VA 

will bear much of the cost and burden of treatment and rehabilitation for service members with mefloquine toxicity. Therefore, the 

VA should continue to work closely with the Department of Defense to ensure that adequate notations are included in service 

member’s medical records with regard to mefloquine use and adverse side effects prior to separation from the military. 

Lung Cancer Screening.—Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the most common cause of cancer-related death in 

both men and women. Not only have recent associations been suggested between Gulf War Veterans and exposure to combustible 

agents, it is estimated that 30 percent of the veteran population 

continues to smoke. Lung cancer survival rates are 49 percent for 

cases detected when the disease is localized, but only 15 percent of 

lung cancers are discovered that early. The Committee directs the 

VA to submit a report no later than March 15, 2006, outlining current preventative screening procedures and processes for veterans 

with elevated risks of lung cancer. 

Supportive Housing.—The Committee is aware that the Department of Veterans Affairs is currently in discussions regarding the 

establishment of a therapeutic housing program on the campus of 

the VA’s Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center in North Hills, CA, 

for homeless veterans with multiple physical and mental health 

issues. It is estimated that 27,000 homeless veterans in Los Angeles need housing, medical, and mental health services. The Committee is supportive of efforts designed at reducing the number of 

homeless veterans and commends the VA for its efforts in these 

areas. 

Returning Veterans.—The Committee is aware that large numbers of returning veterans from OEF and OIF are returning to Veterans Integrated Service Network [VISN] 22. There has been evidence that suggests that OEF/OIF veterans will have higher rates 

of diagnosable post-combat mental health disorders. The Committee is concerned that only a small portion of the returning veterans enrolling in the VA system have been military transfer admissions and have had prior assessments for mental health disorders, leading to large number of walk-ins. All returning veterans 

from OEF/OIF are eligible for care from the VA for 2 years upon 

separating from the military. There is concern that areas, such as 

San Diego, CA, with high concentration of existing veterans will 
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begin to see a strain on mental health services due to large numbers of walk-ins. To alleviate this situation the Committee directs 

the VA to work with the San Diego, CA, Veterans Health Care System to develop a Primary Care/Post-Deployment Unit pilot program in San Diego and evaluate the need for such a program nationally. The goal of the pilot program should be to ease pressure 

from walk-ins and assist with the seamless transition program 

from the Department of Defense to the VA by establishing a unit 

that would provide a comprehensive mental and physical health 

evaluation to returning combat veterans. The Committee encourages the VA to establish a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder clinical 

team at each VA Medical Center; provide a certified family therapist within each Vet Center; and appoint a regional PTSD coordinator within each VISN and Readjustment Counseling Service region to evaluate programs, promote best practices and make resource recommendations. 

Rural Veterans Health Care Initiative.—The Committee supports 

continuation at the current level of support for the Rural Health 

Care Initiative at the White River Junction, VT VAMC. 

Psychology Post-Doctoral Training Program.—The Committee 

continues to support the Veterans Health Administration’s effort to 

strengthen its Psychology Post-Doctoral Training Program. The 

Committee directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide 

a progress report by December 30, 2006, on the number of training 

slots for psychologists and their locations, as well as the progress 

being made in other interdisciplinary training programs. 

Medication Therapy Management Program.—In order to promote 

cost savings and improved health outcomes, the Committee encourages the VA to consider conducting a demonstration project to identify effective Medication Therapy Management Program [MTMP] 

models for veterans with chronic illnesses. The Committee urges 

that this demonstration project include MTMP approaches that emphasize evidence-based prescribing, prospective medication management, technological innovation and outcomes reporting. 

National Medical Quality Improvement Program.—The worldclass care provided to veterans through the VA healthcare system 

sets the standard of clinical performance. One program which has 

contributed to the high reputation for care has been the VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program [NSQIP]. The Committee notes and commends the Surgical Service at the San Francisco, CA VAMC for recording the best overall NSQIP performance 

in the country. Since the NSQIP’s inception in 1994, the VA has 

reported consistent improvements in all surgery performance measures. Based on the accomplishments of the program, and having no 

comparable private sector program, the Committee understands 

that the American College of Surgeons has tested a program to expand the VA NSQIP to non-VA institutions. Given the success of 

VA NSQIP, the Committee believes the VA is well suited for the 

next phase of expansion toward a National Medical Quality Improvement Program [NMQIP]. With the increasing appreciation of 

the contribution of errors and avoidable complications to post-surgical morbidity and mortality in America, the successful execution 

of such a program could have an enormous impact on the cost and 

quality of care in this country. The Committee directs the VA to 
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work in coordination with the San Francisco, CA VAMC to develop 

preliminary guidelines and benchmarks for implementing such a 

program and report back to the Committee by March 29, 2006, on 

the feasibility, including costs, of implementing NMQIP nationally. 

National Autopsy Registry for Dementia and Other Causes of 

Cognitive Impairment.—The Committee recognizes the importance 

of autopsy-based validation of clinical and laboratory data in order 

to accurately diagnose dementia and other causes of cognitive impairment. The Committee understands that the Veterans Health 

Administration [VHA] has recently adopted a policy to request permission from the family to perform an autopsy on patients who die 

at a VHA facility. Therefore, the Committee encourages the VHA, 

in collaboration with the West Virginia University Blanchette 

Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute; VHA facilities; and designated 

Alzheimer’s Disease Centers, to build a more substantive and 

proactive clinical component around this new policy and to create 

a central data repository for the information. 

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $4,667,360,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 4,517,874,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 4,134,874,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1 2,858,442,000 

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

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Medical administration’’ account provides funds for the expenses of management, security, and administration of the VA 

healthcare system. This appropriation provides for costs associated 

with the operation of VA medical centers; other facilities; and VHA 

headquarters; plus the costs of Veterans Integrated Service Network [VISN] offices and facility director offices; Chief of Staff operations; quality of care oversight; legal services; billing and coding 

activities; and procurement. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $2,858,442,000 for medical administration. This amount is $1,808,918,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

enacted level and $1,659,432,000 below the budget request. 

The Committee has included bill language to make available 

through September 30, 2007, up to $250,000,000 of the medical administration appropriation. This provides flexibility to the Department of Veterans Affairs as it continues to implement significant 

program changes. 

The Committee recommendation does not include $1,456,821,000 

for the Department’s information technology program. This funding 

is provided in a new and separate account. However, personnel full 

time equivalent [FTE] costs will remain in the current account. 

Antimicrobial Study.—The Committee encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study at the Jackson, MS 

Veterans Affairs Hospital to build upon existing beneficial antimicrobial properties of copper alloys, seeking to validate the effectiveness of copper to inactivate dangerous microbes in healthcare 

and other high-risk facilities and to reduce the incidence of infec-
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tion. It is recognized that new antimicrobial resistance is a threat 

to healthcare facilities, it increases healthcare costs, and it increases the duration and severity of infections acquired in hospital 

settings and communities. 

ImPACT.—The Committee encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study at the Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast, 

MS Regional Medical Center to build upon ImPACT, which is an 

existing technology used as a diagnostic tool for traumatic brain injury assessment developed by the University of Pittsburgh, PA 

Medical Center. With an increasing and aging veteran population, 

the Veterans Administration healthcare system has an urgent need 

to apply advanced technologies and mechanisms to assess the 

progress of dementia, specifically in patients with Alzheimers. 

Third-Party Collections.—The Committee is concerned that the 

VA is only collecting 41 percent (unadjusted for Medicare impacts) 

of the billed amounts from third-party insurance companies. The 

VA’s budget submission states the collection percentage was 41 

percent for fiscal year 2004 and fiscal year 2005, and the goal for 

fiscal year 2006 is 41 percent. Even though the fiscal year 2005 collections are expected to total approximately $1,018,000,000, the VA 

should be placing greater emphasis on collecting more of the 

amounts legally due the VA. Therefore, the VA shall report to the 

Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress on the 

work it is doing to increase the collection rate. This report shall be 

delivered no later than January 1, 2006. 

Management Efficiencies.—To offset the overall cost of the VA’s 

increased workload and utilization, the VA anticipates resource 

savings associated with management efficiencies. For fiscal year 

2006, the budget request estimates management savings of 

$590,000,000. However, the budget justification provides no detail 

on how the VA will actually achieve this level of savings. The Committee is concerned that if the VA does not achieve this level of 

savings, it will be forced to scale back the level of service provided 

to veterans. Therefore, the Department is directed to report to the 

Committee, on a quarterly basis, the amount of savings it is realizing and the progress toward achieving $590,000,000 in savings. 

This report shall be due within 30 days of the end of each fiscal 

quarter. 

Per Diem Payments.—The fiscal year 2006 budget request proposed to revise the eligibility requirements for receiving per diem 

payments for care in State veterans’ homes. This could disqualify 

many of the veterans who currently reside in these facilities. By 

adopting any proposal that restricts per diem payments, notably by 

instituting rules that would make only priority level one, two, 

three, and catastrophically disabled level four veterans eligible for 

per diem payments, the VA could be placing State veterans’ homes 

in an untenable financial position. Therefore, the Committee does 

not support the VA proposal to alter the current structure for providing per diem payments to State veterans’ homes for long-term 

care and directs the Secretary to maintain the existing eligibility 

criteria for such payments. 
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. $1,456,821,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Information technology’’ account encompasses the entire information technology portfolio for the Department of Veterans Affairs. This includes all automation efforts in all administrations. It 

does not, however, include the VA’s personnel cost associated with 

any projects. This cost will remain in the accounts they are currently in. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,456,821,000 for information technology [IT]. This amount is $1,456,821,000 above the fiscal year 

2005 enacted level and $1,456,821,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee is impressed and supportive of the many robust 

IT initiatives undertaken by the VA. However, the Committee is 

concerned that the Department of Veterans Affairs is not putting 

as much attention into a Department-wide information technology 

program as it should for such a large budget. The Committee understands that each VA Administration will manage its own 

projects, but there is no one office with final budget and programmatic authority overseeing the entire Department’s IT effort. 

The Committee is concerned that without a single office ultimately 

responsible for the Department’s numerous automation efforts, the 

vast sums appropriated for this area might not be obligated in the 

most efficient manner. While all of the proposed VA’s IT projects 

have merit, the Committee is not certain that all of the projects are 

planned and organized to a maturity level to efficiently obligate the 

funds requested this year. 

The Committee has included bill language which creates a separate account for information technology and separates it from the 

‘‘Medical administration’’ account. This new structure will help the 

Department to better organize the entire IT program and more accurately display and report the Department’s IT efforts. In addition, the Committee directs the Secretary to create an office with 

the authority and responsibility to ensure the most effective use of 

appropriated funds which coordinates all IT projects, regardless of 

which Administration is managing the particular project. Furthermore, the Department is directed to include this account structure 

in future budget submissions. 

The appropriation for this account shall be for all VA IT projects, 

to include contract and procurement costs for associated hardware 

and software. The VA’s FTE costs associated with the administration of the projects will remain in their current accounts. 

In addition, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress an overall milestone schedule for 

each IT project, as well as a monthly status report on all IT 

projects. This report should include, by project, the amount of the 
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appropriation received, the scheduled completion date, the planned 

and actual obligations, and the amount of unobligated balances. 

HealtheVet.—The Committee lauds the VA for its strategic foresight in proposing the HealtheVet initiative. This program will 

greatly enhance the medical care and safety of our Nation’s veterans. It is imperative that before the VA takes on such a massive 

and far-reaching project, that it takes the time to adequately plan, 

schedule and resource this initiative. Doing this before funds are 

obligated will save the Government time and money in the long 

run. It will also deliver the services comprising the HealtheVet program in a more efficient manner. The Committee cannot emphasize 

enough the importance of locking in the requirements for this initiative before entering into a contractual obligation with an outside 

firm for project development. The Committee reminds the Department to apply lessons learned from other Government IT project 

failures, and to cautiously use taxpayer funds in software development and project management. The Committee is tremendously 

supportive of this project and looks forward to assisting the VA 

with this important initiative. 

However, because the Department has not satisfied the Committee’s concerns regarding the use of fiscal year 2005 funds and because of the Department’s confusion over the planned use of fiscal 

year 2006 funds, the Committee has included language in the bill 

capping the HealtheVet project at $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, 

and outlining certain requirements the Department must meet before any funds may be obligated. These restrictions are the first 

step in the creation of a Department-wide office responsible for the 

entire VA’s IT effort, and as such the Committee expects the office 

to submit a detailed financial plan for the use of fiscal year 2006 

funds. 

CoreFLS.—The Committee is supportive of the CoreFLS program. However, the Committee has not seen any justification for 

doubling the budget from the fiscal year 2005 level. Therefore, the 

Committee has provided $35,000,000 for this effort and directs that 

the VA shall not obligate more than this level for this project in 

fiscal year 2006. 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $3,715,040,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 3,297,669,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 3,297,669,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,297,669,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Medical facilities’’ account provides funds for the operation 

and maintenance of the VA healthcare system’s vast capital infrastructure. This appropriation provides for costs associated with 

utilities, engineering, capital planning, leases, laundry and food 

services, groundskeeping, housekeeping, facility repair, and property disposition and acquisition. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $3,297,669,000 for medical facilities. 

This amount is $417,371,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted 

level and the same as the budget request. 

The Committee has included bill language to make available 

through September 30, 2007, up to $250,000,000 of the medical facilities appropriation. This provision provides flexibility to the Department as it continues to implement significant program 

changes. 

MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $402,348,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 393,000,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 393,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 412,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Medical and prosthetic research’’ account provides funds for 

medical, rehabilitative, and health services research. Medical research supports basic and clinical studies that advance knowledge 

leading to improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disabilities. Rehabilitation research focuses 

on rehabilitation engineering problems in the fields of prosthetics, 

orthotics, adaptive equipment for vehicles, sensory aids and related 

areas. Health services research focuses on improving the effectiveness and economy of the delivery of health services. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $412,000,000 for medical and prosthetic research. This is $9,652,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and $19,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee remains highly supportive of this program, and recognizes 

its importance both in improving healthcare services to veterans 

and recruiting and retaining high-quality medical professionals in 

the Veterans Health Administration. 

Gulf War Illness Research.—The Committee is concerned that the 

Veterans Administration is not placing sufficient emphasis on Gulf 

War Illness research. The fiscal year 2006 request for medical research is more than $9,000,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted 

level. This reduction in medical research comes at a particularly 

difficult time for veterans in light of the fact that so many are developing serious illnesses that have yet to be explained. Unknown 

illnesses are being categorized broadly as ‘‘Gulf War Illness syndrome’’ because the Syndrome itself is not fully understood and its 

connection to other illnesses. This fact alone should dictate more of 

an effort to understand and develop treatments, not less, as the VA 

has done, through the reduction of the budget. In September 2004, 

the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illness 

[RAC/GWVI] issued a report entitled ‘‘Scientific Progress in Understanding Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses.’’ In this report, the RAC/ 

GWVI published its major findings as follows: 
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—A substantial proportion of Gulf War veterans are ill with 

multi-symptom conditions not explained by wartime stress or 

psychiatric illness. 

—Treatments that improve the health of veterans with Gulf War 

illnesses are urgently needed. 

—Important questions concerning the health of children and 

other family members of Gulf War veterans remain unanswered. 

—Further progress in understanding and treating Gulf War veterans’ illnesses require Federal research programs that are 

properly focused, well managed, and adequately funded. 

The RAC/GWVI includes in this report a recommendation to develop a comprehensive Federal research plan to address Gulf War 

veterans’ illnesses by adopting a strategic research program that 

identifies and addresses key medical questions. It goes on to recommend a minimum funding allocation by the VA of ‘‘not less than 

$15,000,000 in each of the next 4 years.’’ 

Therefore, the Committee directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to follow the RAC/GWVI recommendations. To this end, the 

Committee directs the VA to devote at least $15,000,000 this fiscal 

year, and in each of the next 4 fiscal years, solely to Gulf War Illness research and to reflect this direction in future budget submissions. 

Over the last several months, the VA and the RAC/GWVI Commission have met to discuss establishing a Gulf War Illness Center 

dedicated solely to the research and the study of Gulf War Illnesses. It was agreed that the Center should perform several functions including: analysis of VA databases to identify potentially effective novel treatments that are being used by providers, maintain 

a collection of anecdotal reports about potential treatments and to 

conduct pilot studies furthering Gulf War Illness research. As a result of these discussions, it was decided that an expert panel of advisors would be convened to help plan the structure of this center. 

Unfortunately, the progress of this group has been slow. 

Therefore, the Committee directs the VA’s Office of Research and 

Development to thoroughly evaluate the need to establish a research center exclusively devoted to Gulf War Illness research and, 

if warranted, move forward with this initiative. This initiative 

shall, at a minimum, begin with a pilot study at the University of 

Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, which is presently conducting 

extensive research on Gulf War Illness. The VA shall report to the 

Committee on the results of the evaluation and all proposed followon activities no later than 30 days following enactment of this Act, 

and every quarter thereafter. 

Prosthetics Research.—The Committee stresses the importance of 

caring for veterans returning from the battlefield. Prosthetics research, including the development of high-tech and ‘‘smart limb’’ 

technology, can restore the quality of life and functional independence for veterans who have lost limbs. The Committee directs the 

VA to place a priority on prosthetics in its research agenda, and 

to report to the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of 

Congress by December 31, 2005, on how the VA will make prosthetics research a priority for our returning service members. 
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Liver Disease Research.—The Committee is concerned with the 

long-term consequences of hepatitis C infection in veterans, including the development of primary liver cancer. The Committee is also 

concerned about the long-term consequences of hepatitis C in those 

with HIV infection. Given the unique capabilities of the VA system, 

the Committee urges the VA to consider developing multi-center 

trials for management of primary liver cancer and treatment of 

HCV/HIV co-infection. 

Nursing Research.—The Committee is aware of the continuing 

need for nursing research to identify and quantify patient outcomes 

related to nursing care. With the ability to assess, administer, and 

evaluate the effectiveness of healthcare delivery from entry into the 

healthcare system until discharge, nurses are uniquely qualified to 

collect, analyze, and interpret data as it relates to safe and efficient 

patient care. The Committee encourages the Department to fund 

nursing research initiatives, specifically those aimed at eliminating 

barriers to care, reducing patient safety hazards, and improving efficiency in work environments. 

MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY COLLECTIONS

MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,985,984,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 2,170,000,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,170,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,170,000,000 

MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND—REVENUES APPLIED

Appropriations, 2005 .............................................................................¥$1,985,984,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ¥2,170,000,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... ¥2,170,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ¥2,170,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Medical Care Collection Fund [MCCF] was established by 

the Balanced budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33). In fiscal 

year 2004, Public Law 108–199 allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to deposit first-party and pharmacy co-payments; 

third-party insurance payments and enhanced use collections; longterm care co-payments; Compensated Work Therapy Program collections; and Parking Program fees into the MCCF. The Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs has the authority to transfer funds between the 

MCCF and the medical services appropriation, medical administration appropriation, and medical facilities appropriation. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation includes the authority to retain 

co-payments and third-party collections, estimated to total 

$2,170,000,000 in fiscal year 2006. 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $2,388,109,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 2,493,485,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,511,485,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,597,807,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation provides for the administration of nonmedical 

veterans benefits through the Veterans Benefits Administration 

[VBA], the executive direction of the Department, several top level 

supporting offices, the Board of Contract Appeals, and the Board 

of Veterans’ Appeals. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $2,597,807,000 for Departmental 

Administration. The amount is composed of $1,418,827,000 for 

General operating expenses; $156,447,000 for the National Cemetery Administration; $70,174,000 for the Office of inspector general; 

$607,100,000 for Construction, major projects; $208,937,000 for 

Construction, minor projects; $104,322,000 for Grants for construction of State extended care facilities; and $32,000,000 for Grants 

for the construction of State veterans cemeteries. 

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,314,155,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,418,827,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,411,827,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,418,827,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation provides for the general operating expenses of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,418,827,000 for general operating 

expenses. This amount is $104,672,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

enacted level and equal to the budget request. In addition to this 

appropriation, resources are made available for general operating 

expenses through reimbursements totaling $640,266,500 for fiscal 

year 2006. In addition, $9,740,000 is transferred from the Compensation and Pension account for administrative cost of implementing cost-saving provisions required by the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1990, and the Veterans Benefits Act of 1992. 

Diabetes Monitoring Systems.—The Committee is aware of the 

VA’s proposal regarding the national standardization of home glucose monitoring systems and is concerned about the potential impacts of this initiative. Therefore, the Committee directs that the 

VA shall not implement this initiative. Furthermore, the Committee directs that the VA provide to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report on the cost of replacing the non-standardized equipment while at the same time maintaining the existing equipment if the patient chooses to keep it. 

NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $147,734,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 156,447,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 156,447,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 156,447,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The National Cemetery Administration was established in accordance with the National Cemeteries Act of 1973. It has a fourfold mission: to provide for the interment in any national cemetery 

of the remains of eligible deceased servicepersons and discharged 

veterans, together with their spouses and certain dependents, and 

permanently to maintain their graves; to mark graves of eligible 

persons in national and private cemeteries; to administer the grant 

program for aid to States in establishing, expanding, or improving 

State veterans’ cemeteries; and to administer the Presidential Memorial Certificate Program. 

There are a total of 158 cemeterial installations in 39 States, the 

District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The Committee’s recommendation for the National Cemetery Administration provides 

funds for all of these cemeterial installations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

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

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $69,153,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 70,174,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 70,174,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 70,174,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Office of Inspector General was established by the Inspector 

General Act of 1978 and is responsible for the audit and investigation and inspections of all Department of Veterans Affairs programs and operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $70,174,000 for the Inspector General. This is an increase of $1,021,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

enacted level and the same as the budget request. 

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $455,130,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 607,100,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 607,100,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 607,100,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ account provides for constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities 

(including parking projects) under the jurisdiction or for the use of 

the VA, including planning, architectural and engineering services, 

Capital Asset Realignment Enhanced Services [CARES] activities, 

assessment, and site acquisition where the estimated cost of a 

project is more than the amount set forth in 38 U.S.C. section 

8104(a)(3)(A). Proceeds realized from Enhanced Use Lease activi-
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ties may be deposited into the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and 

‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ accounts. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $607,100,000 for 

the construction of major projects. This is $151,970,000 above the 

fiscal year 2005 enacted level and the same level as the budget request. 

The following table compares the Committee recommendation 

with the budget request. 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location and description 2006 Request Committee recommendation 

Veterans Health Administration [VHA]: 

Cleveland, OH Cleveland-Brecksville Consolidation, Phase 2 ...................................... $87,300 $87,300 

Pittsburgh, PA Consolidation of Campuses, Phase 2 ................................................... 82,500 82,500 

Las Vegas, NV New Medical Facility, Phase 2 .............................................................. 199,000 199,000 

Gainesville, FL Correct Patient Privacy Deficiencies, Phase 2 ..................................... 76,400 76,400 

Anchorage, AK Outpatient Clinic and Regional Office, Phase 2 .................................. 63,510 63,510 

Biloxi, MS Consolidation—Mental Health ..................................................................... 17,500 17,500 

Fayetteville, AR Clinical Addition .................................................................................. 5,800 5,800

Subtotal, CARES ........................................................................................................ 532,010 532,010 

Advance planning fund: Various locations ............................................................................ 28,290 28,290 

Asbestos abatement: Various locations ................................................................................. 5,000 5,000 

Claims Analyses: Various locations ........................................................................................ 3,000 3,000 

Judgment Fund: Various locations ......................................................................................... 2,500 2,500 

Hazardous Waste: Various locations ...................................................................................... 2,000 2,000 

Facility Security Fund: Various locations ............................................................................... 15,000 15,000 

Subtotal, Other locations .......................................................................................... 55,790 55,790 

Total VHA construction, major projects .................................................................... 587,800 587,800 

Less Proceeds and revenues from Lakeside, IL ..................................................................... ¥48,000 ¥48,000 

Total VHA ................................................................................................................... 539,800 539,800 

Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] ................................................................................. ........................ ........................

National Cemetery Administration [NCA]: 1

Land Acquisition: Bakersfield, CA; Birmingham, AL; Columbia/Greenville, SC; Jacksonville, FL; Sarasota County, FL; South East Pennsylvania ................................... 41,000 41,000 

Fort Rosecrans Annex at Miramar, CA Phase I Development ....................................... 19,450 19,450 

Subtotal, Construction ............................................................................................... 60,450 60,450 

Design Fund: Various locations .............................................................................................. 3,850 3,850 

Advance planning fund: Various locations ............................................................................ 1,000 1,000

Subtotal, Other various locations ............................................................................. 4,850 4,850 

Total NCA construction, major projects .................................................................... 65,300 65,300 

Staff Offices: Advanced Planning Activities at Various locations ......................................... 2,000 2,000 

Total construction, major projects ............................................................................ 607,100 607,100 

1 National Cemetery Administration major project requests do not include the purchase of pre-placed crypts, which are funded by the Compensation and Pensions appropriation. 

Capital Asset Realignment For Enhanced Services [CARES].— 

The Committee recommends $607,100,000 for major construction 

projects approved through the CARES program. The Committee’s 
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recommendation funds the Secretary’s list of prioritized projects for 

fiscal year 2006, as identified in the May 20, 2004 report entitled 

‘‘CARES Major Construction Projects Fiscal Year 2004–2010.’’ The 

Committee applauds the VA for completing its national CARES 

plan as detailed in its CARES decision report, which was released 

on May 7, 2004, and remains strongly committed to funding the 

Secretary’s recommendations. 

CARES Implementation.—The Committee is concerned that the 

original 2004 snapshot of the Department’s infrastructure and mission requirements for each facility has changed due to the large 

number of veterans returning from Operations Enduring Freedom 

and Iraqi Freedom [OEF/OIF]. The Committee understands that 

the VA is now seeing large concentrations of veterans in areas that 

were not originally anticipated to receive the increased workload. 

These veterans are all eligible for 2 years of full medical benefits, 

and many have special needs. When no VA facilities are available, 

and the VA has to provide for contracted services to meet the need, 

the VA’s contract cost has dramatically increased. 

The public meetings the VA is now conducting have produced unpredictable results. The meetings are raising issues and problems 

that were not identified in the 2004 report. In addition, the timeline for concluding the facility review process the Secretary endorsed for the 18 locations requiring further study, is slipping further into calendar year 2006. 

Therefore, as a result of these issues, it would be prudent to 

carefully and systematically reevaluate the 18 facilities on the Secretary’s list requiring additional study based on a more global situation now facing our Nation’s veterans and the impact of the returning OEF/OIF veterans. The Committee has included bill language prohibiting the VA from using any funds to change the current infrastructure, service or mission of the 18 facilities on this 

list. The Committee encourages the VA to continue studying these 

locations and submit its recommendations to the Congress as part 

of the CARES recommendation in the VA’s fiscal year 2007 capital 

plan. 

The Committee is aware that the CARES Commission’s final report recommended new Community Based Outpatient Clinics 

[CBOC] in Bellingham, Washington and North Central Washington. The Committee is aware of the lack of access to VA primary 

care in Washington State and encourages the VA to move forward 

with establishing these CBOCs. 

Beckley, WV, Nursing Home.—The Committee urges the VA to 

include sufficient funding in its fiscal year 2007 budget request for 

construction of a 120-bed nursing home care unit at the Beckley, 

WV VAMC, consistent with the CARES priority list as described in 

the VA’s February 2005 Five-Year Capital Plan 2005–2010 report. 

CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $228,933,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 208,937,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 208,937,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 208,937,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ account provides for constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities 

(including parking) under the jurisdiction or for the use of the VA, 

including planning, CARES activities, assessment of needs, architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition, where the 

estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set 

forth in 38 U.S.C. section 8104(a)(3)(4). Public Law 106–117, the 

Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act of 1999, gave 

the VA the authority to make capital contributions from minor construction in enhanced-use leases. Proceeds realized from enhanceduse lease activities may be deposited into the ‘‘Construction, major 

projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ accounts. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

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

and the same as the budget request. 

GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $104,322,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 25,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 104,322,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This account is used to provide grants to assist States in acquiring or constructing State home facilities for furnishing domiciliary 

or nursing home care to veterans, and to expand, remodel or alter 

existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, or hospital care to veterans in State homes. The grant may not exceed 

65 percent of the total cost of the project, and grants to any one 

State may not exceed one-third of the amount appropriated in any 

fiscal year. Public Law 102–585 granted permanent authority for 

this program, and Public Law 106–117 provided greater specificity 

in directing VA to prescribe regulations for the number of beds for 

which grant assistance may be furnished. This program has been 

a successful partnership between the States and the VA in meeting 

the long-term care needs of elderly veterans for decades. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $104,322,000 for grants for the construction of State extended care facilities. This is the same as the 

fiscal year 2005 enacted level and $104,322,000 above the budget 

request. This program cost-effectively meets long-term healthcare 

needs of veterans. 

The Committee was disappointed that the Department did not 

request any funding for this program, nor did it provide any explanation for the action. The Committee believes the VA decision to 

‘‘suspend’’ this program was done solely to reduce the budget request and has no substantive merit. Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes a funding level that is equal to the fiscal 

year 2005 enacted level. To do any less could potentially jeopardize 
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projects currently awaiting funding as well as the welfare of deserving veterans. 

GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $31,744,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 32,000,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 32,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 32,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Public Law 105–368, amended title 38 U.S.C. section 2408, established authority to provide aid to States for establishment, expansion, and improvement of State veterans cemeteries which are operated and permanently maintained by the States. This statutory 

change increased the maximum Federal share from 50 percent to 

100 percent in order to fund construction costs and the initial 

equipment expenses when the cemetery is established. The States 

remain responsible for providing the land and for paying all costs 

related to the operation and maintenance of the State cemeteries, 

including the costs for subsequent equipment purchases. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $32,000,000 for grants for construc- tion of State veterans cemeteries. This is $256,000 above the fiscal 

year 2005 enacted level and the same as the budget request. 

Fort Ord, CA.—The Committee is concerned that land located at 

Fort Ord, CA, and set aside for a cemetery is not being used for 

that purpose due to established policies that may not have adequately considered situations that exist at Fort Ord. The Committee directs the Secretary and the Under Secretary for Memorial 

Affairs to examine the unique situation at Fort Ord and report 

back to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress by December 30, 2005, on what is necessary for the Department to make use of this site. 

Homelake, CO.—Homelake is home to one of the oldest State veterans cemeteries in the country. The first veteran was buried in 

the Homelake Cemetery in 1891. Veterans from all wars beginning 

with the Civil War and Spanish American Wars through the War 

in Iraq have been buried at Homelake. The Committee encourages 

the Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the needs for the 

historic preservation of this cemetery. 
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TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 201. The Committee includes a provision which outlines reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans Benefit Administration. 

SEC. 202. The Committee includes a provision which outlines reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans 

Health Administration. 

SEC. 203. The Committee includes a provision requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit quarterly financial reports on 

the Veterans Health Administration. 

SEC. 204. The Committee includes a provision which defines a 

change in scope for construction projects. 

SEC. 205. The Committee includes a provision which requires 

funds to be deposited into the ‘‘Medical services’’ account. 

SEC. 206. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

the use of fiscal year 2006 funds for prior year obligations. 

SEC. 207. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

the use of fiscal year 2006 funds for prior year obligations resulting 

from the Competitive Equity Banking Act. 

SEC. 208. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

payments from the National Service Life Insurance fund. 

SEC. 209. The Committee includes a provision which continues 

the Franchise Fund program. 

SEC. 210. The Committee includes a provision which outlines use 

of funds from enhanced-lease proceeds. 

SEC. 211. The Committee includes a provision which provides for 

funds for the Office of Resolution Management and the Office of 

Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication. 

SEC. 212. The Committee includes a provision which sets a limit 

on new leases without congressional approval. 

SEC. 213. The Committee includes a provision which requires disclosure of third-party reimbursement information. 

SEC. 214. The Committee includes a provision which outlines authorized uses for ‘‘Medical services’’ funds. 

SEC. 215. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

the transfer of funds into the ‘‘Veterans Housing Benefit Program 

Fund Program Account’’. 

SEC. 216. The Committee includes a provision which allows eligible veterans in the State of Alaska to obtain medical care services. 

SEC. 217. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

the transfer of funds into the construction accounts. 

SEC. 218. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

the transfer of funds into the construction accounts from proceeds 

and revenues. 

SEC. 219. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

outreach and marketing to enroll new veterans. 
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SEC. 220. The Committee includes a provision which allows funds 

in the Medical Care Collection Fund to be transferred into the 

‘‘Medical services’’ account. 

SEC. 221. The Committee includes a provision making funds 

available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
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TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES 

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The American Battle Monuments Commission [ABMC] is responsible for the following: the maintenance and construction of U.S. 

monuments and memorials commemorating the achievements in 

battle of our Armed Forces since April 1917 (the date of U.S. entry 

into World War I); the erection of monuments and markers by U.S. 

citizens and organizations in foreign countries; and the design, construction, and maintenance of permanent military cemetery memorials in foreign countries. The Commission maintains 24 military 

memorial cemeteries and 25 monuments, memorials, and markers, 

in 15 countries around the world, including three memorials on 

U.S. soil. It is presently charged with erecting an Interpretive Center at the Normandy American Cemetery, Normandy, France. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $40,771,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 35,250,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 35,750,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 36,250,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $36,250,000 for the Salaries and Expenses account. This amount is $4,521,000 below the fiscal year 

2005 enacted level and $1,000,000 above the budget request. Within this amount, the Committee has provided the budget request of 

$3,100,000 to complete the Normandy Interpretive Center. 

FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $11,904,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 15,250,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 15,250,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 15,250,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $15,250,000 for the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuation’’ account. This amount is $3,346,000 above the 

fiscal year 2005 enacted level and equal to the budget request. The 

Committee has provided these funds due to unanticipated currency 

fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the euro to meet the increased operating needs of its sites in Europe. 
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims was established 

by the Veterans’ Judicial Review Act of 1988. The Court is an independent judicial tribunal with exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. It has the authority to decide all relevant questions of law; interpret constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions; and determine the meaning or applicability of the terms of an action by the Department of Veterans 

Affairs [VA]. It is authorized to compel action by the VA. It is authorized to hold unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful and set 

aside decisions, findings, conclusions, rules and regulations issued 

or adopted by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Board of 

Veterans’ Appeals. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $17,112,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 18,295,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 18,295,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 18,795,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $18,795,000 for the U.S. Court of 

Appeals for Veterans Claims. This amount is an increase of 

$1,683,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and $500,000 

above the budget request. 

Electronic Case Management System.—The Committee is impressed with the Court’s plans to implement an electronic case 

management system. This is an area that can save the Court both 

time and money. The efficiencies gained by moving cases electronically through the system will also increase the quality and timeliness of the service our veterans receive. Therefore, the Committee 

recommendation includes $500,000 to allow the Court to immediately begin this worthwhile project. In an effort to take advantage of the technological gains the Federal Judiciary has made in 

this area, the Committee recommends the Court work with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to purchase and implement 

a version of their Case Management/Electronic Case File [CM/ECF] 

product. The Court is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress on the progress of such a 

partnership. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 

CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Secretary of the Army is responsible for the administration, 

operation and maintenance of Arlington National Cemetery and 

the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery. In addition to 

its principal function as a national cemetery, Arlington is the site 

of approximately 3,100 nonfuneral ceremonies each year and has 

approximately 4,000,000 visitors annually. 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $29,363,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 28,050,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 29,550,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 28,550,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $28,550,000 for the ‘‘Ceremonial Expenses, Army’’ account. This amount is $813,000 below the fiscal 

year 2005 enacted level and $500,000 above the budget request. 

ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $61,131,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 58,281,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 58,281,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 58,281,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Armed Forces Retirement Home account provides funds to 

operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 

Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. These two facilities provide long term 

housing and medical care for our Nation’s needy veterans. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends authority to expend $58,281,000 

from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund to operate 

and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, 

DC, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, MS. This 

amount is $2,850,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and 

equal to the budget request. Within this appropriation level, the 

Committee has provided $1,248,000 for the Capital Improvement 

Program. 
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on general appropriations bills identify each Committee amendment to 

the House bill ‘‘which proposes an item of appropriation which is 

not made to carry out the provisions of an existing law, a treaty 

stipulation, or an act or resolution previously passed by the Senate 

during that session.’’ 

Title I—Department of Defense 

Military Construction, Army 

Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps 

Military Construction, Air Force 

Military Construction, Defense-wide 

Military Construction, Army National Guard 

Military Construction, Air National Guard 

Military Construction, Army Reserve 

Military Construction, Naval Reserve 

Military Construction, Air Force Reserve 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Security Investment Program 

Family Housing Construction, Army 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army 

Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine 

Corps 

Family Housing Construction, Air Force 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide 

Department of Defense, Family Housing Improvement Fund 

Base Realignment and Closure Account, 1990 

Base Realignment and Closure Account, 2005 

Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 

Information Technology 

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

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 21, 2005, the 

Committee ordered reported, en bloc S. 1446, an original bill making appropriations for the District of Columbia and other activities 

chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, H.R. 2528, making appropriations for Military Construction 

and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title; 
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and H.R.3058, making appropriations for the Departments of 

Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2006, and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature 

of a substitute, provided that the bill be subject to further amendment and the bill be consistent with its budget allocation, by a recorded vote of 28–0, a quorum being present. The vote was as follows: 

Yeas Nays 

Chairman Cochran 

Mr. Stevens 

Mr. Specter 

Mr. Domenici 

Mr. Bond 

Mr. McConnell 

Mr. Burns 

Mr. Shelby 

Mr. Gregg 

Mr. Bennett 

Mr. Craig 

Mrs. Hutchison 

Mr. DeWine 

Mr. Brownback 

Mr. Allard 

Mr. Byrd 

Mr. Inouye 

Mr. Leahy 

Mr. Harkin 

Ms. Mikulski 

Mr. Reid 

Mr. Kohl 

Mrs. Murray 

Mr. Dorgan 

Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Johnson 

Ms. Landrieu 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on 

a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part 

of any statute include ‘‘(a) the text of the statute or part thereof 

which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of 

that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and 

of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by 

stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which 

would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 

recommended by the committee.’’ 

The Committee bill as recommended contains no such provisions. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT LISTING BY LOCATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Installation and project Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommenda- tion 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 

Budget 

estimate 

House 

allowance 

ALABAMA 

ARMY: 

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT: UPGRADE FOR 33 THEATER HIGH ALTITUDE AIR DEFENSE STORAGE IGLOOS ....................................... ...................... 3,150 ...................... ...................... ¥3,150 FORT RUCKER: SYSTEM TEST AND INTEGRATION LAB/FLIGHT TEST SUPPORT FACILITY ................................................................ ...................... 9,700 ...................... ...................... ¥9,700 REDSTONE ARSENAL: 

AMMUNITION HANDLING INSTRUCTION FACILITY .................................................................................................................... ...................... 4,700 ...................... ...................... ¥4,700 SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ANNEX ............................................................................................................................ ...................... ...................... 20,000 ∂20,000 ∂20,000 

AIR FORCE: MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE: SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND LODGING FACILITY ............................................................. 14,900 14,900 14,900 ...................... ......................ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: FORT PAYNE: ADDITION/ALTERATION READINESS CENTER .............................................................................. ...................... 4,145 ...................... ...................... ¥4,145 AIR NATIONAL GUARD: MONTGOMERY REGIONAL AIRPORT BASE: REPLACE COMPOSITE OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FACILITY ........... 9,100 9,100 9,100 ...................... ......................NAVAL RESERVE: MOBILE: MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER ................................................................................................................ 7,463 7,463 8,163 ∂700 ∂700 

TOTAL, ALABAMA ......................................................................................................................................................................... 31,463 53,158 52,163 ∂20,700 ¥995 

ALASKA 

ARMY: 

FORT RICHARDSON: RAILHEAD PORT FACILITY ............................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 4,700 ∂4,700 ∂4,700 FORT WAINWRIGHT: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX .............................................................................................................................................................. 33,560 33,560 33,560 ...................... ......................INFORMATION SYSTEMS FACILITY ........................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 5,600 ∂5,600 ∂5,600 ROTARY WING LANDING PAD .................................................................................................................................................. ...................... ...................... 5,500 ∂5,500 ∂5,500 

AIR FORCE: 

CLEAR AIR FORCE STATION: DORMITORY (100 ROOM) ................................................................................................................... 20,000 20,000 20,000 ...................... ......................EIELSON AFB: MOBILITY WAREHOUSE ............................................................................................................................................. ...................... ...................... 5,900 ∂5,900 ∂5,900 ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE: 

C–17 SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT SHOP ........................................................................................................................................ 820 820 820 ...................... ......................C–17 MAINTENANCE COMPLEX (PHASE I) .............................................................................................................................. 54,000 54,000 54,000 ...................... ......................

AIR FORCE RESERVE: ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE: C–17 CONVERT HANGAR FOR AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND GROUP HEADQUARTERS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 3,100 3,100 3,100 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, ALASKA ............................................................................................................................................................................ 111,480 111,480 133,180 ∂21,700 ∂21,700 
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ARIZONA 

ARMY: 

FORT HUACHUCA: EFFLUENT REUSE SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................. ...................... 5,100 ...................... ...................... ¥5,100 YUMA PROVING GROUND: SPECIAL OPERATIONS FREE FALL SIMULATOR ...................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 8,100 ∂8,100 ∂8,100 

NAVY: YUMA: ROTARY WING FUELING APRON .......................................................................................................................................... 3,637 3,637 3,637 ...................... ......................AIR FORCE: 

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE: CSAR SQUADRON COMPLEX ................................................................................................... 8,600 8,600 8,600 ...................... ......................LUKE AIR FORCE BASE: DORMITORY (144 ROOM) .......................................................................................................................... 13,000 13,000 13,000 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: YUMA: ROTARY WING HYDRANT SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................... 7,300 7,300 7,300 ...................... ......................ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: MARANA: FIRE STATION ................................................................................................................................... ...................... 1,499 ...................... ...................... ¥1,499 AIR FORCE RESERVE: 

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE: ALTER RESCUE SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ................................................................ 1,500 1,500 1,500 ...................... ......................LUKE AIR FORCE BASE: 944TH CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON FACILITY .......................................................................................... ...................... 5,900 ...................... ...................... ¥5,900 

TOTAL, ARIZONA .......................................................................................................................................................................... 34,037 46,536 42,137 ∂8,100 ¥4,399 

ARKANSAS 

AIR FORCE: 

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE: 

AIRMEN DINING FACILITY ........................................................................................................................................................ ...................... 6,400 ...................... ...................... ¥6,400 PARALLEL TAXIWAY ALL AMERICAN LANDING ZONE ............................................................................................................... 2,500 2,500 2,500 ...................... ......................

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP ROBINSON: REGIONAL INSTITUTE TRAINING COMPLEX ......................................................................... ...................... ...................... 5,608 ∂5,608 ∂5,608 

TOTAL, ARKANSAS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2,500 8,900 8,108 ∂5,608 ¥792 

CALIFORNIA 

ARMY: 

CONCORD: 

PIER SECURITY UPGRADE ....................................................................................................................................................... 8,600 8,600 8,600 ...................... ......................UPGRADE OUTLOAD FACILITIES .............................................................................................................................................. 3,250 3,250 3,250 ...................... ......................

FORT IRWIN: 

LAND ACQUISITION (PHASE III) ............................................................................................................................................... 5,000 5,000 5,000 ...................... ......................MILITARY OPERATIONS URBAN TERRAIN (PHASE I) ............................................................................................................... 12,000 12,000 12,000 ...................... ......................REPLACE DINING FACILITY ...................................................................................................................................................... ...................... 4,250 ...................... ...................... ¥4,250 

NAVY: 

CAMP PENDLETON: 

ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE FACILITY ................................................................................................................................. 5,160 5,160 5,160 ...................... ......................BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS—HEADQUARTERS .............................................................................................................. 19,620 19,620 19,620 ...................... ......................FLIGHT LINE SECURITY FENCE ............................................................................................................................................... 1,400 1,400 1,400 ...................... ......................RECLAMATION/CONVEYANCE (PHASE I) .................................................................................................................................. 25,436 25,436 25,436 ...................... ......................
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT LISTING BY LOCATION—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Installation and project Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommenda- tion 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 

Budget 

estimate 

House 

allowance 

CHINA LAKE: ADVANCED SENSOR LAB ............................................................................................................................................ 19,158 19,158 19,158 ...................... ......................EL CENTRO: APRON AND HANGAR RECAP (PHASE II) ..................................................................................................................... 18,666 18,666 18,666 ...................... ......................LEMOORE: REPLACE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER ....................................................................................................................... 8,480 8,480 8,480 ...................... ......................MIRAMAR MARINE CORPS AIR STATION: PROVOST MARSHAL SCREENING FACILITY ...................................................................... ...................... 5,070 ...................... ...................... ¥5,070 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL: GLASGOW HALL ADDITION ........................................................................................................... ...................... 6,500 ...................... ...................... ¥6,500 NORTH ISLAND: BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS—SHIPBOARD ASHORE ...................................................................................... 13,700 13,700 ...................... ¥13,700 ¥13,700 TWENTYNINE PALMS: 

IMPROVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY ....................................................................................................................... ...................... 3,000 ...................... ...................... ¥3,000 MILITARY OPERATIONS ON URBAN TERRAIN FACILITY (PHASE I) .......................................................................................... ...................... 21,000 ...................... ...................... ¥21,000 

AIR FORCE: 

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE: GLOBAL HAWK TWO BAY MAINTENANCE HANGAR .................................................................................. 14,200 14,200 14,200 ...................... ......................EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE: MAINBASE RUNWAY (PHASE I) .......................................................................................................... 37,000 37,000 37,000 ...................... ......................TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE: 

AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIPMENT FACILITY (AGE) ................................................................................................................. ...................... ...................... 10,900 ∂10,900 ∂10,900 AIR MOBILITY OPERATIONS GROUP GLOBAL REACH: DEPLOYMENT CENTER ......................................................................... 19,000 19,000 19,000 ...................... ......................C–17 ADDITION/ALTERATION LIFE SUPPORT .......................................................................................................................... 1,300 1,300 1,300 ...................... ......................C–17 ADDITION COMPOSITE SHOP ......................................................................................................................................... 3,200 3,200 3,200 ...................... ......................C–17 MAINTENANCE TRAINING FACILITY ................................................................................................................................ 8,100 8,100 8,100 ...................... ......................

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE: FITNESS CENTER ......................................................................................................................... 16,845 16,845 16,845 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE: CLINIC ADDITION/ALTERATION ................................................................................................................ 18,000 18,000 18,000 ...................... ......................CORONA: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES APPLIED INSTRUCTION FACILITY ........................................................................................... 4,000 4,000 4,000 ...................... ......................SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SEAL TEAM OPERATIONS/SUPPORT FACILITY ........................................................................ 11,000 11,000 11,000 ...................... ......................SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES TRAINING SUPPORT FACILITIES ............................................................................................. 13,350 13,350 13,350 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT—TRACY: REPLACE GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE .................................................................. 33,635 33,635 33,635 ...................... ......................MIRAMAR: REPLACE STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ........................................................................................................... 23,000 23,000 23,000 ...................... ......................SAN DIEGO: PATIENT PARKING FACILITY ......................................................................................................................................... 15,000 15,000 15,000 ...................... ......................

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP ROBERTS: URBAN COMBAT COURSE .................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 1,500 ∂1,500 ∂1,500 ROSEVILLE: ADDITION/ALTERATION READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ....................................................... 2,941 2,941 2,941 ...................... ......................SAN LUIS OBISPO: DINING FACILITY ................................................................................................................................................ ...................... ...................... 8,599 ∂8,599 ∂8,599 
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AIR NATIONAL GUARD: FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: AIR SOVEREIGNTY ALERT—ALERT CREW QUARTERS FACILITY ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3,000 3,000 3,000 ...................... ......................ARMY RESERVE: 

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT: 

SHOOT HOUSE/AFTER ACTION REVIEW ................................................................................................................................... 1,700 1,700 1,700 ...................... ......................URBAN ASSAULT COURSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,500 1,500 1,500 ...................... ......................

AIR FORCE RESERVE: TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE: C–17 WHEEL AND TIRE SHOP .................................................................................... ...................... 3,900 ...................... ...................... ¥3,900 

TOTAL, CALIFORNIA ..................................................................................................................................................................... 367,241 410,961 374,540 ∂7,299 ¥36,421 

COLORADO 

ARMY: 

FORT CARSON: 

ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE AIR CONTROL GROUP COMPLEX (PHASE I–B) ..................................................................................... 14,600 14,600 14,600 ...................... ......................BARRACKS COMPLEX .............................................................................................................................................................. 25,522 25,522 25,522 ...................... ......................COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE TRAINING FACILITY ................................................................................................................ 28,000 28,000 28,000 ...................... ......................SHOOT HOUSE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1,250 1,250 1,250 ...................... ......................SHOOT HOUSE (U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND) .............................................................................................. 1,250 1,250 1,250 ...................... ......................

AIR FORCE: 

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE: 

ADD/ALTER COMMUNICATIONS COMPLEX ............................................................................................................................... 10,600 10,600 10,600 ...................... ......................CONSOLIDATED SERVICES FACILITY ....................................................................................................................................... 4,000 4,000 4,000 ...................... ......................LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FACILITY .................................................................................................................................... 5,500 5,500 5,500 ...................... ......................

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE: 

76TH SPACE CONTROL FACILITY ............................................................................................................................................ ...................... 12,700 ...................... ...................... ¥12,700 WEST GATE FORCE PROTECTION ACCESS .............................................................................................................................. 12,800 12,800 12,800 ...................... ......................

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY: UPGRADE ACADEMIC FACILITY (PHASE IV–A) ..................................................................................... 13,000 13,000 13,000 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE: LIFE SKILLS SUPPORT CENTER ....................................................................................... 1,820 1,820 1,820 ...................... ......................AIR NATIONAL GUARD: GREELEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION: SPACE WARNING SQUADRON SUPPORT FACILITY ............................. ...................... 6,400 6,400 ∂6,400 ......................

TOTAL, COLORADO ....................................................................................................................................................................... 118,342 137,442 124,742 ∂6,400 ¥12,700 

CONNECTICUT 

NAVY: SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON: CRANE MAINTENANCE FACILITY ............................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 4,610 ∂4,610 ∂4,610 

TOTAL, CONNECTICUT .................................................................................................................................................................. ...................... ...................... 4,610 ∂4,610 ∂4,610 
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AIR FORCE: 

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE: 

C–17 ALTER FACILITIES FOR PARTS STORAGE ...................................................................................................................... 1,000 1,000 1,000 ...................... ......................C–17 FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY ........................................................................................................................................ 5,000 5,000 5,000 ...................... ......................DORMITORY (144 ROOM) ........................................................................................................................................................ 13,000 13,000 13,000 ...................... ......................

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT ANG BASE: 

ADDITIONS TO RESERVE FORCES MEDICAL TRAINING FACILITY ............................................................................................ ...................... ...................... 1,500 ∂1,500 ∂1,500 NEW SECURITY FORCES FACILITY .......................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 1,400 ∂1,400 ∂1,400 

TOTAL, DELAWARE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19,000 19,000 21,900 ∂2,900 ∂2,900 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

AIR FORCE: 

BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE: 

CONSTRUCT OPERATIONS FACILITY ........................................................................................................................................ 10,400 10,400 10,400 ...................... ......................FORCE PROTECTION MAIN GATE ............................................................................................................................................. 4,500 4,500 4,500 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE: PEPCO FEEDER LINE .......................................................................................................... 7,900 7,900 7,900 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA .................................................................................................................................................. 22,800 22,800 22,800 ...................... ......................

FLORIDA 

NAVY: 

JACKSONVILLE: HELICOPTER HANGAR REPLACEMENT (PHASE I) .................................................................................................... 45,179 45,179 45,179 ...................... ......................MAYPORT: 

BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS—HOMEPORT ASHORE ....................................................................................................... 7,820 7,820 7,820 ...................... ......................CONSOLIDATED MAINTENANCE FACILITY ................................................................................................................................ ...................... 4,470 ...................... ...................... ¥4,470 EXPAND FLIGHT TRAINER ........................................................................................................................................................ 2,930 2,930 2,930 ...................... ......................

PANAMA CITY: JOINT AQUATIC COMBAT DIVER TRAINING ............................................................................................................... 9,678 9,678 9,678 ...................... ......................PENSACOLA: WATER TREATMENT FACILITY RECAPITALIZATION ....................................................................................................... 8,710 8,710 8,710 ...................... ......................
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WHITING FIELD NAVAL AIR STATION: CONTROL TOWER RECAPITALIZATION, SOUTH FIELD ............................................................ ...................... ...................... 4,670 ∂4,670 ∂4,670 

AIR FORCE: 

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR STATION: SATELLITE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY .......................................................... ...................... ...................... 6,200 ∂6,200 ∂6,200 HURLBURT FIELD: WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR COURSE FACILITY ........................................................................................................ 2,540 2,540 2,540 ...................... ......................MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE: 

CENTRAL COMMAND JOINT INTELLIGENCE CENTER ............................................................................................................... 67,000 67,000 67,000 ...................... ......................SECURITY FORCES FACILITY ................................................................................................................................................... 11,200 11,200 11,200 ...................... ......................

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE: 

1ST AIR FORCE OPERATIONS CENTER (PHASE II) .................................................................................................................. ...................... 10,000 ...................... ...................... ¥10,000 DORMITORY (120 ROOM) ........................................................................................................................................................ 9,000 9,000 9,000 ...................... ......................F/A–22 ADDITION FUELS MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................. 2,500 2,500 2,500 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE: SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES MOBILITY/AERIAL DELIVERY: SUPPORT FACILITY ................................... 12,800 12,800 12,800 ...................... ......................HURLBURT FIELD: AT/FP MAIN GATE/SOUNDSIDE ACCESS ............................................................................................................. ...................... 6,500 ...................... ...................... ¥6,500 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP BLANDING: REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE COMPLEX (PHASE II) ........................................................ ...................... 20,049 ...................... ...................... ¥20,049 AIR FORCE RESERVE: 

HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE: VISITING QUARTERS ................................................................................................................... ...................... 6,900 ...................... ...................... ¥6,900 PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE: ALTER RESCUE SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ............................................................................. 2,090 2,090 2,090 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, FLORIDA ........................................................................................................................................................................... 181,447 229,366 192,317 ∂10,870 ¥37,049 

GEORGIA 

ARMY: 

FORT BENNING: 

COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE TRAINING FACILITY ................................................................................................................ 20,961 20,961 20,961 ...................... ......................INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE ..................................................................................................................................... 4,300 4,300 4,300 ...................... ......................SHOOT HOUSE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1,250 1,250 1,250 ...................... ......................SHOOT HOUSE (U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND) .............................................................................................. 1,700 1,700 1,700 ...................... ......................SQUAD DEFENSE RANGE ......................................................................................................................................................... ...................... 2,050 ...................... ...................... ¥2,050 

FORT GILLEM: 

FORENSIC LAB ADDITION ........................................................................................................................................................ 3,900 3,900 3,900 ...................... ......................MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ............................................................................................................................................. ...................... ...................... 4,550 ∂4,550 ∂4,550 

FORT STEWART: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX .............................................................................................................................................................. 37,566 37,566 37,566 ...................... ......................SHOOT HOUSE (U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND) .............................................................................................. 1,250 1,250 1,250 ...................... ......................URBAN ASSAULT COURSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,350 1,350 1,350 ...................... ......................VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP ................................................................................................................................................ 17,814 17,814 17,814 ...................... ......................

NAVY: 

ALBANY MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE: 

COMBAT VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION FACILITY ........................................................................................... ...................... 4,000 4,000 ∂4,000 ......................
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SATELLITE FIRE STATION ........................................................................................................................................................ ...................... 1,840 ...................... ...................... ¥1,840 

KINGS BAY: 

ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLE SUPPORT FACILITY .................................................................................................................. ...................... 3,890 ...................... ...................... ¥3,890 UTILITY AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS/WATERFRONT SECURITY: EMERGENCY GENERATOR ....................................................... 3,000 3,000 3,000 ...................... ......................

AIR FORCE: 

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE: 

51ST COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ................................................................................... ...................... 5,600 ...................... ...................... ¥5,600 APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................................ 2,000 2,000 2,000 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

AUGUSTA: REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER ................................................................................................................... 61,466 61,466 61,466 ...................... ......................FORT STEWART: 

NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL .................................................................................................................................................... 16,629 16,629 16,629 ...................... ......................SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE COMPLEX ..................................................................................... 10,000 10,000 10,000 ...................... ......................

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: REPLACE COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER/MEDICAL TRAINING COMPLEX ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7,200 7,200 7,200 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, GEORGIA .......................................................................................................................................................................... 190,386 207,766 198,936 ∂8,550 ¥8,830 

HAWAII 

ARMY: 

HELEMANO: DRUM ROAD UPGRADE (PHASE II) ............................................................................................................................... 41,000 41,000 41,000 ...................... ......................POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA: 

BATTLE AREA COMPLEX .......................................................................................................................................................... 34,000 34,000 34,000 ...................... ......................TACTICAL VEHICLE WASH FACILITY ........................................................................................................................................ 9,300 9,300 9,300 ...................... ......................SADDLE ROAD ......................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 17,000 ∂17,000 ∂17,000 

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX (PHASE I) ............................................................................................................................................. 48,000 48,000 48,000 ...................... ......................MODIFIED URBAN ASSAULT COURSE ...................................................................................................................................... 5,900 5,900 5,900 ...................... ......................VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY (PHASE II) ......................................................................................................................... 24,656 24,656 24,656 ...................... ......................

NAVY: 

KANEOHE BAY: CAMP SMITH FIRE STATION .................................................................................................................................... 5,700 5,700 5,700 ...................... ......................PEARL HARBOR: PACIFIC WARFIGHTING CENTER ............................................................................................................................ 29,700 29,700 29,700 ...................... ......................
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HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE: 

DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ............................................... 5,678 5,678 5,678 ...................... ......................UPGRADE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (PHASE III) .................................................................................................... ...................... 7,700 7,700 ∂7,700 ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: KUNIA: REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER REPLACEMENT ............................................................................... 61,466 ...................... 61,466 ...................... ∂61,466 AIR NATIONAL GUARD: HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE: F–15 AIRCRAFT RINSE FACILITY .............................................................................. 2,500 2,500 2,500 ...................... ......................AIR FORCE RESERVE: HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE: CONSOLIDATED TRAINING FACILITY ........................................................................... 6,450 6,450 6,450 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, HAWAII ............................................................................................................................................................................. 274,350 220,584 299,050 ∂24,700 ∂78,466 

IDAHO 

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

TOTAL, IDAHO .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9,835 18,250 18,250 ∂8,415 ......................

ILLINOIS 

ARMY: ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL: COMBINED FIRE/POLICE STATION .......................................................................................................... ...................... 7,400 7,400 ∂7,400 ......................NAVY: 

GREAT LAKES: 

DRILL HALL REPLACEMENT ..................................................................................................................................................... 16,610 16,610 16,610 ...................... ......................RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND BARRACKS ............................................................................................................................. 38,720 38,720 38,720 ...................... ......................RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND BARRACKS ............................................................................................................................. 33,840 33,840 33,840 ...................... ......................RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE (PHASE I) ................................................................................. 32,730 32,730 32,730 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, ILLINOIS .................................................................................................................................................................. 121,900 129,300 129,300 ∂7,400 ......................

INDIANA 

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

TOTAL, INDIANA ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9,454 15,154 17,674 ∂8,220 ∂2,520 

IOWA 

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

TOTAL, IOWA ................................................................................................................................................................................ ...................... 1,500 1,500 ∂1,500 ......................
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KANSAS 

ARMY: 

FORT LEAVENWORTH: LEWIS AND CLARK INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY (PHASE III) ............................................................................ 42,642 42,642 42,642 ...................... ......................FORT RILEY: 

ALERT HOLDING AREA ............................................................................................................................................................ ...................... ...................... 6,300 ∂6,300 ∂6,300 DEPLOYMENT FACILITY RAMP EXPANSION .............................................................................................................................. 5,500 5,500 5,500 ...................... ......................DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT FACILITY ........................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 4,600 ∂4,600 ∂4,600 DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING RANGE ............................................................................................................................. 17,500 17,500 17,500 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE: HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM ............................................................................................... 15,800 15,800 15,800 ...................... ......................ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: PITTSBURG: READINESS CENTER ..................................................................................................................... ...................... 5,683 ...................... ...................... ¥5,683 ARMY RESERVE: NEW CENTURY: ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY/UNHEATED STORAGE (PHASE I) ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6,376 6,376 6,376 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, KANSAS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 87,818 93,501 98,718 ∂10,900 ∂5,217 

KENTUCKY 

ARMY: 

FORT CAMPBELL: 

AIRFIELD SUPPORT FACILITY .................................................................................................................................................. ...................... 3,600 ...................... ...................... ¥3,600 BARRACKS COMPLEX—52ND ST ............................................................................................................................................ 49,575 49,575 49,575 ...................... ......................BARRACKS COMPLEX—GLIDER RD ........................................................................................................................................ 43,000 43,000 43,000 ...................... ......................BARRACKS COMPLEX (PHASE II) ............................................................................................................................................ 24,650 24,650 24,650 ...................... ......................COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE TRAINING FACILITY (PHASE II) .............................................................................................. 10,300 10,300 10,300 ...................... ......................MAIN GATE ACCESS CONTROL POINT (GATE 4) ..................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 8,300 ∂8,300 ∂8,300 URBAN ASSAULT COURSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,700 1,700 1,700 ...................... ......................

FORT KNOX: 

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY ........................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 8,200 ∂8,200 ∂8,200 TRAINEE BARRACKS COMPLEX 1 (PHASE II) .......................................................................................................................... 21,000 21,000 21,000 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

FORT CAMPBELL: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMPANY OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY FACILITY .................................................................... 7,800 7,800 7,800 ...................... ......................
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SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES GROUP OPERATIONS COMPLEX ............................................................................................. 30,000 30,000 30,000 ...................... ......................

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: W.H. FORD REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER: TRAINING COMPLEX (PHASE VI) .................................................... 9,720 9,720 9,720 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, KENTUCKY ....................................................................................................................................................................... 197,745 201,345 214,245 ∂16,500 ∂12,900 

LOUISIANA 

ARMY: FORT POLK: COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE TRAINING FACILITY ................................................................................................... 28,887 28,887 28,887 ...................... ......................AIR FORCE: BARKSDALE AFB: INTEGRATED OPERATIONS CENTER .......................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 10,800 ∂10,800 ∂10,800 

TOTAL, LOUISIANA ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28,887 28,887 39,687 ∂10,800 ∂10,800 

MAINE 

NAVY: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD: ACOUSTIC TEST AND CALIBRATION FACILITY ............................................................................ ...................... ...................... 8,100 ∂8,100 ∂8,100 

TOTAL, MAINE .............................................................................................................................................................................. ...................... ...................... 8,100 ∂8,100 ∂8,100 

MARYLAND 

NAVY: 

ANNAPOLIS: WESLEY BROWN FIELD HOUSE (PHASE I) ................................................................................................................... 24,930 24,930 24,930 ...................... ......................INDIAN HEAD: JOINT EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTER ................................................................. ...................... 13,460 ...................... ...................... ¥13,460 PATUXENT RIVER: 

MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT TEST FACILITY ............................................................................................................. 5,800 5,800 5,800 ...................... ......................PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER PROGRAMS SUPPORT FACILITY (PHASE I) ................................................................................. 40,700 40,700 40,700 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL: ACADEMIC PROGRAM CENTER/GRADUATE SCHOOL NURSING ADDITION ......................................... 10,350 10,350 10,350 ...................... ......................FORT DETRICK: 

JOINT MEDICAL LOGISTICS CENTER ........................................................................................................................................ 34,000 34,000 34,000 ...................... ......................U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES STERILIZATION PLANT ............................................. 21,200 21,200 21,200 ...................... ......................

FORT MEADE: 

CLASSIFIED MATERIAL CONVERSION ...................................................................................................................................... 12,030 12,030 12,030 ...................... ......................FRIENDSHIP ANNEX COMPLEX GENERATOR PLANT ................................................................................................................ 12,009 12,009 12,009 ...................... ......................SOUTH CAMPUS MAIL FACILITY .............................................................................................................................................. 4,010 4,010 4,010 ...................... ......................

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: DUNDALK ARMORY: ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP ........................................................................... ...................... ...................... 4,912 ∂4,912 ∂4,912 

TOTAL, MARYLAND ....................................................................................................................................................................... 165,029 178,489 169,941 ∂4,912 ¥8,548 

MASSACHUSETTS 

AIR FORCE: HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE: FOURTH CLIFF EROSION CONTROL STABILIZATION SYSTEM(PHASE I) ................................... 10,000 10,000 ...................... ¥10,000 ¥10,000 REPLACE BCE HEAVY REPAIR AND GROUNDS FACILITY .......................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 3,900 ∂3,900 ∂3,900 
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CAMP CURTIS GUILD (READING) ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ............................. 17,136 17,136 17,136 ...................... ......................CAMP EDWARDS: READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ................................................................................... 2,542 2,542 2,542 ...................... ......................WESTFIELD: FIRE STATION (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ...................................................................................................... 2,129 2,129 2,129 ...................... ......................

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: BARNES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT: WEAPONS MAINTENANCE/LOAD CREW TRAINING FACILITY ................................. ...................... 7,100 7,100 ∂7,100 ......................AIR FORCE RESERVE: WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE: MUNITIONS STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................ 3,000 3,000 3,000 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, MASSACHUSETTS ............................................................................................................................................................. 34,807 41,907 35,807 ∂1,000 ¥6,100 

MICHIGAN 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP GRAYLING RANGE: MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE ................................................................................................. 1,901 1,901 1,901 ...................... ......................LANSING: USPFO/READINESS CENTER—PHASE I ............................................................................................................................ ...................... ...................... 11,800 ∂11,800 ∂11,800 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

ALPENA: CRTC SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY .......................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 9,500 ∂9,500 ∂9,500 W.K. KELLOGG AIRPORT: REPLACE CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPLEX ................................................................................................. ...................... 7,400 ...................... ...................... ¥7,400 

TOTAL, MICHIGAN ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1,901 9,301 23,201 ∂21,300 ∂13,900 

MINNESOTA 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: FAA/AIR NATIONAL GUARD FIRE STATION FACILITY ................................................................. ...................... ...................... 6,500 ∂6,500 ∂6,500 MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: COMPOSITE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX ............................................................... ...................... 8,800 ...................... ...................... ¥8,800 

AIR FORCE RESERVE: MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: JOINT USE SMALL ARMS RANGE ............................................ ...................... 3,000 ...................... ...................... ¥3,000 

TOTAL, MINNESOTA ...................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... 11,800 6,500 ∂6,500 ¥5,300 

MISSISSIPPI 

NAVY: NAS MERIDIAN: JET ENGINE TEST CELL ........................................................................................................................................ ...................... ...................... 10,450 ∂10,450 ∂10,450 AIR FORCE: 

COLUMBUS AFB: MISSION SUPPORT GROUP COMPLEX .................................................................................................................. ...................... ...................... 10,000 ∂10,000 ∂10,000 
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STUDENT DORMITORY (300 ROOM) ........................................................................................................................................ 30,100 30,100 30,100 ...................... ......................TECHNICAL TRAINING FACILITY ............................................................................................................................................... 17,400 17,400 17,400 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE: SURGERY SUITE ADDITION/ALTERATION ............................................................................ 14,000 14,000 14,000 ...................... ......................ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP SHELBY: 

COMBINED ARMS AREA WETLANDS CROSSINGS (PHASE I) ................................................................................................... 5,263 5,263 5,263 ...................... ......................MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ............................................................................................................................................. 3,000 3,000 3,000 ...................... ......................

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: GULFPORT: REPLACE MUNITIONS TRAINING AND STORAGE COMPLEX ................................................................ ...................... 3,000 4,500 ∂4,500 ∂1,500 

TOTAL, MISSISSIPPI ..................................................................................................................................................................... 69,763 72,763 94,713 ∂24,950 ∂21,950 

MISSOURI 

ARMY: FORT LEONARD WOOD: COUNTERMINE TRAINING COMPLEX (PHASE II) ....................................................................................... 8,100 8,100 8,100 ...................... ......................AIR FORCE: WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE: B–2 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS STORAGE ........................................................................... ...................... 5,721 ...................... ...................... ¥5,721 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

FORT LEONARD WOOD: MK 19 RANGE ............................................................................................................................................ 1,878 1,878 1,878 ...................... ......................SPRINGFIELD: AVIATION CLASSIFICATION AND REPAIR ACTIVITY DEPOT (PHASE I) ........................................................................ ...................... 8,234 ...................... ...................... ¥8,234 

TOTAL, MISSOURI ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9,978 23,933 9,978 ...................... ¥13,955 

MONTANA 

AIR FORCE: MALMSTROM AFB: PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER .................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 13,500 ∂13,500 ∂13,500 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

HELENA: 

ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY (PHASE II) ...................................................................................................................... 5,942 5,942 5,942 ...................... ......................ADDITION/ALTERATION READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) .................................................................. 1,324 1,324 1,324 ...................... ......................

TOWNSEND: QUALIFICATION TRAINING RANGE ................................................................................................................................ ...................... 2,558 ...................... ...................... ¥2,558 

TOTAL, MONTANA ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7,266 9,824 20,766 ∂13,500 ∂10,942 

NEBRASKA 

AIR FORCE: 

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE: 

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ............................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 12,800 ∂12,800 ∂12,800 CONSTRUCT HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY ................................................................................................ 30,410 30,410 30,410 ...................... ......................REPAIR RUNWAY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19,870 19,870 19,870 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, NEBRASKA .............................................................................................................................................................. 50,280 50,280 63,080 ∂12,800 ∂12,800 
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AIR FORCE: 

INDIAN SPRINGS: 

PREDATOR MAINTENANCE AND LOGISTICS COMPLEX ............................................................................................................ 19,260 19,260 19,260 ...................... ......................PREDATOR MUNITIONS COMPLEX ........................................................................................................................................... 9,330 9,330 9,330 ...................... ......................PREDATOR OPERATIONS FACILITIES ....................................................................................................................................... 23,314 23,314 23,314 ...................... ......................PREDATOR TRAINING FACILITIES ............................................................................................................................................ 8,820 8,820 8,820 ...................... ......................

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE: 

AIRFIELD RESCUE STATIONS (PHASE I) .................................................................................................................................. ...................... 3,741 4,800 ∂4,800 ∂1,059 F/A–22 ADD/ALTER LOW OBSERVABLE COMPOSITE FACILITY ................................................................................................ 9,330 9,330 9,330 ...................... ......................F/A–22 ADD/ALTER WEAPONS SCHOOL .................................................................................................................................. 10,240 10,240 10,240 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE: BIO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FACILITY REPLACEMENT ............................................. 1,700 1,700 1,700 ...................... ......................AIR NATIONAL GUARD: RENO-TAHOE INTERNTIONAL AIRPORT: INTELLIGENCE EXPLOITATION FACILITY .................................................. ...................... ...................... 16,800 ∂16,800 ∂16,800 

TOTAL, NEVADA ........................................................................................................................................................................... 81,994 85,735 103,594 ∂21,600 ∂17,859 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 

NAVY: PORTSMOUTH: ACOUSTIC TEST AND CALIBRATION FACILITY ......................................................................................................... ...................... 8,100 ...................... ...................... ¥8,100 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: NH NATIONAL GUARD STATE MILITARY RESERVATION: NH NATIONAL GUARD JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 10,498 ∂10,498 ∂10,498 

TOTAL, NEW HAMPSHIRE ............................................................................................................................................................. ...................... 8,100 10,498 ∂10,498 ∂2,398 

NEW JERSEY 

ARMY: PICATINNY ARSENAL: FIRE STATION .............................................................................................................................................. ...................... 4,450 4,450 ∂4,450 ......................NAVY: EARLE: PIER COMPLEX REPLACEMENT (PHASE III) ....................................................................................................................... 54,432 54,432 54,432 ...................... ......................AIR FORCE: MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE: ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ....................................................................................... 13,185 13,185 13,185 ...................... ......................ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: LAKEHURST: CONSOLIDATED LOGISTICS AND TRAINING FACILITIES ................................................................ 26,685 26,685 26,685 ...................... ......................AIR NATIONAL GUARD: ATLANTIC CITY: ARM AND DISARM APRON—END OF RUNWAY 13 ..................................................................... ...................... 1,500 ...................... ...................... ¥1,500 
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FORT DIX: 

COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE TRAINING FACILITY ................................................................................................................ ...................... 12,271 ...................... ...................... ¥12,271 SHOOT HOUSE/AFTER ACTION REVIEW/BREACH FACILITY ...................................................................................................... 1,569 1,569 1,569 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, NEW JERSEY ........................................................................................................................................................... 95,871 114,092 100,321 ∂4,450 ¥13,771 

NEW MEXICO 

AIR FORCE: 

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE: FIRE STATION ................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 15,000 ∂15,000 ∂15,000 KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE: HC–130P SIMULATOR FACILITY ......................................................................................................... 6,600 6,600 6,600 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: CANNON AIR FORCE BASE: REPLACE FUEL STORAGE AND LOADING FACILITY ............................................................. 13,200 13,200 13,200 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, NEW MEXICO ................................................................................................................................................................... 19,800 19,800 34,800 ∂15,000 ∂15,000 

NEW YORK 

ARMY: 

FORT DRUM: 

AIRFIELD VEHICLE SUPPORT FACILITY .................................................................................................................................... ...................... 9,700 9,700 ∂9,700 ......................AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT PALLET PROCESSING FACILITY ................................................................................................. 1,850 1,850 1,850 ...................... ......................BARRACKS COMPLEX 10300 BLOCK (PHASE I) ...................................................................................................................... 38,500 38,500 38,500 ...................... ......................PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITY ................................................................................................................................................... 6,800 6,800 6,800 ...................... ......................

U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY: 

LIBRARY AND LEARNING CENTER (PHASE II) ......................................................................................................................... 25,470 25,470 25,470 ...................... ......................MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ............................................................................................................................................. 4,000 4,000 4,000 ...................... ......................

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

KINGSTON: ADDITION/ALTERATION READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ........................................................ 6,039 6,039 6,039 ...................... ......................LATHAM: READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ................................................................................................ 5,580 5,580 5,580 ...................... ......................LEEDS: ADDITION/ALTERATION READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) .............................................................. 3,065 3,065 3,065 ...................... ......................ROCHESTER: ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY (AVIATION TRANSFORMATION) ........................................................................... 19,944 19,944 19,944 ...................... ......................

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

HANCOCK FIELD: UPGRADE SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ...................................................................................................... ...................... 5,600 ...................... ...................... ¥5,600 STEWART INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: REPLACE FIRE CRASH/RESCUE STATION ............................................................................... 10,200 10,200 10,200 ...................... ......................

NAVY RESERVE: ALBANY: JOINT RESERVE CENTER ................................................................................................................................. 19,970 19,970 19,970 ...................... ......................AIR FORCE RESERVE: NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: VISITING QUARTERS .......................................................................... 9,200 9,200 9,200 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, NEW YORK ....................................................................................................................................................................... 150,618 165,918 160,318 ∂9,700 ¥5,600 
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ARMY: 

FORT BRAGG: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX—ADDITION TO 3RD BRIGADE .............................................................................................................. ...................... 11,400 ...................... ...................... ¥11,400 BARRACKS COMPLEX 2ND BRIGADE (PHASE I) ...................................................................................................................... 32,000 32,000 32,000 ...................... ......................BARRACKS COMPLEX (PHASE II) ............................................................................................................................................ 30,611 30,611 30,611 ...................... ......................BARRACKS COMPLEX—3RD BRIGADE (PHASE I) ................................................................................................................... 50,000 50,000 50,000 ...................... ......................BARRACKS COMPLEX—DIVISION ARTILLERY (PHASE I) ......................................................................................................... 35,600 35,600 35,600 ...................... ......................COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY ............................................................................................................................................ 7,300 7,300 7,300 ...................... ......................COURTHOUSE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4,450 4,450 4,450 ...................... ......................URBAN ASSAULT COURSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 2,100 2,100 2,100 ...................... ......................

NAVY: 

CAMP LEJEUNE: 

ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE FACILITY ................................................................................................................................. 4,040 4,040 4,040 ...................... ......................BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS—CAMP JOHNSON .............................................................................................................. 20,340 20,340 20,340 ...................... ......................MESS HALL—COURTHOUSE BAY ............................................................................................................................................ 11,840 11,840 11,840 ...................... ......................MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE ................................................................................................................................. 5,370 5,370 5,370 ...................... ......................

CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION: 

AIR INSTALLATIONS COMPATIBLE USE ZONES LAND ACQUISITION ........................................................................................ 1,890 1,890 1,890 ...................... ......................HIGH EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINES ................................................................................................................................................. 5,107 5,107 5,107 ...................... ......................ORDNANCE FIELD MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BUILDING .............................................................................................. ...................... 2,000 ...................... ...................... ¥2,000 V22 GEARBOX REPAIR/TEST FACILITY .................................................................................................................................... 15,390 15,390 15,390 ...................... ......................V22 ROTOR BLADE REPAIR FACILITY ..................................................................................................................................... 4,760 4,760 4,760 ...................... ......................

NEW RIVER: 

AIRCRAFT FIRE AND RESCUE FACILITY .................................................................................................................................. ...................... 4,310 4,310 ∂4,310 ......................MAIN GATE SECURITY UPGRADES .......................................................................................................................................... 2,530 2,530 2,530 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

FORT BRAGG: 

NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION ................................................................................................ 18,075 18,075 18,075 ...................... ......................RESISTANCE TRAINING COMPLEX (JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND) ......................................................................... 2,569 2,569 2,569 ...................... ......................SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES HEADQUARTERS BUILDING .................................................................................................... 3,700 3,700 3,700 ...................... ......................
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SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES TRAINING FACILITY ................................................................................................................ 8,500 8,500 8,500 ...................... ......................

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE: REPLACE HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM .................................................................................... 18,500 18,500 18,500 ...................... ......................

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

LENOIR: FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP ................................................................................................................................................ ...................... 5,858 5,858 ∂5,858 ......................TARBORO: ADDITION/ALTERATION READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ......................................................... 1,154 1,154 1,154 ...................... ......................

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX ......................................... 3,400 3,400 3,400 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, NORTH CAROLINA ............................................................................................................................................................ 289,226 312,794 299,394 ∂10,168 ¥13,400 

NORTH DAKOTA 

AIR FORCE: MINOT AIR FORCE BASE: SECURITY FORCES VEHICLE ALERT FACILITY .............................................................................. 8,700 8,700 8,700 ...................... ......................ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP GRAFTON: UPGRADE/HARDEN PERIMETER ............................................................................................................................ ...................... 870 ...................... ...................... ¥870 FRAINE BARRACKS, BISMARCK: WMD CIVIL SUPPORT TEAM FACILITY ........................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 3,737 ∂3,737 ∂3,737 MINOT AIR FORCE BASE: FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP ..................................................................................................................... 10,950 10,950 10,950 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, NORTH DAKOTA ............................................................................................................................................................... 19,650 20,520 23,387 ∂3,737 ∂2,867 

OHIO 

ARMY: LIMA ARMY MODIFICATION CENTER: JOINT SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING CENTER INTEGRATED OFFICE BUILDING ...................... ...................... 11,600 ...................... ...................... ¥11,600 AIR FORCE: 

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE: 

ADD/ALTER INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION COMPLEX ................................................................................................................ 19,670 19,670 19,670 ...................... ......................NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING ...................................................................................................................................................... ...................... 12,950 ...................... ...................... ¥12,950 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPORT: FIRE STATION (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ............................................................................ 1,293 1,293 1,293 ...................... ......................NORTH CANTON: ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY (AVIATION TRANSFORMATION) ..................................................................... 7,923 7,923 7,923 ...................... ......................

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP PERRY ANG STATION: REPLACE TROOP TRAINING QUARTERS .................................................................. ...................... ...................... 4,700 ∂4,700 ∂4,700 AIR FORCE RESERVE: 

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE: 

C–5 AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS (PHASE II) ................................................................................................................................... 4,400 4,400 4,400 ...................... ......................C–5 ALTER FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY ............................................................................................................................... 800 800 800 ...................... ......................C–5 ALTER FUEL HYDRANT SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................................... 1,600 1,600 1,600 ...................... ......................C–5 ALTER MAINTENANCE SHOPS .......................................................................................................................................... 800 800 800 ...................... ......................C–5 FUEL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE HANGAR ......................................................................................................................... 10,500 10,500 10,500 ...................... ......................C–5 SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HANGAR .............................................................................................................................. 15,300 15,300 15,300 ...................... ......................C–5 SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY .................................................................................................................................. 5,750 5,750 5,750 ...................... ......................

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION: JOINT SERVICE LODGING FACILITY (PHASE I) .................................................................... ...................... 7,500 ...................... ...................... ¥7,500 

TOTAL, OHIO ................................................................................................................................................................................ 68,036 100,086 72,736 ∂4,700 ¥27,350 
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ARMY: 

FORT SILL: 

FIRE STATION .......................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... 3,150 ...................... ...................... ¥3,150 RAILROAD EQUIPMENT FACILITY ............................................................................................................................................. 2,700 2,700 2,700 ...................... ......................

MCALESTER: 

AMMUNITION CONTAINER FACILITY ......................................................................................................................................... 5,400 5,400 5,400 ...................... ......................HIGH EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................ ...................... 1,100 ...................... ...................... ¥1,100 

AIR FORCE: 

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE: 

31ST COMBAT COMMUNICATION SQUADRON OPERATIONS COMPLEX .................................................................................... 11,960 11,960 11,960 ...................... ......................UPGRADE BUILDING 3001 INFRASTRUCTURE (PHASE II) ....................................................................................................... 20,000 20,000 20,000 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, OKLAHOMA .............................................................................................................................................................. 40,060 44,310 40,060 ...................... ¥4,250 

OREGON 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: SALEM: WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION—CIVIL SUPPORT TEAM READY BUILDING .................................. ...................... 2,735 ...................... ...................... ¥2,735 NAVAL RESERVE: EUGENE: ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER .............................................................................................................. 6,132 6,132 6,132 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, OREGON ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6,132 8,867 6,132 ...................... ¥2,735 

PENNSYLVANIA 

ARMY: LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT: AMMUNITION SHIPPING FACILITY .................................................................................................... ...................... 6,300 6,300 ∂6,300 ......................NAVY: PHILADELPHIA: MACHINERY NETWORKS DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION FACILITY ................................................................... ...................... 4,780 ...................... ...................... ¥4,780 DEFENSE-WIDE: DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT NEW CUMBERLAND: REPLACE PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITY ....................................... 6,500 6,500 6,500 ...................... ......................ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

ERIE: 

FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) .......................................................................................... 5,136 5,136 5,136 ...................... ......................READINESS CENTER (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) ..................................................................................................... 11,008 11,008 11,008 ...................... ......................

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP: 

BATTALION TRAINING FACILITY (PHASE I) (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) .................................................................... 22,190 22,190 22,190 ...................... ......................
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COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE TRAINING FACILITY ................................................................................................................ 16,706 16,706 16,706 ...................... ......................INFANTRY SQUAD BATTLE COURSE (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) .............................................................................. 2,859 2,859 2,859 ...................... ......................LIVE FIRE SHOOT HOUSE (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) ............................................................................................. 2,346 2,346 2,346 ...................... ......................MISSION SUPPORT TRAINING FACILITY ................................................................................................................................... 4,363 4,363 4,363 ...................... ......................MK–19 40MM MACHINE GUN QUALIFICATION RANGE (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) ................................................. 4,344 4,344 4,344 ...................... ......................MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE UPGRADE (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) .................................................................. 2,683 2,683 2,683 ...................... ......................MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) ....................................................................... 4,202 4,202 4,202 ...................... ......................SNIPER RANGE (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) ............................................................................................................. 2,898 2,898 2,898 ...................... ......................UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TRAINING FACILITY ................................................................................................................... 2,482 2,482 2,482 ...................... ......................UNIT STORAGE SITE (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) ..................................................................................................... 2,961 2,961 2,961 ...................... ......................URBAN ASSAULT COURSE (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) ............................................................................................ 2,459 2,459 2,459 ...................... ......................

PHILADELPHIA: 

FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) .......................................................................................... 6,207 6,207 6,207 ...................... ......................READINESS CENTER (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM) ..................................................................................................... 11,925 11,925 11,925 ...................... ......................

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: EXPAND AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON AND TAXIWAY ............................ ...................... 5,000 ...................... ...................... ¥5,000 ARMY RESERVE: 

BELLEFONTE: ARMY RESERVE CENTER/ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/UNHEATED STORAGE ........................................... 8,355 8,355 8,355 ...................... ......................ERIE: ARMY RESERVE CENTER/ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/UNHEATED STORAGE ....................................................... 9,367 9,367 9,367 ...................... ......................JOHNSTOWN: AIRFIELD RUNWAY UPGRADE ..................................................................................................................................... ...................... 17,780 ...................... ...................... ¥17,780 

TOTAL, PENNSYLVANIA ................................................................................................................................................................ 128,991 162,851 135,291 ∂6,300 ¥27,560 

RHODE ISLAND 

NAVY: 

NEWPORT: 

COMBAT TRAINING POOL REPLACEMENT ................................................................................................................................ ...................... 4,870 ...................... ...................... ¥4,870 REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BRIDGE ............................................................................................................................................ ...................... ...................... 10,620 ∂10,620 ∂10,620 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

ARMY: FORT JACKSON: URBAN ASSAULT COURSE ................................................................................................................................... ...................... 1,600 ...................... ...................... ¥1,600 AIR FORCE: 

CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE: ADD/ALTER FITNESS CENTER ....................................................................................................... 2,583 2,583 2,583 ...................... ......................SHAW AIR FORCE BASE: 

MUNITIONS FACILITIES ............................................................................................................................................................ ...................... 6,300 ...................... ...................... ¥6,300 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AIR FORCES COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON FACILITY .................................................................. 9,730 9,730 9,730 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: CHARLESTON: CONSOLIDATED MEDICAL CLINIC ............................................................................................................ 35,000 35,000 35,000 ...................... ......................ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: THE CITADEL: SC NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER ............................................................................... ...................... ...................... 10,298 ∂10,298 ∂10,298 ARMY RESERVE: GREENVILLE: ARMY RESERVE CENTER/ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/UNHEATED STORAGE ......................... 15,524 15,524 15,524 ...................... ......................NAVAL RESERVE: CHARLESTON: MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER ....................................................................................................... 6,424 6,424 6,424 ...................... ......................
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TOTAL, SOUTH CAROLINA ............................................................................................................................................................ 69,261 77,161 79,559 ∂10,298 ∂2,398 

SOUTH DAKOTA 

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

TENNESSEE 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: TENNESSEE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD HEADQUARTERS: READINESS CENTER, PHASE II ................................. ...................... ...................... 23,193 ∂23,193 ∂23,193 AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: 

C–5 FUEL CELL MAINTENANCE HANGAR AND SHOP .............................................................................................................. 23,000 23,000 23,000 ...................... ......................C–5 MAINTENANCE HANGAR AND SHOPS .............................................................................................................................. 39,000 39,000 39,000 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, TENNESSEE ............................................................................................................................................................. 62,000 62,000 85,193 ∂23,193 ∂23,193 

TEXAS 

ARMY: 

FORT BLISS: VEHICLE BRIDGE ......................................................................................................................................................... ...................... 5,000 ...................... ...................... ¥5,000 FORT HOOD: 

BATTALION COMMAND AND CONTROL FACILITIES .................................................................................................................. 6,600 6,600 6,600 ...................... ......................FIRE STATION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4,100 4,100 4,100 ...................... ......................FIRE STATION (NORTH FORT HOOD) ....................................................................................................................................... ...................... 4,650 ...................... ...................... ¥4,650 MULTIPURPOSE SQUAD QUALIFICATION COURSE—SCOUT COMPLEX .................................................................................... 8,000 8,000 8,000 ...................... ......................PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER .................................................................................................................................................... ...................... 6,800 ...................... ...................... ¥6,800 QUALIFICATION TRAINING RANGE ........................................................................................................................................... 6,093 6,093 6,093 ...................... ......................VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP ................................................................................................................................................ 21,645 21,645 21,645 ...................... ......................

FORT SAM HOUSTON: RENOVATE BARRACKS WINGS AND BATTALION COMMAND AREA ................................................................ ...................... ...................... 7,000 ∂7,000 ∂7,000 

NAVY: 

KINGSVILLE: 

AIRFIELD LIGHTING (NAVY AUXILIARY LANDING FIELD ORANGE GROVE) ............................................................................... 6,010 6,010 6,010 ...................... ......................T–10 JET ENGINE TEST CELL ................................................................................................................................................. ...................... 10,030 ...................... ...................... ¥10,030 
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GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE: CHAPEL CENTER .......................................................................................................................... ...................... 4,300 ...................... ...................... ¥4,300 LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COMPLEX .................................................................................................. ...................... 7,900 ...................... ...................... ¥7,900 SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE: 

STUDENT DORMITORY (300 ROOM) ........................................................................................................................................ 33,000 33,000 33,000 ...................... ......................T–6 CONTRACTOR OPERATED MAINTENANCE AND BASE SUPPLY WAREHOUSE .................................................................... 3,000 3,000 3,000 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE: MILITARY WORKING DOG MEDICAL FACILITY REPLACEMENT .......................................... 11,000 11,000 11,000 ...................... ......................ARMY RESERVE: 

ELLINGTON FIELD: ARMED FORCES RESERVE AND BATTLE PROJECTION CENTER ......................................................................... ...................... ...................... 15,000 ∂15,000 ∂15,000 GRAND PRAIRIE: ARMY RESERVE CENTER (PHASE II) .................................................................................................................... 5,685 5,685 5,685 ...................... ......................

AIR FORCE RESERVE: FORT WORTH: AIRCRAFT GENERATION FACILITY ................................................................................................... ...................... 1,750 ...................... ...................... ¥1,750 

TOTAL, TEXAS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 105,133 145,563 127,133 ∂22,000 ¥18,430 

UTAH 

ARMY: DUGWAY PROVING GROUND: MICHAEL ARMY AIRFIELD RUNWAY (PHASE II) ............................................................................... 25,000 25,000 25,000 ...................... ......................AIR FORCE: 

HILL AIR FORCE BASE: 

ADD TO SOFTWARE SUPPORT FACILITY .................................................................................................................................. 19,500 19,500 19,500 ...................... ......................CONSOLIDATE MISSILE STORAGE FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 9,800 ∂9,800 ∂9,800 F/A–22 AIRCRAFT BATTLE DAMAGE REPAIR TRAINING .......................................................................................................... 4,600 4,600 4,600 ...................... ......................

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP WILLIAMS: ADDITION/ALTERATION READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ............... 3,279 3,279 3,279 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, UTAH ................................................................................................................................................................................ 52,379 52,379 62,179 ∂9,800 ∂9,800 

VERMONT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP JOHNSON: INFORMATION SYSTEMS FACILITY ........................................................................................................................ ...................... ...................... 5,617 ∂5,617 ∂5,617 ETHAN ALLEN: MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE .............................................................................................................................. 3,000 3,000 3,000 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, VERMONT ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3,000 3,000 8,617 ∂5,617 ∂5,617 

VIRGINIA 

ARMY: 

FORT A.P. HILL: MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ........................................................................................................................... 2,700 2,700 2,700 ...................... ......................FORT BELVOIR: DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD (PHASE I) ........................................................................................................................ 5,000 5,000 5,000 ...................... ......................FORT EUSTIS: DEPLOYMENT STAGING AREA .................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 3,100 ∂3,100 ∂3,100 FORT LEE: 49TH QUARTERMASTER GROUP OPERATIONS STORAGE ................................................................................................ ...................... 3,900 ...................... ...................... ¥3,900 FORT MYER: CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ................................................................................................................................... 15,200 15,200 15,200 ...................... ......................
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NAVY: 

LITTLE CREEK: REPLACE PIERS AND QUAYWALL ............................................................................................................................. 36,034 36,034 36,034 ...................... ......................NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER: ELECTROMAGNETIC RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING FACILITY .............................................. ...................... ...................... 9,960 ∂9,960 ∂9,960 NORFOLK: 

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR (MH–60S CV) ................................................................................................................... 21,565 21,565 21,565 ...................... ......................H60 TRAINER BUILDING .......................................................................................................................................................... 10,680 10,680 10,680 ...................... ......................PIER 11 REPLACEMENT (PHASE III) ....................................................................................................................................... 40,200 40,200 40,200 ...................... ......................SHIP REPAIR PIER 3 REPLACEMENT (PHASE I) ...................................................................................................................... 47,729 47,729 47,729 ...................... ......................

OCEANA NAVAL AIR STATION: F/A–18 FACILITY UPGRADES ............................................................................................................ 11,680 11,680 11,680 ...................... ......................QUANTICO: 

AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON—WHITE SIDE .............................................................................................................................. 8,031 8,031 8,031 ...................... ......................AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON—GREEN SIDE ............................................................................................................................. 11,667 11,667 11,667 ...................... ......................HOCKMUTH HALL ADDITION .................................................................................................................................................... 2,600 ...................... 4,000 ∂1,400 ∂4,000 RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY SERVICES CENTER ........................................................................................................................... ...................... 4,270 ...................... ...................... ¥4,270 WHITE SIDE COMPLEX ............................................................................................................................................................ 34,730 34,730 34,730 ...................... ......................

AIR FORCE: 

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE: 

F/A–22 MUNITIONS STORAGE COMPLEX ................................................................................................................................. 20,925 20,925 20,925 ...................... ......................REPAIR PRIMARY PARKING APRON/TAXIWAY .......................................................................................................................... 17,740 17,740 17,740 ...................... ......................REPAIR WEST PARKING APRON/TAXIWAY ................................................................................................................................ ...................... 5,700 ...................... ...................... ¥5,700 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

FORT BELVOIR: 

ALTER AIR INTAKES ................................................................................................................................................................ 4,500 4,500 4,500 ...................... ......................HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT (PHASE II) ...................................................................................................................................... 57,000 57,000 57,000 ...................... ......................

NORFOLK: REPLACE OIL TANKS ....................................................................................................................................................... 6,700 6,700 6,700 ...................... ......................

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

FORT BELVOIR: TOTAL ARMY SCHOOL SYSTEM COMPLEX (PHASE I) ............................................................................................. 13,596 13,596 13,596 ...................... ......................FORT PICKETT: MILITARY OPERATIONS ON URBAN TERRAIN (MOUT) SHOOT HOUSE ..................................................................... 1,552 1,552 1,552 ...................... ......................WINCHESTER: READINESS CENTER .................................................................................................................................................. ...................... 7,619 7,619 ∂7,619 ......................

NAVAL RESERVE: OCEANA NAVAL AIR STATION: C–40 HANGAR .............................................................................................................. 2,259 2,259 2,259 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, VIRGINIA .......................................................................................................................................................................... 372,088 390,977 394,167 ∂22,079 ∂3,190 
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ARMY: 

FORT LEWIS: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX .............................................................................................................................................................. 50,000 50,000 50,000 ...................... ......................BARRACKS COMPLEX—NORTH FORT ..................................................................................................................................... 49,949 49,949 49,949 ...................... ......................

NAVY: 

BANGOR: 

ENCLOSE MOTOR TRANSFER FACILITY ................................................................................................................................... 2,860 2,860 2,860 ...................... ......................LIMITED AREA PRODUCTION AND STORAGE COMPLEX (PHASE II) ......................................................................................... 47,095 47,095 47,095 ...................... ......................MISSION SUPPORT FACILITY ................................................................................................................................................... 15,780 15,780 15,780 ...................... ......................NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER—CARDEROCK DIVISION DETACHMENT CONSOLIDATION (PHASE II) ............................ ...................... 9,430 ...................... ...................... ¥9,430 WATERFRONT SECURITY ENCLAVE .......................................................................................................................................... 41,520 41,520 41,520 ...................... ......................

EVERETT: BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS HOMEPORT ASHORE (PHASE I) .................................................................................. 49,950 49,950 49,950 ...................... ......................WHIDBEY ISLAND: HIGH PERFORMANCE MAGAZINES ...................................................................................................................... ...................... 4,010 ...................... ...................... ¥4,010 

AIR FORCE: FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE: RESISTANCE TRAINING FACILITY ........................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 8,200 ∂8,200 ∂8,200 DEFENSE-WIDE: 

FORT LEWIS: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AVIATION BATTALION COMPLEX ............................................................................................ 30,000 30,000 30,000 ...................... ......................SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES EXPAND COMPOUND ............................................................................................................. 18,500 18,500 18,500 ...................... ......................SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES TRAINING FACILITY (SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER AND SCHOOL) .......................................... 4,800 4,800 4,800 ...................... ......................

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP MURRAY: HOMELAND SECURITY MULTI-FUNCTIONAL EDUCATION CENTER .......................................... ...................... 1,424 ...................... ...................... ¥1,424 

TOTAL, WASHINGTON ................................................................................................................................................................... 310,454 325,318 318,654 ∂8,200 ¥6,664 

WEST VIRGINIA 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL AIRPORT—SHEPHERD FIELD, MARTINSBURG: 

C–5 CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR ...................................................................................................................................... 23,000 23,000 23,000 ...................... ......................C–5 JET FUEL STORAGE/HYDRANT SYSTEM/PARKING APRON ................................................................................................ 20,000 20,000 20,000 ...................... ......................UPGRADE AND EXTEND RUNWAY ............................................................................................................................................ ...................... ...................... 17,000 ∂17,000 ∂17,000 

YEAGER AIRBASE ANG: BRIDGE/GATE HOUSE/FORCE PROTECTION ENTRY .................................................................................... ...................... ...................... 6,500 ∂6,500 ∂6,500 

TOTAL, WEST VIRGINIA ................................................................................................................................................................ 43,000 43,000 66,500 ∂23,500 ∂23,500 

WISCONSIN 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP WILLIAMS: READINESS CENTER ............................................................................................................. 5,357 5,357 5,357 ...................... ......................AIR NATIONAL GUARD: GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: UPGRADE COMPOSITE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT COMPLEX ...... ...................... ...................... 7,000 ∂7,000 ∂7,000 ARMY RESERVE: 

FORT MCCOY: 

MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ............................................................................................................................................. 3,038 3,038 3,038 ...................... ......................
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NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY (PHASE I) .............................................................................................................. 15,405 15,405 15,405 ...................... ......................PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER ......................................................................................................................................................... 5,365 5,365 5,365 ...................... ......................SHOOT HOUSE/AFTER ACTION REVIEW/BREACH FACILITY ...................................................................................................... 1,700 1,700 1,700 ...................... ......................

WAUSAU: 

ARMY RESERVE CENTER/ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/UNHEATED STORAGE ........................................................ 11,098 11,098 11,098 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, WISCONSIN ............................................................................................................................................................. 41,963 41,963 48,963 ∂7,000 ∂7,000 

WYOMING 

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

TOTAL, WYOMING ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9,802 9,802 9,802 ...................... ......................

BAHRAIN ISLAND 

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

TOTAL, BAHRAIN ISLAND ............................................................................................................................................................. 4,750 4,750 4,750 ...................... ......................

GERMANY 

ARMY: 

GRAFENWOEHR: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX .............................................................................................................................................................. 40,000 40,000 40,000 ...................... ......................BRIGADE COMPLEX—FORWARD SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................. 40,681 40,681 40,681 ...................... ......................SHOOT HOUSE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1,800 1,800 1,800 ...................... ......................URBAN ASSAULT COURSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,600 1,600 1,600 ...................... ......................

VILSECK: BARRACKS COMPLEX (PHASE II) ...................................................................................................................................... 13,600 13,600 13,600 ...................... ......................

AIR FORCE: 

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE: 

AIRFIELD MAINTENANCE COMPOUND ...................................................................................................................................... 8,600 8,600 8,600 ...................... ......................MUNITIONS MAINTENANCE FACILITY ....................................................................................................................................... 3,050 3,050 3,050 ...................... ......................
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SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE: 

CONTROL TOWER .................................................................................................................................................................... 7,100 7,100 7,100 ...................... ......................LARGE VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION .................................................................................................................................... 5,374 5,374 5,374 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

LANDSTUHL: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM ADDITION ................................................................................ 5,572 5,572 5,572 ...................... ......................VILSECK: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDITION AND RENOVATION ........................................................................................................ 2,323 2,323 2,323 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, GERMANY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 129,700 129,700 129,700 ...................... ......................

GREECE 

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

TOTAL, GREECE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7,089 7,089 7,089 ...................... ......................

GUAM 

NAVY: ALPHA/BRAVO WHARVES IMPROVEMENTS (PHASE I) ..................................................................................................................... 25,584 25,584 25,584 ...................... ......................AIR FORCE: 

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE: 

AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FORWARD OPERATING LOCATION MUNITIONS STORAGE IGLOOS ............................................... 15,000 15,000 15,000 ...................... ......................REPLACE MILITARY WORKING DOG FACILITY .......................................................................................................................... 3,500 3,500 3,500 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: AGANA NAVAL AIR STATION: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL REPLACEMENT .................................................. 40,578 40,578 40,578 ...................... ......................ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: BARRIGADA: WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION—CIVIL SUPPORT TEAM READY BUILDING .......................... ...................... 4,852 ...................... ...................... ¥4,852 

TOTAL, GUAM ............................................................................................................................................................................... 84,662 89,514 84,662 ...................... ¥4,852 

ITALY 

ARMY: PISA: AMMUNITION STORAGE FACILITY ......................................................................................................................................... 5,254 5,254 5,254 ...................... ......................AIR FORCE: 

AVIANO AIR BASE: 

AIR CONTROL SQUAD WAREHOUSE ........................................................................................................................................ 7,800 7,800 7,800 ...................... ......................CONSOLIDATED SUPPORT CENTER FACILITY .......................................................................................................................... 10,850 10,850 10,850 ...................... ......................FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER ...................................................................................................................................................... 4,010 4,010 4,010 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, ITALY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 27,914 27,914 27,914 ...................... ......................

KOREA 

ARMY: 

CAMP HUMPHREYS: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX .............................................................................................................................................................. 28,000 28,000 25,000 ¥3,000 ¥3,000 BARRACKS COMPLEX .............................................................................................................................................................. 45,637 45,637 38,637 ¥7,000 ¥7,000 
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BARRACKS COMPLEX .............................................................................................................................................................. 40,525 40,525 35,525 ¥5,000 ¥5,000 

YONGPYONG: URBAN ASSAULT COURSE .......................................................................................................................................... 1,450 1,450 1,450 ...................... ......................

AIR FORCE: 

KUNSAN AIR BASE: 

CONSOLIDATED PERSONNEL PROCESSING THEATER FACILITY ............................................................................................... 6,800 6,800 6,800 ...................... ......................DORMITORY (382 ROOM) ........................................................................................................................................................ 44,100 44,100 37,388 ¥6,712 ¥6,712 

OSAN AIR BASE: 

ADD/ALTER SQUADRON OPERATIONS/APPLIED METEOROLOGY UNIT FACILITY ....................................................................... 18,969 18,969 18,969 ...................... ......................DORMITORY (156 ROOM) ........................................................................................................................................................ 21,750 21,750 20,750 ¥1,000 ¥1,000 

DEFENSE-WIDE: TAEGU AIR BASE: ELEMENTARY/HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT/ADDITION ..................................................................... 8,231 8,231 8,231 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, KOREA ............................................................................................................................................................................. 215,462 215,462 192,750 ¥22,712 ¥22,712 

KWAJALEIN 

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

TOTAL, KWAJALEIN ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4,901 4,901 4,901 ...................... ......................

PORTUGAL 

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

TOTAL, PORTUGAL ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12,000 12,000 12,000 ...................... ......................

PUERTO RICO 

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

TOTAL, PUERTO RICO .................................................................................................................................................................. 2,000 2,000 2,000 ...................... ......................

SPAIN 

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

TOTAL, SPAIN ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7,963 7,963 7,963 ...................... ......................
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TURKEY 

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

TOTAL, TURKEY ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5,780 5,780 5,780 ...................... ......................

UNITED KINGDOM 

AIR FORCE: 

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL: BASE ENGINEER COMPLEX ......................................................................................................... 13,500 13,500 13,500 ...................... ......................ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH: 

SMALL DIAMETER BOMB MAINTENANCE FACILITY .................................................................................................................. 2,625 2,625 2,625 ...................... ......................SMALL DIAMETER BOMB STORAGE IGLOO AND ADDITION ..................................................................................................... 2,500 2,500 2,500 ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE: MENWITH HILL STATION: OPERATIONS/TECH BUILDING ................................................................................................. 41,697 44,997 41,697 ...................... ¥3,300 

TOTAL, UNITED KINGDOM ............................................................................................................................................................ 60,322 63,622 60,322 ...................... ¥3,300 

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) 

NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (NSIP) ...................................................................................................................................... 206,858 206,858 206,858 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) ........................................................................................................... 206,858 206,858 206,858 ...................... ......................

WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED 

ARMY: 

UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN .......................................................................................................................................................... 161,393 168,804 191,393 ∂30,000 ∂22,589 UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 20,000 20,000 35,000 ∂15,000 ∂15,000 OVERHEAD COVER SYSTEMS .................................................................................................................................................. ...................... 50,000 ...................... ...................... ¥50,000 

NAVY: 

UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN .......................................................................................................................................................... 29,512 36,029 32,524 ∂3,012 ¥3,505 WHARF UPGRADE .................................................................................................................................................................... 39,019 ...................... ...................... ¥39,019 ......................RESCISSON ............................................................................................................................................................................. ...................... ...................... ¥92,354 ¥92,354 ¥92,354 

AIR FORCE: 

UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN .......................................................................................................................................................... 79,047 91,733 103,347 ∂24,300 ∂11,614 UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 15,000 15,000 20,000 ∂5,000 ∂5,000 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS: 

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ...................................................................................................................... 24,000 24,000 24,000 ...................... ......................CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 10,000 5,000 10,000 ...................... ∂5,000 ENERGY CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ............................................................................................................... 60,000 50,000 60,000 ...................... ∂10,000 
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PLANNING AND DESIGN: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND .................................................................................................................................. 15,575 16,175 20,575 ∂5,000 ∂4,400 PLANNING AND DESIGN ................................................................................................................................................. 26,110 26,110 41,110 ∂15,000 ∂15,000 TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY .................................................................................................................................. 65,000 65,000 71,435 ∂6,435 ∂6,435 

SUBTOTAL, PLANNING AND DESIGN .......................................................................................................................... 106,685 107,285 133,120 ∂26,435 ∂25,835 

UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND .................................................................................................................................. 2,000 2,000 3,000 ∂1,000 ∂1,000 TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY .................................................................................................................................. 3,193 3,193 4,193 ∂1,000 ∂1,000 UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................................................................................................................................. 3,000 3,000 3,000 ...................... ......................DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT EDUCATION .................................................................................................... 1,096 1,096 2,096 ∂1,000 ∂1,000 NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ........................................................................................................................................ 3,300 3,300 3,300 ...................... ......................THE JOINT STAFF ............................................................................................................................................................ 7,543 7,543 7,543 ...................... ......................

SUBTOTAL, UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ..................................................................................................... 20,132 20,132 23,132 ∂3,000 ∂3,000 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN .......................................................................................................................................................... 46,148 54,319 67,128 ∂20,980 ∂12,809 UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 7,646 7,646 17,646 ∂10,000 ∂10,000 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN .......................................................................................................................................................... 12,856 23,027 32,856 ∂20,000 ∂9,829 UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 5,000 5,000 10,000 ∂5,000 ∂5,000 

ARMY RESERVE: 

UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN .......................................................................................................................................................... 14,416 16,713 29,416 ∂15,000 ∂12,703 UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 2,979 2,979 2,979 ...................... ......................

NAVAL RESERVE: 

UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN .......................................................................................................................................................... 2,978 1,746 2,978 ...................... ∂1,232 UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... ...................... 1,232 750 ∂750 ¥482 
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AIR FORCE RESERVE: 

VARIOUS WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN .......................................................................................................................................................... 3,770 6,407 13,770 ∂10,000 ∂7,363 UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 4,000 4,000 4,000 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED ..................................................................................................................................... 664,581 711,052 721,685 ∂57,104 ∂10,633 

FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY 

ALASKA: 

FORT RICHARDSON (117 UNITS) ..................................................................................................................................................... 49,000 49,000 49,000 ...................... ......................FORT WAINWRIGHT (96 UNITS) ........................................................................................................................................................ 49,000 49,000 49,000 ...................... ......................FORT WAINWRIGHT (84 UNITS) ........................................................................................................................................................ 42,000 42,000 42,000 ...................... ......................

ARIZONA: 

FORT HUACHUCA (131 UNITS) ......................................................................................................................................................... 31,000 31,000 31,000 ...................... ......................YUMA (35 UNITS) ............................................................................................................................................................................. 11,200 11,200 11,200 ...................... ......................

OKLAHOMA: FORT SILL (129 UNITS) ......................................................................................................................................................... 24,000 24,000 24,000 ...................... ......................VIRGINIA: 

FORT LEE (96 UNITS) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19,500 19,500 19,500 ...................... ......................FORT MONROE (21 UNITS) .............................................................................................................................................................. 6,000 6,000 6,000 ...................... ......................

CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS .............................................................................................................................................................. 300,400 300,400 300,400 ...................... ......................PLANNING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17,536 17,536 17,536 ...................... ......................

SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 549,636 549,636 549,636 ...................... ......................

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE: 

UTILITIES ACCOUNT ......................................................................................................................................................................... 131,860 131,860 131,860 ...................... ......................SERVICES ACCOUNT ........................................................................................................................................................................ 28,718 28,718 28,718 ...................... ......................MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT .................................................................................................................................................................. 68,188 68,188 68,188 ...................... ......................MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT .............................................................................................................................................................. 1,345 1,345 1,345 ...................... ......................FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT ................................................................................................................................................................... 39,465 39,465 39,465 ...................... ......................LEASING ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 213,990 213,990 213,990 ...................... ......................MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY ................................................................................................................................................. 309,123 300,123 309,123 ...................... ∂9,000 PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 20,304 20,304 20,304 ...................... ......................

SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................ 812,993 803,993 812,993 ...................... ∂9,000 TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY ................................................................................................................................................. 1,362,629 1,353,629 1,362,629 ...................... ∂9,000 

FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 

GUAM: GUAM (126 UNITS) ........................................................................................................................................................................ 40,298 40,298 40,298 ...................... ......................
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CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS .............................................................................................................................................................. 178,644 178,644 178,644 ...................... ......................

SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 218,942 218,942 218,942 ...................... ......................

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE: 

UTILITIES ACCOUNT ......................................................................................................................................................................... 97,841 97,841 97,841 ...................... ......................FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT ................................................................................................................................................................... 20,189 20,189 20,189 ...................... ......................MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT .................................................................................................................................................................. 81,924 76,924 81,924 ...................... ∂5,000 SERVICES ACCOUNT ........................................................................................................................................................................ 45,421 45,421 45,421 ...................... ......................LEASING ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 143,790 143,790 143,790 ...................... ......................MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY ................................................................................................................................................. 186,511 186,511 186,511 ...................... ......................MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM ................................................................................................................................................... 56 56 56 ...................... ......................PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 17,928 17,928 17,928 ...................... ......................

SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................ 593,660 588,660 593,660 ...................... ∂5,000 TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ................................................................................................................ 812,602 807,602 812,602 ...................... ∂5,000 

FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FIRCE 

ALASKA: 

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE (92 UNITS) ............................................................................................................................................ 37,650 37,650 37,650 ...................... ......................EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE (300 UNITS) .......................................................................................................................................... 18,144 18,144 18,144 ...................... ......................

CALIFORNIA: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE (226 UNITS) ............................................................................................................................ 59,699 59,699 59,699 ...................... ......................DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE (159 UNITS) .......................................................................................................... 48,711 48,223 ...................... ¥48,711 ¥48,223 FLORIDA: MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE (PHASE VII) (109 UNITS) ............................................................................................................... 40,982 40,982 40,982 ...................... ......................IDAHO: MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE (PHASE VII) (194 UNITS) ..................................................................................................... 56,467 56,467 56,467 ...................... ......................MISSOURI: WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE (111 UNITS) ............................................................................................................................. 26,917 26,917 26,917 ...................... ......................MONTANA: MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE (296 UNITS) .......................................................................................................................... 68,971 68,971 68,971 ...................... ......................NORTH CAROLINA: SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE (PHASE IX) (255 UNITS) ............................................................................... 48,868 48,868 48,868 ...................... ......................NORTH DAKOTA: 

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE (PHASE J) (300 UNITS) ............................................................................................................... 86,706 86,706 86,706 ...................... ......................MINOT AIR FORCE BASE (PHASE XII) (223 UNITS) ......................................................................................................................... 44,548 44,548 44,548 ...................... ......................
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SOUTH CAROLINA: CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE (10 UNITS) ............................................................................................................... 15,935 15,935 15,935 ...................... ......................SOUTH DAKOTA: ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE (60 UNITS) ..................................................................................................................... 14,383 14,383 14,383 ...................... ......................TEXAS: DYESS AIR FORCE BASE (PHASE VI) (190 UNITS) ....................................................................................................................... 43,016 43,016 43,016 ...................... ......................GERMANY: 

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE (101 UNITS) ................................................................................................................................................... 62,952 62,952 62,952 ...................... ......................SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE (79 UNITS) .............................................................................................................................................. 45,385 45,385 ...................... ¥45,385 ¥45,385 

TURKEY: INCIRLIK AIR BASE (100 UNITS) ................................................................................................................................................ 22,730 22,730 22,730 ...................... ......................UNITED KINGDOM: ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH (107 UNITS) ............................................................................................................ 48,437 48,437 48,437 ...................... ......................CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS .............................................................................................................................................................. 420,203 409,103 409,113 ¥11,090 ∂10 PLANNING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................................................ 40,404 37,104 37,104 ¥3,300 ......................

SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,251,108 1,236,220 1,142,622 ¥108,486 ¥93,598 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE: 

UTILITIES ACCOUNT ......................................................................................................................................................................... 116,946 116,946 116,946 ...................... ......................MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT .................................................................................................................................................................. 78,090 66,470 78,090 ...................... ∂11,620 SERVICES ACCOUNT ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25,740 25,740 25,740 ...................... ......................FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT ................................................................................................................................................................... 41,932 41,932 41,932 ...................... ......................MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT .............................................................................................................................................................. 2,407 2,407 2,407 ...................... ......................LEASING ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 154,907 154,907 154,907 ...................... ......................MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY ................................................................................................................................................. 310,479 310,479 310,479 ...................... ......................DEBT ACCOUNT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1 1 ...................... ......................PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 36,437 36,437 36,437 ...................... ......................

SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................ 766,939 755,319 766,939 ...................... ∂11,620 TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE ......................................................................................................................................... 2,018,047 1,991,539 1,909,561 ¥108,486 ¥81,978 

FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE: 

UTILITIES ACCOUNT (NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY) ....................................................................................................................... 7 7 7 ...................... ......................FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (NSA) ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 25 25 ...................... ......................LEASING (NSA) ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9,814 9,814 9,814 ...................... ......................MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY (NSA) ....................................................................................................................................... 1,134 1,134 1,134 ...................... ......................FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY) .......................................................................................................... 4,031 4,031 4,031 ...................... ......................LEASING (DIA) .................................................................................................................................................................................. 30,130 30,130 30,130 ...................... ......................UTILITIES ACCOUNT (DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) ....................................................................................................................... 427 427 427 ...................... ......................FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (DLA) ......................................................................................................................................................... 40 40 40 ...................... ......................SERVICES ACCOUNT (DLA) .............................................................................................................................................................. 80 80 80 ...................... ......................MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT (DLA) ........................................................................................................................................................ 299 299 299 ...................... ......................
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[In thousands of dollars] 

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Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 

Budget 

estimate 

House 

allowance 

MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY (DLA) ....................................................................................................................................... 404 404 404 ...................... ......................

TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE ................................................................................................................................... 46,391 46,391 46,391 ...................... ......................

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 

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

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 1990 .................................................................................................................. 377,827 377,827 377,827 ...................... ......................DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 2005 .................................................................................................................. 1,880,466 1,570,466 1,504,466 ¥376,000 ¥66,000 

TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT ................................................................................................... 2,258,293 1,948,293 1,882,293 ¥376,000 ¥66,000 

GENERAL PROVISION 

GENERAL PROVISION (SEC. 122) .............................................................................................................................................................. 65,000 65,000 ...................... ¥65,000 ¥65,000 

GRAND TOTAL .............................................................................................................................................................................. 12,116,611 12,262,392 12,116,611 ...................... ¥145,781 

RECAPITULATION 

ARMY ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1,479,841 1,652,552 1,640,641 ∂160,800 ¥11,911 

RESCISSION ..................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1,029,249 1,109,177 1,045,882 ∂16,633 ¥63,295 

RESCISSION ..................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ¥92,354 ¥92,354 ¥92,354 

AIR FORCE ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1,069,640 1,171,338 1,209,128 ∂139,488 ∂37,790 

RESCISSION ..................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

DEFENSE-WIDE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,042,730 976,664 1,072,165 ∂29,435 ∂95,501 

RESCISSION ..................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ........................................................................................................................................................................... 327,012 410,624 467,146 ∂140,134 ∂56,522 AIR NATIONAL GUARD ............................................................................................................................................................................... 165,256 225,727 279,156 ∂113,900 ∂53,429 

RESCISSION ..................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

ARMY RESERVE ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 106,077 138,425 136,077 ∂30,000 ¥2,348 
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NAVAL RESERVE ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 45,226 45,226 46,676 ∂1,450 ∂1,450 AIR FORCE RESERVE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 79,260 110,847 89,260 ∂10,000 ¥21,587 

TOTAL, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 5,344,291 5,840,580 5,893,777 ∂549,486 ∂53,197 

NATO INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................................................................ 206,858 206,858 206,858 ...................... ......................

RESCISSION ..................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1,362,629 1,353,629 1,362,629 ...................... ∂9,000 

(CONSTRUCTION) ............................................................................................................................................................................. (549,636 ) (549,636 ) (549,636 ) ...................... ......................

(RESCISSION) .......................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) .................................................................................................................................................... (812,993 ) (803,993 ) (812,993 ) ...................... (∂9,000 ) 

FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS .......................................................................................................................................... 812,602 807,602 812,602 ...................... ∂5,000 

(CONSTRUCTION) ............................................................................................................................................................................. (218,942 ) (218,942 ) (218,942 ) ...................... ......................

(RESCISSION) .......................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) .................................................................................................................................................... (593,660 ) (588,660 ) (593,660 ) ...................... (∂5,000 ) 

FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE ................................................................................................................................................................... 2,018,047 1,991,539 1,909,561 ¥108,486 ¥81,978 

(CONSTRUCTION) ............................................................................................................................................................................. (1,251,108 ) (1,236,220 ) (1,142,622 ) (¥108,486 ) (¥93,598 ) 

(RESCISSION) .......................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) .................................................................................................................................................... (766,939 ) (755,319 ) (766,939 ) ...................... (∂11,620 ) 

FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE ............................................................................................................................................................ 46,391 46,391 46,391 ...................... ......................

(CONSTRUCTION) ............................................................................................................................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) .................................................................................................................................................... (46,391 ) (46,391 ) (46,391 ) ...................... ......................

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

RESCISSIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT ......................................................................................................................................... 2,258,293 1,948,293 1,882,293 ¥376,000 ¥66,000 CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE .............................................................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................GENERAL PROVISION (SEC. 122) .............................................................................................................................................................. 65,000 65,000 ...................... ¥65,000 ¥65,000 

GRAND TOTAL .............................................................................................................................................................................. 12,116,611 12,262,392 12,116,611 ...................... ¥145,781 
106 

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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee rec- ommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Military construction, Army ...................................................................... 1,981,084 1,479,841 1,652,552 1,640,641 ¥340,443 ∂160,800 ¥11,911 

Rescissions ...................................................................................... ¥18,976 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂18,976 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 1,962,108 1,479,841 1,652,552 1,640,641 ¥321,467 ∂160,800 ¥11,911 

Military construction, Navy and Marine Corps ........................................ 1,069,947 1,029,249 1,109,177 1,045,882 ¥24,065 ∂16,633 ¥63,295 

Rescissions ...................................................................................... ¥24,000 ............................ ............................ ¥92,354 ¥68,354 ¥92,354 ¥92,354 Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 138,800 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥138,800 ............................ ............................Additional appropriations (Div. J) (Public Law 108–447) .............. ¥4,350 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂4,350 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 1,180,397 1,029,249 1,109,177 953,528 ¥226,869 ¥75,721 ¥155,649 

Military construction, Air Force ................................................................ 866,331 1,069,640 1,171,338 1,209,128 ∂342,797 ∂139,488 ∂37,790 

Rescission ....................................................................................... ¥21,800 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂21,800 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 844,531 1,069,640 1,171,338 1,209,128 ∂364,597 ∂139,488 ∂37,790 

Military construction, Defense-wide ......................................................... 686,055 1,042,730 976,664 1,072,165 ∂386,110 ∂29,435 ∂95,501 

Rescission ....................................................................................... ¥22,737 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂22,737 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 663,318 1,042,730 976,664 1,072,165 ∂408,847 ∂29,435 ∂95,501 Total, Active components ........................................................... 4,650,354 4,621,460 4,909,731 4,875,462 ∂225,108 ∂254,002 ¥34,269 

Military construction, Army National Guard ............................................ 446,748 327,012 410,624 467,146 ∂20,398 ∂140,134 ∂56,522 Military construction, Air National Guard ................................................ 243,043 165,256 225,727 279,156 ∂36,113 ∂113,900 ∂53,429 

Rescission ....................................................................................... ¥5,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂5,000 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 238,043 165,256 225,727 279,156 ∂41,113 ∂113,900 ∂53,429 

Military construction, Army Reserve ........................................................ 92,377 106,077 138,425 136,077 ∂43,700 ∂30,000 ¥2,348 
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Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 8,700 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥8,700 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 101,077 106,077 138,425 136,077 ∂35,000 ∂30,000 ¥2,348 

Military construction, Naval Reserve ....................................................... 44,246 45,226 45,226 46,676 ∂2,430 ∂1,450 ∂1,450 

Additional appropriations (Div. J) (Public Law 108–447) .............. 4,350 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥4,350 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 48,596 45,226 45,226 46,676 ¥1,920 ∂1,450 ∂1,450 

Military construction, Air Force Reserve .................................................. 123,977 79,260 110,847 89,260 ¥34,717 ∂10,000 ¥21,587 

Total, Reserve components ......................................................... 958,441 722,831 930,849 1,018,315 ∂59,874 ∂295,484 ∂87,466 Total, Military construction ......................................................... 5,608,795 5,344,291 5,840,580 5,893,777 ∂284,982 ∂549,486 ∂53,197 

Appropriations .................................................................... (5,553,808 ) (5,344,291 ) (5,840,580 ) (5,986,131 ) (∂432,323 ) (∂641,840 ) (∂145,551 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (147,500 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥147,500 ) ............................ ............................Rescissions ........................................................................ (¥92,513 ) ............................ ............................ (¥92,354 ) (∂159 ) (¥92,354 ) (¥92,354 ) 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program ........... 165,800 206,858 206,858 206,858 ∂41,058 ............................ ............................

Rescission ....................................................................................... ¥5,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂5,000 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 160,800 206,858 206,858 206,858 ∂46,058 ............................ ............................

Family housing construction, Army .......................................................... 636,099 549,636 549,636 549,636 ¥86,463 ............................ ............................

Rescission ....................................................................................... ¥21,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂21,000 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 615,099 549,636 549,636 549,636 ¥65,463 ............................ ............................

Family housing operation and maintenance, Army ................................. 926,507 812,993 803,993 812,993 ¥113,514 ............................ ∂9,000 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 1,200 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,200 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 927,707 812,993 803,993 812,993 ¥114,714 ............................ ∂9,000 

Family housing construction, Navy and Marine Corps ............................ 139,107 218,942 218,942 218,942 ∂79,835 ............................ ............................

Rescission ....................................................................................... ¥12,301 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂12,301 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 126,806 218,942 218,942 218,942 ∂92,136 ............................ ............................

Family housing operation and maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps ... 696,304 593,660 588,660 593,660 ¥102,644 ............................ ∂5,000 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 9,100 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥9,100 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 705,404 593,660 588,660 593,660 ¥111,744 ............................ ∂5,000 

Family housing construction, Air Force ................................................... 846,959 1,251,108 1,236,220 1,142,622 ∂295,663 ¥108,486 ¥93,598 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee rec- ommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Rescission ....................................................................................... ¥45,171 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂45,171 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 801,788 1,251,108 1,236,220 1,142,622 ∂340,834 ¥108,486 ¥93,598 

Family housing operation and maintenance, Air Force ........................... 853,384 766,939 755,319 766,939 ¥86,445 ............................ ∂11,620 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 11,400 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥11,400 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ 864,784 766,939 755,319 766,939 ¥97,845 ............................ ∂11,620 

Family housing construction, Defense-wide ............................................ 49 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥49 ............................ ............................Family housing operation and maintenance, Defense-wide ................... 49,575 46,391 46,391 46,391 ¥3,184 ............................ ............................Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund ................... 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 ............................ ............................ ............................

Rescission ....................................................................................... ¥19,109 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂19,109 ............................ ............................

Total ............................................................................................ ¥16,609 2,500 2,500 2,500 ∂19,109 ............................ ............................Total, Family housing ................................................................. 4,074,603 4,242,169 4,201,661 4,133,683 ∂59,080 ¥108,486 ¥67,978 

Appropriations .................................................................... (4,150,484 ) (4,242,169 ) (4,201,661 ) (4,133,683 ) (¥16,801 ) (¥108,486 ) (¥67,978 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (21,700 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥21,700 ) ............................ ............................Rescissions ........................................................................ (¥97,581 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (∂97,581 ) ............................ ............................

Chemical demilitarization construction, Defense-wide ........................... 81,886 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥81,886 ............................ ............................Department of Defense base closure: 

Department of Defense base closure account, 1990 ..................... 246,116 377,827 377,827 377,827 ∂131,711 ............................ ............................Department of Defense base closure account, 2005 ..................... ............................ 1,880,466 1,570,466 1,504,466 ∂1,504,466 ¥376,000 ¥66,000 Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 50 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥50 ............................ ............................

Total, Department of Defense base closure ............................... 246,166 2,258,293 1,948,293 1,882,293 ∂1,636,127 ¥376,000 ¥66,000 

General provision (sec. 128) .................................................................... ............................ 65,000 65,000 ............................ ............................ ¥65,000 ¥65,000 
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Total, title I: 

New budget (obligational) authority ................................. 10,172,250 12,116,611 12,262,392 12,116,611 ∂1,944,361 ............................ ¥145,781 

Appropriations ........................................................... (10,198,094 ) (12,116,611 ) (12,262,392 ) (12,208,965 ) (∂2,010,871 ) (∂92,354 ) (¥53,427 ) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (169,250 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥169,250 ) ............................ ............................Rescissions ............................................................... (¥195,094 ) ............................ ............................ (¥92,354 ) (∂102,740 ) (¥92,354 ) (¥92,354 ) 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

Compensation and pensions .................................................................... 32,607,688 33,412,879 33,412,879 33,412,879 ∂805,191 ............................ ............................Readjustment benefits ............................................................................. 2,556,232 3,214,246 3,214,246 3,214,246 ∂658,014 ............................ ............................Veterans insurance and indemnities ....................................................... 44,380 45,907 45,907 45,907 ∂1,527 ............................ ............................Veterans housing benefit program fund program account (indefinite) .. 43,784 64,586 64,586 64,586 ∂20,802 ............................ ............................

(Limitation on direct loans) ............................................................ (500 ) (500 ) (500 ) (500 ) ............................ ............................ ............................Credit subsidy ................................................................................. ¥144,000 ¥112,000 ¥112,000 ¥112,000 ∂32,000 ............................ ............................Administrative expenses ................................................................. 152,842 153,575 153,575 153,575 ∂733 ............................ ............................

Vocational rehabilitation loans program account ................................... 47 53 53 53 ∂6 ............................ ............................

(Limitation on direct loans) ............................................................ (4,108 ) (4,242 ) (4,242 ) (4,242 ) (∂134 ) ............................ ............................Administrative expenses ................................................................. 309 305 305 305 ¥4 ............................ ............................

Native American veteran housing loan program account ....................... 566 580 580 580 ∂14 ............................ ............................

(Limitation on direct loans) ............................................................ (50,000 ) (30,000 ) (30,000 ) (30,000 ) (¥20,000 ) ............................ ............................

Total, Veterans Benefits Administration .................................... 35,261,848 36,780,131 36,780,131 36,780,131 ∂1,518,283 ............................ ............................

Veterans Health Administration 

Medical services ....................................................................................... 19,316,995 21,972,141 20,995,141 21,331,011 ∂2,014,016 ¥641,130 ∂335,870 

Emergency appropriations ............................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 1,977,000 ∂1,977,000 ∂1,977,000 ∂1,977,000 

Subtotal, Medical Services ......................................................... 19,316,995 21,972,141 20,995,141 23,308,011 ∂3,991,016 ∂1,335,870 ∂2,312,870 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 38,283 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥38,283 ............................ ............................

Medical administration ............................................................................ 4,667,360 4,517,874 4,134,874 2,858,442 ¥1,808,918 ¥1,659,432 ¥1,276,432 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 1,940 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,940 ............................ ............................

Information technology ............................................................................. ............................ ............................ ............................ 1,456,821 ∂1,456,821 ∂1,456,821 ∂1,456,821 Medical facilities ...................................................................................... 3,715,040 3,297,669 3,297,669 3,297,669 ¥417,371 ............................ ............................

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 46,909 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥46,909 ............................ ............................

Medical and prosthetic research ............................................................. 402,348 393,000 393,000 412,000 ∂9,652 ∂19,000 ∂19,000 Medical care cost recovery collections: 

Offsetting collections ...................................................................... ¥1,985,984 ¥2,170,000 ¥2,170,000 ¥2,170,000 ¥184,016 ............................ ............................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee rec- ommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Appropriations (indefinite) .............................................................. 1,985,984 2,170,000 2,170,000 2,170,000 ∂184,016 ............................ ............................

Total, Veterans Health Administration ....................................... 28,188,875 30,180,684 28,820,684 31,332,943 ∂3,144,068 ∂1,152,259 ∂2,512,259 

Offsetting collections ......................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................Total available to VHA ....................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................

Departmental Administration 

General operating expenses ..................................................................... 1,314,155 1,418,827 1,411,827 1,418,827 ∂104,672 ............................ ∂7,000 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 545 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥545 ............................ ............................

National Cemetery Administration ........................................................... 147,734 156,447 156,447 156,447 ∂8,713 ............................ ............................

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 50 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥50 ............................ ............................

Office of Inspector General ...................................................................... 69,153 70,174 70,174 70,174 ∂1,021 ............................ ............................Construction, major projects .................................................................... 455,130 607,100 607,100 607,100 ∂151,970 ............................ ............................Construction, minor projects .................................................................... 228,933 208,937 208,937 208,937 ¥19,996 ............................ ............................

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 36,343 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥36,343 ............................ ............................

Grants for construction of State extended care facilities ....................... 104,322 ............................ 25,000 104,322 ............................ ∂104,322 ∂79,322 Grants for the construction of State veterans cemeteries ...................... 31,744 32,000 32,000 32,000 ∂256 ............................ ............................

Total, Departmental Administration ........................................... 2,388,109 2,493,485 2,511,485 2,597,807 ∂209,698 ∂104,322 ∂86,322 Total, title II: 

New budget (obligational) authority ................................. 65,838,832 69,454,300 68,112,300 70,710,881 ∂4,872,049 ∂1,256,581 ∂2,598,581 

Appropriations ........................................................... (65,714,762 ) (69,454,300 ) (68,112,300 ) (68,733,881 ) (∂3,019,119 ) (¥720,419 ) (∂621,581 ) 

Rescissions ........................................................................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................

Emergency appropriations ........................................ (124,070 ) ............................ ............................ (1,977,000 ) (∂1,852,930 ) (∂1,977,000 ) (∂1,977,000 ) 

Offsetting collections ......................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................(Limitation on direct loans) .............................................. (54,608 ) (34,742 ) (34,742 ) (34,742 ) (¥19,866 ) ............................ ............................

Discretionary ............................................................................................. 30,730,748 32,828,682 31,486,682 34,085,263 ∂3,354,515 ∂1,256,581 ∂2,598,581 
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Mandatory ................................................................................................. 35,108,084 36,625,618 36,625,618 36,625,618 ∂1,517,534 ............................ ............................

Mandatory ................................................................................... (35,108,084 ) (36,625,618 ) (36,625,618 ) (36,625,618 ) (∂1,517,534 ) ............................ ............................Net discretionary ......................................................................... (30,730,748 ) (32,828,682 ) (31,486,682 ) (34,085,263 ) (∂3,354,515 ) (∂1,256,581 ) (∂2,598,581 ) 

Medical care collection fund ............................................. ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................

TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES 

American Battle Monuments Commission 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................. 40,771 35,250 35,750 36,250 ¥4,521 ∂1,000 ∂500 Foreign currency fluctuations .................................................................. 11,904 15,250 15,250 15,250 ∂3,346 ............................ ............................

Total, American Battle Monuments Commission ....................... 52,675 50,500 51,000 51,500 ¥1,175 ∂1,000 ∂500 

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 

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

Department of Defense—Civil 

Cemeterial Expenses, Army 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................. 29,363 28,050 29,550 28,550 ¥813 ∂500 ¥1,000 

Armed Forces Retirement Home 

Operation and maintenance .................................................................... 57,163 57,033 57,033 57,033 ¥130 ............................ ............................Capital program ....................................................................................... 3,968 1,248 1,248 1,248 ¥2,720 ............................ ............................

Total, Armed Forces Retirement Home ....................................... 61,131 58,281 58,281 58,281 ¥2,850 ............................ ............................Total, title III: 

New budget (obligational) authority ................................. 160,281 155,126 157,126 157,126 ¥3,155 ∂2,000 ............................

Grand total, all titles: 

New budget (obligational) authority ................................. 76,171,363 81,726,037 80,531,818 82,984,618 ∂6,813,255 ∂1,258,581 ∂2,452,800 

Appropriations ........................................................... (76,073,137 ) (81,726,037 ) (80,531,818 ) (81,099,972 ) (∂5,026,835 ) (¥626,065 ) (∂568,154 ) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (293,320 ) ............................ ............................ (1,977,000 ) (∂1,683,680 ) (∂1,977,000 ) (∂1,977,000 ) Rescissions ............................................................... (¥195,094 ) ............................ ............................ (¥92,354 ) (∂102,740 ) (¥92,354 ) (¥92,354 ) 

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