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111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 111–559 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND 

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2011 

JULY 22, 2010.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. EDWARDS of Texas, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

together with 

ADDITIONAL VIEWS 

[To accompany H.R. 5822] 

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in 

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for 

military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and 

for other purposes. 

CONTENTS 

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Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................... 2 

Summary of Committee Recommendation ............................................................ 2 

Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority ............................................... 4 

Management and Oversight Initiatives ................................................................. 13 

Recovery Act Accomplishments .............................................................................. 14 

Items of Interest ...................................................................................................... 15 

Department of Defense: 16 

Military Construction ....................................................................................... 16 

NATO Security Investment Program .............................................................. 30 

Family Housing Construction and Operation and Maintenance .................. 30 

Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide ............................... 34 

Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 ..................................... 35 

Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005 ..................................... 35 

Administrative Provisions ................................................................................ 36 

Department of Veterans Affairs: 38 

Overview ............................................................................................................... 38 

Veterans Benefits Administration ...................................................................... 40 

Veterans Health Administration ........................................................................ 44 

National Cemetery Administration .................................................................... 50 


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Departmental Administration ............................................................................. 50 

Administrative Provisions ................................................................................... 55 

Related Agencies: 59 

American Battle Monuments Commission ..................................................... 59 

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims .................................................... 60 

Cemeterial Expenses, Army ............................................................................ 60 

Armed Forces Retirement Home ..................................................................... 61 

Overseas Contingency Operations .......................................................................... 62 

General Provisions ................................................................................................... 64 

Changes in Application of Existing Law ................................................................ 65 

Appropriations Not Authorized by Law ................................................................. 69 

Transfer of Funds .................................................................................................... 69 

Constitutional Authority ......................................................................................... 71 

Comparison With the Budget Resolution .............................................................. 71 

Five-Year Projection of Outlays .............................................................................. 71 

Assistance to State and Local Governments ......................................................... 72 

Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 72 

Full Committee Votes .............................................................................................. 72 

Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items ............. 72 

State Project List ..................................................................................................... 73 

Additional Views ...................................................................................................... 128 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of the bill is to support our military and their families and provide the benefits and medical care that our veterans 

have earned for their service. This is accomplished through the programs funded in the bill, which provide the facilities and infrastructure needed to house, train, and equip our military personnel 

to defend this Nation, both in the United States and abroad; provide the housing and military community infrastructure that supports a good quality of life for them and their families; and allow 

the military to maintain an efficient and effective base structure. 

The bill also funds programs to ensure that all veterans receive the 

benefits and medical care that they have earned as a result of the 

sacrifices they have made in their service to our country. Finally, 

the bill funds four related agencies that provide support to our Nation’s heroes; the American Battle Monuments Commission, 

Cemeterial Expenses, Army (including Arlington National Cemetery), the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and 

the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $141,104,146,000 in budget authority for the fiscal year 2011 programs and activities funded in the 

bill. In addition, advance appropriations of $50,610,985,000 are 

provided for fiscal year 2012 medical programs of the VA. The fiscal year 2011 recommendation is an increase of $6,536,846,000 

above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the same as the President’s request. Included in this amount is $63,849,146,000 in mandatory budget authority and $77,255,000,000 in discretionary budget authority, which includes $1,257,000,000 in emergency funding 

for Overseas Contingency Operations. 

The recommendation reflects the Committee’s continued commitment to our servicemembers and veterans and to their families. 

The total funding level for military construction, including Overseas Contingency Operations, is $20,004,368,000, an 18.9 percent 

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program requirements. The overall level of funding supports the 

servicemen and women and their families who are making sacrifices during this time of war. The programs funded in the bill for 

the Department of Defense address the numerous challenges we 

have asked our military to accomplish simultaneously. These funds 

support an increase in troop strength for both the Army and Marine Corps, continue the cleanup of military bases closed during 

previous Base Realignment and Closure rounds, resource the military’s global re-stationing plan, and ensure that our military personnel and their families’ quality of life is preserved within these 

plans. 

The total funding level available for fiscal year 2011 for the De- partment of Veterans Affairs is $120,812,964,000, an increase of 

10.2 percent over the fiscal year 2010 enacted level. The Committee 

recommendation supports the budget increases requested by the 

Department to improve access to care for all veterans, increase 

services for homeless veterans, and expand research programs. The 

recommendation provides funding increases for several veterans 

benefits programs, as authorized by current law, including additional education benefits which became effective late in fiscal year 

2009. The recommendation provides funding to improve administration of these benefit programs, including an additional 4,048 

permanent claims processors to address the growing veterans 

claims processing backlog, as well as the increase in average processing time for an initial claim. In addition to appropriations for 

fiscal year 2011, the Committee recommendation includes 

$50,610,985,000 in advance appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for 

the three medical accounts of the Department. 

The following table compares amounts recommended in the bill 

to the President’s request and amounts appropriated in fiscal year 

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MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT INITIATIVES

The effective stewardship of taxpayer dollars is of the highest 

priority. In the interest of eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in 

Federal programs, the Committee has and will continue to use public hearings, briefings and information requests, and reviews by the 

Government Accountability Office and the Inspectors General to 

promote strong financial and program management, oversight and 

leadership at the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other agencies under the jurisdiction of this bill. 

The fiscal year 2011 appropriations Act and the accompanying 

report address management challenges of the Federal agencies 

funded in, including directives to strengthen financial and program 

management, eliminate redundancy, and improve implementation 

and oversight of initiatives that support the mission of this bill. 

The Committee will use every means at its disposal to reduce mismanagement that results in waste, fraud, and abuse. 

Department of Defense (DOD).—In addition to the notification 

and reporting requirements for military construction programs contained in Title 10, United States Code, the Committee’s recommendations include several provisions requiring the Department 

of Defense to report on various aspects of military construction programs, or to provide notification to the Committee when certain actions are taken. The Committee also retains prior approval authority for any reprogramming of funds exceeding a specific threshold. 

Finally, the Committee includes a provision under Military Construction, Army in Title IV (Overseas Contingency Operations) directing that $10,000,000 shall be made available by transfer to the 

Department of Defense Inspector General for the purpose of auditing military construction projects in Afghanistan. 

The Committee is concerned by data provided by the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) showing an upward trend in the number of fuel spills at facilities owned by the Department of Defense. 

According to DESC, 57 percent of these spills between 1996 and 

2009 were attributed to infrastructure or equipment failure. The 

Committee urges the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the 

Defense Logistics Agency to devote sufficient military construction 

resources to recapitalize at-risk fuel infrastructure to help reverse 

this upward trend in fuel spills. 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).—With the $120,812,964,000 

provided for the VA in this bill and the 2.9 percent increase in the 

number of veterans seeking VA medical services, the Committee 

believes it is important to strengthen its tools to monitor spending 

as well as the skills and operating procedures of the VA workforce. 

The following initiatives demonstrate the Committee’s oversight 

focus: 

• Strengthening contract oversight. The bill includes $23,584,000 

to strengthen VA acquisitions management. While VA contract 

funding has grown substantially since 2001, the capacity of the acquisition workforce has not kept pace, leading to increased risk of 

higher costs and unsuccessful contract outcomes. This funding supports a five percent increase in acquisition personnel and invests 

in appropriate training and technology to make the workforce more 

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• Claims backlog reduction. The bill includes an increase of 

$460,000,000 for the Veterans Benefits Administration to add 4,048 

permanent staff to address the unacceptably large and growing veterans disability claims backlog. The Department’s annual claims 

receipts are expected to grow from 1,013,712 in 2009 to 1,318,753 

in 2011, an increase of over 30 percent. In conjunction with efforts 

to develop automated solutions, the additional staff will help to resolve veterans’ claims more accurately and in a more timely manner. While the Department anticipates an initial increase in the average time to process a claim (190 days) due to increases in the 

number of claims being filed, as the new personnel become more 

proficient and better trained, the Department expects to meet its 

strategic target of 125 days to process claims in the future. • Claims processing review. In order to address the problems and 

delays the VA encounters in processing claims, the Committee directs the Government Accountability Office to review the process 

the Social Security Administration uses to administer its disability 

claims processing to determine whether t are efficiencies and best 

practices that the VA could adapt to improve disability claims processing. • Redirecting IT funding. Given the large amounts of funding for 

information technology systems the VA projects will remain unobligated at the end of both fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the Committee 

reduces funding in this account by $85,000,000 and applies the 

funding to other areas of high priority in the VA. • Reserve fund controls. The Committee is concerned about the 

VA’s use of a national reserve fund, which captures significant VA 

resources. In fiscal year 2009, the reserve fund exceeded 

$641,000,000. The Committee includes bill language requiring the 

VA to notify the Committee within thirty days of enactment of this 

Act of the planned allocation from each appropriation account to 

the reserve fund and any subsequent increases in these allocations 

of ten percent or more, as well as requiring fifteen day advance notification before obligation, and notification of the intended use, of 

the reserve funds. • Bid savings control. The VA has considerable flexibility in allocating funding for major construction projects. Once funding is appropriated for a particular construction project, the Committee has 

received little or no useful information about the ongoing status of 

the project, including whether any bid savings have been realized 

by the VA when contracts are awarded. The Committee includes 

bill language requiring the VA to notify the Committee of all bid 

savings totaling $5,000,000 or more, or five percent, whichever is 

less, within 14 days of obligation. Additionally, the VA is required 

to notify the Committee prior to any change in the scope of major 

construction projects. 

RECOVERY ACT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Military Construction.—The Department of Defense (DOD) received $2,880,000,000 in military construction and family housing 

funds from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to 

provide additional quality of life facilities for service members and 

their families, invest in energy conservation and alternative energy 

production, and assist military homeowners adversely affected by 

the crisis in the housing market. Key DOD investments are: 


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• 25 new child development facilities to serve more than 4,500 

military dependents. • 2 new military hospitals at Camp Pendleton, California, and 

Fort Hood, Texas, two of DOD’s key land force generating installations. • 26 projects to construct or improve family housing, provide unaccompanied housing, or establish facilities for wounded warrior 

care. • 58 projects to improve energy conservation on military installations, or increase energy production from renewable sources, such 

as wind, solar, and geothermal. 

Veterans Affairs.—The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has seized the opportunities provided by $1,400,000,000 from the 2009 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to improve the quality of 

services provided to veterans, while creating over 4,100 jobs and 

stimulating the economy. Funds have been committed for: • Over 1,000 non-recurring maintenance projects for medical facilities to provide renovations, renewable energy sources, energy 

conservation, disabled accessibility, and safety and security improvements. These efforts will make medical facilities safer, more 

energy efficient, and better suited to provide veterans with comprehensive care. • Almost 400 improvement projects at national cemeteries maintained by the VA, including national shrine projects, initiatives to 

conserve energy and water, repairs to historic monuments, and repairs of roads, bridges, and other cemetery infrastructure. • Hiring 2,300 surge claims processors to assist in expediting 

disability claims to increase production of claims and shorten the 

number of days taken to resolve claims. This workforce is urgently 

needed to help with the continued increase in applications and the 

coming wave of Agent Orange presumptive disability claims. • Close to 50 new construction and renovation projects for State 

veterans homes, resulting in an estimated 1,100 new beds for residents and important infrastructure and security upgrades. • VA staff to provide the one-time $250 economic recovery benefit to eligible veterans and their survivors to mitigate the effects 

of the economy. 

ITEMS OF INTEREST

Advance Appropriations.—The Committee recommendation, for 

the second year, includes an advance appropriation for the Medical 

Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities 

accounts. The goal of this advance appropriation is to provide the 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with reliable and timely 

funding to ensure that the delivery of medical care to America’s 

veterans is not disrupted. The provision of an advance appropriation is only the first step in this process. The VHA is directed to 

plan and publish the distribution of this funding prior to the beginning of the fiscal year so that medical center directors are prepared 

to execute the funding on October 1st, the first day of the new fiscal year. The Committee directs the Department to include in its 

budget submission the budget plan for the advance appropriation 

provided in the previous year’s bill, including the amount of funds 

that will be allocated in accordance with the Veterans Equitable 

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provided by advance appropriations to be made available to the 

Veterans Integrated Service Networks on October 1st. The Committee further directs the Department to include in its budget submission a current services estimate for the advance appropriation 

for the Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and 

Medical Facilities accounts. 

Reductions.—In order to invest in the critical priorities identified 

in this bill, and in an effort to build an economy on a solid foundation for growth and put the Nation on a path toward prosperity, 

the Committee has proposed herein a number of program reductions from the fiscal year 2010 level totaling over $6,100,000,000. 

In addition, nearly $1,000,000,000 in other program reductions 

from the budget request are recommended. These adjustments, no 

matter their size, are important to setting the right priorities within the spending allocation, for getting the deficit under control, and 

creating a government that is as efficient as it is effective. 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION OVERVIEW

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) .................... $12,720,031,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 13,825,563,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 13,725,563,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 1,005,532,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ (100,000,000) 

Military construction accounts provide funds for new construction, construction improvements, planning and design, and host nation support. Projects funded by these accounts include facilities for 

operations, training, maintenance, research and development, supply, medical care, and force protection, as well as unaccompanied 

housing, utilities infrastructure, and land acquisition. 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $13,725,563,000 for Military Construction, an increase of 

$1,005,532,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and a decrease of $100,000,000 below the budget request. 

Role of military construction in supporting job growth and the 

economy.—The Committee notes that, according to Department of 

Defense (DOD) ‘‘Green Book’’ data, the combined amount of military construction funding recommended in this bill and appropriated during the three preceding fiscal years is greater, in constant dollars, than the total for any four-year period extending 

back to fiscal year 1948. Military construction and family housing 

projects are requested by the Administration and approved by Congress first and foremost to meet military operational needs and improve the quality of life for service members and their families. At 

the same time, such funding has helped to support construction industry employment during a period when the construction sector 

suffered a net loss of nearly 2 million jobs. The Associated General 

Contractors of America estimates that each $1,000,000,000 in nonresidential construction funding creates or sustains 28,500 jobs. 

Quadrennial Defense Review/Nuclear Posture Review.—The 

Committee notes that the reports of the 2010 Quadrennial Defense 

Review (QDR) and the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) contain a 


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number of new programs and initiatives with potential impact on 

military construction requirements. Among these programs and initiatives are: 

—The creation of a new U.S. Cyber Command, a sub-unified 

command under U.S. Strategic Command; 

—Increasing the ‘‘resiliency’’ of forward posture and overseas 

base infrastructure, including the ‘‘hardening’’ of key facilities; 

—The full ‘‘normalization’’ of tours for U.S. Forces Korea, requiring infrastructure to accommodate as many as 14,000 military families, compared to less than 2,000 prior to adoption of 

this policy; 

—The implementation of a new phased, adaptive approach to 

ballistic missile defense; 

—The retention of four Army brigade combat teams and a 

corps headquarters in the European Command area of responsibility, pending adoption of a new NATO Strategic Concept 

and a review of the U.S. posture network in Europe; 

—The stand-up of two new Army combat aviation brigades, 

and the conversion of one heavy brigade combat team to a 

Stryker brigade combat team by 2013; 

—The exploration of potential new modes to base the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile force; and 

—The creation of National Guard Homeland Response 

Forces in each of the ten Federal Emergency Management 

Agency regions. 

The Committee believes it is essential to ensure that the initiatives called for by the QDR/NPR are matched by the necessary resources in DOD budget plans, and therefore directs the Secretary 

of Defense to include a report along with the fiscal year 2012 military construction budget request describing how proposed QDR/ 

NPR programs and initiatives are funded in the accompanying Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) for military construction, including dollar amounts associated with specific projects. The report 

shall also include a description of any ongoing studies or reviews 

specifically bearing on military construction that follow directly 

from QDR/NPR decisions or proposals, including estimated completion dates. This report shall be submitted to the Congressional defense committees no later than 14 days following submission of the 

Administration’s budget request for fiscal year 2012. 

Report on youth programs and youth centers.—At an April 14, 

2010 hearing on the quality of life for military personnel and their 

families, the Committee heard testimony from the senior non-commissioned officers of all four service branches, as well as representatives from the National Military Family Association and the Military Child Education Coalition. Testimony received during this 

hearing indicated that the children of military families are under 

tremendous stress due to the frequency and duration of overseas 

deployments since 2001, and that older children experience greater 

problems. It is questionable whether DOD’s existing goal of meeting 35 percent of youth program demand is adequate to ensuring 

that older school-age military dependents are well supported in the 

absence of one or more caregivers. The Committee therefore directs 

the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on youth programs and 

youth centers to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

of Congress. This report shall encompass, at minimum: (1) how the 


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Department of Defense determines youth center demand and capacity; (2) the means by which capacity is increased, including specific reference to facilities; (3) the extent to which non-appropriated 

fund programs provide for youth center facilities; and (4) existing 

unfunded requirements for youth center construction. This report 

shall be submitted no later than March 1, 2011. 

Guard and Reserve Initiative.—The Committee recommends 

$200,000,000 for a Guard and Reserve initiative to address urgent 

unfunded requirements for the Army National Guard, Air National 

Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and 

Air Force Reserve. The Committee recognizes the critical contribution made by reserve component personnel to disaster assistance, 

homeland security, and national defense, including the burdens 

borne by the Guard and Reserve to support Overseas Contingency 

Operations. The Committee also acknowledges that the transition 

to an Operational Reserve force will increase requirements for military construction in order to provide adequate training, supply, 

maintenance, billeting, and quality of life facilities for Guard and 

Reserve personnel. The Committee has included language directing 

that spending plans be submitted for the funds provided no later 

than 30 days after the enactment of this Act. 

Army Trainee Troop Housing Initiative.—The Committee recommends an additional $190,000,000 for Army trainee troop housing facilities to address the unfunded backlog of modernization requirements. This added funding will nearly double the Army’s request of $191,000,000 for this purpose. The Army has an estimated 

need for 115,413 trainee barracks spaces, only 57,753 of which will 

be deemed adequate as of the end of fiscal year 2010. The current 

Army program projects that the full amount of $1,728,000,000 in 

military construction funding needed to complete modernization 

will not be in place until fiscal year 2015, with occupancy scheduled for 2017. The Committee therefore recommends these additional funds to accelerate this program, and has included language 

directing the Army to submit a spending plan for these funds no 

later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act. 

Guam.—The Committee recommends $153,940,000, a reduction 

of $272,938,000 from the request of $426,878,000, for construction 

in support of the realignment of Marine Corps forces from Okinawa 

to Guam, in addition to $139,300,000 in other military construction 

projects on the island. The Committee remains supportive of the realignment of Marine Corps forces from Okinawa to Guam. At the 

same time, the Committee has serious concerns about the Department of Defense (DOD) proceeding with the full amount of requested military construction work for the realignment pending: (1) 

DOD’s ability to respond satisfactorily to weaknesses in the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) raised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (2) substantial progress to address civilian infrastructure impacts ‘‘outside the fence line’’; and 

(3) a clearer understanding of the Department’s introduction of a 

new ‘‘resiliency’’ cost variable of uncertain impact in the QDR. 

The Committee believes that the DEIS has very limited value 

with respect to providing a realistic depiction of how the Guam 

buildup would proceed. The DEIS does not formally consider any 

alternatives that would extend construction and/or the relocation of 

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‘‘Although the desired completion date for Marine forces relocation 

is by 2014, the construction would likely continue to 2016.’’ Even 

this timeline is likely to prove too optimistic; while the DEIS assumes that ‘‘2014 is the last year that any new construction would 

begin’’, the Navy’s FYDP clearly shows significant military construction (including unspecified quality of life and base operations 

facilities) associated with the Marine forces relocation programmed 

for fiscal year 2015, likely pushing the completion date for construction to 2017 and beyond. This fundamental disconnect on the 

target completion date between the U.S.-Japan agreement, the 

DEIS, and the FYDP leaves doubt regarding the most realistic and 

feasible timeline for the Guam buildup. 

The EPA has raised a number of serious concerns regarding the 

quality of the DEIS, especially in relation to the cumulative impacts of the complex and interrelated actions needed not only to 

complete the relocation of Marine forces, but to provide transient 

berthing for an aircraft carrier and accommodate the expected influx of a large number of construction workers and associated personnel to execute the buildup. The EPA rated the impact of the Department’s preferred alternative as ‘‘environmentally unsatisfactory’’ and rated the DEIS itself as 3 or ‘‘Inadequate’’; both ratings 

are the lowest possible. It remains to be seen whether, and when, 

the Department will be able to address these major concerns. 

The Committee, to date, sees little concrete evidence that the Administration is pursuing the Guam buildup as a ‘‘whole of government’’ responsibility. The buildup of Guam is not a ‘‘military problem’’; its main feature, the relocation of Marine forces from Okinawa, results from a bilateral agreement negotiated between the 

U.S. and Japan governments, and therefore DOD should not be isolated as the sole source of funding for the necessary improvements 

to physical and human capital in Guam. The Committee notes with 

concern that the Administration has sent mixed signals on this 

issue. On April 5, 2010, the Administration submitted a budget 

amendment to its supplemental request for fiscal year 2010 proposing that $50,000,000 in unspecified DOD funds be made available by transfer to the Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Fund 

administered by the Maritime Administration in the Department of 

Transportation as a ‘‘critical prerequisite’’ of the buildup. Weeks 

later, on May 27, 2010, the Administration released a Statement 

of Administration Policy on H.R. 5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, expressing concern with ‘‘the 

provisions of the bill that suggest Guam infrastructure improvements are an exclusive DOD financial responsibility rather than a 

shared inter-agency, intergovernmental effort led by DOD’’, even 

though the prior budget amendment made the same suggestion. 

The Committee believes that while DOD should have the greatest share of leadership for identifying and addressing island-wide 

impacts, non-DOD agencies must also be provided directly with the 

budgetary resources necessary to assist the people of Guam with 

‘‘outside the fence line’’ problems. To date, however, much of the 

non-DOD work appears to be mired in the ‘‘planning’’ or ‘‘under 

consideration’’ phase. The Committee agrees with DOD, as expressed through the DEIS, that the rate of military construction 

execution for the Guam buildup should be seen as a tool to mitigate 

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Committee therefore recommends the specific funding reductions 

described below, and will consider future military construction requests for the Guam buildup partially in light of progress on civilian infrastructure and socioeconomic support for the citizens of 

Guam. 

Additionally, the Committee is concerned by the potential impact 

of the Department’s desire, as expressed in the 2010 QDR Report, 

to increase the ‘‘resiliency’’ of overseas military infrastructure, including the ‘‘hardening’’ of certain critical facilities such as aircraft 

shelters. Although the Air Force includes $275,000,000 for unspecified resiliency measures at Andersen Air Force Base in the outyears of its current FYDP, it is unclear whether considerations of 

‘‘resiliency’’ are being taken into account for the infrastructure 

needed to realign Marine Corps forces, including the Air Combat 

Element, or to construct facilities for the Navy and Army components of the buildup. The Department needs to clarify the impact 

of this requirement on the Guam construction program at the earliest possible date. 

The Committee therefore recommends no funds for the second increments of the Andersen Air Force Base North Ramp parking and 

utilities projects, and a reduction of $100,000,000 from the 

$147,210,000 requested for site preparation and utility work at 

Finegayan. The Committee recommends full funding of the 

$106,730,000 requested for improvements to the Apra Harbor 

wharf and Defense Access Roads projects in order to facilitate the 

throughput of personnel and material associated with the buildup. 

Facilities management, life-cycle costs, and construction method 

alternatives.—The Committee believes that the military construction program best serves both our military personnel and the taxpayers when projects are open to competitive bidding from contractors representing the widest possible range of construction methods. To that end, the Committee urges the Department of Defense 

and the execution agents for military construction, principally the 

Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering 

Command, to ensure that requests for proposals or qualifications 

do not arbitrarily foreclose, discourage, or privilege any type of construction method. The Committee continues to encourage a level 

playing field for both traditional construction methods and alternative methods such as permanent modular construction. The Committee also encourages DOD to evaluate the regular use of carbon 

fiber grid precast concrete technology in military construction 

projects. 

The Committee believes that the best way to ensure a level playing field is to set and communicate clear standards and expectations regarding life-cycle cost management for military construction, backed by rigorous, objective analysis. The Committee understands that situations may arise in which objectives other than lifecycle cost may take precedence; for example, speed of construction 

may be a predominant concern in order to meet time-limited goals 

such as base realignments, force structure growth, new system beddown, or urgent operational needs. At the same time, the Committee is concerned by the recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO–10–436) indicating that varying service 

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and anecdotal evidence rather than quantitative information or 

analyses. The Committee therefore urges DOD and the services to 

conduct further research regarding comparative life-cycle costs for 

differing types of construction, establish clear goals and benchmarks, and ensure these standards are communicated to contracting officials. Until such an empirical basis is established, the 

Committee urges DOD and the services to carefully reconsider 

blanket use of any new life-cycle approaches that depart from prior, 

standard practices. 

The Committee also notes that over the past three years, the 

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment (DUSD I&E) has indicated efforts underway to shift from a 

measurement of the recapitalization rate of DOD facilities in terms 

of years to one based on the actual condition of facilities and mission priority. Under the 2007 Defense Installations Strategic Plan, 

this new methodology was to have been implemented by fiscal year 

2010, but recent DUSD I&E testimony indicated this methodology 

was still under development. The Committee therefore directs the 

DUSD I&E to provide a status update on the development of this 

methodology and its implementation in the military construction 

program no later than January 29, 2011. 

Bid savings.—The Committee has ascertained from cost variation 

notices required by 10 U.S.C. 2853 that DOD continues to reap 

large bid savings on previously appropriated military construction 

projects. The Committee’s recommendations therefore include general reductions to the Army, Navy, and Air Force military construction accounts, cumulatively representing less than 3 percent of the 

funds requested, in the understanding that these excess prior year 

savings can be applied to the fiscal year 2011 program per section 

115 of this bill. These general reductions allow for a reinvestment 

of resources in high priority projects and initiatives such as Guard 

and Reserve unfunded requirements, Army trainee barracks, energy conservation, and environmental cleanup of bases closed during the four prior Base Realignment and Closure rounds. 

Incremental funding.—The Committee remains concerned by the 

Office of Management and Budget policy to disallow any new incrementally funded military construction projects, which began with 

the fiscal year 2010 request. The Committee repeatedly has stated 

that while projects should be fully funded or separated into standalone phases where practicable, incremental funding should remain 

an option when it makes fiscal and programmatic sense. In some 

cases, the phased approach can drive up costs by requiring inefficient designs and separate bids that leave subsequent phases vulnerable to construction price inflation. The Committee will continue 

to exercise its prerogative to recommend incremental funding. The 

Committee therefore recommends incremental funding for the following three projects included in the Administration’s request: Air 

Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida; Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, Wiesbaden, 

Germany; and Finegayan Site Prep and Utilities, Guam. 

Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization 

(FSRM).—The Department is directed to continue describing on 

form 1390 the backlog of FSRM requirements at installations with 

future construction projects. For troop housing requests, form 1391 

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wise, future requirements for unaccompanied housing at the corresponding installation should be included. Additionally, the forms 

should include English equivalent measurements for projects presented in metric measurement. Rules for funding repairs of facilities under the Operation and Maintenance accounts are described 

below: 

(1) components of the facility may be repaired by replacement. Such replacement can be up to current standards or 

codes; 

(2) interior arrangements and restorations may be included 

as repair; 

(3) additions, new facilities, and functional conversions must 

be performed as military construction projects. Such projects 

may be done concurrently with repair projects as long as the 

final conjunctively funded project is a complete and usable facility; and 

(4) the appropriate service Secretary shall notify the appropriate committees 21 days prior to carrying out any repair 

project with an estimated cost in excess of $7,500,000. The 

Committee strongly encourages the Services and Defense agencies to indicate the plant replacement value of the facility to 

be repaired on each such notification. 

Directed designs.—The Committee directs DOD to execute all directed designs within the year of appropriation. 

Quarterly summary of notifications.—The Committee directs the 

services and the Office of the Secretary Defense (on behalf of itself 

and Defense agencies) to continue to submit a quarterly report listing all notifications that have been submitted to the Committees 

during the preceding three-month period. 

Transfer of funds to and from the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, 

Construction, Defense Account.—The Committee directs DOD to 

submit a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of 

both Houses of Congress on the transfer of funds from military construction and family housing accounts to the Foreign Currency 

Fluctuations, Construction, Defense account. The report shall specify the amount transferred to the Foreign Currency account from 

each military construction and/or family housing account, and all 

other accounts for which an appropriation is provided in this Act, 

during the preceding fiscal quarter, and the amounts transferred 

from the Foreign Currency account to the above accounts during 

the same period. This report shall be submitted no later than 30 

days after the close of each fiscal quarter. In addition, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

both Houses of Congress within 7 days of transferring any amount 

in excess of $10,000,000 to or from the Foreign Currency account. 

Reprogramming Guidelines.—The following reprogramming 

guidelines apply for all military construction and family housing 

projects. A project or account (including the sub-elements of an account) which has been specifically reduced by the Congress in acting on the budget request is considered to be a Congressional interest item and as such, prior approval is required. Accordingly, no 

reprogrammings to an item specifically reduced below the threshold 

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The reprogramming criteria that apply to military construction projects (25 percent of the funded amount or $2,000,000, whichever 

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

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

delay, the costs associated with environmental hazard remediation 

such as asbestos removal, radon abatement, lead-based paint removal or abatement, and any other legislated environmental hazard remediation may be excluded, provided that such remediation 

requirements could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the 

budget submission. This exclusion applies to projects authorized in 

this budget year, as well as projects authorized in prior years for 

which construction has not been completed. Planning and design 

costs associated with military construction and family housing 

projects may also be excluded from these guidelines. In instances 

where prior approval to a reprogramming request for a project or 

account has been received from the Committees on Appropriations 

of both Houses of Congress, the adjusted amount approved becomes 

the new base for any future increase or decrease via below-threshold reprogrammings (provided that the project or account is not a 

Congressional interest item as defined above). 

In addition to these guidelines, the services are directed to adhere to the guidance for military construction reprogrammings and 

notifications, including the pertinent statutory authorities contained in DOD Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R and 

relevant updates and policy memoranda. The Committee further 

encourages the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to use 

a format similar to that used by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to submit reprogramming requests. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) .................... $3,456,419,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 4,078,798,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 4,051,512,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 595,093,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ (27,286,000) 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,051,512,000 for Military Construction, Army, an increase of $595,093,000 above 

the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and a decrease of $27,286,000 

below the budget request. 

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

the Committee directs that not less than the specified amounts be 

made available for the design of the following projects: Texas-Fort Bliss, Alternative Energy Projects, $1,166,000. 

Texas-Fort Bliss, Rail Yard Improvements, $2,070,000. 

Texas—Fort Hood, Soldier Readiness Processing Center, $1,000,000. 

Virginia-Fort Belvoir, Growth Support Infrastructure, $3,060,000. 

Of the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the 

Committee directs that not less than the specified amounts be 

made available for construction of the following projects: 

Alabama-Fort Rucker, Emergency Medical Services Facility, 

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Maryland-Fort Meade, Infrastructure-Mapes Road and Cooper Avenue, $1,750,000. 

Army stationing decisions.—The Committee notes that the recent 

Government Accountability Office report (GAO–10–482) on service 

stationing decisions indicates that the Army has a defensible process for determining where new personnel and assets are to be located. The Committee remains concerned, however, that the Grow 

the Army Stationing Plan Update submitted by the Army in July 

2009 leaves 13,917 soldiers unaccounted for in its current stationing dispositions. Given the somewhat turbulent history of the 

Grow the Army program and the new force structure requirements 

under the Quadrennial Defense Review, the Committee understands the Army’s reluctance to provide a definitive answer regarding these personnel and the units/installations to which they may 

be assigned. The Committee therefore directs the Army to submit 

a report, or provide a briefing, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress describing how the Army intends 

to make future stationing decisions accounting for all personnel 

added under the Grow the Army program, as well as future unit 

stationing requirements stemming from the QDR. This report or 

briefing shall be submitted no later than March 1, 2011. 

Aviation Training Facility, Fort Eustis, Virginia.—The Committee urges the Army to consider including a project to expand the 

Aviation Training Facility at Fort Eustis, Virginia in the next Future Years Defense Program. The Army Aviation Logistics School 

currently is over 40 percent short of required space. The school has 

an annual throughput of nearly 6,000 soldiers and also provides 

training to Marine Corps, Air Force, and allied personnel on commonly used aircraft. This project would provide three new high-bay 

area additions and an applied instruction lab room addition to keep 

pace with current technology as well as training and safety standards. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) .................... $3,482,535,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 3,879,104,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 3,587,376,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 104,841,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ (291,728,000) 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,587,376,000 

for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps, an increase of 

$104,841,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and a decrease of $291,728,000 below the budget request. 

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

the Committee directs that not less than the specified amounts be 

made available for the design of the following projects: 

Connecticut—New London NSB, Submarine Group Two Headquarters, $550,000. 

Indiana—Crane NSWC, Platform Protection Engineering Com- plex, $760,000. Prior to making a determination to shift USNS 

Comfort’s homeport, 

USNS Comfort.—Prior to making a determination to shift USNS 

Comfort’s homeport, the Navy shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis 

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and humanitarian missions and the manning of the military medical facilities which provide USNS Comfort’s medical staff. The Secretary of the Navy shall certify that a homeport shift does not negatively impact cost, mission, or medical staffing flexibility. The 

Navy shall provide this study to the Congressional defense committees. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) .................... $1,348,835,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 1,311,385,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 1,276,385,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (72,450,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ (35,000,000) 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,276,385,000 

for Military Construction, Air Force, a decrease of $72,450,000 

below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and a decrease of 

$35,000,000 below the budget request. 

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

the Committee directs that not less than the specified amounts be 

made available for the design of the following projects: 

Alabama—Maxwell AFB, Air Traffic Control Tower, $810,000. 

California—Travis AFB, BCE Maintenance Shops and Supply 

Warehouse, $387,000. 

Florida—MacDill AFB, Infrastructure Improvements, $249,000. 

Illinois—Scott AFB, New Fitness Facility, Phase 1, $396,000. 

North Dakota—Grand Forks AFB, Central Deployment Center, 

$495,000. 

Tennessee—Arnold AFB, Arnold Engineering Development Center Power Distribution Modernization, $378,000. 

Texas—Lackland AFB, Consolidated Security Forces Operations 

Center, Phase 1, $900,000. 

Of the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the 

Committee directs that not less than the specified amount be made 

available for the construction of the following project: 

Virginia—Langley AFB, Clear Zone Land Acquisition, Phase 1, 

$3,000,000. 

Air Force military construction.—The Committee notes that of 

the $1,496,203,000 requested for ‘‘total force’’ military construction 

supporting the Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve, the Air Force identifies approximately $184,000,000, or 12.3 

percent, as supporting ‘‘current mission priorities,’’ with the remainder of funds devoted to new missions, support for the Combatant Commanders (COCOMs), joint basing requirements, or corporate initiatives such as reinvigorating the nuclear enterprise. 

The Chief of Staff of the Air Force has also indicated to the Committee for the past three years that the Air Force is taking risk in 

infrastructure in order to meet demands for aircraft modernization 

and personnel costs. The Committee is further concerned by the 

amount of military construction resources being made available to 

the Guard and Reserve. The Air Force Reserve request for fiscal 

year 2011 provides for a single major construction project. The 

Committee’s recommendations are intended to partially remedy 

this situation by providing an additional $50,000,000 for the Air 

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Reserve through the Guard and Reserve Initiative. The Committee 

understands that the Air Force is undertaking a review of its military construction program for fiscal year 2012, and looks forward 

to stronger investment in Air Force facilities. 

The Committee further notes that the Air Force Future Years 

Defense Program contains an estimated future requirement of 

$564,000,000 to recapitalize facilities for the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), with funding anticipated to begin in fiscal 

year 2012, as well as an unspecified but probably large requirement to provide new facilities for the new U.S. Cyber Command 

(CYBERCOM). While the Committee reserves judgment on these 

requirements until funds are requested, it strongly believes that 

these COCOM headquarters requirements should not be borne by 

the Air Force to the detriment of its own recapitalization requirements. The Committee therefore urges Department of Defense and 

Air Force leadership to ensure that any STRATCOM and 

CYBERCOM military construction costs are treated as Department-wide priorities to be funded in addition to, and not as a subtraction from, Air Force military construction needs. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) .................... $2,849,251,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 3,118,062,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 2,999,612,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 150,361,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ (118,450,000) 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,999,612,000 

for Military Construction, Defense-Wide, an increase of 

$150,361,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and a decrease of $118,450,000 below the budget request. 

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

the Committee directs that not less than the specified amount be 

made available for the design of the following project: Oklahoma—Tulsa IAP, Fuels Storage Complex, $1,036,000. 

Department of Defense (DOD) schools recapitalization.—The Committee commends the Department of Defense for its commitment to 

funding the recapitalization of more than half of its dependent 

schools by fiscal year 2015. The Committee expects that this funding will contribute greatly to the quality of life of military families. 

A comprehensive assessment of DOD dependent schools and construction requirements directed by the Committee in House Report 

110–775 indicated that 149 of 189 schools had facilities with an 

overall condition rating of either Q3 (poor) or Q4 (failing) and required significant recapitalization efforts to eliminate space shortfalls and temporary facilities. The Committee recommends 

$438,746,000, the same as the budget request, for school construction activities and strongly encourages the Department to sustain 

and, if possible within the constraints of funding and executability, 

to accelerate this important initiative. 

Special Operations Command infrastructure.—The Committee 

understands that Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is in the 

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traordinary demands placed upon special operations personnel by 

ongoing overseas contingency operations, and urges SOCOM to 

brief the Committee on the results of this master planning process 

at the earliest possible date. 

Energy Conservation Investment Program.—The Committee recommends $130,000,000 for the Energy Conservation Investment 

Program (ECIP), an increase of $10,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee also directs that no less than $5,000,000 of 

funds available for Defense-Level Activities planning and design in 

this account shall be available for ECIP. The Committee supports 

ECIP goals to improve energy conservation, increase renewable energy production, and enhance installation energy security. At the 

same time, the Committee believes that the program lacks rigorous 

performance standards that effectively balance these goals and provide more effective means by which to prioritize projects and allocate appropriated funds. Currently, funding is allocated to the services and components on a ‘‘fair share’’ basis, using non-mobility installation energy consumption from the previous year combined 

with the ECIP obligation rate for the last five fiscal years. Projects 

are prioritized by a combination of savings to investment ratio 

(SIR), simple payback target of less than ten years, and the priorities stipulated by legislation and Executive Orders such as reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions while increasing the use of renewable energy. According to DOD, the percentage of renewable energy projects grew from 25 percent to 52 

percent of total funded projects between 2007 and 2009. These 

projects generally have longer payback profiles and therefore have 

reduced the overall SIR from 4:1 to 2.4:1. 

The Committee believes that the Department needs to present a 

more coherent strategy for balancing competing priorities and allocating funds among the services according to performance-based, 

rather than input-based, methods. The Committee therefore directs 

the Deputy Under Secretary for Installations and Environment to 

provide a report to the Committee on options for reforming performance standards and funding allocation methods to ensure that 

ECIP funding is applied with maximum effectiveness. This report 

shall be submitted to the Congressional defense committees no 

later than March 1, 2011. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) .................... $549,056,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 873,664,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 1,020,228,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 471,172,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 146,564,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,020,228,000 

for Military Construction, Army National Guard, an increase of 

$471,172,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an increase of $146,564,000 above the budget request. The Committee’s 

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

the Committee directs that not less than the specified amounts be 

made available for the design of the following projects: 

Arkansas—Camp Robinson, Regional Training Institute, Phase 2, 

$2,334,000. 

Iowa—Camp Dodge, Regional Training Institute, Phase 1, 

$800,000. 

Kentucky—Frankfort, Joint Forces Headquarters, Phase 1, 

$281,000. 

Maryland—Easton, Readiness Center Addition/Alteration, 

$347,000. 

Michigan—Fort Custer (Augusta), Troop Service Support Center, 

$446,000. 

Minnesota—Mankato, Field Maintenance Shop, $947,000. 

North Carolina—Camp Butner, Barracks (AT), Phase 1, 

$1,484,000. 

North Carolina—Murphy, Fire Fighting Team Support Facility, 

$223,000. 

Oregon—Salem, Armed Forces Reserve Center Addition/Alteration (JFHQ), $1,243,000. 

Pennsylvania—Hermitage, Readiness Center, $671,000. 

Pennsylvania—Tobyhanna, Armed Forces Reserve Center, 

$1,513,000. 

Pennsylvania—Williamsport, Field Maintenance Shop, 

$1,508,000. 

Rhode Island—Quonset Point, Readiness Center, $3,729,000. 

Texas—Laredo, Receiving, Staging, and Onward Integration Facility/Hangar, $475,000. 

Texas—McLennan County, Operational Reserve Headquarters, 

$5,000,000. 

Texas—South Texas Training Center, Cantonment and Support 

Infrastructure, $5,000,000. 

West Virginia—Bridgeport, Fixed Wing Army Aviation Training 

Site (FWAATS) Expansion, $2,000,000. 

Guam—Barrigada, Joint Forces Headquarters Readiness Center 

Addition/Alteration, $778,000. 

Of the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the 

Committee directs that not less than the specified amounts be 

made available for construction of the following projects: 

California—Sacramento, Field Maintenance Shop Paving, 

$891,000. 

California—Ventura, Renewable Photovoltaic Solar Power, 

$1,466,000. 

Iowa—Iowa City, Simulation Center/MVSB/Helipad/Parking, 

$1,999,000. 

Ohio—Ravenna Training Site, Unit Training Equipment Site Addition/Alteration, $2,000,000. 

West Virginia—Bridgeport, Fixed Wing Army Aviation Training 

Site (FWAATS) Apron Expansion, $2,000,000. 

West Virginia—Glen Jean, Emergency Power Generator, 

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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) .................... $364,226,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 176,986,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 292,386,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (71,840,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 115,400,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $292,386,000 for 

Military Construction, Air National Guard, a decrease of 

$71,840,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an increase of $115,400,000 above the budget request. The Committee’s 

recommendation includes $50,000,000 for critical unfunded requirements to support the Guard and Reserve Initiative described earlier in this report. 

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

the Committee directs that not less than the specified amounts be 

made available for the design of the following projects: 

Kentucky—Standiford Field, Contingency Response Group Facil- ity, $534,000. 

Louisiana—New Orleans NAS/JRB, ASA Replace Alert Complex, $2,000,000. 

Pennsylvania—Fort Indiantown Gap, Multipurpose Air National Guard Training Facility, $675,000. 

South Dakota—Joe Foss Field, Aircraft Maintenance Shops, $3,600,000. 

Of the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the 

Committee directs that not less than the specified amount be made 

available for construction of the following project: California—Moffett Field, Relocate Main Gate, $2,000,000. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $431,566,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 318,175,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 358,325,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (73,241,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 40,150,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $358,325,000 for 

Military Construction, Army Reserve, a decrease of $73,241,000 

below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an increase of 

$40,150,000 above the budget request. The Committee’s recommendation includes $30,000,000 for critical unfunded requirements to support the Guard and Reserve Initiative described earlier in this report. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $125,874,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 61,557,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 91,557,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (34,317,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 30,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $91,557,000 for 

Military Construction, Navy Reserve, a decrease of $34,317,000 

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ommendation includes $15,000,000 for critical unfunded requirements for the Navy Reserve, and $15,000,000 for critical unfunded 

requirements for the Marine Corps Reserve, to support the Guard 

and Reserve Initiative described earlier in this report. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $112,269,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 7,832,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 48,182,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (64,087,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 40,350,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $48,182,000 for 

Military Construction, Air Force Reserve, a decrease of $64,087,000 

below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an increase of 

$40,350,000 above the budget request. The Committee’s recommendation includes $30,000,000 to support the Guard and Reserve Initiative described earlier in this report. 

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT

PROGRAM

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $197,414,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 258,884,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 258,884,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 61,470,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

Program (NSIP) consists of annual contributions by NATO member 

countries. The program finances the costs of construction needed to 

support the roles of the major NATO commands. The investments 

cover facilities such as airfields, fuel pipelines and storage, harbors, 

communications and information systems, radar and navigational 

aids, and military headquarters, both within NATO nations and for 

‘‘out of area’’ operations such as Afghanistan. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $258,884,000 for 

NSIP, an increase of $61,470,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the same as the budget request. 

The U.S. occasionally has been forced to temporarily delay the 

authorization of projects due to shortfalls in U.S. obligation authority. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to notify the 

Committee within 14 days of the U.S. taking action to temporarily 

delay the authorization of projects, or to temporarily withhold 

funds from previously authorized projects, due to shortfalls in U.S. 

obligation authority. 

FAMILY HOUSING OVERVIEW

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $2,258,698,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 1,823,191,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 1,823,191,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (435,507,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

Family housing construction accounts provide funds for new construction, construction improvements, the Federal government 

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design. The operation and maintenance accounts provide funds to 

pay for maintenance and repair, furnishings, management, services, utilities, leasing, interest, mortgage insurance, and miscellaneous expenses. 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 

$1,823,191,000 for the family housing construction, family housing 

operation and maintenance, and homeowners assistance accounts, 

a decrease of $435,507,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level 

and the same as the budget request. The decrease below the 2010 

enacted level is due partly to the Department of Defense’s success 

in implementing the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, 

which has generated approximately $27,000,000,000 in family 

housing development on military installations and reduced the requirement for appropriated construction and operating costs. The 

Committee encourages the Department, where feasible, to utilize 

energy efficient, environmentally friendly, and easily deployable 

composite building materials in new family housing construction. 

Family housing privatization progress reports.—The Committee 

directs the Department of Defense to continue submitting semi-annual progress reports on the family housing privatization program, 

including a breakout of military tenant satisfaction rates by 

project. 

Foreign currency savings and sub-account transfers.—The Committee directs that savings in family housing operation and maintenance accounts from foreign currency re-estimates be used to maintain and repair existing family housing units. The Comptroller is 

directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

Houses of Congress on how these savings are allocated by December 1, 2010. In addition, the Committee directs the Services and 

Defense agencies to notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

both Houses of Congress within 30 days of a transfer of funds between subaccounts within the family housing construction and family housing operation and maintenance accounts, if such transfer is 

in excess of 10 percent of the funds appropriated to the sub-account 

to which the funds are being transferred. Notifications to the Committees shall indicate the sub-accounts and amounts that are being 

used to source the transfer. 

Leasing reporting requirements.—The Secretary of Defense is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

Houses of Congress quarterly on the details of all new or renewed 

domestic leases entered into during the previous quarter that exceed the cost threshold set by 10 U.S.C. 2828(b)(2), including certification that less expensive housing was not available for lease. 

For foreign leases, the Department is directed to: (1) perform an 

economic analysis on all new leases or lease/contract agreements 

where more than 25 units are involved; (2) report the details of 

new or renewed lease agreements that exceed the cost threshold 

set by 10 U.S.C. 2828(e)(1) 21 days prior to entering into such an 

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FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $273,236,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 92,369,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 92,369,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (180,867,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $92,369,000 for 

Family Housing Construction, Army, a decrease of $180,867,000 

below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The appropriation includes $55,329,000 to construct 

new family housing units, $35,000,000 to improve or privatize existing units, and $2,040,000 for planning and design. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $523,418,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 518,140,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 518,140,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (5,278,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $518,140,000 for 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army, a decrease of 

$5,278,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the same 

as the budget request. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $146,569,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 186,444,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 186,444,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 39,875,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $186,444,000 for 

Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps, an increase 

of $39,875,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the 

same as the budget request. The appropriation includes 

$37,169,000 to construct new family housing units, $146,020,000 to 

improve or privatize existing units, and $3,255,000 for planning 

and design. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND

MARINE CORPS

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $368,540,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 366,346,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 366,346,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (2,194,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $366,346,000 for 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine 

Corps, a decrease of $2,194,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted 

level and the same as the budget request. 


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FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $66,101,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 78,025,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 78,025,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 11,924,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $78,025,000 for 

Family Housing Construction, Air Force, an increase of $11,924,000 

above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The appropriation includes $73,800,000 to improve or 

privatize existing units and $4,225,000 for planning and design. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $502,936,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 513,792,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 513,792,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 10,856,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $513,792,000 for 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, an increase of $10,856,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and 

the same as the budget request. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $49,214,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 50,464,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 50,464,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 1,250,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $50,464,000 for 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, an increase of $1,250,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and 

the same as the budget request. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $2,600,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 1,096,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 1,096,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (1,504,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Family Housing Improvement Fund (FHIF) is authorized by 

section 2883, title 10, United States Code, and provides the Department of Defense with authority to finance joint ventures with the 

private sector to revitalize and to manage the Department’s housing inventory. The statute authorizes the Department 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 military 

personnel. 

The FHIF is used to build or renovate family housing by using 

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a single account without fiscal year limitations and contains directly appropriated and transferred funds from family housing construction accounts. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,096,000 for 

the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund, a 

decrease of $1,504,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and 

the same as the budget request. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE FUND

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $323,225,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 16,515,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 16,515,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (306,710,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Homeowners Assistance Fund account finances the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP), which provides assistance to individual military and Federal civilian homeowners who sustain 

losses on the sales of their primary residences due to declining real 

estate markets attributable to the closure or realignment of military installations, as well as the temporary expansion of the program to include military homeowners adversely affected by the 

housing crisis and the permanent extension of benefits to wounded 

warriors and surviving spouses. This non-expiring revolving fund 

receives funding from several sources, including appropriations, 

borrowing authority, reimbursable authority, prior fiscal year unobligated balances, appropriation transfers, revenue from sale of acquired properties, and recovery of prior year obligations. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,515,000 for 

the Department of Defense Homeowners Assistance Fund, a decrease of $306,710,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and 

the same as the budget request. 

CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $151,541,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 124,971,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 124,971,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (26,570,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide account provides funds for the design and construction of full-scale 

chemical disposal facilities and associated projects to upgrade installation support facilities and infrastructures required to support 

the Chemical Demilitarization program. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $124,971,000 for 

Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide, a decrease 

of $26,570,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the 

same as the budget request. 


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BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $496,768,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 360,474,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 460,474,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (36,294,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 100,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $460,474,000 for 

the Base Realignment and Closure Account 1990, a decrease of 

$36,294,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an increase of $100,000,000 above the budget request. Of the amount 

provided above the budget request, the Committee directs that 

$40,000,000 shall be made available to the Army, and $60,000,000 

shall be made available to the Navy. The Committee directs the 

Army and Navy separately to submit spending plans for these 

funds no later than 30 days following the enactment of this Act. 

The Committee remains concerned by the Department of Defense’s 

lack of budgetary commitment to this program. Requests for environmental cleanup frequently reflect no more than the minimal 

level to satisfy legal mandates. Department officials testified before 

the Committee that significant contract savings are being realized 

within the program, yet the budget request fails to fully avail the 

opportunities presented by such savings with an increased level of 

effort. 

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $7,455,498,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 2,354,285,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 2,354,285,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (5,101,213,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,354,285,000 

for the Base Realignment and Closure Account 2005, a decrease of 

$5,101,213,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the 

same as the budget request. This funding supports the most recent 

base realignment and closure round which affects over 800 installations and locations through 24 major closures, 24 major realignments, and 765 other actions. 

Mark Center office complex, Alexandria, Virginia.—The Committee is concerned by the potential traffic impacts of the new office complex under construction at the Mark Center site in Alexandria, Virginia, to implement BRAC recommendation 133. The Committee is aware that the Virginia Department of Transportation 

has completed an analysis demonstrating a severe impact on the 

surrounding transportation network from the daily ingress and 

egress of approximately 6,400 Department of Defense personnel 

upon full implementation of the BRAC recommendation. The Committee therefore strongly urges the Secretary of Defense to limit occupancy of parking spaces at this facility and in the immediate vicinity to no more than 1,000 until the Secretary completes a viable 

transportation plan and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that construction has been completed to provide adequate ingress to, and egress from, the Mark Center office complex. The 

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transportation plan that, at minimum, provides for the ingress and 

egress of all personnel to and from the office complex without further reducing the level of service at the following six intersections: 

(1) the intersection of Beauregard Street and Mark Center Drive; 

(2) the intersection of Beauregard Street and Seminary Road; (3) 

the intersection of Seminary Road and Mark Center Drive; (4) the 

intersection of Seminary Road and the northbound entrance-ramp 

to I–395; (5) the intersection of Seminary Road and the northbound 

exit-ramp from I–395; and (6) the intersection of Seminary Road 

and the southbound exit-ramp from I–395. This report shall be submitted no later than June 15, 2011. 

The Committee further directs the Department of Defense Inspector General (DOD–IG) to submit a report evaluating the sufficiency and coordination conducted in completing the requisite environmental studies associated with the site selection for the BRAC 

133 project pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, with specific attention to the transportation determinations 

associated with the project; further, the DOD–IG shall review and 

provide comment upon the Secretary of Defense’s transportation 

plan and the Secretary’s efforts to limit the occupancy of parking 

spaces pending the implementation of such plan. This report shall 

be submitted no later than June 15, 2011. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The bill includes 27 provisions that were included in the fiscal 

year 2010 enacted appropriations bill. The administrative provisions included in the bill are as follows: 

Section 101 prohibits the use of funds for payments under a costplus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction where cost estimates exceed $25,000. An exception for Alaska is provided. 

Section 102 permits the use of construction funds for the hire of 

passenger motor vehicles. 

Section 103 permits funds to be expended on the construction of 

defense access roads under certain circumstances. 

Section 104 prohibits construction of new bases in the United 

States without a specific appropriation. 

Section 105 limits the use of funds for the purchase of land or 

land easements that exceed 100 percent of value except under certain conditions. 

Section 106 prohibits the use of funds to acquire land, prepare 

sites, or install utilities for family housing except housing for which 

funds have been appropriated. 

Section 107 limits the use of minor construction funds to relocate 

any activity from one installation to another without prior notification. 

Section 108 prohibits the procurement of steel unless American 

producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been allowed to 

compete. 

Section 109 prohibits the use of funds to pay real property taxes 

in foreign nations. 

Section 110 prohibits the use of funds to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification. 

Section 111 establishes a preference for United States architectural and engineering services where the services are in Japan, 

NATO member countries, or countries within the United States 


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Central Command area of responsibility. The Administration proposed to delete this provision. 

Section 112 establishes a preference for United States contractors for military construction in the United States territories and 

possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or countries 

within the United State Central Command area of responsibility, 

except bids by Marshallese contractors for military construction on 

Kwajalein Atoll. 

Section 113 requires the Secretary of Defense to give prior notice 

to Congress of military exercises where construction costs, either 

temporary or permanent, exceed $100,000. The Administration proposed to delete this provision. 

Section 114 limits obligations of funds made available for one fiscal year to no more than 20 percent during the last two months of 

the fiscal year. The Administration proposed to delete this provision. 

Section 115 allows funds appropriated in prior years to be used 

for new projects authorized during the current session of Congress. 

Section 116 allows the use of expired or lapsed funds to pay the 

cost of supervision for any project being completed with lapsed 

funds. 

Section 117 provides that funds for military construction projects 

are available until the end of the fourth fiscal year following the 

fiscal year in which funds are appropriated, subject to certain conditions. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 118 allows for the transfer of proceeds from ‘‘Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part I’’ to the continuing Base Realignment and Closure accounts. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 119 allows for the transfer of funds from Family Housing, Construction accounts to the Department of Defense Family 

Housing Improvement Fund and funds from Military Construction 

accounts to the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 

Housing Improvement Fund. 

Section 120 requires the secretaries of the military departments 

to notify Congressional Committees sixty days prior to issuing a solicitation for a contract with the private sector for military family 

housing. The Administration proposed to delete this provision. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 121 provides transfer authority to the Homeowners Assistance Program. 

Section 122 requires that funds in this title be the sole source of 

all operation and maintenance for flag and general officer quarter 

houses, and limits the repair on these quarters to $35,000 per year 

without notification. The Administration proposed a modification to 

this provision, which is not adopted. 

Section 123 makes funds in the Ford Island Improvement Fund 

available until expended. 

Section 124 prohibits the use of funds for military construction, 

family housing, or land acquisition projects at installations closed 


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or realigned under BRAC, except under certain conditions. The Administration proposed to delete this provision. 

(INCLUDING TRANFER OF FUNDS)

Section 125 allows the transfer of expired funds to the ‘‘Foreign 

Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’ account. 

Section 126 prohibits the use of funds for any action related to 

the expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado. The Administration proposed to delete this provision. 

Section 127 allows for the reprogramming of construction funds 

among projects and activities. The Administration proposed to delete this provision. 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level 1 ................................................ $109,607,626,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request 1 ............................................. 120,815,464,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill 1 .................................. 120,812,964,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................... 11,205,338,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ........................................ (2,500,000) 

Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request 1 .............................. 50,610,985,000 

Fiscal year 2012 Committee recommendation in the bill 1 ..... 50,610,985,000 1 All funding cited excludes amounts in the Medical Care Collections Fund. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) serves almost 59 million people—23,100,000 veterans and 35,200,000 family members of 

living veterans or survivors of deceased veterans. This group constitutes almost 20 percent of the United States population. To serve 

adequately the nation’s veterans, the VA employs more than 

284,000 people, making it one of the largest Federal agencies in 

terms of employment. 

The Committee recommends a total of $120,812,964,000 in budget authority for programs in fiscal year 2011, an increase of 

$11,205,338,000 or 10.2 percent above the fiscal year 2010 enacted 

level and $2,500,000 below the budget request. In addition, advance appropriations of $50,610,985,000 are provided for fiscal year 

2012. 

The funds recommended provide compensation payments to 

3,815,081 veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors 

of deceased veterans; pension payments to 503,039 non-service-connected disabled veterans, widows, and children in need of financial 

assistance; education training, tuition assistance, and vocational 

assistance to 778,111 veterans, servicemembers, and reservists, 

and 83,207 eligible dependents of deceased veterans or seriously 

disabled veterans; housing credit assistance in the form of 240,117 

guaranteed loans to veterans and servicemembers; administration 

or supervision of life insurance programs with 6,918,910 policies for 

veterans and active duty servicemembers providing coverage of 

$1,336,891,080,000; inpatient care and treatment of beneficiaries in 

153 hospitals, 54 domiciliary residential rehabilitation treatment 

programs, 135 nursing homes, 299 Vet Centers, 50 mobile Vet Centers, and 849 outpatient clinics, which include independent, satellite, community-based, and rural outreach clinics. Workload at 

the various medical facilities of the VA is projected to be 

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year 2011. The funding recommended also pays for administration 

of the National Cemetery Administration for burial of eligible veterans, servicemembers and their survivors. 

Veteran-owned small businesses.—The Committee supports the 

VA program to purchase goods and services from veteran-owned 

small businesses. However, the Committee believes that better 

monitoring and verification of veteran ownership is necessary and 

requests a report by March 1, 2011 identifying: the number of selfrepresenting businesses as well as the number of businesses that 

have submitted for verification which are at least 51 percent owned 

and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans; the number 

of self-representing businesses and the number of businesses which 

have submitted for verification that meet Federal small business 

size standards; the VA’s current ranking versus the 3 percent subcontract and prime contract goals; current efforts to promote the 

formation and expansion of verified veteran-owned businesses; and 

current efforts to verify ownership and control of veteran-owned 

businesses. The Committee requests that the report disaggregate 

the data to identify demographics of veteran-owned versus servicedisabled veteran-owned small businesses. 

Environmental sustainability goals.—The Department currently 

submits information to Congress through the Department of Energy and the Office of Management and Budget on its progress in 

meeting several environmental sustainability goals established by 

Executive Order 13514, including the: 

(1) 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target; 

(2) 30 percent reduction in vehicle fleet petroleum use by 

2020; 

(3) 26 percent improvement in water efficiency by 2020; 

(4) 50 percent recycling and waste diversion by 2015; and 

(5) the goal that 95 percent of all applicable contracts will 

meet sustainability requirements. 

Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the 

Committee directs that the Department report to the Committee 

information on the Department’s progress in meeting the other requirements of the Executive Order: 

(1) implementation of the 2030 net-zero-energy building requirement; 

(2) implementation of the stormwater provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, section 438; and 

(3) development of guidance for sustainable Federal building 

locations in alignment with the Livability Principles put forward by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 

the Department of Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency. 

Filipino Veterans.—The Committee commends the VA for 

promptly processing the benefits of Filipino veterans who aided 

American troops in World War II, as authorized in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but is concerned about reports that possibly legitimate claims have been denied. The Committee encourages the VA to continue to process claims expeditiously to distribute the designated funding of $198,000,000 by the 

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The Committee requests that the VA submit a report on the status 

of awarded, pending, and denied claims by December 1, 2010. 

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).—The Committee 

is pleased with the re-establishment of the White House Initiative 

on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and recognizes the importance of its broad mission to improve their quality of life 

through increased participation in Federal programs in which they 

may be underrepresented. The Committee expects the VA to join 

with other Federal departments, agencies, and offices to contribute 

resources, including time, personnel, and expertise, to ensure the 

success of the Initiative in increasing AAPI access and participation in Federal programs. 

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $47,396,106,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 53,492,234,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 53,492,234,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 6,096,128,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

This appropriation provides funds for service-connected compensation payments to an estimated 3,816,000 veterans, survivors, 

and dependents. In addition, pension payments are funded for 

309,000 veterans and 194,000 survivors. The average cost per compensation case for veterans in 2011 is estimated at $12,354, and 

pension payments are projected at a unit cost of $10,816. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $53,492,234,000 

for compensation, pension, and burial benefits, an increase of 

$6,096,128,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the 

same as the budget request. 

The appropriation includes authority to transfer funding not to 

exceed $30,424,000, of which $10,435,000 is for the General Operating Expenses account, $10,874,000 is for the Medical Support 

and Compliance account, and $9,115,000 is for the Information 

Technology Systems account. These funds are for the administrative expenses of implementing cost-saving provisions required by 

the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public Law 101– 

508, the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992, Public Law 102–568, and 

the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1994, Public Law 103– 

446. These cost-saving provisions include verifying pension income 

against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) data; establishing a match with the SSA to obtain 

verification of Social Security numbers; and applying the VA pension cap for Medicaid-eligible single veterans and surviving spouses 

alone in Medicaid-covered nursing homes. The bill also continues 

to include language permitting this appropriation to reimburse 

such sums as may be earned to the Medical Care Collections Fund 

to help defray the operating expenses of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners. 

Plot allowances.—The Committee is concerned about the eroding 

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their value continues to diminish each year since the last increase 

provided in 2001. As a result, families and state veterans’ cemeteries have been left to cover the increasing costs. The Committee 

directs the Department to assess the viability of increasing the plot 

allowance and burial benefits to cover the same percentage of veterans’ burial costs that they covered in 1973, when they were initiated. 

READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $9,232,369,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 10,440,245,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 10,440,245,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 1,207,876,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

This appropriation finances the education and training of veterans and servicemembers whose initial entry to active duty took 

place on or after July 1, 1985. These benefits are included in the 

All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program, for which eligibility began in 1987. Basic benefits are funded through appropriations made to the Readjustment Benefits appropriation and 

transfers from the Department of Defense. Supplemental education 

benefits are also provided to certain veteran members of the Selected Reserve and are funded through transfers from the Department of Defense. This account also includes the cost of education 

benefits for servicemembers whose service took place on or after 

September 11, 2001. In addition, certain disabled veterans are provided with vocational rehabilitation, specially adapted housing 

grants, and grants for automobiles with approved adaptive equipment. 

This account also finances educational assistance allowances for 

eligible dependents of veterans who died from service-connected 

causes or have a total and permanent service-connected disability, 

as well as dependents of servicemembers who were captured or are 

missing in action. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,440,245,000 

for Readjustment Benefits, an increase of $1,207,876,000 above the 

fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the same as the budget request. 

The significant funding increase is a result of continuing implementation of the Post 9/11 GI Bill (chapter 33). 

Wounded warriors on campus.—The Committee encourages the 

VA to work with colleges and universities to create programs to 

support the successful post-war adjustment and social reintegration 

of wounded veteran students. The completion of initial medical 

treatment and subsequent discharge from active duty status often 

present additional challenges to wounded military personnel as 

they become full time students. These wounded veterans often need 

specialized physical and mental rehabilitation, career counseling, 

skills or placement testing, and academic mentoring. The VA is encouraged to work with accredited colleges to strengthen existing 

programs and to develop new pilot programs that integrate these 

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VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $49,288,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 62,589,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 62,589,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 13,301,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Veterans Insurance and Indemnities appropriation is made 

up of the former appropriations for military and naval insurance, 

applicable to World War I veterans; national service life insurance 

(NSLI), applicable to certain World War II veterans; servicemen’s 

indemnities, applicable to Korean conflict veterans; and the veterans mortgage life insurance, applicable to individuals who have 

received a grant for specially adapted housing. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $62,589,000 for 

Veterans Insurance and Indemnities, an increase of $13,301,000 

above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The amount provided will enable the Department to 

transfer funding to the service-disabled veterans insurance fund 

and transfer additional amounts for payments for policies under 

the veterans mortgage life insurance program. These policies are 

identified under the Veterans Insurance and Indemnity appropriation since they provide insurance to service-disabled veterans unable to qualify under basic NSLI. 

VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Program account 

Limitation on direct 

loans for specially 

adapted housing 

loans 

Administrative 

expenses 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................ $23,553,000 $500,000 $165,082,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ............................................. 19,078,000 500,000 163,646,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill .................................... 19,078,000 500,000 163,646,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ....................................... ¥4,475,000 – – – ¥1,436,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request .................................... – – – – – – – – – 

The purpose of the home loan guaranty program is to facilitate 

the extension of mortgage credit on favorable terms by private 

lenders to eligible veterans. This appropriation provides for all 

costs, with the exception of the Native American veterans housing 

loan program, of the Department’s direct and guaranteed loans programs. The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 requires budgetary 

resources to be available prior to incurring a direct loan obligation 

or a loan guaranty commitment. In addition, the bill requires all 

administrative expenses of a direct or guaranteed loan program to 

be funded through a program account. Loan guaranties are made 

to servicemembers, veterans, reservists, and single surviving 

spouses for the purchase of homes, condominiums, and manufactured homes and for refinancing loans. The Department guarantees 

part of the total loan, permitting the purchaser to obtain a mortgage with a competitive interest rate, even without a down payment if the lender agrees. The Department requires that a down 

payment be made for a manufactured home. With a Department 

guaranty, the lender is protected against loss, up to the amount of 

the guaranty, if the borrower fails to repay the loan. 


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The Committee recommends such sums as may be necessary 

(currently estimated to total $19,078,000) for funding subsidy payments, $500,000 for the limitation on direct loans for specially 

adapted housing loans, and $163,646,000 for administrative expenses. 

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Program account Limitation on direct loans 

Administrative 

expenses 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................ $29,000 $2,298,000 $328,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ............................................. 48,000 3,042,000 337,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill .................................... 48,000 3,042,000 337,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ....................................... 19,000 744,000 9,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request .................................... – – – – – – – – – 

This appropriation covers the funding subsidy cost of direct loans 

for vocational rehabilitation of eligible veterans and includes administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program. Loans of up to $1,095 (based on indexed chapter 31 subsistence allowance rate) are available to service-connected disabled 

veterans enrolled in vocational rehabilitation programs when the 

veteran is temporarily in need of additional assistance. Repayment 

is made in 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 one year. The Federal 

Credit Reform Act of 1990 requires budgetary resources to be available prior to incurring a direct loan obligation. The Committee recommends $48,000 for funding subsidy pro- gram costs and $337,000 for administrative expenses. The administrative expenses may be paid to the General Operating Expenses 

account. 

In addition, the Committee includes language limiting direct loans to $3,042,000. It is estimated that the Department will make 

3,286 loans in fiscal year 2011, with an average amount of $926. 

NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Administrative expenses: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $664,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 707,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 707,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 43,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request – – – 

The Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program, as authorized by title 38 United States Code, chapter 37, subchapter V, provides the Secretary with authority to make direct housing loans to 

Native American veterans for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, or improving dwellings on trust lands. The Committee 

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GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS

VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

No funds have been provided for this program, which was funded 

as a pilot in fiscal year 2000 to expand the supply of transitional 

housing for homeless veterans. This is the same as the Administration request. No new loans will be executed and no additional program account dollars are required to service the one existing loan. 

Up to $750,000 was made available in fiscal year 2010 to service 

the loans. 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

The Department operates the largest Federal medical care delivery system in the country, with 153 hospitals, 54 domiciliary residential rehabilitation treatment programs, 135 nursing homes, 299 

Vet Centers, 50 mobile Vet Centers, and 849 outpatient clinics 

which include independent, satellite, community-based, and rural 

outreach clinics. Approximately 6,100,000 patients will be treated 

in 2011. 

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is comprised of four 

accounts: Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, Medical Facilities, and Medical and Prosthetic Research. For these accounts, the Administration has requested total resources for fiscal 

year 2012 of $50,610,985,000 in direct appropriations and 

$3,393,000,000 in Medical Care Collections Fund appropriations, to 

fund the three advance appropriations of the VHA. This is an increase of $2,427,985,000 above the fiscal year 2011 enacted level of 

$48,183,000,000 and the same as the budget request. The Committee also provides the budget request of $590,000,000 for medical 

and prosthetic research. 

Medical school affiliations with VA health care facilities.—The 

Committee is pleased with the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel on VA Medical School Affiliations, especially the recommendations encouraging a stronger collaborative relationship 

with historically black health professions schools. The Committee 

encourages the VA to strengthen its partnerships with graduate 

health professions schools at historically black health professions 

institutions and to report to the Committee on the steps taken to 

do so. 

Rural health.—The Committee is concerned that the VA has not 

implemented the rural health initiative in a manner fully consistent with Congressional intent. The Committee provided 

$250,000,000 for the Office of Rural Health to support national programs and initiatives that would be appropriate across the country. 

It appears that $200,000,000 of the fiscal year 2010 total is being 

used for a one-time rural fee pilot program that will not be replicated or continued in fiscal year 2011. Further, the Committee 

understands that the VA intends to designate $100,000,000 of the 

fiscal year 2011 funding for an enhanced contract care pilot program and $87,800,000 for rural community-based outpatient clinics. These two large programs with multi-year costs do not represent the national seed projects envisioned with the initiative. The 

Committee directs the VA to report, within 60 days of enactment 

of this Act, to the Committee on its fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 


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2012 rural health spending plans prior to the obligation of any 

funding. 

MEDICAL SERVICES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $34,707,500,000 

Fiscal year 2011 enacted level ........................................................... 37,136,000,000 

Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request ......................................... 39,649,985,000 

Committee 2012 recommendation in the bill ................................... 39,649,985,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2011 enacted level ................................................... 2,513,985,000 

Fiscal year 2012 budget request ................................................ – – – 

This appropriation provides for medical services of eligible veterans and beneficiaries in Department 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. 

The Committee provides an advance appropriation of $39,649,985,000 for Medical Services for fiscal year 2012, an increase of $2,513,985,000, or 6.8 percent, above the fiscal year 2011 

enacted level and the same as the budget request. The Committee 

has included bill language to make available through September 

30, 2013, $1,015,000,000 of the Medical Services appropriation for 

fiscal year 2012. Funding is included to implement the recently enacted authorization of assistance and support services for caregivers of eligible veterans. The Committee provides sufficient resources to fully implement VA homeless assistance programs, including the Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem, the Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development—Department of Veterans Affairs Supported Housing programs. 

Mental health services.—The Committee encourages the VA to 

consider utilizing the expert resources available in academic medical centers to assist in providing treatment for servicemembers 

suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other 

mental health conditions. A number of these centers have developed innovative programs that include outreach, clinical research, 

evidence-based therapies, and services for family members. Treatment in these units may also help address any stigma issue for veterans who are unwilling to seek mental health services within a 

VA facility. The Committee requests a report by February 1, 2011 

describing the degree to which the VA presently utilizes academic 

medical centers to deliver mental health services and its future 

plans to expand this usage. Further, these centers also have the capability and expertise to diagnose mental health conditions, and 

the Committee encourages the VA to consider diagnoses from these 

centers, especially in the area of post-traumatic stress disorder 

when evaluating servicemembers for benefits for this condition. 

Tobacco use.—The Committee recognizes the significant health 

burden caused by tobacco use in the Nation’s veteran population, 

including lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 

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Such action is necessary to reduce tobacco use among veterans to 

improve health and prevent serious chronic health conditions. 

Nurse training.—The Committee requests the Department to assess the need to support additional higher education nursing programs to provide quality health care to veterans in rural areas. 

The Department is directed to report to the Committee its findings 

by February 1, 2011. 

Guide and service dog program.—The Committee is disturbed by 

the Department’s slow pace in implementing its new authority to 

provide service dogs to veterans with mental impairments, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The Committee understands 

that the VA is providing fewer than ten guide dogs to veterans and 

no service dogs for veterans with mental impairments. The Committee directs the VA to finalize regulations governing such a program by September 1, 2010 and to report to the Committee the 

operational details of the program established. 

HIV/AIDS among veterans.—The Committee commends the VA 

health care system on its swift adoption of new HIV testing policy 

guidelines, which closely mirror the Revised Recommendations for 

HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in 

Heathcare Settings issued in September 2006 by the U.S. Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Committee requests 

a report from the Department by January 1, 2011 on the number 

and percentage of VA medical facilities where the revised HIV testing policy has been implemented and the timeframe for its implementation at all VA sites. The report should include data on the 

number of VA patients who have tested positive for HIV and AIDS 

since the new guidance has been mandated, along with information 

about the extent to which HIV testing information and queries are 

captured on the Computerized Patient Record System. 

Mental health services underreporting.—The Committee is concerned by Government Accountability Office (GAO) findings in its 

May 2010 report (GAO–10–570) that the VA does not publicly report information about its spending for mental health services from 

non-VA providers, such as community-based hospitals and mental 

health professionals, or at VA settings not primarily used for providing mental health services. The Committee directs the VA to include the data identified by the GAO in the VA budget justifications for fiscal year 2012 and subsequent fiscal years. If current 

year data are not readily available at the time the justifications are 

compiled, prior year data so identified may be used. Reporting this 

additional information will enhance Congressional oversight of VA 

services to veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide prevention and other mental health issues. 

Telehealth counseling.—The Committee encourages the VA to 

continue and expand its use of a telehealth platform to provide 

mental health outreach and health coaching services to veterans 

and their families, regardless of their geographic location. This approach provides help when and where the veteran chooses and can 

eliminate any stigma the veteran may feel in seeking mental 

health services. 

Non-Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) distributions.—The Committee directs the VA to provide to the Committee 

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through the VERA allocation method. The list should identify all 

programs, initiatives, areas of Congressional interest, and activities 

described as being supported through ‘‘specific purpose’’ funds. The 

document should compare these activities in funding amount and 

type to the activities funded outside the VERA allocation model in 

fiscal year 2010. 

Prescription drug monitoring programs.—The Committee directs 

the VA to provide a report, within 60 days of enactment of this Act, 

to the Committee on the feasibility of VA’s participation in staterun prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP). The report 

should include an analysis of any legal and/or administrative issues 

that would prohibit VA’s participation in state-run PDMP, and, if 

such issues exist, recommendations to overcome those issues. 

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $4,930,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 enacted level ........................................................... 5,307,000,000 

Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request ......................................... 5,535,000,000 

Committee 2012 recommendation in the bill ................................... 5,535,000,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2011 enacted level ................................................... 228,000,000 

Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request ................................. – – – 

The Medical Support and Compliance appropriation funds the expenses of management and administration of the Department’s 

health care system to include financial management, public health 

and environmental hazard, quality and performance management, 

medical inspection, human research oversight, training programs 

and continuing education, security, volunteer operations, and 

human resources. 

The Committee recommends an advance appropriation of $5,535,000,000 for Medical Support and Compliance for fiscal year 

2012, an increase of $228,000,000 above the fiscal year 2011 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The Committee 

has included bill language to make available through September 

30, 2013, $145,000,000 of the Medical Support and Compliance appropriation for fiscal year 2012. 

Patient safety.—Reports from the VA Office of Inspector General 

during the past year document lapses in the proper use and reprocessing of flexible fiberoptic endoscopes at VA medical facilities. 

These lapses resulted in several known cases of the transmission 

of blood-borne diseases and exposed more than 10,000 veterans to 

hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV. The Committee directs the Department to collaborate with the CDC to develop and assess systems for complete and consistent adherence to injection safety and 

infection control guidelines across the VA healthcare system. The 

Department is directed to report to the Committee by July 1, 2011 

the actions it has undertaken in response to this directive. 

The Committee is concerned about reports indicating that an employee at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis was 

fired after months of warning her supervisors about inadequate 

sterilization of dental equipment. Had these warnings been heeded, 

more than 1,800 veterans may have avoided possible exposure to 

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are promptly investigated and VA employees making reports are 

not subjected to retaliatory actions. 

In addition to current notification procedures, the Committee directs the VA to notify, by telephone, veterans who may have been 

exposed to improperly sterilized medical equipment. This notification should occur within 30 days of the VA determination that such 

exposure may have occurred. 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $4,859,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 enacted level ........................................................... 5,740,000,000 

Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request ......................................... 5,426,000,000 

Committee 2012 recommendation in the bill ................................... 5,426,000,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2011 enacted level ................................................... (314,000,000) 

Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request ................................. – – – 

The Medical Facilities appropriation provides funds for the operation and maintenance of the Department’s health care system’s 

capital infrastructure. Included under this heading are provisions 

for costs associated with utilities, engineering, capital planning, 

leases, laundry, groundskeeping, garbage, housekeeping, facility repair, and property disposition and acquisition. 

The Committee recommends an advance appropriation of $5,426,000,000 for Medical Facilities for fiscal year 2012, a decrease of $314,000,000 below the fiscal year 2011 enacted level and 

the same as the budget request. The Committee has included bill 

language to make available through September 30, 2013, 

$145,000,000 of the advance Medical Facilities appropriation for 

fiscal year 2012. The Committee continues bill language designating that $130,000,000 of the funds made available for non-recurring maintenance is to be distributed in a manner not subject 

to the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation model. 

Community-based outpatient clinics.—The Committee urges the 

Department to examine the need for, and to report to the Committee on the feasibility of, a community-based outpatient clinic 

within the following counties in South Central Illinois: Pike, Calhoun, Jersey, Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery, Madison, Bond, and 

Fayette. 

Child care availability.—The Committee directs the VA to report 

to the Committee by March 1, 2011 on the number of child care 

slots the Department supports at medical centers, broken out by 

slots reserved for children of patients and for employees. This analysis should indicate the unmet demand for child care slots in each 

category and the plans the VA has developed to address the demand. 

MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $581,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 590,000,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 590,000,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 9,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

This appropriation provides for medical, rehabilitative, and 

health services research. Medical research is an important aspect 

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pital services for veterans. The prosthetic research program is also 

essential in the development and testing of prosthetic, orthopedic, 

and sensory aids for the purpose of improving the care and rehabilitation of eligible disabled veterans, including amputees, 

paraplegics, and the blind. The health services research program 

provides unique opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care delivery system. In addition, budgetary resources from a number of areas including appropriations from the 

medical care accounts, reimbursements from the Department of Defense, grants from the National Institutes of Health, private proprietary sources, and voluntary organizations provide support for the 

Department’s researchers. Estimated total research resources in 

2011 are $1,890,000,000. The VA will support about 2,350 research 

projects during fiscal year 2011. The Committee recommends $590,000,000 for Medical and Prosthetic Research, an increase of $9,000,000 above the fiscal year 

2010 enacted level and the same as the budget request. 

Vietnam veterans longitudinal study.—The Committee understands that the VA has reincarnated the national longitudinal 

study of Vietnam veterans that has been moribund for much of the 

decade and that awards are due to be made in August 2010. The 

Committee urges the VA to proceed as quickly as possible with the 

study. The longer the study is delayed, the harder it becomes to locate study subjects and develop representative sample populations. 

The Committee directs the VA to submit a report by January 1, 

2011 detailing the progress made with award of the contract; identification of sample populations; development of study protocol and 

research questions; and timeframes for completion of research, data 

analysis, and publication of results. 

In addition, the Secretary is urged to conduct epidemiological 

studies of existing VA medical data to determine if there are anomalies and differences that become apparent based on location of different duty stations or periods of service. Results of these studies 

shall be made public by means of submission of articles to recognized peer reviewed scientific and medical publications. 

Infrastructure review.—The Committee has not yet received the 

report, requested in 2005, on a comprehensive review of VA research facilities and their deficiencies. The Committee understands 

that the work on this report is largely complete and directs the VA 

to provide it by September 1, 2010. As part of this review, the Committee also requests an analysis of the square footage dedicated to 

research space that was renovated, modified, or constructed in fiscal year 2009 with funding from Medical Facilities or Major or 

Minor Construction and the priority ranking of each research facility project in Major or Minor Construction for fiscal years 2010 and 

2011. 

MEDICAL CARE COLLECTIONS FUND

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections 

Fund (MCCF) was established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 

(Public Law 105–33). The Department deposits first-party and 

pharmacy co-payments, third-party insurance payments and enhanced-use collections, long-term care co-payments, Compensated 

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the MCCF. The Department uses these funds for medical care and 

services to veterans. The Congressional Budget Office estimate of 

fees that will be collected in fiscal year 2011 is $3,393,000,000. 

NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $250,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 250,504,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 259,004,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 9,004,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 8,500,000 

The National Cemetery Administration was established in accordance with Public Law 93–43, the National Cemeteries Act of 

1973. It has a fourfold mission: to provide for the interment of, in 

any national cemetery with available grave space, the remains of 

eligible deceased servicemembers and discharged veterans, together 

with their spouses and certain dependents, and to permanently 

maintain their graves; to provide headstones for, and to mark 

graves of eligible persons in national, State, and private cemeteries; to administer the grant program for aid to States in establishing, expanding, or improving State veterans’ cemeteries; and to 

administer the Presidential Memorial Certificate Program. This appropriation will provide for the operation and maintenance of 164 

cemeterial installations in 39 States, the District of Columbia, and 

Puerto Rico. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $259,004,000 for the National Cemetery Administration, an increase of $9,004,000 

above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and $8,500,000 above the 

budget request. The increase is to maintain funding for the National Shrine Commitment program, which is an initiative to improve the overall appearance and condition of cemeteries as identified in the study on cemeteries that was submitted to the Congress 

in 2002. 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $2,086,707,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 2,588,389,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 2,601,389,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 514,682,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 13,000,000 

The General Operating Expenses appropriation provides for the 

administration of non-medical veterans benefits through the Veterans Benefits Administration and departmental management and 

support. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,601,389,000 

for General Operating Expenses, an increase of $514,682,000 above 

the fiscal year 2010 appropriation and $13,000,000 above the budget request. The amount provided includes $2,162,776,000 for the 

Veterans Benefits Administration. 

The Committee recommendation endorses the budget proposal to 

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workforce of claims processors since fiscal year 2007, with funding 

provided for over 8,000 new claims processors over the last four 

years. The Committee also endorses the Department’s initiative to 

explore new technologies and processes to decrease the time it 

takes to process claims and ensure the accuracy of final decisions. 

The Committee does not concur with the budget request to reduce 306 Direct FTEs from the Education program, and provides 

$14,000,000 to cover the cost of maintaining these FTEs in the 

Education program. The Committee notes that the VA is projecting 

a 31 percent workload increase from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 

2011 due to the new Post-9/11 GI bill program. The Committee believes that Veterans would be better served by having a claims 

processing workforce that is adequately trained and experienced. 

The IG noted in a November 2009 report that the VBA had to pay 

$4,300,000 in overtime to process education claims, and recommended that the VBA come up with a plan to reduce overtime or 

risk ‘‘employee burn out and diminishing returns’’. 

In addition to the funds provided in this account, section 229 of 

the bill provides an additional $23,584,000 for the General Operating Expenses appropriation, as requested by the Administration, 

to increase the Department’s acquisition workforce capacity and capabilities. The Committee requests a report within thirty days of 

enactment of this Act describing how the VA plans to allocate these 

funds across the permissible uses of funds identified in section 229. 

GAO review.—The Committee requests that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) prepare a comparative analysis by June 

1, 2011 of the disability claims process employed by the Social Security Administration (SSA) versus that used by the VA. The SSA 

currently receives 1,000,000 disability claims annually, while the 

VA expects to receive more than 1,300,000 in 2011. The Committee 

recognizes that there are differences in the two systems in areas 

such as the complexity of disabilities, age of the beneficiary, information that must be obtained, and VA statutory timelines that protect beneficiaries. However, the Committee believes that comparing 

two similarly sized organizations with similar missions could provide useful information as the VA struggles to modernize its disability claims processing and shorten the time required for each 

claim. 

Additional budgetary information.—The Committee believes that 

the Congressional budget justifications submitted each year with 

the Administration’s budget should be expanded to include the following information which would help inform Congressional decisions: 

• Charts listing major budget increases and decreases, split into 

the categories of ‘built in’ and ‘program’ for each account. 

• A brief explanation of each proviso in an account’s appropriation bill language and the proposed language changes. 

• A list of the authorization citations for each program that is 

funded, along with a list of the citations for authorized but unfunded programs. Include the authorization level and the year the 

authorization expired or will expire for each program. 

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• A section identifying each piece of directive report language 

from the previous year’s House, Senate and conference reports and 

the VA response/action taken for each item. • A chart identifying the number of employees in each GS, ES 

and non-GS level by account as well as the average salary of each 

level for prior year, current year and budget year. The chart shall 

include a breakout between Headquarters and Field employees. • An organization chart for the VA as well as the individual Administrations with the names of the occupant of each position on 

the chart. • A program narrative for the medical facilities section. • A narrative describing each of the programs in the readjustment benefits programs rather than just a description of increases 

and decreases. • Tabs to identify the chapters within the justifications. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $3,307,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 3,307,000,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 3,222,000,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (85,000,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ (85,000,000) 

The Information Technology Systems account was established in 

P.L. 109–114. The account previously encompassed the entire nonpay information technology portfolio for the Department of Veterans Affairs, including all automation efforts in all Administrations. Starting in fiscal year 2007, and reflected for the first time 

in the budget request for fiscal year 2008, this account also includes pay and associated costs for information technology staff. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,222,000,000 for Information Technology Systems, which is $85,000,000 below 

both the fiscal year 2010 appropriation and the budget request. 

The Committee is concerned about the Department’s continued 

sluggish expenditure of information technology systems funding as 

the Department works toward implementation of new program 

management processes. The delay in execution is reflected in the 

budget estimate of more than $1,700,000,000 projected to be unobligated at the end of both fiscal years 2010 and 2011. While the 2.6 

percent funding reduction recommendation by the Committee is not 

severe, it makes possible a modest reallocation of funding to areas 

of greater need in the Department. 

The Committee has included bill language requiring the Department to submit an expenditure plan for the total amount provided, 

not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act. In addition, an 

administrative provision is included in the bill which allows for the 

reprogramming of funds in this account among projects upon prior 

notification to, and approval by, the Committee. 

Obligations report.—The Committee expects the Department to 

continue its quarterly obligation report on information technology 

systems using the framework established in the initial reprogramming letter received after enactment of the appropriations bill. The 

quarterly obligations report should include additional information: 

a comparison to the total project costs included in the base reprogramming letter submitted to the Congress, and an explanation 

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total and fiscal year 2011 cost of the project as reflected in the 

OMB 300b form; the status of the project in the Program Management Accountability System (under review, completed, outcome); 

and expected quarterly obligations for each quarter of the current 

and budget fiscal years. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $109,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 109,367,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 115,367,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 6,367,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 6,000,000 

The Office of Inspector General was established by the Inspector 

General Act of 1978 and is responsible for the audit, investigation, 

and inspection of all Department of Veterans Affairs programs and 

operations. The overall operational objective is to focus available 

resources on areas which would help improve services to veterans 

and their beneficiaries, assist managers of Department programs to 

operate economically in accomplishing program goals, and to prevent and deter recurring and potential fraud, waste, and inefficiencies. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $115,367,000 for the Office of Inspector General, an increase of $6,367,000 above the 

fiscal year 2010 enacted level and $6,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee includes an increase of $6,000,000 above the 

budget request to allow the Office of Inspector General to focus on 

high priority needs, including, but not limited to, the quality of 

outsourced care; investigations to expose fiduciary, and procurement fraud; increase use of computer forensics; allow for timely investigations of alleged misconduct and allow the expansion of audit 

coverage of information technology systems development, acquisition, and implementation. 

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $1,194,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 1,151,036,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 1,166,036,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (27,964,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 15,000,000 

The Construction, Major Projects appropriation provides for constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities 

under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, including planning, architectural and engineering services, 

assessments, and site acquisition where the estimated cost of a 

project is $10,000,000 or more. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,166,036,000 

for Construction, Major Projects, a decrease of $27,964,000 from 

the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and $15,000,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendation includes language in Administrative Provisions which requires the Department to notify the 

Congress of bid savings on contracts for construction projects and 

requires notification to the Congress of any changes from original 


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scope of work identified in the justification material submitted with 

the budget for each project. 

Health Care Center Facilities.—The Committee urges the Department to reevaluate its scheduled lease of a new medical facility in 

South Bend, Indiana in light of the urgent need for the planned facility expansion of outpatient and specialty care and contracted inpatient hospital care. 

The Committee also requests the Department to report by February 15, 2011 its plans and completion date for a new facility at 

Leestown Road, Lexington, Kentucky. 

Evaluating site feasibility.—The Committee requests the Department to evaluate the benefits of relocating the Carl D. Hayden 

Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, to a more accessible downtown 

site. The review should include consideration of the specific population to be served, along with possible improvements that could be 

achieved by leveraging the facility with other hospitals in the area. 

The VA should report its finding to the Committee by April 1, 

2011. 

The specific amounts recommended by the Committee are as follows: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Description 2011 request 

Committee 

recommenda- tion 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA): 

New Orleans, LA ...................................... New Medical Facility ........................................ 310,000 310,000 

Denver, CO .............................................. New Medical Facility ........................................ 450,700 450,700 

Palo Alto, CA ........................................... Polytrauma/Ambulatory Care ........................... 30,000 30,000 

Alameda Point, CA .................................. Outpatient Clinic and Columbarium (Design) 17,332 17,332 

Omaha, NE .............................................. Replacement Facility (Design) ......................... 56,000 56,000 

Advance Planning Fund .......................... .......................................................................... 89,750 89,750 

HCC Advance Planning ........................... .......................................................................... 0 15,000 

Facility Security Projects ......................... .......................................................................... 41,390 41,390 

BRAC Land Acquisition ........................... .......................................................................... 13,000 13,000 

Judgment Fund ........................................ .......................................................................... 6,000 6,000 

Resident Engineers ................................. .......................................................................... 23,964 23,964 

Total VHA ............................................ .......................................................................... 1,038,136 1,053,136 

National Cemetery Administration (NCA): 

Indiantown Gap, PA ................................ Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements.23,500 23,500 

Los Angeles, CA ...................................... Columbarium Expansion .................................. 27,600 27,600 

Tahoma, WA ............................................ Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements.25,800 25,800 

Advance Planning Fund .......................... .......................................................................... 20,000 20,000 

NCA Land Acquisition Fund .................... .......................................................................... 10,000 10,000 

Total NCA ............................................ .......................................................................... 106,900 106,900 

General Administration Staff Offices Advance Planning Fund........................................................................... 6,000 6,000 

Major construction total ..................... .......................................................................... 1,151,036 1,166,036 

CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $703,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 467,700,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 507,700,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (195,300,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 40,000,000 


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The Construction, Minor Projects appropriation provides for constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities 

under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department, including 

planning, assessment of needs, architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is 

less than $10,000,000. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $507,700,000 for Construction, Minor Projects, a decrease of $195,300,000 below the 

fiscal year 2010 enacted level and $40,000,000 above the budget request. The additional funding is to be used for high priority minor 

construction projects. 

GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $100,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 85,000,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 85,000,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (15,000,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

This appropriation provides grants to assist States to construct 

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. A grant may not exceed 65 percent of the 

total cost of the project. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $85,000,000 for 

Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities, a decrease of $15,000,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and 

the same as the budget request. 

GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $46,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 46,000,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 46,000,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... – – – 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

This program provides grants to assist States with the establishment, expansion, and improvement of State veterans cemeteries 

which are operated and permanently maintained by the States. 

Grants under this program fund up to 100 percent of construction 

costs and the initial equipment expenses when the cemetery is established. The States remain responsible for providing the land and 

for paying all costs related to the operation and maintenance of the 

State cemeteries, including the costs for subsequent equipment 

purchases. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $46,000,000 for 

Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries, the same as 

the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the budget request. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The bill includes 24 provisions that were included in the fiscal 

year 2010 enacted appropriations bill and eight new provisions, five 

of which were proposed by the Administration. The administrative 

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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 201 allows for the transfer of funds among three mandatory appropriations. The Administration proposal to modify this 

provision is not adopted. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 202 allows the Department to transfer funding among 

the three medical appropriations accounts in fiscal year 2011. The 

Administration proposal to modify this provision is not adopted. 

Section 203 allows for salaries and expenses funds to be used for 

hire of passenger vehicles, lease of facilities or land, and purchase 

of uniforms. 

Section 204 provides that only funding in the ‘‘Construction, 

major projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ accounts can be 

used for the purchase of any site for any new hospital or home or 

to construct any new hospital or home. 

Section 205 requires the Department to be reimbursed for medical services it provides to any person not defined as a beneficiary 

to ensure the Department is receiving payment for all medical 

services provided. 

Section 206 allows for the use of funds appropriated in fiscal year 

2011 for ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, 

and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ for payment of accrued 

obligations recorded in the last quarter of fiscal year 2010. 

Section 207 allows for the use of fiscal year 2011 funds to pay 

prior year obligations resulting from implementation of sections 

3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 208 allows the Department to use surplus earnings from 

the national service life insurance, U.S. Government life insurance, 

and veterans special life insurance program, to administer these 

programs. 

Section 209 allows the Department to cover the administrative 

expenses of enhanced-use lease services and provides authority to 

obligate these reimbursements in the year funds are received. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 210 limits the amount of reimbursement the Office of 

Resolution Management and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication can charge other offices and accounts 

of the Department for services provided. 

Section 211 requires the Secretary to submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations to approve new leases of real property if the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000. 

The Administration proposal to modify this provision is not adopted. 

Section 212 requires the Department to collect current and accurate third-party reimbursement information for the purposes of 

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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 213 allows the Department to use enhanced-use leasing 

funds for construction and alteration of medical facilities. 

Section 214 allows the Department to use the ‘‘Medical services’’ 

appropriation for expenses related to the broader mission of medical care to veterans. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 215 allows the Department to transfer Medical Care Collections to the ‘‘Medical services’’ appropriation to be used for veterans medical care. 

Section 216 allows veterans who reside in Alaska to obtain medical services from medical facilities supported by the Indian Health 

Service or tribal organizations, and provides for reimbursement for 

those services from the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 217 allows the Department to transfer the proceeds received from the transfer of real property deposited into the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund (CAF) to the major 

and minor construction appropriations. 

Section 218 provides that no funds may be used to prohibit Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) from conducting outreach or marketing programs. The Administration proposed to delete this provision. 

Section 219 requires the Secretary to submit quarterly reports to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate on the 

financial status of the Veterans Health Administration. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 220 requires the Department to notify and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of any proposed 

transfer of funding to or from the ‘‘Information technology systems’’ 

account. The Administration proposal to modify this provision is 

not adopted. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 221 requires the Department to notify and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of any proposed 

transfer of funding in excess of $1,000,000 between information 

technology system projects. The Administration proposal to modify 

this provision is not adopted. 

Section 222 prohibits funds being used in a manner that is inconsistent with the outsourcing limitations of Public Law 109–115. 

Section 223 limits the amount of funding made available under 

the ‘‘Medical facilities’’ account for non-recurring maintenance that 

may be obligated during the last two months of the fiscal year. The 

Administration proposal to delete this provision is not adopted. 

Section 224 permits the Secretary to use $5,000,000 for cooperative agreements with State and local governments to conduct outreach to ensure that veterans in underserved areas receive care 

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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 225 permits the transfer of funds appropriated for medical accounts and information technology systems to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for the operation of the integrated Lovell 

Federal Health Care Center. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 226 permits the transfer of funds deposited in the Medical Care Collections Fund to the joint Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for the operation of the Lovell Federal Health Care Center. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 227 directs that a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be 

transferred from three medical appropriations to the Department of 

Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, to be available until expended. 

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Section 228 rescinds fiscal year 2011 funds from three medical 

accounts and appropriates them for fiscal year 2011 with two-year 

availability. The amounts provided are the same as those given 

two-year availability in the fiscal year 2010 appropriation rather 

than the amounts requested by the Administration. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 229 appropriates $23,584,000 to increase the Department 

of Veterans Affairs acquisition workforce capacity and permits the 

Secretary to transfer these funds to any other account in the Department. The Administration proposed this language as a general 

provision. 

Section 230 directs the Secretary to report to the Committee 

within 30 days of enactment of this Act the planned funding allocation from each of the Veterans Health Administration accounts to 

the National Reserve Fund and any subsequent increase in these 

allocations of ten percent or more. The Secretary is directed to notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

of any planned obligation of the National Reserve Fund fifteen days 

before such obligation takes place, as well as the intended use of 

the funds. 

Section 231 requires the Secretary to notify the Committees on 

Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in 

Major Construction projects that total at least $5,000,000, or five 

percent of the programmed amount, whichever is less. Such notification must occur within 14 days after the date on which funds are 

obligated. 

Section 232 prohibits the original scope of a Major Construction 

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TITLE III 

RELATED AGENCIES 

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $62,675,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 64,200,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 65,667,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 2,992,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 1,467,000 

The American Battle Monuments Commission is responsible for 

the administration, operation and maintenance of cemetery and 

war memorials to commemorate the achievements and sacrifices of 

the American Armed Forces where they have served since April 6, 

1917. In performing these functions, the Commission maintains 24 

permanent American military cemetery memorials and 31 monuments, memorials, markers, and offices in 15 foreign countries, the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the British 

dependency of Gibraltar. In addition, six memorials are located in 

the United States: the East Coast Memorial in New York; the West 

Coast Memorial, The Presidio in San Francisco; the Honolulu Memorial in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii; and the American Expeditionary Forces Memorial, 

the World War II, and Korean War Veterans Memorials in Washington, DC. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $65,667,000 for 

the American Battle Monuments Commission’s salaries and expenses account, $1,467,000 above the budget request. Language is included allowing up to $7,500 to be used for official 

reception and representation expenses. 

The increased funding above the budget request will enable the 

Commission to expand its interpretive program in the area of interactive programs, similar to those already in place for the Normandy campaign and the battle of Pointe du Hoc. The Committee 

directs the Secretary of the Commission to submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations, no later than 30 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, detailing the spending plan for expansion 

of the interactive program of the interpretive program. 

FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $17,100,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request est. ................................................ 20,200,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill est. ..................................... 20,200,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 3,100,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Commission’s Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account is authorized pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 2109 to pay the costs of salaries and 

expenses that exceed the amount appropriated for salaries and expenses because of fluctuations in currency exchange rates of foreign 

countries occurring after a budget request for the Commission is 

submitted to the Congress. The account may not be used for any 

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The Committee recommendation includes bill language as proposed which makes ‘‘such sums as may be necessary’’ available to 

the Commission to cover unanticipated foreign currency fluctuations, currently estimated at $20,200,000. 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $27,115,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 90,147,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 90,147,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 63,032,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Veterans’ Judicial Review Act established the U.S. Court of 

Appeals for Veterans Claims. The Court reviews appeals from 

claimants seeking review of a benefit denial. The Court has the authority to overturn findings of fact, regulations, and interpretations 

of law. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $90,147,000 for 

the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, an increase of 

$63,032,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the same 

as the budget request. Of the amount provided, $2,515,229 is to be 

used for the pro bono representation program. 

The Committee notes that the President’s budget request includes $62,000,000, which shall be transferred to the General Services Administration, for construction of a Veterans Courthouse and 

Justice Center. The Committee recommendation includes the 

amount requested. However, the Committee is aware that the initial estimate for the construction of this facility is in the process 

of being revised and directs the Court and GSA to keep the Committee fully informed of the most current estimates as they are developed. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $39,850,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 38,100,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 39,600,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (250,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ 1,500,000 

The Secretary of the Army is responsible for the administration, 

operation and maintenance of Arlington National Cemetery and 

the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery. In addition to 

its principal function as a national cemetery, Arlington is the site 

of approximately 3,100 non-funeral ceremonies each year and has 

approximately 4,000,000 visitors annually. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $39,600,000 for 

Cemeterial Expenses, Army, salaries and expenses, a decrease of 

$250,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an increase 

of $1,500,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendation includes a provision of bill language which prohibits the use of any funding for the construction 

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The Committee is very disturbed by the information contained in 

the June 10, 2010 report from the Army Inspector General documenting significant problems with the operation of Arlington National Cemetery. While the report will be an important trigger for 

management changes at the Cemetery, the Committee is dismayed 

that the report appears to be the first independent review since the 

1997 Military District of Washington Inspector General report. The 

lack of vigorous oversight by the Department of the Army is inexcusable. For example, although the Inspector General report highlighted deficiencies in the Total Cemetery Management System 

under development at Arlington, two reports from the Department, 

requested by the Committee in 2005 and 2007, indicated that 

project was on track and within cost. This system will be a vital 

component to assuring that grave sites and interments are identified and appropriately allocated now and in the future. The Committee directs the Department of the Army to provide an analysis 

of the Total Cemetery Management System by September 1, 2010. 

The analysis should include an assessment of whether TCMS has 

the capacity required for cemetery management as well as a list of 

all funds obligated to this program to date. The Department should 

also identify specific deliverable benchmarks which must be 

achieved in the TCMS development and implementation process. 

These benchmarks must be achieved before additional funds are to 

be obligated. If the benchmark deliverable dates are missed, the 

Committee must be notified within five days as to why the benchmark was not met. If three deliverable dates are missed, the program must be halted and reevaluated. 

The Committee is also concerned about human resources management at Arlington National Cemetery. In eight of the last eleven years the Congress has provided more funding than requested 

in the President’s budget for Arlington National Cemetery, but personnel resources appear to be stretched thin according to the Inspector General report. The Committee directs the Cemetery to 

provide by August 1, 2010 a staffing plan identifying the number 

of personnel required to maintain the Cemetery and coordinate interments using historical timeliness standards compared to current 

staffing levels and timeframes along with the associated funding 

requirements. 

As a placeholder pending receipt of this report on personnel, review of the Total Cemetery Management System analysis, and 

analysis of pending unobligated balances in the Cemetery account, 

the Committee recommendation includes an increase of $1,500,000 

for additional personnel and related costs in fiscal year 2011. 

ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $62,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 69,200,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 69,200,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... 7,200,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) consists of two retirement communities, one in Washington, D.C. and the other in 

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lished in 1851 as a soldiers’ home for elderly and disabled veterans. 

The original home for Navy officers, sailors, and Marines was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1811, and was relocated 

to Gulfport, Mississippi almost a century and a half later. 

The Committee recommendation provides authority to expend $69,200,000 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 

to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 

Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. The amount recommended is 

$7,200,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and equal to 

the budget request. 

CAPITAL PROGRAM

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $72,000,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 2,000,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill ............................................ 2,000,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ................................................... (70,000,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ................................................ – – – 

The Committee recommendation provides authority to expend $2,000,000 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 

for construction and renovations. The amount recommended is 

$70,000,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and equal to 

the budget request. The fiscal year 2010 program included a onetime expense associated with replacement of the Scott building on 

the Washington, DC campus. 

TITLE IV 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Overseas Contingency Operations.—The Committee recognizes 

that the existing military construction authorization and appropriation process presents a challenge to meeting the dynamic and uncertain conditions on the ground in Afghanistan. The procedures 

developed to plan and execute projects for peacetime use at domestic military bases are often inadequate for to the demands of a theater of war, where shifts in mission sets are frequent and a premium is placed on adaptation to counter insurgent activity. 

Projects that have taken months to develop for submission to the 

Congress may be rendered unnecessary by events at the time they 

are approved by law; new projects or needs for revised scope may 

arise which are urgent but which cannot be addressed without resorting to statutory emergency authorities and an often lengthy 

process of notification, approval, and reprogramming. The commanders in theater must have some flexibility to address new facility requirements without burdensome delay. For the past several 

years, beginning with the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2004, the Department of Defense has obtained ‘‘Contingency Construction Authority’’ to use operation and maintenance 

funds to address such emergent and unforeseen needs in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations in Southwest and Central Asia. As 

of the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, a total of 

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use of operation and maintenance funding, however, must be 

weighed against other critical requirements funded by these accounts, and defeats the purpose of having dedicated military construction funding. 

At the same time, the Committee must preserve its ability and 

responsibility to conduct oversight of military construction for Afghanistan or any other contingency operation. The Committee 

therefore recommends the funding according to categories utilized 

by the Construction Exhibit, or C–1, that was submitted with the 

budget request. The Committee directs the Secretaries of the Army 

and Air Force to submit spending plans for the funds provided in 

the bill no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, and 

thereafter to submit a quarterly update on the use of funds, using 

the same format as the quarterly reports provided for the use of 

the Contingency Construction Authority. Additionally, the Committee directs that the following guidelines and restrictions shall 

apply to the military construction funds provided in this title: 

—The Secretaries of the Army and Air Force shall notify the 

Committee within 7 days of any scope or cost variations (both 

increases and decreases) exceeding 20 percent or $2,000,000, 

whichever is less, for any projects identified in the spending 

plans. The Secretaries shall also notify the Committee of new 

projects not identified in the spending plans 14 days prior to 

obligation; 

—The funds for each category shall be available for any 

project eligible for that category according to the guidelines 

used in the C–1. Should the Secretary of the Army or the Air 

Force determine that funds are required for any project that 

will cause obligations to exceed any of the category amounts 

specified in this report, or to provide for a construction project 

that falls under a category not specified in this report, he or 

she shall notify the Committee of this determination 14 days 

prior to obligating funds for the project; 

—Minor construction projects are not required to be identified in the spending plans but remain subject to the requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2805; and 

—Funds made available to the Army and Air Force shall 

only be available for projects to support contingency operations 

in Afghanistan and shall not be used to support any enduring 

missions. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $924,484,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 929,996,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill 1 .......................................... 929,996,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ....................................................... 5,512,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request .................................................... – – – 

1Designated as emergency funding. 

The Committee recommends an additional $929,996,000 in emergency funding for Military Construction, Army, an increase of 

$5,512,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the same 

as the request, in support of Overseas Contingency Operations. Of 

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$10,000,000 shall be made available by transfer to the Department 

of Defense Inspector General for the purpose of auditing military 

construction projects in Afghanistan. The Committee includes this 

provision to ensure that such projects are being constructed according to standards and procedures that ensure protection of the life, 

health, and safety of U.S. military and civilian personnel while 

safeguarding the interests of taxpayers. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $474,500,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 280,506,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill 1 .......................................... 280,504,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ....................................................... (193,996,000) 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request .................................................... (2,000) 

1Designated as emergency funding. 

The Committee recommends an additional $280,504,000 in emergency funding for Military Construction, Air Force, a decrease of 

$193,996,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and $2,000 

below the request, in support of Overseas Contingency Operations. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ........................................................... $ – – – 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request ....................................................... 46,500,000 

Committee recommendation in the bill 1 .......................................... 46,500,000 

Comparison with: 

Fiscal year 2010 enacted level ....................................................... 46,500,000 

Fiscal year 2011 budget request .................................................... – – – 

1Designated as emergency funding. 

The Committee recommends an additional $46,500,000 in emergency funding for Military Construction, Defense-Wide, the same 

as the request, in support of Overseas Contingency Operations. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The bill includes three new provisions. The provisions are as follows: 

Section 401 designates funds made available by this title as an 

emergency pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget for 

fiscal year 2010. 

Section 402 establishes a preference for United States architectural and engineering services. 

Section 403 establishes a preference for United States contractors for military construction, except that the Secretary of Defense 

may waive this preference if it is deemed inconsistent with national security. 

TITLE V 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The bill includes eleven provisions that were included in the fiscal year 2010 enacted appropriations bill and two new provisions 

as follows: 

Section 501 prohibits the obligation of funds beyond the current 

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Section 502 requires pay raises to be absorbed within the levels 

appropriated in the bill. 

Section 503 prohibits the use of funds for programs, projects or 

activities not in compliance with Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded 

mandates. 

Section 504 prohibits the use of funds to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress. 

Section 505 encourages all departments and agencies funded in 

this Act to expand the use of E-Commerce technologies and procedures. 

Section 506 limits funds from being transferred from this appropriations measure to any instrumentality of the United States Government without authority from an appropriation Act. The Administration proposed to delete this provision. 

Section 507 specifies the Congressional committees that are to 

receive all reports and notifications. 

Section 508 prohibits any funds in this Act to be used for a 

project or program named for an individual serving as a Member, 

Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States Congress. 

Section 509 requires all reports submitted to the Congress to be 

posted on official websites of the submitting agency. 

Section 510 prohibits funds in this Act for the Association of 

Community Organizations for Reform Now. 

Section 511 prohibits the obligation of funds in this Act in contravention of the new certification requirement established by section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, which is to be included 

in revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to that 

section. The revised FAR will require a certification from each prospective contractor that it does not engage in any activity for which 

sanctions may be imposed under section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act 

of 1996. Section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 was added 

by section 102(b) of the recent Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010. 

Section 512 prohibits the use of funds to establish or maintain 

a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

downloading, and exchanging of pornography, except for law enforcement investigation, prosecution or adjudication activities. 

Section 513 prohibits the use of funds to process a new enhanced-use lease at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORT REQUIREMENTS

The following items are included in accordance with various requirements of the rules of the House of Representatives. 

CHANGES IN APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted 

describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the application of existing law. 

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Language is included in various parts of the bill to place limitations on the use of funds in the bill or change existing limitations 

and which might, under some circumstances, be construed as 

changing the application of existing law. 

Language is included in various parts of the bill to allow the Secretary of Defense to exceed certain limitations upon notification to 

the Committee. 

Language is included in various parts of the bill to allow funding 

to be used for official reception and representation expenses. 

Language is included in various parts of the bill to enable various appropriations to remain available for more than one year for 

some programs for which the basic authority legislation does not 

presently authorize such extended availability. 

Language is included in various parts of the bill to permit the 

transfer of funds to other accounts. 

Language is included in various parts of the bill to allow funds 

to be used for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 

Language is included under Title I to prohibit payments for costplus-a-fixed-fee contracts under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title I to allow advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation under 

certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of funds 

to begin construction of new bases without specific appropriations. 

Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of funds 

for purchase of land or land easements under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of funds 

for land acquisition, site preparation, and utility installation for 

family housing unless funds have been made available in annual 

appropriations Acts. 

Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of minor 

construction funds to transfer an activity between installations 

without prior notification. 

Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of funds 

for the procurement of steel for any activity if American steel producers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel 

procurements. 

Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of funds 

to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation. 

Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of funds 

to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification. 

Language is included under Title I to limit the use of funds for 

architect and engineer contracts under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title I to limit the use of funds for 

awarding contracts to foreign contractors under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title I to require the Department of 

Defense to notify the appropriate committees of Congress of any 

proposed military exercises under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title I to limit funding obligations 

for certain appropriations in the last two months of the fiscal year 

to 20 percent. 

Language is included under Title I to allow prior year construction funding to be available for currently authorized projects. 


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Language is included under Title I to allow payment for the cost 

associated with supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering and 

design on family housing or military construction projects that are 

being completed with expired or lapsed funds. 

Language is included under Title I to allow funds to be expended 

on military construction projects for four fiscal years after enactment under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title I to allow for the transfer of 

BRAC proceeds to the BRAC account. 

Language is included under Title I to allow construction funds to 

be transferred to Housing Improvement Funds. 

Language is included under Title I to require the various military departments to submit prior notice to the Committee of solicitation for contracts with the private sector for military family housing under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title I to allow for the transfer of 

BRAC funds to the Homeowners Assistance Program. 

Language is included under Title I to limit funds for the operation and maintenance of family housing to those provided in this 

appropriation and to limit amounts expended on repairs of general 

and flag officer quarters under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title I to allow funds in the Ford Island Improvement Account to be available until expended for certain purposes. 

Language is included under Title I to limit funds for projects at 

closed or realigned installations under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title I to allow for the transfer of expired funding to the Foreign Currency Fluctuation Account under 

certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of funds 

to expand Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site. 

Language is included under Title I to allow funds to be transferred among projects or activities within accounts under certain 

circumstances. 

Language is included under Title II to require that the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs establish a priority for treatment of veterans 

who are service-connected disabled, lower income, or have special 

needs. 

Language is included under Title II to require that the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs give priority funding of basic medical benefits 

to priority groups 1 through 6. 

Language is included under Title II to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to dispense prescription drugs from VHA facilities to 

enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions. 

Language is included under Title II to allocate a portion of nonrecurring maintenance funds outside the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation. 

Language is included under Title II providing for the reimbursement to the Department of Defense for the costs of overseas employee mail. 

Language is included under Title II to require approval of a 

transfer between projects of the information technology systems account. 

Language is included under Title II establishing time limitations 

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struction funds, limiting the use of funds, and allowing the use of 

funds for program costs. 

Language is included under Title II to allow minor construction 

funds to be used to repair non-medical facilities damaged by natural disaster or catastrophe. 

Language is included under Title II permitting transfers between 

mandatory and discretionary accounts, limiting and providing for 

the use of certain funds, funding administrative expenses associated with life insurance programs from excess program revenues, 

allowing reimbursement from enhanced-use leases and for certain 

services, requiring notification of new lease agreements, requiring 

disclosure of insurance and income information, allowing a recovery 

audit collection program, allowing veterans in the state of Alaska 

to use Indian Health Service facilities under certain conditions, allowing medical services funds for recreational and funeral expenses, and limiting the obligation of non-recurring maintenance 

funds during the last two months of the fiscal year. 

Language is included under the Court of Appeals for Veterans 

Claims, Salaries and Expenses, to permit the use of funds for a pro 

bono program. 

Language is included under Cemeterial Expenses, Army, Salaries 

and Expenses, to permit the use of funds for parking maintenance 

and repairs. 

Language is included under Title IV to limit the use of funds for 

architect and engineer contracts under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title IV to limit the use of funds for 

awarding contracts to foreign contractors under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under Title V to require sums necessary for 

pay raises to be absorbed within levels appropriated. 

Language is included under Title V to limit the use of funds for 

Federal entities when they are not in compliance with Federal law 

relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property 

rights, or unfunded mandates. 

Language is included under Title V to limit the use of funds for 

publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat legislation 

pending before Congress. 

Language is included under Title V to prohibit the transfer of 

any funds except pursuant to authority provided in appropriations 

Acts. 

Language is included under Title V to prohibit the use of funds 

for a project or program named for a serving Member of the United 

States Congress. 

Language is included under Title V to prohibit funding being distributed to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform 

Now or its subsidiaries. 

Language is included under Title V prohibiting funding of a contractor that has not certified that it does not engage in activities 

for which sanctions may be imposed under section 5 of the Iran 

Sanctions Act of 1996. 

Language is included under Title V prohibiting funds from being 

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Language is included under Title V prohibiting funds from being 

used for processing new enhanced-use leases at the National Home 

for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the following table lists the appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not authorized by law for 

the period concerned: 

[Dollars in thousands] 

Agency/program Last year of 

authorization Authorization level Appropriations in last year of authorization 

Appropriations in this 

bill 

Military Construction, Army ................... 2010 4,643,903 4,413,903 4,981,508 

Military Construction, Navy .................... 2010 3,769,003 3,534,003 3,587,376 

Military Construction, Air Force ............. 2010 1,890,426 1,860,835 1,556,889 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide ...... 2010 2,822,823 3,093,679 3,046,112 

Military Construction, Army National 

Guard ................................................. 2010 582,056 582,056 1,020,228 

Military Construction, Air National 

Guard ................................................. 2010 364,226 371,226 292,386 

Military Construction, Army Reserve ...... 2010 431,566 431,566 358,325 

Military Construction, Navy Reserve ...... 2010 125,874 125,874 91,557 

Military Construction, Air Force Reserve 2010 112,269 112,269 48,182 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program ................ 2010 197,414 197,414 258,884 

Family Housing Construction, Army ....... 2010 273,236 273,236 92,369 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army ....................................... 2010 523,418 523,418 518,140 

Family Housing Construction, Navy and 

Marine Corps ..................................... 2010 146,569 146,569 186,444 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps ......... 2010 368,540 368,540 366,346 

Family Housing Construction, Air Force 2010 66,101 66,101 78,025 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ................................ 2010 502,936 502,936 513,792 

Family Housing Construction, DefenseWide ................................................... 2010 2,859 2,859 – – – 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide ......................... 2010 49,214 49,214 50,464 

Department of Defense Family Housing 

Improvement Fund ............................. 2010 2,600 2,600 1,096 

Homeowners Assistance Program .......... 2010 300,000 323,225 16,515 

Chemical Demilitarization Construction, 

Defense-Wide ..................................... 2010 151,541 151,541 124,971 

Base Realignment and Closure, 1990 .. 2010 496,768 496,768 460,474 

Base Realignment and Closure, 2005 .. 2010 7,455,498 7,455,498 2,354,285 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Construction, Major Projects ................... 2010 1,183,810 1,194,000 1,166,036 

TRANSFER OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following statements are submitted describing the transfer of funds provided in the accompanying bill. 

Language is included to allow Military Construction, DefenseWide funds to be transferred to other military construction and 

family housing appropriations to be merged with and available for 

the same purpose and same time period. 

Language is included to allow BRAC proceeds to be transferred 

to the BRAC account to be merged with and available for the same 

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Language is included to allow for the transfer of funds from 

Family Housing, Construction accounts to the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund and funds from Military 

Construction accounts to the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund. 

Language is included to provide transfer authority from the 

BRAC account to the Homeowners Assistance Program. 

Language is included to allow the transfer of expired funds to the 

‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’ account. 

Language is included to transfer not to exceed $30,423,000 from 

Compensation and Pensions to General Operating Expenses, Medical Support and Compliance, and Information Technology Systems. 

These funds are for the administrative costs of implementing costsavings proposals required by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 

Act of 1990 and the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992. Language is 

also included permitting necessary sums to be transferred to the 

medical facilities revolving fund to augment funding of medical 

centers for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized 

by the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992. 

Language is included to provide authority for the Department of 

Veterans Affairs for any funds appropriated in 2011 for Compensation and Pensions, Readjustment Benefits, and Veterans Insurance 

and Indemnities to be transferred among those three accounts. 

Language is included to transfer funds among the Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities accounts. 

Language is included to permit the funds from three life insurance funds to be transferred to General Operating Expenses and 

Information Technology Systems for the costs of administering such 

programs. 

Language is included to permit up to $38,544,000 to be transferred to General Operating Expenses and Information Technology 

Systems from any funds appropriated in fiscal year 2011 to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication for services provided. 

Language is included to transfer certain funds derived from enhanced-use leasing activities to the Construction, Major Projects 

and Construction, Minor Projects accounts. 

Language is included to transfer funds from the Medical Care 

Collections Fund to Medical Services. 

Language is included to allow the transfer of funds from the Capital Asset Fund to the Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor Projects accounts. 

Language is included to allow the transfer of funds from various 

accounts to the Information Technology Systems account. 

Language is included to allow the transfer of funds within Information Technology Systems between projects subject to approval by 

the Committee. 

Language is included to allow the transfer of funds provided for 

the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund to operate the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. 


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Language is included permitting funds deposited to the Medical 

Care Collections Fund for health care provided at the Lovell Federal Health Care Center to be transferred to the Joint Department 

of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund to fund operations of the Love Center. 

Language is included under the Department of Veterans Affairs that would transfer no less than $15,000,000 for the DoD/VA 

Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund as authorized by section 

8111(d) of title 38, United States Code. 

Language is included requiring that $10,000,000 of the funds 

provided for Overseas Contingency Operations, Department of Defense, Military Construction, Army, be transferred to the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General for audits of military construction projects in Afghanistan. 

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY

Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII requires each committee report on a 

public bill or joint resolution to contain a statement citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the 

law proposed by the bill or joint resolution. 

The Committee on Appropriations bases its authority to report 

this legislation on clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States, which states ‘‘No money shall be drawn 

from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by 

Law. . . .’’ 

Appropriations contained in this Act are made pursuant to this 

specific power granted by the Constitution. 

COMPARISON WITH THE BUDGET RESOLUTION

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares the levels of new 

budget authority provided in the bill with the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget Act. 

[In millions of dollars] 

302(b) allocation This bill 

Budget 

authority Outlays Budget authority Outlays 

Discretionary .................................................................................. 75,998 80,895 75,998 80,887 

Mandatory ...................................................................................... 69,190 69,000 69,190 69,000 

FIVE-YEAR PROJECTION OF OUTLAYS

Pursuant to section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974, the following table contains five-year projections prepared 

by the Congressional Budget Office of outlays associated with the 

budget authority provided in the accompanying bill: 

Millions 

Budget Authority ................................................................................... 75,998 

Outlays: 

2011 ................................................................................................. 73,584 

2012 ................................................................................................. 10,026 

2013 ................................................................................................. 6,882 

2014 ................................................................................................. 2,741 

2015 ................................................................................................. 1,913 


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ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Pursuant to section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974, the amount of financial assistance to State and local governments is as follows: 

Millions 

Budget Authority ................................................................................... 199 

Fiscal Year 2011 outlays resulting therefrom ..................................... 47 

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is a statement of general performance goals and objectives for which this measure authorizes funding: 

The Committee on Appropriations considers program performance, including a program’s success in developing and attaining 

outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing funding recommendations. 

COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(e) (RAMSEYER RULE) 

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee notes that the accompanying bill does not propose to repeal or amend a statute or part 

thereof. 

FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House 

of Representatives, the results of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those 

voting for and those voting against, are required to be included in 

the Committee report. No roll call votes were ordered on an amendment to, or the motion to report, this bill. 

DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED

SPENDING ITEMS

The following table is submitted in compliance with clause 9 of 

rule XXI, and lists the Congressional earmarks (as defined in paragraph (e) of clause 9) contained in the bill or in this report. Neither 

the bill nor the report contains any limited tax benefits or limited 

tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs (f) or (g) of clause 9 of rule 

XXI. 


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

[Presidentially Directed Spending Items] 

Account State: Location Project Title Amount 

Requester(s) 

Administration House 

Army Alabama: Fort Rucker Aviation Component Maintenance Shop $29,000,000 The President Bright Army Alabama: Fort Rucker Aviation Maintenance Facility $36,000,000 The President Bright Army Alabama: Fort Rucker Training Aids Center $4,650,000 The President Navy Alabama: Mobile T-6 Solo Capable Outlying Landing Field $29,082,000 The President Air Force Alabama: Maxwell AFB Add/Alter Air University Library $13,400,000 The President Air NG Alabama: Montgomery ANGB Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangar $7,472,000 The President Bright Army Alaska: Fort Greely Fire Station $26,000,000 The President Army Alaska: Fort Richardson Brigade Complex, Ph 1 $67,038,000 The President Army Alaska: Fort Richardson Multipurpose Machine Gun Range $12,200,000 The President Army Alaska: Fort Richardson Simulations Center $34,000,000 The President Army Alaska: Fort Wainwright Aviation Task Force Complex, Ph 2A (Hangar) $142,650,000 The President Army Alaska: Fort Wainwright Aviation Task Force Complex, Ph 2B (COF) $27,000,000 The President Army Alaska: Fort Wainwright Urban Assault Course $3,350,000 The President Air Force Alaska: Eielson AFB Repair Central Heat Plant & Boilers $28,000,000 The President Air Force Alaska: Elmendorf AFB Add/Alter Operations Squadron Tra. $4,749,000 The President Air Force Alaska: Elmendorf AFB Railhead Operations Facility $15,000,000 The President 


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued 

[Presidentially Directed Spending Items] 

Account State: Location Project Title Amount 

Requester(s) 

Administration House 

Air Force Alaska: Elmendorf AFB F-22 Add/Alter Weapons System Release Shop $10,525,000 The President FH Army Alaska: Fort Wainwright Family Housing Replacement (110 Units) $21,000,000 The President Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Aircraft Mainenance Hangar $63,280,000 The President Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Aircraft Mainenance Hangar $40,600,000 The President Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Communications Infrastructure Upgrade $63,730,000 The President Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Intermediate Maintenance Activity Facility $21,480,000 The President Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Simulator Facility $36,060,000 The President Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Utilities Infrastructure Upgrade $44,320,000 The President Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Van Pad Complex Relocation $15,590,000 The President Air Force Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB AMARG Hangar $25,000,000 The President Air Force Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB HC-130 AGE Maintenance Facility $4,600,000 The President Air Force Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB HC-130 Aerial Cargo Facility $10,700,000 The President Air Force Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB HC-130J Parts Store $8,200,000 The President Air Force Arizona: Fort Huachuca Reaper LRE Beddown $11,000,000 The President Defense-Wide Arizona: Yuma Proving Ground SOF Military Free Fall Simulator $8,977,000 The President Army NG Arizona: Florence Readiness Center $16,500,000 The President 


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Air NG Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB Predator FOC Active Duty Associate $4,650,000 The President Army NG Arkansas: Camp Robinson Combined Support Maintenance Shop $30,000,000 The President Army NG Arkansas: Fort Chaffee Combined Arms Collective Training Facility $19,000,000 The President Army NG Arkansas: Fort Chaffee Live Fire Shoot House $2,500,000 The President Army California: Presidio of Monterey Advanced Individual Training Barracks $63,000,000 The President Army California: Presidio of Monterey General Instruction Building $39,000,000 The President Army California: Presidio of Monterey Satellite Communications Facility $38,000,000 The President Navy California: Camp Pendleton BEQ—13 Area $42,864,000 The President Navy California: Camp Pendleton BEQ—Las Flores $37,020,000 The President Navy California: Camp Pendleton CNATT/FRS—Aviation Training and BEQ $66,110,000 The President Navy California: Camp Pendleton Conveyance/Water Treatment $100,700,000 The President Navy California: Camp Pendleton MALS-39 Mainenance Hangar Expansion $48,230,000 The President Navy California: Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Energy Initiative $9,950,000 The President Navy California: Camp Pendleton North Region Tertiary Treatment Plant, Incr 2 $30,000,000 The President Navy California: Camp Pendleton Small Arms Magazine—Edson Range $3,760,000 The President Navy California: Camp Pendleton Truck Company Operations Complex $53,490,000 The President Navy California: Coronado NAB Rotary Hangar $67,160,000 The President Davis (CA) Navy California: Miramar MCAS Aircraft Mainenance Hangar $90,490,000 The President Navy California: Miramar MCAS Hangar 4 $33,620,000 The President Navy California: Miramar MCAS Parking Apron/Taxiway Expansion $66,500,000 The President 


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued 

[Presidentially Directed Spending Items] 

Account State: Location Project Title Amount 

Requester(s) 

Administration House 

Navy California: San Diego BEQ, Homeport Ashore $75,342,000 The President Davis (CA) Navy California: San Diego Berthing Pier 12 Replace & Dredging, Ph 1 $108,414,000 The President Davis (CA) Navy California: San Diego Marine Corps Energy Initiative $9,950,000 The President Davis (CA) Navy California: Twentynine Palms MCB BEQ and Parking Structure $53,158,000 The President Defense-Wide California: Point Loma Annex Replace Storage Facility, Incr 3 $20,000,000 The President Davis (CA) Defense-Wide California: Point Mugu Aircraft Direct Fueling Station $3,100,000 The President Army NG California: Camp Roberts Combined Arms Collective Training Facility $19,000,000 The President Army Reserve California: Fairfield Army Reserve Center $26,000,000 The President Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett ECS Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility $22,000,000 The President Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett ECS Warehouse $15,000,000 The President Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett Grenade Launcher Range $1,400,000 The President Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett Hand Grenade Familiarization Range (Live) $1,400,000 The President Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett Light Demolition Range $2,700,000 The President Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett Tactical Vehicle Wash Rack $9,500,000 The President Navy Reserve California: Twentynine Palms MCB Tank Vehicle Mainenance Facility $5,991,000 The President Army Colorado: Fort Carson Automated Sniper Field Fire Range $3,650,000 The President 


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Army Colorado: Fort Carson Battalion Headquarters $6,700,000 The President Army Colorado: Fort Carson Brigade Complex $56,000,000 The President Army Colorado: Fort Carson Simulations Center $40,000,000 The President Air Force Colorado: Buckley AFB Security Forces Operations Facility $12,160,000 The President Air Force Colorado: Peterson AFB RAIDRS Space Control Facility $24,800,000 The President Air Force Colorado: U.S. Air Force Academy Center for Character & Leadership Development $27,600,000 The President Defense-Wide Colorado: Fort Carson SOF Tactical UAV Hangar $3,717,000 The President Army NG Colorado: Colorado Springs Readiness Center $20,000,000 The President Army NG Colorado: Fort Carson Regional Training Institute $40,000,000 The President Army NG Colorado: Gypsum HAATS/AASF $39,000,000 The President Army NG Colorado: Windsor Readiness Center $7,500,000 The President Chem Demil Colorado: Pueblo Depot Ammunition Demilitarization Facility, Ph XII $65,569,000 The President Army NG Connecticut: Windsor Locks Aviation Readiness Center $41,000,000 The President DeLauro; Larson Army NG Delaware: New Castle Armed Forces Reserve Center (JFHQ) $27,000,000 The President Air Force Delaware: Dover AFB C-5M/C-17 Maintenance Training Facility, Ph 2 $3,200,000 The President Air NG Delaware: New Castle CAP Joint Forces Operations Center—ANG Share $1,500,000 The President Air Force District of Columbia: Bolling AFB Joint Air Defense Operations Center $13,200,000 The President Defense-Wide District of Columbia: Bolling AFB Replace Parking Structure, Ph 1 $3,000,000 The President Army Florida: Eglin AFB Chapel $6,900,000 The President Army Florida: Miami-Dade County Command and Control Facility $41,000,000 The President 


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued 

[Presidentially Directed Spending Items] 

Account State: Location Project Title Amount 

Requester(s) 

Administration House 

Army Florida: Miami USAG Commissary (SOUTHCOM HQ) $19,000,000 The President Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Consolidated Warehouse Facility $17,260,000 The President Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Container Staging and Loading Lot $5,990,000 The President Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Container Storage Lot $4,910,000 The President Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Hardstand Extension $17,930,000 The President Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Paint and Blast Facility $18,840,000 The President Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Washrack Expansion $9,690,000 The President Navy Florida: Tampa JCSE Vehicle Paint Facility $2,300,000 The President Air Force Florida: Eglin AFB F-35 Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar $11,400,000 The President Air Force Florida: Hurlburt Field Add/Alter Special Operations School Facility $6,170,000 The President Air Force Florida: Hurlburt Field Add to Visiting Quarters (24 Room) $4,500,000 The President Air Force Florida: Hurlburt Field Base Logistics Facility $24,000,000 The President Air Force Florida: Patrick AFB Air Force Technical Applications Center $79,009,000 The President Defense-Wide Florida: Eglin AFB SOF Ground Support Battalion Detachment $6,030,000 The President Air NG Florida: Jacksonville IAP Security Forces Training Facility $6,700,000 The President Army Reserve Florida: North Fort Myers Army Reserve Center/Land $13,800,000 The President 


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Army Reserve Florida: Orlando Army Reserve Center/Land $10,200,000 The President Army Reserve Florida: Tallahassee Army Reserve Center/Land $10,400,000 The President Air Reserve Florida: Patrick AFB Weapons Maintenance Facility $3,420,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Benning Land Acquisition $12,200,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Benning Museum Operations Support Building $32,000,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Benning Trainee Barracks Ph 2 $51,000,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Benning Training Battalion Complex, Ph 2 $14,600,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Benning Training Battalion Complex, Ph 2 $14,600,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Benning Vehicle Maintenance Shop $53,000,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Gordon Training Aids Center $4,150,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Automated Infantry Platoon Battle Course $6,200,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range $9,100,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Aviation Unit Operations Complex $47,000,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Battalion Complex $18,000,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Stewart General Instruction Building $8,200,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Modified Record Fire Range $3,750,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Simulations Center $26,000,000 The President Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Training Aids Center $7,000,000 The President Navy Georgia: Kings Bay NSB Security Enclave & Vehicle Barriers $45,004,000 The President Navy Georgia: Kings Bay NSB Waterfront Emergency Power $15,660,000 The President 


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued 

[Presidentially Directed Spending Items] 

Account State: Location Project Title Amount 

Requester(s) 

Administration House 

Defense-Wide Georgia: Fort Benning Dexter Elementary School Gym $2,800,000 The President Defense-Wide Georgia: Fort Benning SOF Company Support Faciliy $20,441,000 The President Defense-Wide Georgia: Fort Benning SOF Military Working Dog Kennel Complex $3,624,000 The President Defense-Wide Georgia: Augusta NSA/CSS Georgia Training Facility $12,855,000 The President Defense-Wide Georgia: Fort Stewart Health Clinic Add/Alt $35,100,000 The President Defense-Wide Georgia: Hunter AAF SOF TEMF Expansion $3,318,000 The President Defense-Wide Georgia: Hunter ANGS Fuel Unload Facility $2,400,000 The President Army NG Georgia: Cumming Readiness Center $17,000,000 The President Army NG Georgia: Dobbins ARB Readiness Center Add/Alt $10,400,000 The President Air NG Georgia: Savannah/Hilton Head IAP Relocate ASOS Facility $7,450,000 The President Army Reserve Georgia: Macon Army Reserve Center/Land $11,400,000 The President Army Hawaii: Fort Shafter Command and Control Facility, Ph 1 $58,000,000 The President Army Hawaii: Fort Shafter Flood Mitigation $23,000,000 The President Army Hawaii: Schofield Barracks Barracks $98,000,000 The President Army Hawaii: Schofield Barracks Barracks $90,000,000 The President Army Hawaii: Schofield Barracks Training Aids Center $24,000,000 The President 


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Army Hawaii: Tripler AMC Barracks $28,000,000 The President Navy Hawaii: Camp H.M. Smith Physical Fitness Center $29,960,000 The President Navy Hawaii: Kaneohe Bay BEQ $90,530,000 The President Navy Hawaii: Kaneohe Bay Waterfront Operations Facility $19,130,000 The President Navy Hawaii: Pearl Harbor Center for Disaster Mgmt./Humanitarian Assistance $9,140,000 The President Navy Hawaii: Pearl Harbor Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command $99,328,000 The President Defense-Wide Hawaii: Hickam AFB Alter Fuel Storage Tanks $8,500,000 The President Defense-Wide Hawaii: Pearl Harbor NSWG3 Command and Operations Facility $28,804,000 The President Army NG Hawaii: Kalaeloa Combined Support Maintenance Shop $38,000,000 The President Air NG Hawaii: Hickam AFB F-22 Beddown Infrastructure Support $5,950,000 The President Air NG Hawaii: Hickam AFB F-22 Hangar, Squadron Operations & AMU $48,250,000 The President Air NG Hawaii: Hickam AFB F-22 Upgrade Munitions Complex $17,250,000 The President Defense-Wide Idaho: Mountain Home AFB Replace POL Fuel Storage Tanks $27,500,000 The President Army NG Idaho: Gowen Field Barracks (ORTC) Ph 1 $17,500,000 The President Army NG Idaho: Mountain Home AFB Tactical UAS Facility $6,300,000 The President Defense-Wide Illinois: Scott AFB Field Command Facility Upgrade (DISA) $1,388,000 The President Army NG Illinois: Springfield Add/Alt Combined Support Maintenance Shop $15,000,000 The President Air NG Illinois: Capital MAP CNAF Beddown Upgrade Facilities $16,700,000 The President Army Reserve Illinois: Quincy Army Reserve Center/Land $12,200,000 The President Air NG Indiana: Hulman RAP ASOS Beddown Upgrade Facilities $4,100,000 The President 


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Army Reserve Indiana: Michigan City Army Reserve Center/Land $15,500,000 The President Army Reserve Iowa: Des Moines Army Reserve Center $8,175,000 The President Army Kansas: Fort Leavenworth Vehicle Maintenance Shop $7,100,000 The President Army Kansas: Fort Riley Automated Infantry Squad Battle Course $4,100,000 The President Army Kansas: Fort Riley Automated Qualification Training Range $14,800,000 The President Army Kansas: Fort Riley Battalion Complex, Ph 1 $31,000,000 The President Army Kansas: Fort Riley Known Distance Range $7,200,000 The President Army NG Kansas: Wichita Field Maintenance Shop $24,000,000 The President Army NG Kansas: Wichita Readiness Center $43,000,000 The President Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Automated Sniper Field Fire Range $1,500,000 The President Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Brigade Complex $67,000,000 The President Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Company Operations Facilities $25,000,000 The President Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Rappelling Training Area $5,600,000 The President Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Unit Operations Facilities $26,000,000 The President Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Urban Assault Course $3,300,000 The President Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Vehicle Maintenance Shop $15,500,000 The President 


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Army Kentucky: Fort Knox Access Corridor Improvements $6,000,000 The President Army Kentucky: Fort Knox MOUT Collective Training Facility $12,800,000 The President Defense-Wide Kentucky: Fort Campbell SOF Battalion Operations Complex $38,095,000 The President Army NG Kentucky: Burlington Readiness Center $19,500,000 The President Chem Demil Kentucky: Blue Grass Depot Ammunition Demilitarization Facility, Ph XI $59,402,000 The President Army Louisiana: Fort Polk Barracks $29,000,000 The President Army Louisiana: Fort Polk Heavy Sniper Range $4,250,000 The President Army Louisiana: Fort Polk Land Acquisition $6,000,000 The President Army Louisiana: Fort Polk Land Acquisition $24,000,000 The President Air Force Louisiana: Barksdale AFB Weapons Load Crew Training Facility $18,140,000 The President Army NG Louisiana: Fort Polk Tactical UAS Facility $5,500,000 The President Army NG Louisiana: Camp Minden Readiness Center $28,000,000 The President Navy Reserve Louisiana: New Orleans NAS/JRB Joint Air Traffic Control Facility $16,281,000 The President Army Maryland: Aberdeen Proving Ground Auto Tech Evaluation Facility Ph 2 $14,600,000 The President Ruppersberger Army Maryland: Fort Meade Indoor Firing Range $7,600,000 The President Ruppersberger Army Maryland: Fort Meade Wideband SATCOM Operations Center $25,000,000 The President Ruppersberger Navy Maryland: Indian Head NSWC Agile Chemical Facility, Ph 2 $34,238,000 The President Hoyer Navy Maryland: Patuxent River NAS Broad Area Maritime Surveillance T&E Facility $42,211,000 The President Hoyer Defense-Wide Maryland: Aberdeen Proving Ground USAMRICD Replacement, Incr 3 $105,000,000 The President Defense-Wide Maryland: Andrews AFB Replace Fuel Storage & Distribution Facility $14,000,000 The President Edwards (MD) 


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Defense-Wide Maryland: Bethesda WRNNMC Parking Expansion $17,100,000 The President Defense-Wide Maryland: Bethesda Transient Wounded Warrior Lodging $62,900,000 The President Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick Consolidated Logistics Facility $23,100,000 The President Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick Information Services Facility Expansion $4,300,000 The President Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick NIBC Security Fencing and Equipment $2,700,000 The President Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick Supplemental Water Storage $3,700,000 The President Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick USAMRIID Stage I, Incr 5 $17,400,000 The President Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick Water Treatment Plant Repair & Supplement $11,900,000 The President Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Meade North Campus Utility Plant $219,360,000 The President Army NG Maryland: St. Inigoes (Webster Field) Tactical UAS Facility $5,500,000 The President Hoyer Air NG Maryland: Martin State Airport Replace Operations & Medical Training Facility $11,400,000 The President Defense-Wide Massachusetts: Hanscom AFB Mental Health Clinic Addition $2,900,000 The President Army NG Massachusetts: Hanscom AFB Armed Forces Reserve Center (JFHQ), Ph 2 $23,000,000 The President Army Reserve Massachusetts: Devens RFTA Automated Record Fire Range $4,700,000 The President Army NG Michigan: Camp Grayling Combined Arms Collective Training Facility $19,000,000 The President Army NG Minnesota: Arden Hills Field Maintenance Shop $29,000,000 The President 


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Army NG Minnesota: Camp Ripley Infantry Squad Battle Course $4,300,000 The President Army NG Minnesota: Camp Ripley Tactical UAS Facility $4,450,000 The President Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Barracks $29,000,000 The President Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Brigade Headquarters $12,200,000 The President Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood General Instruction Building $7,000,000 The President Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Information Systems Facility $15,500,000 The President Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Training Barracks $19,000,000 The President Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Transient Advanced Trainee Barracks, Ph 2 $29,000,000 The President Army Reserve Missouri: Belton Army Reserve Center $11,800,000 The President Army NG Nebraska: Lincoln Readiness Center Add/Alt $3,300,000 The President Army NG Nebraska: Mead Readiness Center $11,400,000 The President Air Force Nevada: Creech AFB UAS Airfield Fire/Crash Rescue Station $11,710,000 The President Air Force Nevada: Nellis AFB F-35 Add/Alt 422 Test Evaluation Squadron Fac. $7,870,000 The President Air Force Nevada: Nellis AFB F-35 Add/Alt Flight Test Instrumentation Facility $1,900,000 The President Air Force Nevada: Nellis AFB F-35 Flight Simulator Facility $13,110,000 The President Air Force Nevada: Nellis AFB F-35 Maintenance Hangar/AMU $28,760,000 The President Army NG New Hampshire: Pembroke Barracks Facility (RTI) $15,000,000 The President Army NG New Hampshire: Pembroke Classroom Facility (RTI) $21,000,000 The President Air Force New Jersey: McGuire AFB Base Operations/Command Post Facility $8,000,000 The President Rothman Air Force New Jersey: McGuire AFB Dormitory (120 Room) $18,440,000 The President Rothman 


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Army New Mexico: White Sands Missile 

Range 

Barracks $29,000,000 The President 

Air Force New Mexico: Cannon AFB Dormitory (96 Room) $14,000,000 The President Lujan Air Force New Mexico: Cannon AFB UAS Squadron Operations Facility $20,000,000 The President Lujan Air Force New Mexico: Holloman AFB UAS Add/Alt Maintenance Hangar $15,470,000 The President Teague Air Force New Mexico: Holloman AFB UAS Maintenance Hangar $22,500,000 The President Air Force New Mexico: Kirtland AFB Aerial Delivery Facility Addition $3,800,000 The President Air Force New Mexico: Kirtland AFB Armament Shop $6,460,000 The President Air Force New Mexico: Kirtland AFB H/MC-130 Fuel System Maintenance Facility $14,142,000 The President Defense-Wide New Mexico: Cannon AFB SOF Add/Alt Simulator Facility for MC-130 $13,287,000 The President Defense-Wide New Mexico: Cannon AFB SOF C-130 Parking Apron Ph I $26,006,000 The President Defense-Wide New Mexico: Cannon AFB SOF Aircraft Parking Apron (MC-130J) $12,636,000 The President Defense-Wide New Mexico: Cannon AFB SOF Hangar/AMU (MC-130J) $24,622,000 The President Defense-Wide New Mexico: Cannon AFB SOF Operations and Training Complex $39,674,000 The President Defense-Wide New Mexico: White Sands Missile 

Range 

Health and Dental Clinics $22,900,000 The President 

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Army Reserve New Mexico: Las Cruces Army Reserve Center/Land $11,400,000 The President Army New York: Fort Drum Aircraft Fuel Storage Complex $14,600,000 The President Army New York: Fort Drum Aircraft Mainenance Hangar $16,500,000 The President Army New York: Fort Drum Battalion Complex $61,000,000 The President Army New York: Fort Drum Brigade Complex, Ph 1 $55,000,000 The President Army New York: Fort Drum Infantry Squad Battle Course $8,200,000 The President Army New York: Fort Drum Training Aids Center $18,500,000 The President Army New York: Fort Drum Transient Training Barracks $55,000,000 The President Army New York: U.S. Military Academy Science Facility, Ph 2 $130,624,000 The President Army New York: U.S. Military Academy Urban Assault Course $1,700,000 The President Air Force New York: Fort Drum 20th Air Support Operations Squadron Complex $20,440,000 The President Defense-Wide New York: Fort Drum West Point Middle School Add/Alt $27,960,000 The President Air NG New York: Fort Drum Reaper Infrastructure Support $2,500,000 The President Maffei Air NG New York: Stewart IAP Base Defense Group Beddown $14,250,000 The President Army Reserve New York: Binghamton Army Reserve Center/Land $13,400,000 The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Battalion Complex $33,000,000 The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Brigade Complex $50,000,000 The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Brigade Complex $25,000,000 The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Brigade Complex $41,000,000 The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Command and Control Facility (82nd Airborne) $53,000,000 The President Etheridge 


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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Company Operations Facilities $12,600,000 The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Dining Facility $11,200,000 The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Murchison Road Right of Way Acquisition $17,000,000 The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Staging Area Complex $14,600,000 The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Student Barracks $18,000,000 The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Vehicle Maintenance Shop $28,000,000 The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Vehicle Maintenance Shop $7,500,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune 2nd Intel Battalion Maintenance/Ops Complex $90,270,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Armory—II MEF—Wallace Creek $12,280,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ—Camp Johnson $46,550,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ—Courthouse Bay $42,330,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ—Courthouse Bay $40,780,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ—French Creek $43,640,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ—Rifle Range $55,350,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ—Wallace Creek $51,660,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ—Wallace Creek North $46,290,000 The President 


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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune EOD Addition—2nd Marine Logistics Group $7,420,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Hangar $73,010,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Maintenance Hangar (HMLA) $74,260,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Maintenance/Ops Complex—2nd ANGLICO $36,100,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Energy Initiative $9,950,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Mess Hall—French Creek $25,960,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Mess Hall Addition—Courthouse Bay $2,553,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Motor Transportation/Comm. Maintenance Facility $18,470,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Utility Expansion—French Creek $56,050,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Utility Expansion—Hadnot Point $56,470,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Cherry Point MCAS BEQ $42,500,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Cherry Point MCAS Mariners Bay Land Acquisition—Bogue $3,790,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Cherry Point MCAS Missile Magazine $13,420,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Cherry Point MCAS Station Infrastructure Upgrades $5,800,000 The President Defense-Wide North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Tarawa Terrace I Replace Elementary School $16,646,000 The President Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg Replace McNair Elementary School $23,086,000 The President Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg Replace Murray Elementary School $22,000,000 The President Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF Admin/Company Operations $10,347,000 The President Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF C4 Facility—JSOC $41,000,000 The President Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF Joint Intelligence Brigade Facility $32,000,000 The President 


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Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF Operational Communications Facility $11,000,000 The President Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF Operational Support Facility $13,465,000 The President Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF Operations Additions $15,795,000 The President Army NG North Carolina: High Point Readiness Center Add/Alt $1,551,000 The President Air NG North Carolina: Stanly County Airport Upgrade ASOS Facilities $2,000,000 The President Air Force North Dakota: Minot AFB Control Tower/Base Operations Facility $18,770,000 The President Pomeroy Army NG North Dakota: Camp Grafton Readiness Center Add/Alt $11,200,000 The President Pomeroy Defense-Wide Ohio: Columbus Replace Public Safety Facility $7,400,000 The President Army Oklahoma: Fort Sill General Purpose Storage Building $13,800,000 The President Army Oklahoma: Fort Sill Museum Operations Support Building $12,800,000 The President Army Oklahoma: McAlester AAP Igloo Storage, Depot Level $3,000,000 The President Air Force Oklahoma: Tinker AFB Upgrade Building 3001 Infrastructure, Ph III $14,000,000 The President Defense-Wide Pennsylvania: New Cumberland Depot Replace Headquarters Facility $96,000,000 The President Air NG Pennsylvania: State College ANGS Add/Alter AOS Facility $4,100,000 The President Navy Rhode Island: Newport NS Electromagnetic Sensor Facility $27,007,000 The President Army NG Rhode Island: East Greenwich U.S. Property and Fiscal Office $27,000,000 The President 


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Army South Carolina: Fort Jackson Trainee Barracks $28,000,000 The President Army South Carolina: Fort Jackson Trainee Barracks Complex, Ph 1 $46,000,000 The President Army South Carolina: Fort Jackson Training Aids Center $17,000,000 The President Navy South Carolina: Beaufort MCAS AICUZ Land Acquisition $21,190,000 The President Navy South Carolina: Beaufort MCAS Aircraft Hangar—VMFAT-502 $46,550,000 The President Navy South Carolina: Beaufort MCAS Physical Fitness Center $15,430,000 The President Navy South Carolina: Beaufort MCAS Training and Simulator Facility $46,240,000 The President Air Force South Carolina: Charleston AFB Civil Engineer Complex—Ph 1 $15,000,000 The President Army NG South Dakota: Watertown Readiness Center $25,000,000 The President Air NG Tennessee: Nashville IAP Renovate Intel Squadron Facilities $5,500,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range $6,700,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss Company Operations Facilities $18,500,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss Digital Multipurpose Training Range $22,000,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss Heavy Sniper Range $3,500,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss Indoor Swimming Pool $15,500,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss Light Demolition Range $2,100,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss Live Fire Exercise Shoothouse $3,150,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss Scout/RECCE Gunnery Complex $15,500,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss Squad Defense Range $3,000,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss THAAD Battery Complex $17,500,000 The President 


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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Transient Training Complex $31,000,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss Urban Assault Course $2,800,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Bliss Vehicle Bridge Overpass $8,700,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Hood Battalion Complex $40,000,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Hood Brigade Complex $38,000,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Hood Company Operations Facilities $4,300,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Hood Convoy Live Fire $3,200,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Hood Live Fire Exercise Shoothouse $2,100,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Hood UAS Hangar $55,000,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Hood Urban Assault Course $2,450,000 The President Army Texas: Fort Sam Houston Simulations Center $16,000,000 The President Rodriguez Army Texas: Fort Sam Houston Training Aids Center $6,200,000 The President Rodriguez Air Force Texas: Dyess AFB C-130J Add/Alt Flight Simulator Facility $4,080,000 The President Air Force Texas: Ellington Field Upgrade UAV Maintenance Hangar $7,000,000 The President Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB BMT Satellite Classroom/Dining Facility No. 2 $32,000,000 The President Gonzalez; Rodriguez Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB One Company Fire Station $5,500,000 The President Gonzalez; Rodriguez 


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Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB Recruit Dormitory, Ph 3 $67,980,000 The President Gonzalez; Rodriguez Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB Recruit/Family Inprocessing & Info Center $21,800,000 The President Gonzalez; Rodriguez Defense-Wide Texas: Fort Bliss Hospital Replacement, Incr 2 $147,100,000 The President Defense-Wide Texas: Lackland AFB Ambulatory Care Center, Ph 2 $162,500,000 The President Army NG Texas: Camp Maxey Combat Pistol/Military Pistol Qualification Course $2,500,000 The President Army NG Texas: Camp Swift Urban Assault Course $2,600,000 The President Army Reserve Texas: Denton Army Reserve Center/Land $12,600,000 The President Army Reserve Texas: Rio Grande Army Reserve Center/Land $6,100,000 The President Army Reserve Texas: San Marcos Army Reserve Center/Land $8,500,000 The President Air Force Utah: Hill AFB F-22 T-10 Engine Test Cell $2,800,000 The President Defense-Wide Utah: Camp Williams Data Center, Incr 2 $398,358,000 The President Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill 1200 Meter Range $14,500,000 The President Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill Indoor Firing Range $6,200,000 The President Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill Known Distance Range $3,800,000 The President Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill Light Demolition Range $4,100,000 The President Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill MOUT Collective Training Facility $65,000,000 The President Army Virginia: Fort Eustis Warrior in Transition Complex $18,000,000 The President Army Virginia: Fort Lee Automated Qualification Training Range $7,700,000 The President Army Virginia: Fort Lee Company Operations Facilities $4,900,000 The President Army Virginia: Fort Lee Museum Operations Support Building $30,000,000 The President 


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Army Virginia: Fort Lee Training Aids Center $5,800,000 The President Navy Virginia: Norfolk Pier 1 Upgrades to Berth USNS Comfort $10,035,000 The President Navy Virginia: Norfolk Piers 9 and 10 Upgrades for DDG 1000 $2,400,000 The President Navy Virginia: Portsmouth Ship Repair Pier Replacement, Incr 2 $100,000,000 The President Navy Virginia: Quantico MCB Academic Facility Addition—SNCOA $12,080,000 The President Navy Virginia: Quantico MCB BEQ—WTBN $37,810,000 The President Navy Virginia: Quantico MCB Research Center Addition—MCU $37,920,000 The President Navy Virginia: Quantico MCB Student Officer Quarters—TBS $55,822,000 The President Air Force Virginia: Langley AFB F-22 Add/Alter Hangar Bay LO/CR Facility $8,800,000 The President Defense-Wide Virginia: Craney Island Replace Fuel Pier $58,000,000 The President Defense-Wide Virginia: Fort Belvoir Dental Clinic Replacement $6,300,000 The President Moran (VA); Connolly Defense-Wide Virginia: Pentagon Reservation Pentagon Metro & Corridor 8 Screening Facility $6,473,000 The President Defense-Wide Virginia: Pentagon Reservation Power Plant Modernization Ph 3 $51,928,000 The President Defense-Wide Virginia: Pentagon Reservation Secure Access Lane—Remote Vehicle Screening $4,923,000 The President Defense-Wide Virginia: Quantico MCB New Consolidated Elementary School $47,355,000 The President Army Reserve Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill Army Reserve Center $15,500,000 The President 


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Army Reserve Virginia: Roanoke Army Reserve Center/Land $14,800,000 The President Army Reserve Virginia: Virginia Beach Army Reserve Center $11,000,000 The President Navy Reserve Virginia: Fort Story Navy Ordnance Cargo Logistics Training Comp. $21,346,000 The President Army Washington: Fort Lewis Barracks $47,000,000 The President Army Washington: Fort Lewis Barracks Complex $40,000,000 The President Army Washington: Fort Lewis Rappelling Training Area $5,300,000 The President Army Washington: Fort Lewis Regional Logistic Support Complex Warehouse $16,500,000 The President Army Washington: Fort Lewis Regional Logistic Support Complex $63,000,000 The President Army Washington: Yakima Sniper Field Fire Range $3,750,000 The President Navy Washington: Bangor CSDS-5 Laboratory Expansion Ph 1 $16,170,000 The President Navy Washington: Bangor Limited Area Emergency Power $15,810,000 The President Navy Washington: Bangor Waterfront Restricted Area Emergency Power $24,913,000 The President Navy Washington: Bremerton Limited Area Production/Staging Complex, Incr $19,116,000 The President Defense-Wide Washington: Fort Lewis Preventive Medicine Facility $8,400,000 The President Army NG Washington: Tacoma Combined Support Maintenance Shop $25,000,000 The President Navy Reserve Washington: Yakima Marine Corps Reserve Center $13,844,000 The President Army NG West Virginia: Moorefield Readiness Center $14,200,000 The President Army NG West Virginia: Morgantown Readiness Center $21,000,000 The President Army NG Wisconsin: Madison Aircraft Parking $5,700,000 The President Army Reserve Wisconsin: Fort McCoy AT/MOB Billeting Complex Ph I $9,800,000 The President 


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Army Reserve Wisconsin: Fort McCoy NCO Academy Ph II $10,000,000 The President Air Force Wyoming: Camp Guernsey Nuclear/Space Security Tactics Training Center $4,650,000 The President Army NG Wyoming: Laramie Field Maintenance Shop $14,400,000 The President Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Army Aviation HQ Facilities $19,000,000 The President Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Barracks $18,000,000 The President Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Consolidated Community Support Area $14,800,000 The President Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Eastside Electrical Distribution $10,400,000 The President Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Eastside Utilities Infrastructure $29,000,000 The President Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Entry Control Point $7,500,000 The President Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Joint Defense Operations Center $2,800,000 The President Air Force Afghanistan: Bagram AB Consolidated Rigging Facility $9,900,000 The President Air Force Afghanistan: Bagram AB Fighter Hangar $16,480,000 The President Air Force Afghanistan: Bagram AB MEDEVAC Ramp Expansion/Fire Station $16,580,000 The President Navy Bahrain: Bahrain NSA NAVCENT Ammunition Magazines $89,280,000 The President Navy Bahrain: Bahrain NSA Operations and Support Facilities $60,002,000 The President Navy Bahrain: Bahrain NSA Waterfront Development, Ph 3 $63,871,000 The President 


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Air Force Bahrain: Shaikh Isa AB North Apron Expansion $45,000,000 The President Defense-Wide Belgium: Brussels NATO Headquarters Facility $31,863,000 The President Defense-Wide Belgium: Brussels Replace SHAPE Middle School/High School $67,311,000 The President Navy Djibouti: Camp Lemonier Headquarters Facility $12,407,000 The President Navy Djibouti: Camp Lemonier General Warehouse $7,324,000 The President Navy Djibouti: Camp Lemonier Horn of Africa Joint Operations Center $28,076,000 The President Navy Djibouti: Camp Lemonier Pave External Roads $3,824,000 The President Army Germany: Ansbach Physical Fitness Center $13,800,000 The President Army Germany: Ansbach Vehicle Maintenance Shop $18,000,000 The President Army Germany: Grafenwoehr Barracks $17,500,000 The President Army Germany: Grafenwoehr Barracks $19,000,000 The President Army Germany: Grafenwoehr Barracks $20,000,000 The President Army Germany: Grafenwoehr Barracks $19,000,000 The President Army Germany: Rhine Ordnance Barracks Barracks Complex $35,000,000 The President Army Germany: Sembach Confinement Facility $9,100,000 The President Army Germany: Wiesbaden AB Command and Battle Center, Incr 2 $59,500,000 The President Army Germany: Wiesbaden AB New Access Control Point $5,100,000 The President Army Germany: Wiesbaden AB Information Processing Center $30,400,000 The President Army Germany: Wiesbaden AB Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility Inc 1 $46,000,000 The President Air Force Germany: Kapaun Dormitory (128 Room) $19,600,000 The President 


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Air Force Germany: Ramstein AB C-130J Flight Simulator Facility $8,800,000 The President Air Force Germany: Ramstein AB Deicing Fluid Storage & Dispensing Facility $2,754,000 The President Air Force Germany: Ramstein AB UAS SATCOM Relay Pads & Facility $10,800,000 The President Air Force Germany: Vilseck ASOS Complex $12,900,000 The President Defense-Wide Germany: Katterbach Health/Dental Clinic Replacement $37,100,000 The President Defense-Wide Germany: Panzer Kaserne Replace Boeblingen High School $48,968,000 The President Defense-Wide Germany: Vilseck Health Clinic Add/Alt $34,800,000 The President FH Army Germany: Baumholder Family Housing Replacement (64 Units) $34,329,000 The President Navy Guam: Guam NB Apra Harbor Wharves Improvements, Ph 1, Incr 2 $40,000,000 The President Bordallo Navy Guam: Guam NB Defense Access Road Improvements $66,730,000 The President Bordallo Navy Guam: Guam NB Finegayan Site Prep and Utilities $47,210,000 The President Bordallo Air Force Guam: Andersen AFB Guam Strike Ops Group & Tanker Task Force Ren. $9,100,000 The President Bordallo Air Force Guam: Andersen AFB Guam Strike South Ramp Utilities, Ph 1 $12,200,000 The President Bordallo Air Force Guam: Andersen AFB PRTC—Combat Communications Operations Facility $9,200,000 The President Bordallo Air Force Guam: Andersen AFB PRTC—Red Horse Headquarters/Engineering Facility $8,000,000 The President Bordallo Air Force Guam: Andersen AFB PRTC—Commando Warrior Open Bay Student Barracks $11,800,000 The President Bordallo 


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Defense-Wide Guam: Guam NH Hospital Replacement, Incr 2 $70,000,000 The President Bordallo Army NG Guam: Barrigada Combined Support Maintenance Shop, Ph 1 $19,000,000 The President Bordallo FH Navy Guantanamo Bay: Guantanamo NS Replace GTMO Housing $37,169,000 The President Army Honduras: Soto Cano AB Barracks $20,400,000 The President Army Italy: Vicenza Brigade Complex—Barracks/Community, Incr 4 $13,000,000 The President Army Italy: Vicenza Brigade Complex—Operations Support Facility, Incr 4 $13,000,000 The President Air Force Italy: Aviano AB ASOS Facility $10,200,000 The President Air Force Italy: Aviano AB Dormitory (144 Room) $19,000,000 The President Navy Japan: Atsugi NAF MH-60R/S Trainer Facility $6,908,000 The President Defense-Wide Japan: Kadena AB Install Fuel Filters-Separators $3,000,000 The President Defense-Wide Japan: Misawa AB Hydrant Fuel System $31,000,000 The President Army Korea: Camp Walker Electrical System Upgrade & Natural Gas System $19,500,000 The President Air Force Korea: Kunsan AB DMT Flight Simulator Facility $7,500,000 The President Defense-Wide Korea: Camp Carroll Health/Dental Clinic Replacement $19,500,000 The President Defense-Wide Puerto Rico: Fort Buchanan Antilles ES/IS—Replace School $58,708,000 The President Army NG Puerto Rico: Camp Santiago Live Fire Shoot House $3,100,000 The President Army NG Puerto Rico: Camp Santiago Multipurpose Machine Gun Range $9,200,000 The President Air Force Qatar: Al Udeid AB Blatchford-Preston Complex, Ph III $62,300,000 The President Defense-Wide Qatar: Al Udeid AB NSA Warehouse $1,961,000 The President Navy Spain: Rota NS Air Traffic Control Tower $23,190,000 The President 


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued 

[Presidentially Directed Spending Items] 

Account State: Location Project Title Amount 

Requester(s) 

Administration House 

Air Force United Kingdom: RAF Mildenhall Extend Taxiway Alpha $15,000,000 The President Defense-Wide United Kingdom: RAF Alconbury Alconbury Elementary School Replacement $30,308,000 The President Defense-Wide United Kingdom: Menwith Hill Station PSC Construction—Generators 10 & 11 $2,000,000 The President Defense-Wide United Kingdom: RAF Mildenhall Replace Hydrant Fuel Distribution System $15,900,000 The President Army NG Virgin Islands: St. Croix Readiness Center (JFHQ) $25,000,000 The President Air Force Worldwide Unspecified F-35 Flight Simulator Facility $12,190,000 The President Air Force Worldwide Unspecified F-35 Academic Training Center $54,150,000 The President Air Force Worldwide Unspecified F-35 Squadron Operations Facility $10,260,000 The President Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Classified Project $41,900,000 The President 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

[Congressionally Directed Spending Items] 

Account State: Location Project Title Amount Requester(s) 

Army Alabama: Fort Rucker Emergency Medical Services Facility $1,700,000 Bright Air Force Alabama: Maxwell AFB Air Traffic Control Tower $810,000 Bright Defense-Wide Arizona: Marana SOF Parachute Training Facility $6,250,000 Giffords Army NG Arkansas: Camp Robinson Regional Training Institute, Ph 2 $2,334,000 Snyder 


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Navy California: Coronado NAB MESG-1 Consolidated Boat Maintenance Facility $6,890,000 Davis (CA) Air Force California: Los Angeles AFB Parking Structure, Ph 2 $4,500,000 Sanchez, Loretta Air NG California: Moffett Field Relocate Main Gate $2,000,000 Eshoo Navy California: Monterey NSA International Academic Instruction Building $11,960,000 Farr Army NG California: Sacramento Field Maintenance Shop Paving $891,000 Matsui Air Force California: Travis AFB BCE Maintenance Shops and Supply Warehouse $387,000 Garamendi; Miller, George; Thompson (CA) Army NG California: Ventura Renewable Photovoltaic Solar Power $1,466,000 Capps Air NG Colorado: Buckley AFB Repair Taxiways Juliet and Lima $4,000,000 Perlmutter Army NG Colorado: Watkins Parachute Maintenance Facility $3,569,000 Salazar Navy Connecticut: New London NSB Submarine Group Two Headquarters $550,000 Courtney; DeLauro Air Force Florida: MacDill AFB Infrastructure Improvements $249,000 Castor (FL) Navy Florida: Panama City NSA Land Acquisition—9 Acres $5,960,000 Boyd Navy Georgia: Albany MCLB Maintenance Center Test Firing Range $5,180,000 Bishop (GA) Air Force Georgia: Robins AFB Combat Communications Squadron Warehouse $5,500,000 Marshall Army NG Illinois: Marseilles Training Area Simulation Center $2,500,000 Halvorson Air Force Illinois: Scott AFB New Fitness Facility, Ph 1 $396,000 Jackson (IL); Costello Navy Indiana: Crane NSWC Platform Protection Engineering Complex $760,000 Ellsworth Army NG Iowa: Camp Dodge Regional Training Institute, Ph 1 $800,000 Boswell Air NG Iowa: Des Moines Corrosion Control Hangar $4,750,000 Boswell Army NG Iowa: Iowa City Simulation Center/MVSB/Helipad/Parking $1,999,000 Loebsack 


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—Continued 

[Congressionally Directed Spending Items] 

Account State: Location Project Title Amount Requester(s) 

Army NG Kentucky: Frankfort Joint Forces Headquarters, Ph 1 $281,000 Chandler Air NG Kentucky: Standiford Field Contingency Response Group Facility $534,000 Yarmuth Air NG Louisiana: New Orleans NAS/JRB ASA Replace Alert Complex $2,000,000 Cao; Melancon Navy Maine: Portsmouth NSY Consolidation of Structural Shops, Ph 1 $11,910,000 Shea-Porter; Pingree Army NG Maryland: Easton Readiness Center Add/Alt $347,000 Kratovil Army Maryland: Fort Meade Infrastructure—Mapes Road & Cooper Avenue $1,750,000 Ruppersberger; Kratovil; Sarbanes Navy Maryland: Patuxent River NAS Atlantic Test Range Addition $10,160,000 Hoyer Air NG Massachusetts: Barnes ANGB Add to Aircraft Maintenance Hangar $6,000,000 Olver Army NG Michigan: Fort Custer (Augusta) Troop Service Support Center $446,000 Schauer Air NG Minnesota: Duluth Load Crew Training & Weapons Release Shops $8,000,000 Oberstar Army NG Minnesota: Mankato Field Maintenance Shop $947,000 Walz Defense-Wide Mississippi: Stennis Space Center SOF Land Acquisition, Ph 3 $8,000,000 Taylor Air Force Missouri: Whiteman AFB Consolidated Air Operations Facility $23,500,000 Skelton Army NG Nevada: Las Vegas Civil Support Team Ready Building $8,771,000 Titus; Berkley Air NG New Jersey: Atlantic City IAP Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangar $8,500,000 Andrews; Rothman (NJ) Army Reserve New Jersey: Fort Dix Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range $9,800,000 Adler (NJ); Andrews; Rothman (NJ) Air Force New Mexico: Holloman AFB Parallel Taxiway, Runway 07/25 $8,000,000 Teague 


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Air Force New Mexico: Kirtland AFB Replace Fire Station 3 $6,800,000 Heinrich Army New York: Fort Drum Alert Holding Area Facility $6,700,000 Owens Air Reserve New York: Niagara Falls ARS C-130 Flightline Operations Facility, Ph 1 $9,500,000 Slaughter Army NG New York: Ronkonkoma (MacArthur 

Airport) 

Flightline Rehabilitation $2,780,000 Israel 

Air NG New York: Stewart ANGB Aircraft Conversion Facility $3,750,000 Hinchey; Hall (NY) Army NG North Carolina: Camp Butner Barracks (AT), Ph 1 $1,484,000 Butterfield; Miller (NC) Army NG North Carolina: Morrisville AASF 1 Fixed Wing Hangar Annex $8,815,000 Price (NC) Army NG North Carolina: Murphy Fire Fighting Team Support Facility $223,000 Shuler Air Force North Carolina: Pope AFB Crash/Fire/Rescue Station $13,500,000 Kissell; McIntyre Air Force North Dakota: Grand Forks AFB Central Deployment Center $495,000 Pomeroy Army NG Ohio: Camp Sherman Maintenance Building Add/Alt $3,100,000 Space Army NG Ohio: Ravenna Training Site Unit Training Equipment Site Add/Alt $2,000,000 Ryan (OH) Air NG Ohio: Toledo Express Airport Replace Security Forces Complex $7,300,000 Kaptur Defense-Wide Oklahoma: Tulsa IAP Fuels Storage Complex $1,036,000 Boren Army NG Oregon: Salem Armed Forces Reserve Center Add/Alt (JFHQ) $1,243,000 Schrader Air NG Pennsylvania: Fort Indiantown Gap Multipurpose Air National Guard Training Facility $675,000 Holden Army NG Pennsylvania: Hermitage Readiness Center $671,000 Dahlkemper Army NG Pennsylvania: Tobyhanna Armed Forces Reserve Center $1,513,000 Kanjorski Army NG Pennsylvania: Williamsport Field Maintenance Shop $1,508,000 Carney Army NG Rhode Island: Middletown Readiness Center Add/Alt $3,646,000 Kennedy 


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—Continued 

[Congressionally Directed Spending Items] 

Account State: Location Project Title Amount Requester(s) 

Army NG Rhode Island: Quonset Point Readiness Center $3,729,000 Langevin Air NG South Carolina: McEntire JRB Replace Operations and Training Facility $9,100,000 Clyburn Air NG South Dakota: Joe Foss Field Aircraft Maintenance Shops $3,600,000 Herseth Sandlin Air Force Tennessee: Arnold AFB AEDC Power Distribution Modernization $378,000 Davis (TN) Army Texas: Corpus Christi Depot Rotor Blade Processing Facility, Ph 2 $13,400,000 Ortiz Army Texas: Fort Bliss Alternative Energy Projects $1,166,000 Reyes Army Texas: Fort Bliss Rail Yard Improvements $2,070,000 Reyes Army Texas: Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center $1,000,000 Edwards (TX) Navy Texas: Kingsville NAS Youth Center $2,610,000 Ortiz Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB Consolidated Security Forces Ops Center, Ph 1 $900,000 Gonzalez; Rodriguez Air Force Texas: Laughlin AFB Community Event Complex $10,500,000 Rodriguez Army NG Texas: Laredo Receiving, Staging, & Onward Integration Facility/ 

Hangar 

$475,000 Cuellar 

Army NG Texas: McLennan County Operational Reserve Headquarters $5,000,000 Edwards (TX) Army NG Texas: South Texas Training Center Cantonment and Support Infrastructure $5,000,000 Cuellar; Edwards (TX); Ortiz Army Virginia: Fort Belvoir Growth Support Infrastructure $3,060,000 Moran (VA); Connolly Air Force Virginia: Langley AFB Clear Zone Land Acquisition, Ph 1 $3,000,000 Nye; Scott (VA) Defense-Wide Washington: Fort Lewis SOF Military Working Dog Kennel $4,700,000 Smith (WA) 


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Navy Washington: Kitsap NB Charleston Gate ECP Improvements $6,150,000 Dicks Army NG West Virginia: Bridgeport FWAATS Apron Expansion $2,000,000 Mollohan Army NG West Virginia: Bridgeport FWAATS Expansion $2,000,000 Mollohan Army NG West Virginia: Glen Jean Emergency Power Generator $1,500,000 Rahall Army NG Wisconsin: Wausau Field Maintenance Shop $12,008,000 Obey Army NG Guam: Barrigada Joint Forces HQ Readiness Center Add/Alt $778,000 Bordallo 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

[Presidentially Directed Spending Items] 

Account State: Location Project Title Amount 

Requester(s) 

Administration House 

Major Projects Louisiana: New Orleans New Medical Facility $310,000,000 The President Major Projects Colorado: Denver New Medical Facility $450,700,000 The President Major Projects California: Palo Alto Polytrauma/Ambulatory Care $30,000,000 The President Major Projects California: Alameda Outpatient Clinic and Columbarium (Design) $17,332,000 The President Major Projects Nebraska: Omaha Replacement Medical Facility (Design) $56,000,000 The President Major Projects Pennsylvania: Indiantown Gap Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements $23,500,000 The President Major Projects California: Los Angeles Columbarium Expansion $27,600,000 The President Major Projects Washington: Tahoma Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements $25,800,000 The President 


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AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 

[Congressionally Directed Spending Item] 

Account State: Location Project Title Amount Requester(s) 

Salaries and Expenses Philippines: Cabanatuan American Memorial Improve and Rehabilitate Bataan Death March Memorial $1,000,000 Israel 


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ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF REPRESENTATIVES LEWIS, WAMP, 

YOUNG, CRENSHAW, AND CARTER 

This year for the first time since the enactment of the 1974 Congressional Budget Act, the Democrat controlled U.S. House of Representatives failed to consider and pass a budget. According to the 

nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, the House has passed 

a budget every year since the Congressional Budget Act first took 

effect for fiscal year 1976. This represents a historic and unprecedented failure by the Democrat controlled Congress to meet a basic 

responsibility on fiscal issues: to annually adopt a spending plan 

that sets priorities for spending, revenues, deficits and debt for at 

least the next five years. 

Instead, the Democrat Majority resorted to a tortuous procedural 

sleight-of-hand to evade a direct vote in order to ‘‘deem’’ the adoption of a one-year resolution that provided the Appropriations Committee a topline discretionary amount for FY 2011 while failing to 

provide a designation for overseas military contingencies despite 

promising for years that they would never fund the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere as an emergency or outside the regular 

budget process. This unwillingness to pass a real budget was only 

necessary because of the explosion of debt and deficits unleashed 

by the reckless spending of Congressional Democrats and the President. 

In contrast, the Republican Members of the Appropriations Committee recognize the Nation can’t afford another trillion dollar 

Democrat spending spree or the massive borrowing that will be 

needed to finance it, meaning even more taxes in the future on 

American families, small businesses and entrepreneurs. CBO’s recent report on the Long-Term Budget Outlook shows that under 

our current budget path, U.S. debt will soon reach unsustainable 

levels. Additionally, Appropriations Republicans proposed an alternative FY 2011 spending allocation that would have provided 

$1.090 trillion in regular discretionary spending, the same as last 

year’s level, and put the brakes on the runaway growth in discretionary spending. 

This responsible spending plan proposed by Committee Republicans would have saved the taxpayer $31 billion this year alone 

compared to the suballocations adopted by the majority and at 

least $39 billion, if not more, compared to the President’s Budget 

request. And by ensuring the Democrat spending increase was not 

permanently added to future budgets, the Republican plan saved 

$341 billion in budget authority over the next decade compared to 

the House Democrat allocation. The Republican plan included the 

funding levels that the President requested in his fiscal year 2011 

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The fiscal year 2011 appropriations bill for Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs and Related Agencies provides $18.7 billion for 

military construction, family housing and quality of life projects for 

those serving in our all-volunteer military. For those that have 

served our nation in the military, the bill provides nearly $121 billion for mandatory and discretionary programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill also provides $286 million for the 

monuments and cemeteries that honor our fallen heroes, and $1.3 

billion for the war on terror. 

The Military Construction portion of this bill includes $18.7 billion in new budget authority for fiscal year 2011. These funds will 

allow the military to construct projects that are a high priority for 

the services, the commanders in the field, and to the families that 

equally share in the burden of service to our country. To that end, 

we want to recognize the continuation of the guard/reserve and 

troop trainee barracks initiatives that are funded in the bill. The 

$390 million to fund these critical unmet needs are a prime example of this subcommittee ensuring that we are working together to 

meet unbudgeted, yet high priority, requirements for all of our 

troops. 

We support the decision to promote the more efficient and expeditious use of funding for the war on terror by providing these 

funds to construction categories rather than to specific projects. 

This approach should allow commanders in the field some flexibility to address facility requirements without the notification requirements that can take several weeks to clear through the bureaucracy. We look forward to working with the majority to ensure 

that this approach is adopted by the conference committee. 

Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs in the bill is $121 billion, of which $64 billion is mandatory. The bill includes 

$50.6 billion in advance appropriations for VA medical care for fiscal year 2012. This is in addition to the $48.6 billion in advance 

appropriations for VA medical care that the fiscal year 2010 bill 

made available ensuring that regardless of where we stand on October 1, 2010 with the appropriations process, our veterans should 

have full access to their medical care. While on the subject of advance appropriations, we are concerned that the timeframes for 

OMB’s apportionment process and VA’s allocation process are hard 

to predict, and as a result advance appropriations may not get 

apportioned/allocated in a timely manner. We remain committed to 

the language in the fiscal year 2010 conference report and we expect the advance appropriations funds to be made available to the 

Veterans Integrated Service Networks on October 1, 2010. 

The Chairman’s subcommittee mark recommended a $50 million 

cut to the VA Information Technology (IT) account. While the cut 

is minuscule in contrast to the $1.7 billion in unobligated balances 

that the VA is projecting at the end of fiscal year 2010 and fiscal 

year 2011 in this account, the fact that it represents a cut is commendable. The Committee has used these funds to increase VA’s 

Minor Construction account by $40 million, the National Cemetery 

Administration by $8.5 million, and Arlington National Cemetery 

by $1.5 million. There were three amendments that were offered at 

the Subcommittee that cut an additional $35 million from this account. 


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VA’s IT account has consistently received negative reviews from 

the General Accounting Office and VA’s Inspector General. The VA 

has taken steps to address IT management, and we believe they 

have made some improvements; however, $1.7 billion in unobligated balances projected for two successive fiscal years illustrate 

that the VA has a ways to go before these issues are resolved. 

The Office of Inspector General provides invaluable audit and inspection oversight to the Committee, the Congress and the Secretary. Unfortunately, this is the only account in VA that did not 

receive an increase even though the fiscal year 2011 budget request 

increased overall by more than 10 percent over fiscal year 2010. 

The IG’s budget request of $109 million would only have allowed 

it to maintain current services. 

The IG testified in February, and indicated additional funds 

above the request would allow the IG to focus on the quality of 

outsourced care which has grown to $3.8 billion; increase proactive 

investigations to expose fiduciary and procurement fraud; expose 

VHA employee drug diversion; increase use of computer forensics; 

allow for timely investigations of alleged misconduct by senior officials; and allow the expansion of audit coverage of IT systems development, acquisition, and implementation. 

This is the one account that represents effective stewardship of 

taxpayer dollars, and, as such, Ranking Member Wamp offered an 

amendment at Subcommittee to provide an additional $6 million 

for the VA Inspector General. The Subcommittee overwhelmingly 

adopted the amendment. 

The budget submitted by the President proposed to cut 306 

claims processors from the Education program. At the same time, 

the VA is projecting a 30 percent increase in workload for GI Bill 

benefit claims between fiscal year 2009 and fiscal year 2011. The 

justification to reduce claims processors is based on the assumption 

that productivity from more experienced staff and automated processing of new GI bill claims would allow this staff reduction. The 

OIG has noted that it takes about a year to become proficient in 

processing claims, but the Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) 

was having claims processers process claims after only 2 months of 

training. This led to errors and time wasted. 

A November 2009 OIG report said that VBA paid $4.3 million in 

overtime to process education claims, with the most overtime being 

in September and October. The IG recommended that VBA come 

up with a plan to reduce its overtime or risk ‘‘employee burn out 

and diminishing returns’’. Reducing claims processors at this time 

will only add to this problem. 

The first phase of long term IT solution was supposed to begin 

in spring 2010, but the VA has not shown any evidence that the 

solution is going to be in place to have an impact for the fall 2010 

application surge. The IG is currently engaged in an audit into the 

emergency payments that were being made last fall/spring in which 

some VA offices were hand-writing benefit checks. Mr. Crenshaw 

offered an amendment that restored this critical staffing in the 

Education Program, and the amendment was adopted by the Subcommittee on a bipartisan vote. 

The majority included provisions in the bill and report that direct 

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other reporting requirements. We commend the majority for including these provisions. 

There is an alarming rate of growth in Departmental Administration accounts at the VA. Since fiscal year 2009, Departmental 

Administration has grown overall by 38 percent, from $336 million 

in fiscal year 2009 to $463 million in fiscal year 2011, an increase 

of $127 million. A look inside some of the individual offices reveals 

some of the astonishing growth: 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS—DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION* 

[Dollars in thousands] 

FY 2009 FY 2011 Change 2009 

v. 2011 

Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs ..................................................... $10,005 $23,705 +$13,700 

137% 

Office of Policy and Planning ................................................................................. $14,602 $28,783 +$14,181 

97% 

Office of Operations ................................................................................................ $12,025 $22,091 +$10,066 

84% 

Office of Acquisitions, Logistics, & Construction .................................................. $45,243 $79,582 +$34,339 

76% 

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs .................................................... $4,379 $7,247 +$2,868 

65% 

Office of the Secretary ............................................................................................ $7,146 $10,808 +$3,662 

51% 

Office of Management ............................................................................................ $37,546 $48,557 +$11,101 

29% 

Office of Human Resources .................................................................................... $61,901 $76,177 +$14,276 

23% 

Office of the General Counsel ................................................................................ $74,343 $91,049 +$16,706 

22% 

* Accounts showing 20 percent or more increase since FY 2009. 

While it is important that Departmental Administration accounts 

have adequate funding to provide necessary services, we believe 

that some of these funds would be put to better use by hiring more 

claims processors or even reducing the deficit. 

The bill provides $286 million for the Related Agencies. The 

Committee’s recommendation of $39.6 million for Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) is $1.5 million above the request. The additional funding is to pay for resource requirements in response to 

recent Army Office of Inspector General findings at the cemetery. 

The new Executive Director at Arlington reported on July 1 that 

it would take at least 45 to 60 days before she has a handle on 

what additional requirements she may need. 

The Committee also included language directing the ANC to submit a report on implementation of the Total Cemetery Management 

System (TCMS). Mr. Young of Florida offered an amendment that 

was adopted by the Subcommittee that includes reporting requirements on benchmarks/deliverables of the TCMS. 

The Committee included $64.667 million for the American Battle 

Monuments Commission (ABMC), an increase of $467,000 above 

the budget request to pay for an enhanced web-based virtual tour 

system for the ABMC. The Committee has not received any justification for this increase. The Commission Secretary did testify 

that the ABMC would like to begin working on this enhancement; 

however, this increase is without any justification whatsoever. Mr. 


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Lewis offered an amendment at Subcommittee that requires a 

spending plan be submitted to the Committee before these funds 

can be obligated. The amendment received the full support of the 

Subcommittee. 

In conclusion, we commend the majority for doing an excellent 

job of producing a bill that shows unwavering support for our men 

and women in uniform, for those who have served our country in 

the military, and for the monuments and cemeteries that honor our 

fallen heroes. This bill deserves the support of all Members of the 

House. 

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