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Calendar No. 205 

110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 1st Session 110–85 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND 

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 2008 

JUNE 18, 2007.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. REED, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 1645] 

The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1645) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, reports favorably 

thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. 

Amounts in new budget authority 

Total of bill as reported to the Senate ....................$109,232,250,000 

Amount of 2007 appropriations 1 ............................. 91,030,849,000 

Amount of 2008 budget estimate ............................ 105,231,766,000 

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 

Amount of 2007 appropriations 1 ..................... ∂18,201,401,000 

Amount of 2008 budget estimate ..................... ∂74,000,484,000 1 Excludes $6,595,560,000 in emergency supplemental funding provided in Public 

Law 110–28. 
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C O N T E N T S 

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Background: 

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

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

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

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

Overview and Summary of the Bill: 

Investing in Infrastructure for our Troops and Their Families .................... 5 

Military Construction Funding ........................................................................ 6 

Keeping Our Commitment to America’s Veterans ......................................... 7 

Transparency in Congressional Directives ..................................................... 7 

Title I: 

Military Construction: 

Items of Special Interest: 

Hearings .............................................................................................. 9 

Summary of Committee Recommendations ..................................... 9 

Reprogramming Guidelines ............................................................... 9 

Variations in Scope ............................................................................ 10 

Operation and Maintenance Funds .................................................. 10 

Real Property Maintenance ............................................................... 11 

Incremental Funding ......................................................................... 11 

‘‘Grow the Force’’ Initiative ............................................................... 12 

Global Defense Posture ...................................................................... 12 

Military Construction, Army .................................................................... 15 

Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps ..................................... 16 

Military Construction, Air Force .............................................................. 17 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide ...................................................... 18 

Military Construction, Reserve Components .......................................... 19 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization ........................................................ 21 

Family Housing Overview ........................................................................ 21 

Family Housing Construction, Army ....................................................... 22 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army ............................. 23 

Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps ........................ 23 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine 

Corps ....................................................................................................... 25 

Family Housing Construction, Air Force ................................................. 25 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ....................... 26 

Family Housing Construction, Defense-Wide ......................................... 27 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide ................ 27 

Family Housing Improvement Fund ........................................................ 27 

Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide ........................ 28 

Base Closure Account 1990 ...................................................................... 28 

Base Closure Account 2005 ...................................................................... 29 

Administrative Provisions ........................................................................ 39 

Title II: 

Department of Veterans Affairs ...................................................................... 41 

Items of Special Interest: 

Hearings .............................................................................................. 41 

Summary of Committee Recommendation ....................................... 41 

Department Overview ........................................................................ 41 

Veterans Benefits Administration ........................................................... 44 

Compensation and Pensions .............................................................. 45 

Readjustment Benefits ....................................................................... 46 

Veterans Insurance and Indemnities ............................................... 47 

Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Program Account ......... 47 
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Title II—Continued 

Department of Veterans Affairs—Continued 

Veterans Benefits Administration—Continued 

Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account ......................... 48 

Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account ........... 48 

Veterans Health Administration: 

Medical Services ................................................................................. 51 

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

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

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

Medical Care Collection Fund—Revenues Applied ......................... 60 

National Cemetery Administration .......................................................... 60 

Departmental Administration .................................................................. 61 

General Operating Expenses ............................................................. 62 

Office of the Inspector General ......................................................... 63 

Construction, Major Projects ............................................................. 63 

Construction, Minor Projects ............................................................. 65 

Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities ............ 66 

Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries .................. 67 

Information Technology Systems ...................................................... 68 

Administrative Provisions ................................................................. 70 

Title III: 

Related Agencies: 

American Battle Monuments Commission: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 72 

Foreign Currency Fluctuations ......................................................... 73 

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Salaries and Expenses .... 73 

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

and Expenses ......................................................................................... 74 

Armed Forces Retirement Home .............................................................. 74 

Administrative Provision .......................................................................... 75 

Title IV: General Provisions ................................................................................... 76 

Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of the Senate .......................................................................................................................... 77 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 78 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 78 

Military construction project listing by location ................................................... 80 
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BACKGROUND 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

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

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

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

Security Investment Program. In addition, the bill provides funding 

to implement base closures and realignments authorized by law. 

The bill provides resources to the Department of Veterans Affairs 

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

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

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

Armed Forces Retirement Homes. 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT

The Committee recommends appropriations totaling $109,232,250,000 for fiscal year 2008 military construction, family 

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

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

Committee recommendation in comparison with the current fiscal 

year, and the President’s fiscal year 2008 request. 

COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 308(a) OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT

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

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

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

PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 

308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED 

[In millions of dollars] 

Budget authority Outlays 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

of bill 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

of bill 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations 

to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution 

for 2008: Subcommittee on Military Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies: 

Mandatory ............................................................................ 41,384 41,384 41,229 1 41,229

Discretionary ........................................................................ 64,745 64,745 64,745 1 55,001 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2008 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 2 81,616

2009 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 12,826 

2010 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 8,107 

2011 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 3,012 

2012 and future years ........................................................ .................... .................... .................... 1,911 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 

2008 ......................................................................................... NA 977 NA 552 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

NA: Not applicable. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 

The Committee recommends new fiscal year 2008 appropriations of $109,232,250,000. This is $18,201,401,000 over the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level, excluding supplemental funding, and 

$4,000,484,000 over the budget request. The basis for this recommendation is contained in the following ‘‘Overview and summary of the bill,’’ and under the discussions pertaining to each individual appropriation. Complete project detail is provided in the tables at the end of the report. 

OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL 

INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR TROOPS AND THEIR

FAMILIES

In a time of rapidly shifting global security conditions, the Defense Department is confronting major challenges on many fronts. 

These challenges include providing the necessary infrastructure to 

support our military and their families through a trying period of 

extended troop deployments, evolving missions, and major installation realignments. In the midst of conducting costly and protracted 

wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department is engaged in a 

massive effort to transform the military into a force that is more 

agile and better placed to address emerging threats. This effort includes a far-reaching realignment of U.S. forces overseas in conjunction with the most sweeping U.S. base realignment and closure 

[BRAC] process in history. In addition to these formidable tasks, 

the Department is also gearing up to provide the infrastructure 

needed to accommodate a combined increase of 92,000 U.S. Army 

and Marine Corps personnel under the President’s proposed ‘‘Grow 

the Force’’ initiative. 
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These challenges are placing great pressure on both the management and the execution of the Department’s military construction 

program. The Committee is supportive of the Department’s efforts 

to restructure its forces and realign its facilities, and has made a 

concerted effort to provide the necessary resources for essential infrastructure projects. However, the Committee is mindful of the 

complexity of the task facing the Department in terms of meeting 

the military construction goals it has set forth, and therefore expects the Department to provide strict management and oversight 

of the process and to consult closely with Congress on the progress 

of these various construction initiatives. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FUNDING

At $21,165,182,000, the President’s fiscal year 2008 budget request for military construction and family housing is the largest request for these programs in recent history. However, it is important to note that slightly more than half of the request, nearly 53 

percent, has been carved out for base realignment and closure activities [BRAC] and for the President’s ‘‘Grow the Force’’ initiative 

to provide facilities needed for the planned increase in the size of 

the Army and the Marine Corps. The President’s request for military construction associated with conventional mission requirements remains consistent with, and in some instances significantly 

below, the level of funding requested in fiscal year 2007, particularly in the case of the Reserve components. For example, the 

budget request for the Army National Guard is down 14.5 percent 

from the fiscal year 2007 appropriated amount. The Air National 

Guard request is down 32 percent, the Army Reserve is down 27.9 

percent, and the Air Force Reserve reflects a 41 percent reduction. 

These reductions reflect a troubling multi-year downward trend in 

the Department’s investment in infrastructure for the Reserve components. 

While the Committee supports the BRAC and ‘‘Grow the Force’’ 

initiatives, it also believes that the Department must place equal 

emphasis on providing adequate funding to reduce the backlog in 

existing military construction requirements, and to provide essential mission and quality of life infrastructure for the regular military construction program. The Committee is particularly concerned at the precipitous decrease in military construction funding 

requested by the President for some of the Reserve components. 

For these reasons, the Committee has continued its practice of providing funding where indicated to supplement the regular military 

construction program, with particular attention to quality of life 

and mission essential facilities in both the Active and Reserve components. Because the military construction accounts are project 

based, with funding earmarked by the President for specific 

projects, the additional funding provided by the Committee is also 

project specific. All major construction projects funded through the 

military construction appropriations accounts are included in either 

the President’s budget request or the Services’ Future Years Defense Programs [FYDP] and are consistent with the criteria for additional funding for military construction projects in section 2856 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1995 

(Public Law 103–337). In addition, more than 60 percent of the ad-
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ditional projects included in the Committee’s fiscal year 2008 recommendation were approved by the Senate and authorized in fiscal 

year 2007, but were not funded because the fiscal year 2007 military construction appropriations bill was not enacted into law. 

KEEPING OUR COMMITMENT TO AMERICA’S VETERANS

America’s veterans have served their country with courage and 

honor, and the Committee is dedicated to upholding the Nation’s 

commitment to them. Unfortunately, the Department of Veterans 

Affairs [VA] has not always lived up to this commitment, resulting 

in catastrophic budget shortfalls in fiscal years 2005 and 2006. The 

Congress responded promptly, supplementing the VA’s 2005 budget 

and the President’s 2006 budget request with an addition of 

$2,952,000,000 to fully fund veterans health care. In the fiscal year 

2007 supplemental funding bill, The U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110–28), the Congress provided an additional $1,788,578,000 for veterans health care, veterans benefits, 

and construction needs. This included $1,344,278,000 targeted primarily to the unique health care needs of veterans from the wars 

in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to ensuring that VA facilities are 

maintained at the highest level. The Committee believes strongly 

that the needs of all veterans are paramount, and that the emerging needs of veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom [OEF/OIF] must be fully addressed so as not 

to usurp the resources needed for veterans of previous conflicts. 

The Committee therefore directs the VA to include in its budget 

calculations not only the current health care needs of all veterans 

but also the long range projected health care needs of OEF/OIF 

veterans, particularly those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress 

Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. 

TRANSPARENCY IN CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES

On January 18, 2007, the Senate passed S. 1, The Legislative 

Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, by a vote of 96–2. 

While the Committee awaits final action on this legislation, the 

chairman and ranking member of the Committee issued interim requirements to ensure that the goals of S. 1 are in place for the appropriations bills for fiscal year 2008. 

The Constitution vests in the Congress the power of the purse. 

The Committee believes strongly that Congress should make the 

decisions on how to allocate the people’s money. In order to improve transparency and accountability in the process of approving 

earmarks (as defined in S. 1) in appropriations measures, each 

Committee report includes, for each earmark: 

—(1) the name of the Member(s) making the request, and where 

appropriate, the President; 

—(2) the name and location of the intended recipient or, if there 

is no specifically intended recipient, the intended location of 

the activity; and 

—(3) the purpose of such earmark. 

The term ‘‘congressional earmark’’ means a provision or report 

language included primarily at the request of a Senator, providing, 
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authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of discretionary 

budget authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for 

a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific state, locality or congressional district, other than through a statutory or administrative, formula-driven, or competitive award process. 

For each earmark, a Member is required to provide a certification that neither the Member (nor his or her spouse) has a pecuniary interest in such earmark, consistent with Senate Rule 

XXXVII(4). Such certifications are available to the public at http:// 

appropriations.senate.gov/senators.cfm or go to appropriations.senate.gov and click on ‘‘members’’. 
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TITLE I 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

HEARINGS

The Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 

held two hearings related to the fiscal year 2008 Military Construction budget request. On March 22, 2007, the subcommittee heard 

testimony from representatives of the Department of Defense (the 

Department) and the United States Air Force concerning fiscal 

year 2008 budget priorities, the fiscal year 2007 global war on terror emergency supplemental request, and base realignment and 

closure [BRAC]. On April 19, 2007, the subcommittee held a hearing on the budget requests of the United States Army and the 

United States Navy concerning the fiscal year 2008 budget request, 

BRAC, and the President’s ‘‘Grow the Force’’ initiative to provide 

infrastructure to accommodate planned increases in the size of the 

Army and Marine Corps. 

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The budget request for fiscal year 2008 reflects an increase of 

$8,439,600,000 from the amount enacted in fiscal year 2007, excluding supplemental funds. 

The Committee recommends $21,556,664,000. This is 

$391,482,000 above the budget request. 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES

The following reprogramming guidelines apply for all military 

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

reduced by the Congress in acting on the budget request is considered to be a congressional interest item and as such, prior approval 

is required. Accordingly, no reprogrammings to an item specifically 

reduced below the threshold by the Congress are permitted. 

The reprogramming criteria that apply to military construction 

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

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

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

delay, the costs associated with environmental hazard remediation 

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

requirements could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the 

budget submission. This exclusion applies to projects authorized in 
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this budget year, as well as projects authorized in prior years for 

which construction has not been completed. 

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

Committee, the adjusted amount approved becomes the new base 

for any future increase or decrease via below-threshold 

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

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

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

relevant updates and policy memoranda. 

VARIATIONS IN SCOPE

The Committee has noted a sharp increase in the use of 10 

U.S.C. 2853 Authority to reduce the scope or provide additional 

funding for projects that have experienced cost or scope variations 

in excess of 25 percent of the approved military construction cost. 

In many cases, these notifications reflect dramatic increases over 

the projected cost, requiring either a major scope reduction or a reprogramming of funds from other projects. In some cases, the cost 

of projects for which funding has been authorized and appropriated 

has more than doubled due to higher than anticipated construction 

bids. This trend is troubling to the Committee and suggests that 

the Department’s construction cost models do not adequately reflect 

current market conditions. In determining annual military construction appropriations, the Committee relies on the construction 

cost estimates provided in the Services’ justification materials, including the detailed information contained in DD Form 1391, 

which accompanies each project. If this information is not reliable, 

the Committee cannot make informed decisions on the allocation of 

scarce military construction resources. The Committee, therefore, 

directs the Department to submit a consolidated report on cost and 

scope variations exceeding 25 percent for projects from each of the 

Services and the Defense Agencies funded in fiscal year 2007, and 

the source of funds, when applicable, used to supplement appropriated amounts for those projects. This report shall be submitted 

to the congressional defense committees no later than January 31, 

2008. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS

The Committee has noted a significant increase in the number 

of above-threshold notifications under 10 U.S.C. 2811 Authority for 

the use of ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ [O&M] funds to undertake 

extensive repairs and renovation of military facilities that could appropriately be funded through the military construction appropriation. The Committee reminds the Department that the intent of the 

$7,500,000 threshold for congressional notification of repair 

projects using O&M funds is to ensure that the O&M accounts are 

not being used as billpayers to inflate the Services’ military construction budgets. The O&M accounts fund a wide range of ‘‘mustpay’’ operational requirements, whereas the military construction 

accounts are reserved solely for facilities. The Committee therefore 
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believes that in most cases, military construction funding is the appropriate source of funds for major construction efforts, including 

extensive repair and renovations, and urges the Services to budget 

accordingly. The Committee further directs the Department to provide consolidated quarterly reports to the congressional defense 

committees detailing all facility repair projects carried out during 

that quarter using over $750,000 in operation and maintenance 

funds. The reports shall be due no later than 30 days after the end 

of each fiscal-year quarter, with the initial report due by March 1, 

2008. 

REAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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

—Components of the facility may be repaired by replacement, 

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

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

must be performed as military construction projects. 

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

long as the final conjunctively funded project is a complete and 

usable facility. 

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

The Department is directed to continue to report on the real 

property maintenance backlog at all installations for which there 

is a requested construction project in future budget requests. This 

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

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

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

INCREMENTAL FUNDING

In general, the Committee supports full funding for military construction projects. However, it has been the practice of the Committee to provide incremental funding for certain large projects, to 

allow the Services to more efficiently allocate their limited military 

construction dollars among projects. Last year, the Office of Management and Budget [OMB] issued a directive that limits incremental funding to projects funded through the BRAC process. The 

Committee believes that incremental funding for all military construction projects should be considered on a case-by-case basis, as 

it has in the past, and not reserved solely for the BRAC program. 

The Committee intends to continue to exercise its constitutional 

prerogative to provide incremental funding where warranted and 

has recommended incremental funding of several high cost projects 

included in the President’s fiscal year 2008 request. The Committee 

urges OMB to reconsider its prohibition on incremental funding 

and permit the Services to exercise their judgment as to the most 

efficient method to fund large projects, including the use of incremental funding. 
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‘‘GROW THE FORCE’’ INITIATIVE

The Committee recommends the full budget request of 

$2,745,898,000 to implement the military construction program associated with the President’s ‘‘Grow the Force’’ proposal to increase 

the end strength of the Army, including the National Guard, and 

the Marine Corps, by a total of 92,000 troops over 5 years. However, the Committee has provided this funding by individual 

project, identified in the State table at the end of this report, instead of as lump sum funding for the initiative as requested by the 

President. 

The Committee supports the Department’s efforts to provide sufficient facilities in a timely manner to accommodate an increase in 

Army, Guard, and Marine Corps troop levels. However, the Department has yet to provide a comprehensive plan detailing the scope 

and cost of the total military construction requirement associated 

with the initiative, nor has it provided an explanation of the criteria on which stationing decisions were based. The Committee 

notes that Public Law 110–28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ 

Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations 

Act, 2007, directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a ‘‘Grow the 

Force’’ stationing plan to the Congress, and urges the Secretary to 

submit the plan without delay. Additionally, the Committee directs 

the Secretary to submit a separate report to the congressional defense committees by January 31, 2008, detailing how the military 

construction projects intended to support the ‘‘Grow the Force’’ initiative are being integrated into and coordinated with the military 

construction blueprint for the Global Defense Posture and BRAC 

2005. 

Because of the lack of detailed information provided by the Department to date, the Committee is concerned that the military 

construction program to support the initiative was drawn up in 

haste and may be subject to substantial change. For this reason, 

the Committee also directs that any above-threshold cost or scope 

variation, any cancellation of projects, or any transfer of funds 

among construction projects identified as part of the ‘‘Grow the 

Force’’ initiative, be subject to the standard reprogramming and notification requirements that apply to the regular military construction appropriation. 

GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE

The Committee notes that the Department of Defense continues 

to advance its efforts to realign its overseas installation structure 

through the Global Defense Posture initiative. As part of this effort, the President has requested $1,174,418,000 in fiscal year 2008 

for overseas military construction, approximately 10 percent of the 

regular military construction request (excluding BRAC and ‘‘Grow 

the Force’’ funding). The President’s request for overseas military 

construction projects spans the globe from Europe to the Pacific 

and from Southwest Asia to Central America. The proposals include a massive infusion of funding for infrastructure to accommodate the planned buildup of U.S. forces in Guam, projects in Southwest Asia related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and operational facilities in Djibouti to establish a major new forward oper-
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ating site for U.S. forces in Africa. Additionally, the Department 

continues to request funds for construction projects in Europe for 

the consolidation of U.S. bases in Germany and Italy. The realignment of bases in Europe must in turn be coordinated with construction in the United States of the facilities needed to accommodate 

the approximately 70,000 troops and 100,000 family members who 

will return to the United States as overseas bases are closed or 

consolidated. 

The Committee supports the Department’s efforts to reassess and 

realign its overseas installations to better respond to emerging security challenges. However, the Committee has concerns about the 

Department’s ability to effectively manage and accomplish such an 

ambitious and overlapping global construction program within the 

limited time frame it has allotted to the effort. 

For example, although the President is requesting $173,000,000 

to construct facilities for the relocation of the Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade to Dal Molin, Italy, the Department has not yet 

achieved a final infrastructure agreement with the Government of 

Italy and has been unable to date to begin construction of projects 

at the base for which $306,500,000 was previously appropriated. In 

Djibouti, the Department is embarking on a major construction effort at Camp Lemonier in advance of standing up a planned African Command [AFRICOM], which will have jurisdiction over the 

installation. The Committee believes that the projects are predicated on possible future use instead of immediate need, and further 

believes that the new AFRICOM commander should have an opportunity to review the strategic requirement and master plan for permanent infrastructure in Djibouti before the Department executes 

the current plans. In Guam, the Committee recognizes the complexity of financing and coordinating the proposed development 

among the United States, the Government of Guam and the Government of Japan, and questions whether the local construction industry can keep pace with the sheer volume of projects planned for 

the island in fiscal year 2008. 

The Committee is also concerned about the continued fidelity of 

the Department’s global basing plan given the current fluidity of 

the global security environment and the uncertain tenure, number, 

and future mission requirements of U.S. troops in the Central 

Command Area of Responsibility, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and 

neighboring nations. 

In a September 2006 report to Congress (GAO–06–852), the Government Accountability Office [GAO] determined that current reporting requirements regarding the global basing strategy were not 

providing Congress with sufficient information to provide necessary 

oversight of the initiative. According to the GAO report, ‘‘Ongoing 

negotiations between the United States and host nations, evolving 

cost estimates, and difficulties establishing service management 

and funding responsibilities for new overseas sites contribute to the 

complexity and uncertainty of DOD’s overseas restructuring effort. 

In addition, DOD has not established a comprehensive and routine 

process to keep Congress informed on its progress dealing with 

these issues and the overall status of implementing the strategy.’’ 

For these reasons, the Committee directs the Department to provide an updated report on the Global Defense Posture initiative to 
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accompany the fiscal year 2009 budget submission. The report 

should include the following elements: an overview of the current 

overseas basing strategy and an explanation of any changes to the 

strategy; the status of host nation negotiations; the cost to date of 

implementing the military construction elements of the strategy, 

and an updated estimate of the cost to complete the construction 

program; and an updated timeline for implementing the strategy. 

The report should be submitted to the congressional defense committees in unclassified and, if needed, classified form, no later than 

February 15, 2008. 

The Committee also directs the Government Accountability Office to assess the Department’s updated report, with specific emphasis on the following: (1) an analysis of whether the Department 

has an integrated process for reassessing and adjusting its overseas 

presence and basing strategy in light of ongoing changes in the security environment in key regions of the world, planned force structure changes, and emerging DOD initiatives, such as the African 

Command; (2) an assessment of DOD’s progress in implementing 

the global basing strategy reflected in its 2004 report to Congress 

(‘‘Strengthening U.S. Global Posture’’), including an analysis of any 

changes to DOD’s force structure and basing plans, and the rationale for such changes; (3) an update on DOD’s progress in establishing its network of Forward Operating Sites [FOS] and Cooperative Security Locations [CSL], including a current definition of 

what constitutes an FOS and CSL, and an analysis of the issues 

related to the management and funding of the sites; and (4) a comparison of how DOD’s projected costs for implementing its overseas 

presence and basing strategy compares with initial estimates, and 

the extent to which the overseas basing strategy is synchronized 

with the ‘‘Grow the Force’’ initiative, base realignment and closure 

activities, and other DOD initiatives. 

Master Plan, Guam.—The Committee is aware of the extensive 

plans, to be carried out by the United States Pacific Command 

[PACOM], to expand the presence of the United States military on 

Guam, including the movement of approximately 8,000 marines 

and their families from Japan by 2014. The Government of Japan 

has agreed to pay approximately 60 percent of the estimated 

$10,300,000,000 cost of this relocation. The Committee commends 

the Department of Defense for engaging our allies prior to this 

move to ensure that the moving process and its cost are undertaken as a partnership with the Government of Japan. 

The prospect of such a massive construction program on the island of Guam is ambitious to say the least, and will require a welldeveloped master plan to efficiently use the available land and infrastructure. The Committee therefore directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a master plan for Guam to the congressional defense committees by December 29, 2007. The Committee also renews its standing request of GAO to review overseas master plans, 

including a review of the master planning effort for Guam. The 

Committee further directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report accounting for the United States’ share of this construction 

program to project-level detail and the year in which each project 

is expected to be funded. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) 1 ..................................... $1,969,652,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 4,039,197,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,928,149,000 

1 Excludes $1,255,890,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110–28. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The military construction appropriation for the Army provides for 

acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary 

or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and 

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

programs required to support bases and installations around the 

world. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $3,928,149,000 for the Army for fiscal year 2008. This amount is $1,958,497,000 above the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, 

and $111,048,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the 

Committee’s recommendation is provided in the State table at the 

end of this report. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

Chapel Center, Fort Campbell, Kentucky (Mr. McConnell/Mr. Alexander/Mr. Corker).—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $450,000 be made 

available for the design of this facility. 

Dining Facility, Camp Rudder, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida 

(Mr. Nelson).—Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be 

made available for the construction of this facility. 

Regional Training Institute, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (Mr. 

Bond).—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $500,000 be made available for 

the design of this facility. 

Sapper Leader Course General Instruction Building, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (Mr. Bond).—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 

$360,000 be made available for the design of this facility. 

Tactical Training Base, Phase I, Fort Dix, New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg).—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $531,000 be made available for 

the design of this facility. 

Wabuska Railroad Line Spur, Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada 

(Mr. Reid).—Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,400,000 be 

made available for the construction of this rail spur. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) 1 ..................................... $1,101,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 2,104,276,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,168,315,000 

1 Excludes $370,990,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110–28. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The military construction appropriation for the Navy and Marine 

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

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

This appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as 

funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to support 

bases and installations around the world. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $2,168,315,000 for Navy and Marine 

Corps military construction for fiscal year 2008. This amount is 

$1,066,815,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding 

emergency supplemental funding, and $64,039,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the Committee’s recommendation is 

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

Djibouti.—As noted earlier in this report, the Committee remains 

concerned that the Navy’s infrastructure requests for Camp 

Lemonier, Djibouti, are predicated on possible future use instead of 

immediate need. The Committee is also concerned that the United 

States holds only a 5-year lease, with the option to renew for two 

additional 5-year terms, for the land on which the Department of 

Defense proposes to build these projects. It seems inappropriate to 

the Committee to invest heavily in long-term infrastructure at a location where there is no reasonable assurance that the United 

States will be permitted to have a long-term presence. 

The Committee also observes that the establishment of the new 

African Command [AFRICOM], which is expected to assume jurisdiction over Camp Lemonier in 2008, remains in the early planning 

phase. According to a May 16, 2007, report by the Congressional 

Research Service [CRS] (‘‘Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests 

and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa’’), many questions and 

congressional oversight issues concerning the future presence of 

U.S. military forces in Africa remain unanswered. Among the questions CRS raises is how the administration ‘‘will ensure that U.S. 

military efforts in Africa do not overshadow or contradict U.S. diplomatic and development objectives.’’ CRS also notes that the Defense Department ‘‘suggests there are no plans to establish any 

new military bases in Africa.’’ 

Clearly, these are key issues the new AFRICOM commander will 

have to address in considering the future development of Camp 

Lemonier. In light of the uncertainty surrounding the prospective 

use of Camp Lemonier, the Committee recommends that the Department restrict its military construction requests to those supporting only immediate operational requirements and withhold 

long-term infrastructure improvements until the new African Com-
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mand is established and further clarity on the future mission of 

Camp Lemonier is achieved. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY

Bachelor Quarters Addition, Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island (Mr. Reed).—Of the funds provided for planning and design in 

this account, the Committee directs that $750,000 be made available for the design of this facility. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) 1 ..................................... $1,080,306,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 912,109,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,048,518,000 

1 Excludes $43,300,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110–28. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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

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

provides for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure 

projects and programs required to support bases and installations 

around the world. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,048,518,000 for the Air Force in 

fiscal year 2008. This amount is $38,212,000 below the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, 

and $136,409,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the 

Committee’s recommendation is provided in the State table at the 

end of this report. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

Joint Security Forces Building, Lackland AFB, Texas (Mrs. 

Hutchison/Mr. Cornyn).—Of the funds provided for planning and 

design in this account, the Committee directs that $900,000 be 

made available for the design of this facility. 

Runway Paving, Dyess AFB, Texas (Mrs. Hutchison/Mr. 

Cornyn).—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $1,710,000 be made available for 

the design of this project. 

SOF C–130 Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangars, Cannon 

AFB, New Mexico (Mr. Domenici/Mr. Bingaman).—Of the funds 

provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee 

directs that $855,000 be made available for the design of this facility. 

Taxiway, Randolph AFB, Texas (Mrs. Hutchison/Mr. Cornyn).— 

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

Committee directs that $554,000 be made available for the design 

of this project. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) ....................................... $1,016,771,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,799,336,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,758,755,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The military construction appropriation for the Department of 

Defense provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and 

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

installations around the world. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,758,755,000 for projects considered within the ‘‘Defense-Wide’’ account. This amount is 

$741,984,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, and 

$40,581,000 below the budget request. Further detail of the Committee’s recommendation is provided in the State table at the end 

of this report. 

CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION

The Committee has provided $10,000,000 for the Secretary of Defense ‘‘Contingency construction’’ account. This account provides 

funds which may be used by the Secretary of Defense for unforeseen facility requirements and military exercises, including those 

related to the global war on terror. 

ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $85,000,000 for the Energy Con- servation Investment Program [ECIP]. This amount is $15,000,000 

above the budget request. The Committee maintains a strong interest in renewable energy resources, including wind, solar, and geothermal. The Committee recommends that the $15,000,000 in additional funding provided in this account be used exclusively for renewable energy projects, to supplement the $24,000,000 that the 

Department proposed for renewable energy in the fiscal year 2008 

ECIP budget request, bringing the total amount of funding for 

these projects to $39,000,000. 

Sustainable Development.—In addition to pursuing the use of renewable energy resources at military installations, the Committee 

urges the Department to incorporate sustainable development, also 

known as green building applications, into the military construction and Energy Conservation Investment programs to the maximum extent practicable. The Committee believes that sustainable 

development—including building practices such as those identified 

in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [LEED] Green Building Rating System—is a 

constructive goal that not only can provide environmentally responsible construction but can also enhance the health and safety of the 

personnel who work in these facilities. Given the extraordinary 

scope of the fiscal year 2008 military construction program, includ-
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ing BRAC and the ‘‘Grow the Force’’ initiative, the Committee encourages the Department to give priority consideration to the use 

of green building practices, energy efficiency improvements, and renewable energy resources in the execution of the 2008 construction 

program. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, RESERVE COMPONENTS

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) ....................................... $850,871,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 695,201,000 

Committee recommendation (including rescission) ............................. 929,864,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The military construction appropriation for Reserve Components 

provides for acquisition, construction, expansion, rehabilitation, 

and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of 

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

programs required to support bases and installations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $929,864,000 for military construction projects for the Guard and Reserve Components. This amount 

is $78,993,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

$234,663,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the Committee’s recommendation is provided in the State table at the end 

of this report. 

The Committee recommends approval of military construction, 

Reserve Components, as outlined in the following table: 

RESERVE COMPONENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Component Budget request Committee recommendation 

Army National Guard ............................................................................................................... 404,291 478,836 

Air National Guard .................................................................................................................. 85,517 228,995 

Army Reserve ........................................................................................................................... 119,684 138,424 

Navy Reserve ........................................................................................................................... 59,150 59,150 

Air Force Reserve .................................................................................................................... 26,559 24,459 

Total ........................................................................................................................... 695,201 929,864 

The Committee recommends the following rescission: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Public Law Location Project Title Committee recommendation 

Public Law 109–114 (Fiscal Year 2006) .............. Alaska: Elmendorf AFB .. C–17 Convert Hangar 

for Armed Forces Reserve Center Group 

Headquarters.

¥3,100 

Total ......................................................... ............................................ ....................................... ¥3,100 
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The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects 

to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2008 as practical: 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Add/Alter Readiness Center, Kenai, Alaska (Mr. Stevens).—Of 

the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,400,000 be made available for 

the construction of this facility. 

Armed Forces Reserve Center/Security Forces Facility, Klamath 

Falls, Oregon (Mr. Wyden/Mr. Smith).—Of the funds provided for 

planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 

$1,452,000 be made available for the design of this facility. 

Billeting, Regional & Readiness Technology Center, Northfield, 

Vermont (Mr. Leahy).—Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 

be made available for the construction of this facility. 

Joint Forces Headquarters, New Castle County Air Guard Base, 

Delaware (Mr. Biden/Mr. Carper).—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 

$1,020,000 be made available for the design of this facility. 

Joint Forces Headquarters and Emergency Operations Center, 

Arden Hills Army Training Site, Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar).—Of 

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

Committee directs that $3,536,000 be made available for the design 

of this facility. 

Readiness Center, Logan County, West Virginia (Mr. Byrd).—The 

Committee understands that a new reserve center is urgently needed at Logan, West Virginia, to accommodate a major mission 

change and expansion resulting from the Army’s transformation 

and modularity efforts. The Committee therefore urges the Army 

National Guard to accelerate planning and design for this facility 

with funds previously appropriated for this purpose, and to include 

full funding for this project in the fiscal year 2009 budget request. 

Readiness Center, The Dalles, Oregon (Mr. Wyden/Mr. Smith).— Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the 

Committee directs that $960,000 be made available for the design 

of this facility. 

Readiness Center, Tullahoma, Tennessee (Mr. Alexander/Mr. 

Corker).—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this ac- count, the Committee directs that $264,000 be made available for 

the design of this facility. 

United States Property and Fiscal Office, North Kingston, Rhode 

Island (Mr. Reed).—Of the funds provided for planning and design 

in this account, the Committee directs that $810,000 be made 

available for the design of this facility. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

Joint Forces Headquarters, Rapid City, South Dakota (Mr. Johnson).—Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in 

this account, the Committee directs that $900,000 be made available for the construction of this facility, for purposes of satisfying 

the Air National Guard portion of this facility. 

Replace Squadron Operations and Relocate Security Perimeter, 

McGhee Tyson Airport, Tennessee (Mr. Alexander/Mr. Corker).—Of 
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the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the 

Committee directs that $1,120,000 be made available for the design 

of this facility. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

Army Reserve Center, Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania (Mr. 

Specter/Mr. Casey).—Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that $675,000 be made 

available for the design of this facility. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

Visiting Quarters, Phase I, Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, 

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter/Mr. Casey).—Of the funds 

provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee 

directs that $828,000 be made available for the design of this facility. 

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $204,789,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 201,400,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 201,400,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] appropriation 

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

Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities 

and installations (including international military headquarters) 

and for related expenses for the collective defense of the NATO 

Treaty Area. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $201,400,000 for the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization Security Investment Program [NSIP] for fiscal 

year 2008. This amount is $3,389,000 below the fiscal year 2007 

enacted level and equal to the budget request. 

Missile Defense.—It is the Committee’s understanding that U.S. 

missile defense facilities proposed for Poland and the Czech Republic are not designated as NATO facilities and thus are not eligible 

for NSIP funding. Should that status change, the Committee directs that no NSIP funds will be obligated or expended for missile 

defense studies or for the planning and design or construction of 

missile defense facilities in Poland or the Czech Republic unless 

the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives are notified in writing 21 days in advance of the 

obligation of funds and prior approval is obtained from the Committees. 

FAMILY HOUSING OVERVIEW

The Committee recommends $2,922,483,000 for family housing 

construction, operations and maintenance, and the Department’s 

family housing improvement fund. This amount is $1,115,992,000 
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below the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2007 and $10,000,000 

below the fiscal year 2008 budget request. 

Oversight of Privatized Family Housing Projects.—The Committee notes that the requirement for family housing construction 

has been declining steadily over the past several years as the Department has accelerated its family housing privatization program 

to revitalize military family housing and eliminate inadequate 

units. The significant drop in the President’s fiscal year 2008 budget request is a good indicator of the progress that has been made 

in reducing the requirement for costly family housing construction. 

While the Committee strongly supports the privatization program, 

it remains concerned about the ability of the Services to provide 

adequate oversight. It is imperative that the Services ensure that 

private developers meet their contractual obligations to maintain 

privatized housing communities. To ensure this vigilance, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit quarterly reports 

to the congressional defense committees on the maintenance of 

family housing units and the contributions of housing privatization 

entities to the recapitalization accounts for each ongoing family 

housing privatization project. The first such report shall be due no 

later than March 1, 2008. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $579,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 419,400,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 419,400,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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

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

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

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

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $419,400,000 for family housing 

construction, Army, including construction improvements, in fiscal 

year 2008. This amount is $159,600,000 below the fiscal year 2007 

enacted level, and equal to the budget request. 

CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $54,000,000 for new construction, as 

shown below: 
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ARMY FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation 

Germany ............. Ansbach/Urlas ........... Whole Neighborhood replacement ................ 52,000 52,000 

Worldwide ........... Various locations ....... Planning & Design ....................................... 2,000 2,000 

Total ...... .................................... ....................................................................... 54,000 54,000 

CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS

The following projects are to be accomplished within the amounts 

provided for construction improvements: 

ARMY CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation 

Alaska ................. Fort Wainwright .. Family Housing Privatization (1,421 units) ....... 25,000 25,000 

Colorado .............. Fort Carson ......... Family Housing Privatization (570 units) (Grow 

the Force).

98,300 98,300 

North Carolina .... Fort Bragg .......... Family Housing Privatization (446 units)(Grow 

the Force).

59,400 59,400 

Oklahoma ............ Fort Sill ............... Family Housing Privatization (1,415 units) ....... 30,500 30,500 

South Carolina .... Fort Jackson ........ Family Housing Privatization (1,162 units) ....... 43,900 43,900 

Texas ................... Fort Bliss ............ Family Housing Privatization (442 units) (Grow 

the Force).

35,600 35,600 

Washington ......... Fort Lewis ........... Family Housing Privatization (520 units) (Grow 

the Force).

72,700 72,700 

Total ...... ............................. ............................................................................. 365,400 365,400 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $671,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 742,920,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 742,920,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for 

the Army provides for the operation and maintenance of family 

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

principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums of Army 

family housing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $742,920,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Army. This amount is $71,920,000 above 

the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, and equal to the budget request. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $305,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 298,329,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 288,329,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing appropriation for the Navy and Marine Corps 

provides for expenses of family housing for construction, including 

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

construction, improvements, and leasing of all Navy and Marine 

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

energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can be made more 

efficient through relatively modest investments in improvements. 

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

availability of affordable, quality housing for the Navy and Marine 

Corps. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $288,329,000 for family housing 

construction, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal year 2008. This 

amount is $16,671,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

$10,000,000 below the budget request. 

CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $50,339,000 for new construction, as 

shown below: 

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation 

Guam ............................................... Guam ....................... Replace Old Apra, PH II ... 57,167 47,167 

Worldwide ........................................ Various locations ..... Planning & Design ........... 3,172 3,172 

Total ................................... .................................. ........................................... 60,339 50,339 

CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS

The following projects are to be accomplished within the amounts 

provided for construction improvements: 

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation 

California ........... Camp Pendleton ........ Privatization (151 units) .............................. 25,175 25,175 

California ........... Camp Pendleton ........ Privatization (150 units) (Grow the Force) .. 25,000 25,000 

California ........... Twentynine Palms ...... Privatization (279 units) (Grow the Force) .. 50,000 50,000 

North Carolina .... Camp Lejeune ............ Privatization (451 units) .............................. 87,951 87,951 

Guam .................. Guam ......................... Whole House Improvements (33 units) ........ 9,475 9,475 

Guam .................. Guam ......................... Repairs and Improvements .......................... 242 242 

Japan .................. Atsugi ........................ Revitalization (72 units) .............................. 13,563 13,563 

Japan .................. Iwakuni ...................... Revitalization (96 units) .............................. 12,321 12,321 

Japan .................. Sasebo ....................... Revitalization (21 units) .............................. 3,808 3,808 

Korea .................. Chinhae ..................... Revitalization (50 units) .............................. 8,971 8,971 
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NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation 

Spain .................. Rota ........................... Conversion (28 duplexes into 14 homes) .... 1,484 1,484 

Total ...... .................................... ....................................................................... 237,990 237,990 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND

MARINE CORPS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $505,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 371,404,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 371,404,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for 

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

minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 

premiums of Navy and Marine Corps family housing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $371,404,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal year 

2008. This amount is $133,596,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

Appropriations, 2007 (including rescissions) ....................................... $1,150,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 362,747,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 362,747,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing appropriation for the Air Force provides for 

expenses of family housing for construction, including acquisition, 

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

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

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

Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make direct and 

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

quality housing for the Air Force. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $362,747,000 for family housing 

construction, Air Force, in fiscal year 2008. This amount is 

$787,253,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, including rescissions, and equal to the budget request. 
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CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $68,485,000 for new construction, as 

shown below: 

AIR FORCE FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation 

Germany ................. Ramstein AB ................ Replace Family Housing (117 units) ..... 56,275 56,275 

Worldwide ............... Various locations ......... Planning & Design ................................ 12,210 12,210 

Total .......... ...................................... ................................................................ 68,485 68,485 

CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS

The following projects are to be accomplished within the amounts 

provided for construction improvements: 

AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location Installation Project title Budget request Committee recommendation 

Australia ................. Exmouth Family Housing Annex.Improve Family Housing (12 units) ....... 3,612 3,612 

Germany ................. Ramstein AB ................ Improve Family Housing (20 units) ....... 4,675 4,675 

Japan ...................... Kadena AB, Okinawa ... Improve Family Housing (741 units) ..... 142,880 142,880 

Japan ...................... Kadena AB, Okinawa ... Install Government Furnished Materials 

(248 units).

1,118 1,118 

Japan ...................... Kadena AB, Okinawa ... Install Air Conditioning System ............. 916 916 

Japan ...................... Misawa AB ................... Improve Family Housing (256 units) ..... 42,345 42,345 

Japan ...................... Yokota AB ..................... Improve Family Housing (190 units) ..... 44,907 44,907 

Turkey ..................... Incirlick AB ................... Improve Family Housing (515 units) ..... 41,272 41,272 

United Kingdom ..... RAF Bicester ................. Improve Family Housing (36 units) ....... 12,486 12,486 

United Kingdom ..... RAF Menwith Hill ......... Improve Family Housing (1 unit) .......... 51 51 

Total .......... ...................................... ................................................................ 294,262 294,262 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $750,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 688,335,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 688,335,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for 

the Air Force provides for the operation and maintenance of family 

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

principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums of Air 

Force family housing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $688,335,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Air Force, in fiscal year 2008. This 

amount is $61,665,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

equal to the budget request. 
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FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $9,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ........................... 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing appropriation for Defense-Wide provides for 

expenses of family housing for construction, including acquisition, 

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

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

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

Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make direct and 

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

quality housing Defense-Wide. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends no funding for family housing construction, Defense-Wide, in fiscal year 2008 as requested by the 

President. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $49,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 48,848,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 48,848,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation for 

Defense-Wide provides for the operation and maintenance of family 

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

principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums of Defense 

family housing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $48,848,000 for family housing operation and maintenance, Defense-Wide. This amount is $152,000 

below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget 

request. 

FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $2,475,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 500,000 

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

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The family housing improvement appropriation provides for the 

Department of Defense to undertake housing initiatives and to provide an alternative means of acquiring and improving military fam-
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ily housing and supporting facilities. This account provides seed 

money for housing privatization initiatives. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $500,000 for the Family Housing 

Improvement Fund. This amount is $1,975,000 below the fiscal 

year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. 

CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $131,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 86,176,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 104,176,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This account provides funding for design and construction of fullscale chemical disposal facilities and associated projects to upgrade 

installation support facilities and infrastructure required to support the Chemical Demilitarization Program. This account was established starting in fiscal year 2005 to comply with section 141(b) 

of the fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization Act. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $104,176,000 for chemical demilitarization construction projects, an increase of $18,000,000 over the 

President’s budget request. 

BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $252,279,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 220,689,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 320,689,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a total of $320,689,000 for the Base 

Closure Account 1990. This is $68,410,000 above the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level and $100,000,000 above the President’s budget 

request. The Committee notes that the Department of the Navy requested no funds for BRAC environmental cleanup, and is instead 

continuing to rely solely on revenue from BRAC land sales to finance its prior BRAC environmental cleanup effort. For fiscal year 

2008, the Navy anticipates land sale revenues of $178,800,000. The 

Committee commends the Navy for its innovative approach to funding its BRAC environmental cleanup program, but is concerned 

that revenues from Navy BRAC land sales are declining as the inventory of property available for disposal is reduced. This is particularly troubling at a time when the Navy’s cost to complete its 

prior BRAC cleanup program has increased by $725,000,000 over 

the past year due to additional remediation requirements at several installations. 
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According to the most recent estimate from the Government Accountability Office, the projected cost to complete the environmental cleanup from previous BRAC rounds is in excess of 

$3,000,000,000. Of that amount, the Navy alone estimates a cost 

to complete of $1,168,000,000. Environmental contamination at 

closed military installations constrains the reuse of these properties and imposes a burden on the Department and on the affected 

communities. The Committee believes strongly that environmental 

cleanup from previous BRAC rounds must remain a priority for the 

Department and for the Nation, and should be completed as expeditiously as possible. The Committee is particularly concerned that 

resources allotted to the cleanup of bases closed under previous 

rounds should not be diminished in the face of the major investment required to execute the BRAC 2005 round. 

The Committee understands that the Services have the ability to 

execute additional BRAC environmental cleanup activities beyond 

those provided for in the fiscal year 2008 budget request. The Committee therefore recommends an increase of $100,000,000 above the 

President’s budget request for the BRAC 1990 account, of which 

$30,000,000 shall be for the Army, $50,000,000 for the Navy, and 

$20,000,000 for the Air Force. 

BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW

From fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2007, a total of 

$23,710,833,000 has been appropriated for the environmental clean 

up of military installations closed or realigned under prior BRAC 

rounds. The total amount appropriated for BRAC 1990, combined 

with the Committee recommendation for fiscal year 2008, is 

$24,031,522,000. 

In appropriating these funds, the Committee continues to provide 

the Department with broad flexibility to allocate funds by Service, 

function, and installation. The following table displays the total 

amount appropriated for each round of base closure, including 

amounts recommended for fiscal year 2008 for BRAC 1990. 

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 1990 

[Total funding, fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2008] 

1990–2006 

Fiscal year 

Total 2007 

enacted 

2008 

Committee 

recommendation 

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

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

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

Part IV ................................................... 8,589,074,000 $252,279,000 $320,689,000 9,162,042,000 

Total ........................................ 23,458,554,000 252,279,000 320,689,000 24,031,522,000 

1 Not Applicable. 

BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005 

Appropriations, 2007 1 ........................................................................... $2,489,421,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 8,174,315,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,174,315,000 

1 Excluding $3,136,802,000 in emergency supplemental funding in Public Law 110–28. 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a total of $8,174,315,000 for the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005. This amount is 

$5,684,894,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding 

emergency supplemental funding, and equal to the budget request. 

The following chart details projects to be carried out using BRAC 

2005 funding. Given the magnitude of this effort, and the number 

and scope of military construction projects associated with it, the 

Committee is concerned that the projected construction cost of individual projects planned under the BRAC 2005 program may escalate from the original estimate due to market conditions and other 

variables. The Committee therefore directs that any above-threshold cost or scope variation, any cancellation of projects, or any 

transfer of funds among construction projects associated with the 

BRAC 2005 projects identified in the table following this narrative 

be subject to the standard reprogramming and notification requirements that apply to the regular military construction appropriation. 

Enhanced Use Leasing.—In an effort to accomplish the objectives 

of the BRAC 2005 round in as timely and cost-efficient manner as 

possible, the Committee urges the Department to fully explore private sector funding options that could augment funding provided 

through the military construction program. In particular, the Committee recommends that the Army, which is tasked under BRAC 

with the significant expansion of a number of its major installations, should consider the services and funding capabilities of the 

private sector by leveraging Enhanced Use Lease opportunities to 

expedite the development of new facilities at these installations. 
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BRAC 2005 PROJECTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

State Service Location Commission rec- ommendation Project Dollar amount 

Alaska ......................................... Air Force .......................................... Elmendorf AFB .............................................. 80,110 ............. Aircraft Maintenance Complex ........................................ 11,400 

80,110 ............. Ops and Med Training .................................................... 12,200 80,110 ............. Composite Support Complex ........................................... 9,600 

Alabama ..................................... Army ................................................ Montgomery .................................................. 11 .................... Joint Forces Headquarters Building ................................ 36,100 

Redstone Arsenal ......................................... 148 .................. Army Materiel Command & United States Army Security 

Assistance Command Headquarters Incr 1.

30,000 

Missile Defense Agency ................... Redstone Arsenal ......................................... 134 .................. Construct Von Braun Complex ........................................ 73,600 

Arkansas ..................................... Army ................................................ Arkadelphia .................................................. 13 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 12,200 

Fort Chaffee ................................................. 13 .................... Joint Forces Vehicle Maintenance Facility ...................... 31,300 

Air Force .......................................... Little Rock AFB ............................................. 92, 93, 103 ..... Aerospace Ground Equipment/Engine Facility ................ 2,800 

California .................................... Army ................................................ Bell ............................................................... 73 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center, Incr 2 ............................. 22,100 

Navy ................................................. China Lake ................................................... 184 .................. Fuse Test Facility ............................................................ 9,476 

184 .................. Hardware In the Loop Facility ......................................... 13,890 188 .................. Fixed Wing Transfer Facility/AF ....................................... 8,600 

NS San Diego ............................................... 71 .................... Renovate Commander, Mine Warfare Command, Headquarters. 19,558 

71 .................... Child Development Center ............................................... 7,079 71 .................... Upgrade Magnetic Silencing Facility for MCMs .............. 6,000 

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach ............ 71 .................... Mobile Mine Assembly Unit 15 Collocation to Building 

78.

5,150 

Colorado ...................................... Army ................................................ Fort Carson ................................................... 6 ...................... Hospital Addition ............................................................. 27,000 

6 ...................... Troop Health Clinic .......................................................... 54,000 6 ...................... Brigade Combat Team Complex, Incr 3 .......................... 90,000 6 ...................... Division Headquarters Complex, Incr 2 .......................... 20,000 6 ...................... Vehicle Maintenance Facility ........................................... 13,200 

Air Force .......................................... Buckley AFB .................................................. 91,143B .......... Utility Infrastructure Construction .................................. 10,080 Counterintelligence Field Activity .... Peterson AFB ................................................ 131 .................. CIFA West Office Building ............................................... 2,363 

Florida ......................................... Army ................................................ Eglin Air Force Base .................................... 4 ...................... Indoor Firing Range ......................................................... 4,850 

4 ...................... Live Fire Exercise Shoothouse ......................................... 3,300 4 ...................... Live Fire Exercise Breach Facility ................................... 3,750 4 ...................... Shotgun Assault Course .................................................. 3,000 4 ...................... Grenade Launcher Range ................................................ 1,050 4 ...................... Hand Grenade Qualification Course ................................ 1,000 4 ...................... Urban Assault Course ..................................................... 1,500 
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BRAC 2005 PROJECTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

State Service Location Commission rec- ommendation Project Dollar amount 

Navy ................................................. Jacksonville .................................................. 65 .................... Hangar/Parking Apron ..................................................... 19,761 Air Force .......................................... MacDill AFB .................................................. 104 .................. Air Force Reserve Civil Engineering and Disaster Prep 

Training.

3,500 

104 .................. Air Force Reserve Fire Fighting Administration/Training. 1,150 104 .................. Air Force Reserve Aeromedical Strategy and Tactics 

Analysis Group Squadron Training.

3,150 

104 .................. Air Force Reserve Communications Squadron Trainng ... 940 104 .................. Air Force Reserve Add Services Flight Training .............. 840 104 .................. Air Force Reserve Security Forces Squadron Training .... 2,200 

Homestead Air Reserve Base ....................... 113, 115 ......... Armed Forces Reserve Center Add Avionics and Electronic Countermeasures Shop. 2,150 Eglin AFB ...................................................... 125 .................. Joint Strike Fighter Academic Simulator Facility ............ 26,000 

125 .................. USMC Hangar .................................................................. 16,800 

Naval Air Station Pensacola ........................ 128 .................. Air Force Combat Systems Officer Training Hangar ....... 36,500 

128 .................. Combat Systems Officer Training Facility ...................... 13,000 

Georgia ....................................... Army ................................................ Fort Benning ................................................. 9 ...................... Troop Health Clinic—Winder, Sand Hill ......................... 5,100 

9 ...................... Troop Health Clinic—Harmony Church ........................... 16,000 9 ...................... Troop Dental Clinic—Solomon, Sand Hill ....................... 3,550 9 ...................... Modified Record Fire Range 2 ........................................ 4,500 9 ...................... Modified Record Fire Range 1 ........................................ 4,500 9 ...................... Vehicle Maintenance Facility ........................................... 23,000 9 ...................... General Instruction Complex 1 ........................................ 24,000 9 ...................... Training Aid Support Center Conversion ......................... 3,800 9 ...................... Infrastructure Support Incr 1 .......................................... 74,000 9 ...................... Training Support Brigade Complex Incr 2 ...................... 73,000 

Navy ................................................. Fort Gillem .................................................... 62 .................... RIA–14 Facility ................................................................ 3,764 Air Force .......................................... Moody AFB .................................................... 79, 103 ........... Dormitory, 120–PN .......................................................... 14,000 

Robins AFB ................................................... 87 .................... Relocate 202 Environmental Impact Study Operations .. 1,700 

Hawaii ......................................... Army ................................................ Keauhaha ..................................................... 18 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 49,200 Iowa ............................................ Army ................................................ Iowa Army Ammunition Plant ...................... 162 .................. Industrial Waste Treatment Plant ................................... 3,000 Illinois ......................................... Army ................................................ Lake County .................................................. 19 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 25,000 

Mt Vernon Armory ......................................... 19 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 26,400 Rock Island Arsenal ..................................... 151 .................. Metal Parts Production Addition/Alteration ..................... 10,600 
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Air Force .......................................... Scott AFB ...................................................... 142 .................. Headquarters US Transportation Command Facilities .... 83,800 

Indiana ....................................... Army ................................................ Lafayette ....................................................... 20 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 28,605 Kansas ........................................ Army ................................................ Fort Riley ...................................................... 10 .................... Combat Aviation Brigade Complex Incr 2 ...................... 109,000 Kentucky ..................................... Army ................................................ Fort Knox ...................................................... 9 ...................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building, Phase 1 ........... 12,000 

143 .................. Human Resources Command Complex, Ph 2 Incr 1 ...... 55,000 

Louisiana .................................... Army ................................................ Baton Rouge ................................................. 23 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 40,666 

73 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center ......................................... 8,000 

Navy ................................................. Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base New 

Orleans.

64 .................... Flag Housing ................................................................... 1,527 

64 .................... Library .............................................................................. 3,377 64 .................... Recreation Center ............................................................ 2,186 64 .................... General Administrative Building ..................................... 9,158 64 .................... Veterinary Facility ............................................................ 806 

Air Force .......................................... Naval Air Station, New Orleans Joint Reserve Base. 108 .................. Relocate 214 Environmental Impact Study Operations .. 1,200 

Massachusetts ............................ Air Force .......................................... Barnes Manpower Personnel Training, Air 

Guard Squadron.

94 .................... Add To Munitions Storage ............................................... 5,000 

94 .................... Alert Complex .................................................................. 16,500 

Maryland ..................................... Army ................................................ Aberdeen Proving Ground ............................. 5 ...................... Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) 

Facilities Ph 3 Incr 1.

141,000 

5 ...................... Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) 

(I2WD) Facilities Ph 2.

104,000 

169 .................. Medical Research Lab, Chem Bio Defense ..................... 27,000 187 .................. Army Research Lab ......................................................... 2,900 

Navy ................................................. Indian Head .................................................. 184 .................. Explosives Development Facility ...................................... 28,789 Air Force .......................................... Andrews AFB ................................................ 129 .................. Headquarters & Readiness Center (Increment 1) .......... 28,000 Defense Information Systems 

Agency.

Fort Meade ................................................... 140 .................. Construct DISA Building .................................................. 151,994 

National Security Agency ................ Fort Meade ................................................... 130 .................. Construct Adjudication Facility ....................................... 94 TRICARE Management Activity ........ Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda. 169 .................. Medical Center Addition/Alteration Incr 1 ...................... 214,800 

Maine .......................................... Navy ................................................. Kittery ........................................................... 65 .................... Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) 

School and Addition to Building B315.

12,740 

Brunswick ..................................................... 65 .................... Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 Facilities ......... 9,295 

Michigan ..................................... Air Force .......................................... Selfridge Air National Guard Base .............. 95 .................... Add to Fuel/Corrosion Control ......................................... 1,050 Minnesota ................................... Army ................................................ Faribault Army National Guard .................... 27 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 16,000 Missouri ...................................... Army ................................................ Jefferson Barracks ........................................ 28 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 27,100 Montana ...................................... Army ................................................ Missoula Armory ........................................... 29 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 19,200 
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BRAC 2005 PROJECTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

State Service Location Commission rec- ommendation Project Dollar amount 

Air Force .......................................... Great Falls International Airport, Air Guard 

Station.

94 .................... Upgrade Munitions Storage ............................................. 3,300 

North Carolina ............................ Army ................................................ Fort Bragg .................................................... 4 ...................... Troop Medical Clinic ........................................................ 16,500 

Air Force .......................................... Pope AFB ...................................................... 103 .................. Reconfigure Base Supply Building 560 .......................... 796 

103 .................. Reconfigure Wing Headquarters Building 753 ............... 778 

Seymour Johnson AFB .................................. 104, 119 ......... Fitness Center Addition B4210 ....................................... 1,600 

104, 119 ......... Recreation Center Addition Bldg 3728 ........................... 820 104, 119 ......... Construct Flightline Kitchen Facility ............................... 960 

North Dakota .............................. Air Force .......................................... Grand Forks AFB .......................................... 104 .................. Convert Hangar for UAV Corrosion Control ..................... 1,280 New Jersey .................................. Navy ................................................. McGuire AFB ................................................. 68 .................... Construct Helicopter Hangars & Marine Aircraft Group 

Headquarters.

37,809 

68 .................... Joint Use Reserve Training Center .................................. 20,580 68 .................... Navy VR Fleet Logistics Operations Facility ................... 27,558 

New Mexico ................................. Air Force .......................................... Kirtland AFB ................................................. 187 .................. Space Vehicle Facility ..................................................... 42,700 New York ..................................... Army ................................................ Farmingdale ................................................. 34 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building, Incr 1 ............... 65,000 

Niagara Falls ................................................ 34 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 27,000 Fort Hamilton ............................................... 53 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 64,000 

Ohio ............................................ Army ................................................ Columbus ..................................................... 37 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 29,000 

Springfield .................................................... 37 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 25,500 

Navy ................................................. Wright-Patterson AFB ................................... 174 .................. Aero Medical Research Laboratory .................................. 13,600 Air Force .......................................... Wright-Patterson AFB ................................... 170, 188A ....... Alter Acquisition Management Facility (Human Systems 

Group/YA & Fixed Wing).

15,000 

170 .................. Alter Materials Laboratory (Human Systems Group/YA 

Labs).

6,200 

170 .................. Radiation Calibration Factiliy ......................................... 4,600 170 .................. Air Force Institute for Operational Health Facility .......... 54,000 170 .................. Air Force Research Labratory/Human Effectiveness 

(Brooks).

32,000 

170 .................. U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine Consult 

Service.

18,500 

170 .................. U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine (Increment 

1).

51,000 

170, 187, 188A Dining Facility ................................................................. 980 
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187 .................. Air Force Research Labratory/Human Effectiveness 

(MESA).

34,000 

Oklahoma .................................... Army ................................................ Fort Sill ......................................................... x ...................... Air Defense Artillery Brigade Complex, Incr 1 ................ 89,000 

38 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 34,000 

McAlester ...................................................... 38 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 16,000 Norman ......................................................... 38 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 43,200 Vance AFB .................................................... 38 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 15,000 West Oklahoma City ..................................... 38 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 41,000 Fort Sill ......................................................... 126 .................. Training Aids Support Center .......................................... 6,000 

126 .................. Air Defense Artillery School Complex Incr 2 ................... 87,000 

Air Force .......................................... Tinker AFB .................................................... 108 .................. Air Force Reserve Squadron Operations/Life Support ..... 6,900 Defense Logistics Agency ................ Defense Distribution Depot Oklahoma City 

(DDOO).

177 .................. Construct General Purpose Warehouse ........................... 22,000 

Pennsylvania ............................... Army ................................................ Letterkenny Army Depot ............................... 7 ...................... Guided Missle Launcher Equipment Shop, Depot ........... 11,600 

AFRC Bristol ................................................. 40 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 25,000 AFRC Scranton ............................................. 40 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 32,000 Tobyhanna Army Depot ................................ 57 .................... Radar Test Range ........................................................... 2,450 

Navy ................................................. Lehigh Valley ................................................ 73 .................... Navy Marine Corps Reserve Center (NMCRC) Reading 

to NMCRC Lehigh Valley.

8,600 

Defense Logistics Agency ................ Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna 

(DDSP).

177 .................. Construct General Purpose Warehouse ........................... 38,350 

South Carolina ............................ Army ................................................ Fort Jackson ................................................. 50 .................... Drill Sergeant School ....................................................... 24,000 

124 .................. Joint Religous Education & Training Center ................... 11,600 

Navy ................................................. Goose Creek .................................................. 71 .................... Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU–6) 

Detachment Boat Shops.

1,580 

Air Force .......................................... Shaw AFB ..................................................... 3A .................... Base Operational Support Project for Headquarters 3rd 

Army.

25,000 

Texas ........................................... Army ................................................ Fort Bliss ...................................................... x ...................... Combined Arms Collective Training Facility ................... 18,500

10 .................... Brigade Combat Team Complex #3 Incr 1 ..................... 103,000 10 .................... Digital Multipurpose Training Range .............................. 15,000 10 .................... Urban Assault Course ..................................................... 2,300 10 .................... Convoy Live Fire Training Range .................................... 3,200 10 .................... Infantry Squad Battle Course ......................................... 2,400 10 .................... Troop Health Clinic .......................................................... 42,000 10 .................... Physical Fitness Facility .................................................. 22,000 10 .................... Youth Center Expansion .................................................. 2,000 10 .................... Information System Processing Center ........................... 6,100 10 .................... Infrastructure Support Ph 2 ............................................ 55,000 10 .................... Combat Aviation Brigade Complex Incr 2 ...................... 90,000 10 .................... Close Combat Tactical Trainer Facility ........................... 6,100 
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BRAC 2005 PROJECTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

State Service Location Commission rec- ommendation Project Dollar amount 

10 .................... Brigade Combat Team Complex #2 Incr 2 ..................... 70,000 

East Houston ................................................ 44 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 36,000 Fort Bliss ...................................................... 44 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 49,900 Northwest Houston ....................................... 44 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 31,900 Fort Sam Houston ........................................ 174 .................. Battlefield Health & Trauma, Incr 2 ............................... 53,000 

Navy ................................................. Fort Sam Houston ........................................ 174 .................. Battlefield Health Trauma Bio-Med Lab ......................... 7,473 Air Force .......................................... Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve 

Base.

113 .................. Air Force Reserve Munitions Igloos ................................. 1,250 

Randolph AFB ............................................... 137C ............... Civilian Personnel Office Administration Center Facility. 10,900 Lackland AFB ............................................... 147, 170 ......... Headquarters Admin Center (Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence & Air Force Real Property 

Agency & Air Force Wide Support Element).

37,000 

Fort Sam Houston ........................................ 172 .................. Medical Training Facilities (Increment 1) ....................... 96,400 

172 .................. Medical Education & Training—Dining Facilities .......... 38,000 172 .................. Medical Education and Training Center Student Dorm 

#1 (Increment 1).

46,500 

172 .................. Medical Education and Training Center Student Dorm 

#2 (Increment 1).

47,000 

TRICARE Management Activity ........ Fort Sam Houston ........................................ 172 .................. Addition/Alteration for San Antonio Military Medical 

Center (SAMMC) North Incr 1.

156,035 

Fort Sam Houston ........................................ 172 .................. Health Clinic .................................................................... 43,100 

Virginia ....................................... Army ................................................ Fort Lee ........................................................ 121 .................. Combat Service Support School Ph 1 Incr 2 .................. 212,000 

121 .................. Combat Service Support School Ph 2 Incr 1 .................. 173,000 122 .................. Joint Center for Consolidated Transportation ................. 13,400 

Fort Belvoir ................................................... 169 .................. Infrastructure Support Incr 1 .......................................... 20,000 

Navy ................................................. Quantico ....................................................... 131 .................. Investigative Agency Facilities ........................................ 143,132 

NSY Norfolk .................................................. 164 .................. Ship Maintenance Engineering Facility Modification ...... 19,362 

166 .................. Engineering Management Facility Conversion ................ 9,506 

Dahlgren ....................................................... 184 .................. Research, Development, and Acquisition—Test and 

Evaluation Consolidated Facility.

28,930 

Defense Commissary Agency .......... Fort Lee ........................................................ 139 .................. Facility for Consolidation ................................................ 23,389 Defense Intelligence Agency ........... Rivanna Station, Charlottesville .................. 167 .................. Joint Use Intelligence Facility—Phase 1 ........................ 41,000 Missile Defense Agency ................... Fort Belvoir ................................................... 134 .................. Construct Headquarters Command Center ..................... 25,100 
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National Geospatial-Intelligence 

Agency.

Fort Belvoir ................................................... 168 .................. Construct NGA Building .................................................. 428,879 

TRICARE Management Activity ........ Fort Belvoir ................................................... 169 .................. Hospital 1st Increment .................................................... 219,400 Washington Headquarters Services. Fort Belvoir ................................................... 133 .................. Office Complex, Increment 1 ........................................... 321,546 

Vermont ...................................... Army ................................................ Rutland ......................................................... 45 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 23,000 Washington ................................. Army ................................................ Yakima ......................................................... 46 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 20,000 

Navy ................................................. Bremerton ..................................................... 166 .................. Ship Maintenance Engineering Consolidation ................ 130 

Fort Lewis ..................................................... 76 .................... Relocate Navy Cargo Handling Facilities Battalion 5 .... 7,333 

Wyoming ..................................... Army ................................................ Joint Forces Hqtrs. Cheyenne ....................... 49 .................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Building ........................... 32,500 

Air Force .......................................... Cheyenne MAP AGS ...................................... 106 .................. Squadron Operations Addition ........................................ 3,200 

Various Locations ....................... Army ................................................ Various Locations ......................................... ......................... Planning and Design ....................................................... 183,900 District of Columbia ................... Navy ................................................. Washington ................................................... ......................... Planning and Design ....................................................... 20,127 

Air Force .......................................... Various Locations ......................................... ......................... MILCON Planning and Design ......................................... 25,487 

Total Milcon and 

P&D.

.......................................................... ....................................................................... ......................... .......................................................................................... 6,419,758 

Various Locations ....................... Army ................................................ Various ......................................................... ......................... Environmental .................................................................. 86,756 

Navy ................................................. Various ......................................................... ......................... Environmental .................................................................. 16,953 Air Force .......................................... Various ......................................................... ......................... Environmental .................................................................. 8,696 Defense Wide ................................... Various ......................................................... ......................... Environmental .................................................................. ........................

Total Environmental ...... .......................................................... ....................................................................... ......................... .......................................................................................... 112,405 

Various Locations ....................... Army ................................................ Various ......................................................... ......................... Operations and Maintenance .......................................... 442,967 

Navy ................................................. Various ......................................................... ......................... Operations and Maintenance .......................................... 205,656 Air Force .......................................... Various ......................................................... ......................... Operations and Maintenance .......................................... 222,601 Defense Wide ................................... Various ......................................................... ......................... Operations and Maintenance .......................................... 317,492 

Total Operations and 

Maintenance.

.......................................................... ....................................................................... ......................... .......................................................................................... 1,188,716 

Various Locations ....................... Army ................................................ Various ......................................................... ......................... Military Personnel Moves ................................................. ........................

Navy ................................................. Various ......................................................... ......................... Military Personnel Moves ................................................. 2,499 Air Force .......................................... Various ......................................................... ......................... Military Personnel Moves ................................................. 12,256 Defense Wide ................................... Various ......................................................... ......................... Military Personnel Moves ................................................. ........................

Total MilPers PCS ......... .......................................................... ....................................................................... ......................... .......................................................................................... 14,755 
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BRAC 2005 PROJECTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

State Service Location Commission rec- ommendation Project Dollar amount 

Various Locations ....................... Army ................................................ Various ......................................................... ......................... Other ................................................................................ 244,502 

Navy ................................................. Various ......................................................... ......................... Other ................................................................................ 1,711 Air Force .......................................... Various ......................................................... ......................... Other ................................................................................ 30,548 Defense Wide ................................... Various ......................................................... ......................... Other ................................................................................ 161,920 

Total Other .................... .......................................................... ....................................................................... ......................... .......................................................................................... 438,681 Total BRAC 2005 fiscal 

year 2008 All Categories.

.......................................................... ....................................................................... ......................... .......................................................................................... 8,174,315 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. The Committee includes a provision that restricts payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work, except in 

cases of contracts for environmental restoration at base closure 

sites. 

SEC. 102. The Committee includes a provision that permits use 

of funds for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 

SEC. 103. The Committee includes a provision that permits use 

of funds for defense access roads. 

SEC. 104. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits construction of new bases inside the continental United States for 

which specific appropriations have not been made. 

SEC. 105. The Committee includes a provision that limits the use 

of funds for purchase of land or land easements. 

SEC. 106. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the 

use of funds to acquire land, prepare a site, or install utilities for 

any family housing except housing for which funds have been made 

available. 

SEC. 107. The Committee includes a provision that limits the use 

of minor construction funds to transfer or relocate activities among 

installations. 

SEC. 108. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the 

procurement of steel unless American producers, fabricators, and 

manufacturers have been allowed to compete. 

SEC. 109. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits payments of real property taxes in foreign nations. 

SEC. 110. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits construction of new bases overseas without prior notification. 

SEC. 111. The Committee includes a provision that establishes a 

threshold for American preference of $500,000 relating to architect 

and engineering services if a host country has not increased defense spending by at least 3 percent in calendar year 2005. 

SEC. 112. The Committee includes a provision that establishes 

preference for American contractors for military construction in the 

United States territories and possessions in the Pacific, and on 

Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea. 

SEC. 113. The Committee includes a provision that requires notification of military exercises involving construction in excess of 

$750,000. 

SEC. 114. The Committee includes a provision that limits obligations during the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 

SEC. 115. The Committee includes a provision that permits funds 

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

SEC. 116. The Committee includes a provision that permits the 

use of expired or lapsed funds to pay the cost of supervision for any 

project being completed with lapsed funds. 

SEC. 117. The Committee includes a provision that permits obligation of funds from more than 1 fiscal year to execute a construction project, provided that the total obligation for such project is 

consistent with the total amount appropriated for the project. 
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SEC. 118. The Committee includes a provision that directs the 

Department to report annually on actions taken to encourage other 

nations to assume a greater share of the common defense burden. 

SEC. 119. The Committee includes a provision that allows transfer of proceeds from earlier base closure accounts to the continuing 

base closure account (1990, parts I–IV). 

SEC. 120. The Committee includes a provision that permits the 

transfer of funds from Family Housing Construction accounts to 

the DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund and from Military 

Construction accounts to the DOD Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund. 

SEC. 121. The Committee includes a provision that requires the 

Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense committees 

of all family housing privatization solicitations and agreements 

which contain any clause providing consideration for base realignment and closure, force reductions and extended deployments. 

SEC. 122. The Committee includes a provision that provides 

transfer authority to the Homeowners Assistance Program. 

SEC. 123. The Committee includes a provision that requires that 

all acts making appropriations for military construction be the sole 

funding source of all operation and maintenance for family housing, 

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

flag and general officer quarters to $35,000 per year without prior 

notification to the congressional defense committees. 

SEC. 124. The Committee includes a provision that provides authority to expend funds from the ‘‘Ford Island Improvement’’ account. 

SEC. 125. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the 

expenditure of funds at installations or for projects no longer necessary as a result of BRAC 2005. 

SEC. 126. The Committee includes a provision that specifies notification and reprogramming requirements for ‘‘Grow the Force’’ 

projects. 
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TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

HEARINGS

The subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 

held one hearing related to the fiscal year 2008 Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] budget request on April 12, 2007. The subcommittee heard testimony from the Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, concerning 

the VA’s budget request for fiscal year 2008. 

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $87,501,280,000 for the Department 

of Veterans Affairs, including $44,487,250,000 in mandatory spending and $43,014,030,000 in discretionary spending. The amount 

provided for discretionary activities represents an increase of 

$6,534,846,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding 

emergency supplemental funding, and an increase of 

$3,597,529,000 above the budget request. 

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

The Veterans Administration was established as an independent 

agency by Executive Order 5398 of July 21, 1930, in accordance 

with the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 1016). This act authorized 

the President to consolidate and coordinate Federal agencies especially created for or concerned with the administration of laws providing benefits to veterans, including the Veterans’ Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions, and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer 

Soldiers. On March 15, 1989, the Veterans Administration was elevated to Cabinet-level status as the Department of Veterans Affairs 

[VA]. 

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

support, and recognition they have earned in service to the Nation. 

On September 30, 2006, there were an estimated 24 million living 

veterans, with 23.9 million of them residing in the United States 

and Puerto Rico. There were an estimated 36.6 million dependents 

(spouses and dependent children) of living veterans in the United 

States and Puerto Rico. There were over 538,000 survivors of deceased veterans receiving VA survivor benefits in the United States 

and Puerto Rico. Thus, more than 61 million people, or 20 percent 

of the total estimated resident population of the United States and 

Puerto Rico were recipients, or potential recipients of veterans’ benefits from the Federal Government. The VA’s operating units in-
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clude the Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Administration, National Cemetery Administration, and staff support 

offices. 

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

and totally disabled veterans; vocational rehabilitation assistance; 

educational and training assistance; home buying assistance; estate 

protection services for veterans under legal disability; information 

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

The Veterans Health Administration [VHA] develops, maintains, 

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

healthcare personnel; carries out a program of medical research 

and development; and furnishes health services to members of the 

Armed Forces during periods of war or national emergency. A system of 155 hospitals, 925 outpatient clinics, 135 nursing homes, 

and 45 VA domiciliary residential rehabilitation treatment programs is maintained to meet the VA’s medical mission. 

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

space; permanently maintains these graves; provides headstones 

and markers for the graves of eligible persons in national and private cemeteries; administers the grant program for aid to States in 

establishing, expanding, or improving State veterans’ cemeteries; 

and provides certificates to families of deceased veterans recognizing the veterans’ contributions and service to the Nation. The 

National Cemetery Administration includes 158 cemeterial installations and activities. 

Other VA offices include the General Counsel, Inspector General, 

Boards of Contract Appeals and Veterans Appeals, and the general 

administration, which supports the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, 

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

Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs. 

Legislative Initiatives.—The Committee is pleased to note that 

the VA, for the first time in 5 years, did not predicate its fiscal year 

2008 budget request on a proposal to impose new fees and increased co-payments on veterans for medical services and prescription medicines. This is an issue which is clearly in the purview of 

the authorizing committee, and is not an appropriations issue. The 

Committee has repeatedly denied such budget assumptions in the 

past and commends the VA for following its guidance in developing 

the fiscal year 2008 budget request, which assumes no revenue 

from fees that have not been passed into law. The Committee does 

note that the VA will transmit a fee proposal to Congress for consideration separately from the budget request. 

VA Medical Facilities.—The Committee is seriously concerned 

about the deplorable conditions that were found at the outpatient 

facilities of the Defense Department’s Walter Reed Army Medical 
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Center. Therefore, the Committee is carefully monitoring the VA 

health care system to ensure that any such deficiencies in VA medical centers are identified and dealt with promptly and efficiently. 

The Committee provided $950,907,000 in the fiscal year 2007 supplemental funding bill for maintenance, improvements and for 

minor construction at VA medical care facilities, and recommends 

$1,018,002,000 over the President’s budget request for fiscal year 

2008 to continue to address maintenance deficiencies and minor 

construction needs throughout the system. The Committee continues to be concerned with the VA’s practice of withholding nonrecurring maintenance funds until the last quarter of the fiscal 

year. A recently published Government Accountability Office [GAO] 

report found that the VA waited until September 2006 to obligate 

about $248,000,000—almost 60 percent—of non-recurring maintenance funding, despite the fact that the Office of Management and 

Budget apportions this funding quarterly. The GAO notes that extensive year-end spending can place government programs at risk 

for waste. Further, the GAO found that VA headquarters lacks the 

ability to monitor individual maintenance projects among the 21 

Veterans Integrated Service Networks [VISN]. Specifically, VA 

headquarters does not have access to the financial information system that VISN regional offices use to track the status of individual 

non-recurring maintenance projects. The VA is required to report 

quarterly on expenditure of funds in this account and has begun 

to include the balance of non-recurring maintenance funding in the 

quarterly financial status reports. The Committee strongly encourages the Department to continue doing this. The Committee directs 

the Secretary to report back to the Committee by January 15, 2008, 

on steps the VA is undertaking to better track non-recurring maintenance projects and expenditures at the VISN level. Additionally, 

the Committee has included bill language restricting to 20 percent 

the amount of funding the VA can obligate in the last 2 months of 

the fiscal year. 

Budget Projections.—The Committee is deeply concerned about 

the long-term impacts the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will have 

on VA’s ability to deliver timely, high quality health care. In the 

first 6 months of fiscal year 2007, VA treated nearly 124,000 OEF 

and OIF patients. This is a 29 percent increase over the same time 

period in fiscal year 2006. Coupled with the general aging veteran 

population and the increased usage of long-term care, the VA is 

facing a pending crisis within the system. There appears to be a 

disconnect between substantial increases for veterans health care 

provided by Congress and the administration’s future budget projections. The Historical Tables accompanying the fiscal year 2008 

Budget Submission for the U.S. Government show a flat line for 

veterans health care through 2012. The Committee understands 

that actuarial models can fluctuate year to year; however, given increasing medical inflation, it seems illogical that the administration believes spending on veterans’ health care will remain frozen 

over the next 5 years. While the budget request is constructed 

year-to-year and the Historical Tables are merely projections, the 

VA must have a better blueprint on out-year costs in order to efficiently and effectively build capacity to meet future demand. The 

Committee directs the Department to conduct a study of future 
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needs of health care for the next 10 years and provide the report 

to the Committee on Appropriations by March 21, 2008. 

Waiting Times.—The Committee remains committed to ensuring 

that the VA decrease the time it takes for veterans to schedule 

health care appointments and have their benefits claims processed. 

In order to reduce the waiting times for health care appointments, 

the VA has instituted the Advanced Clinical Access Initiative. 

Through the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, the VA reported 

that 96 percent of primary care appointments were scheduled within 30 days of the desired date; 94 percent of specialty care appointments were scheduled within 30 days of the desired date; and, 74.5 

percent of new patient appointments were scheduled within 30 

days of the desired date. While the VA has made significant strides 

over the past 4 years to reduce the waiting times, more needs to 

be done. The Committee is concerned that these statistics may not 

accurately reflect actual experiences, based on anecdotal reports of 

appointments made and then cancelled. Therefore, the Committee 

directs the Department to submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations by March 21, 2008, on the policy, procedures and guidance issued to the field on reducing appointment waiting times. 

Services for Women Veterans.—The Committee remains dedicated 

to ensuring that the needs of women veterans are met. In 1994 the 

VA established the Center for Women Veterans. The mission of the 

Center for Women Veterans is to ensure that women veterans have 

access to VA benefits and services on par with male veterans and 

to ensure that VA programs are responsive to the gender-specific 

needs of women veterans. The VA must be prepared to handle the 

increasing number of women who are choosing the military as a career. Therefore, the Committee directs the VA to report to the 

Committee on Appropriations by March 7, 2008, on outreach efforts 

the VA is undertaking to ensure that women veterans are duly informed of the services they have earned through their service. Additionally, the Committee directs that future outreach efforts detail 

the types of specific health care services, including readjustment 

counseling, offered to women veterans. 

Arizona Veterans Museum.—The Committee encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance, where appropriate, to the Arizona Office of Veterans Services in its efforts to 

provide community education and display military artifacts from 

Arizona State Veterans’ Organizations. 

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $41,440,411,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 44,642,822,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 44,642,822,000 

ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW

The Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] is responsible for 

the payment of compensation and pension benefits to eligible service-connected disabled veterans. This administration also provides 

education benefits and housing loan guarantees. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $44,642,822,000 for the Veterans 

Benefits Administration. This amount is composed of 

$41,236,322,000 for ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’; $3,300,289,000 

for ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’; $41,250,000 for ‘‘Veterans insurance 

and indemnities’’; $17,389,000 for the ‘‘Veterans housing benefit 

program fund program account’’, with $108,000,000 in credit subsidies and $154,562,000 for administrative expenses; $71,000 for 

the ‘‘Vocational rehabilitation loans program account’’ and $311,000 

for administrative expenses; and $628,000 for the ‘‘Native American veteran housing loan program account’’. 

COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $38,007,095,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 41,236,322,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 41,236,322,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Compensation is payable to living veterans who have suffered 

impairment of earning power from service-connected disabilities. 

The amount of compensation is based upon the impact of disabilities on a veteran’s earning capacity. Death compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation is payable to the surviving 

spouses and dependents of veterans whose deaths occur while on 

active duty or result from service-connected disabilities. A clothing 

allowance may also be provided for service-connected veterans who 

use a prosthetic or orthopedic device. 

Pensions are an income security benefit payable to needy wartime veterans who are precluded from gainful employment due to 

non-service-connected disabilities which render them permanently 

and totally disabled. Public law 107–103, the Veterans Education 

and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001, restored the automatic presumption of permanent and total non-service connected disability 

for purposes of awarding a pension to veterans age 65 and older, 

subject to the income limitations that apply to all pensioners. 

Death pensions are payable to needy surviving spouses and children of deceased wartime veterans. The rate payable for both disability and death pensions is determined on the basis of the annual 

income of the veteran or their survivors. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $41,236,322,000 for ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’. This is an increase of $3,229,227,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. 

The amount includes funds for a projected fiscal year 2008 cost-ofliving increase of 1.4 percent for pension recipients. 

The appropriation includes $28,583,000 in payments to the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical administration’’ accounts for 

expenses related to implementing provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992, 

the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1994, and the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996. 
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Claims Processing.—The Committee remains extremely concerned with the VA’s ability to adjudicate claims in a timely and 

efficient manner. New claims receipts have grown by 39 percent 

from 2000 to 2006. The average wait time for a veteran’s claim to 

be processed is 177 days, almost 6 months, and the Department 

has a current backlog of almost 400,000 claims. Additionally, the 

complexity of adjudicating the claims is estimated to grow as veterans are documenting a greater number of disabilities, such as 

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] and complex combat injuries. In order to address these serious problems, the Committee 

provided in fiscal year 2007 an additional $60,750,000 in supplemental funding. For fiscal year 2008, the Committee recommends 

for VBA’s General Operating Expense account an additional 

$130,750,000 above the President’s budget request. The Committee 

encourages the Department to place as a priority the integration of 

technology that will further streamline the benefits claims process. 

In Public Law 110–28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, 

Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 

2007, Congress included by reference a reporting requirement directing the VA to submit a report on the number of new hires for 

claims processing in fiscal year 2007 and projections for 2008, the 

attrition rate for claims examiners, the projected productivity per 

FTE, the productivity by Veterans Integrated Service Network 

(VISN), and the plan to leverage new technology to create a more 

efficient system. As a follow on to this report, the Committee directs the Department to provide this information by regional office 

rather than by VISN. 

READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $3,262,006,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 3,300,289,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,300,289,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’ appropriation finances the education and training of veterans and servicepersons whose initial 

entry into active duty took place on or after July 1, 1985. These 

benefits are included in the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program (Montgomery GI bill) authorized under 38 U.S.C. 

section 30. Eligibility to receive this assistance began in 1987. 

Basic benefits are funded through appropriations made to the readjustment benefits appropriation and transfers from the Department 

of Defense. This account also finances vocational rehabilitation, 

specially adapted housing grants, automobile grants with the associated approved adaptive equipment for certain disabled veterans, 

and educational assistance allowances for eligible dependents of 

those veterans who died from service-connected causes or have a 

total permanent service-connected disability, as well as dependents 

of servicepersons who were captured or missing in action. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $3,300,289,000 for ‘‘Readjustment 

benefits’’. This is an increase of $38,283,000 above the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. 
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VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $49,850,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 41,250,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 41,250,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ appropriation consists 

of the former appropriations for military and naval insurance, applicable to World War I veterans; National Service Life Insurance, 

applicable to certain World War II veterans; Servicemen’s indemnities, applicable to Korean conflict veterans; and veterans mortgage life insurance to individuals who have received a grant for 

specially adapted housing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $41,250,000 for ‘‘Veterans insurance 

and indemnities’’. This is a decrease of $8,600,000 below the fiscal 

year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The 

Department estimates there will be 7,149,360 policies in force in 

fiscal year 2008 with a value of $1,116,486,000,000. 

VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Program account Administrative expenses 

Appropriations, 2007 ....................................................................................................... $66,234,000 $154,284,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ................................................................................................... 17,389,000 154,562,000 

Committee recommendation ........................................................................................... 17,389,000 154,562,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation provides for all costs, with the exception of 

the ‘‘Native American veteran housing loan program’’ and the 

‘‘Guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program’’, of the VA’s direct and guaranteed housing loans, as well as 

the administrative expenses to carry out these programs. 

VA loan guaranties are made to service members, veterans, reservists and unremarried surviving spouses for the purchase of 

homes, condominiums, manufactured homes and for refinancing 

loans. VA guarantees part of the total loan, permitting the purchaser to obtain a mortgage with a competitive interest rate, even 

without a downpayment, if the lender agrees. The VA requires that 

a downpayment be made for a manufactured home. With a VA 

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

the guaranty if the borrower fails to repay the loan. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends such sums as may be necessary for 

funding subsidy payments, estimated to total $17,389,000; and 

$154,562,000 for administrative expenses for fiscal year 2008. Bill 

language limits gross obligations for direct loans for speciallyadapted housing to $500,000. 
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VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Program account Administrative expenses 

Appropriations, 2007 ....................................................................................................... $53,000 $305,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ................................................................................................... 71,000 311,000 

Committee recommendation ........................................................................................... 71,000 311,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation covers the funding subsidy cost of direct loans 

for vocational rehabilitation of eligible veterans and, in addition, it 

includes administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct 

loan program. Loans of up to $1,016 (based on the indexed chapter 

31 subsistence allowance rate) are available to service-connected 

disabled veterans enrolled in vocational rehabilitation programs, as 

provided under 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, when the veteran is temporarily in need of additional assistance. Repayment is made in 10 

monthly installments, without interest, through deductions from 

future payments of compensation, pension, subsistence allowance, 

educational assistance allowance, or retirement pay. Over 99 percent of loans are repaid in full in less than 1 year. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $71,000 for program costs and 

$311,000 for administrative expenses for the ‘‘Vocational rehabilitation loans program account’’. The administrative expenses may be 

transferred to and merged with the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ 

account. Bill language is included limiting program direct loans to 

$3,287,000. It is estimated that the VA will make 4,349 loans in 

fiscal year 2008, with an average amount of $756. 

NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $584,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 628,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 628,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program is authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, section 3761 to provide direct loans 

to Native American veterans living on trust lands. The loans are 

available to purchase, construct, or improve homes to be occupied 

as veteran residences. The principal amount of a loan under this 

authority is limited to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation’s single-family conventional conforming loan limit. Veterans 

pay a funding fee of 1.25 percent of the loan amount but veterans 

with service-connected disability are exempt from paying the fee. 

Before a direct loan can be made, the veteran’s tribal organization 

must sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the VA regarding 

the terms and conditions of the loan. The Native American Veteran 

Housing Loan Program began as a pilot program in 1993 and was 

made permanent by Public Law 109–233, the Veterans Housing 

Opportunity and Benefits Act of 2006. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $628,000 for administrative expenses associated with this program. This is $44,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. 

GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS

VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This program was established by Public Law 105–368, the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998. The program is a pilot 

project designed to expand the supply of transitional housing for 

homeless veterans and to guarantee up to 15 loans with a maximum aggregate value of $100,000,000. The project must enforce 

sobriety standards and provide a wide range of supportive services 

such as counseling for substance abuse and development of job 

readiness skills. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

All funds authorized for the ‘‘Guaranteed transitional housing 

loans for homeless veterans program account’’ have been appropriated. Therefore, additional appropriations are not required. Administrative expenses of the program, limited to $750,000 for fiscal 

year 2008, will be borne by the ‘‘Medical services’’ and ‘‘General operating expenses’’ accounts. 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 1 ........................................................................... $32,679,735,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 34,612,671,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 37,213,220,000 

1 Excludes $1,344,278,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110–28. 

ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW

The Department of Veterans Affairs operates the largest Federal 

medical care delivery system in the country, with 155 hospitals, 45 

VA domicilary residential rehabilitation treatment programs, 135 

nursing homes, and 925 outpatient clinics, which include independent, satellite, community-based, and rural outreach clinics. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs ‘‘Medical care collections 

fund’’ [MCCF] was established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 

(Public Law 105–33). In fiscal year 2004, Public Law 108–199 allowed the Department to deposit first-party and pharmacy co-payments; third-party insurance payments and enhanced use collections; long-term care co-payments; Compensated Work Therapy 

Program collections; Compensation and Pension Living Expenses 

Program collections; and Parking Program fees into the MCCF. 

The Parking Program provides funds for the construction, alteration, and acquisition (by purchase or lease) of parking garages at 

VA medical facilities authorized by 38 U.S.C. section 8109. The 

Secretary is required under certain circumstances to establish and 

collect fees for the use of such garages and parking facilities. Receipts from the parking fees are to be deposited into the MCCF and 

are used for medical services activities. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $37,213,220,000 for the Veterans 

Health Administration, without collections. This amount is composed of $28,979,220,000 for Medical services; $3,642,000,000 for 

Medical administration; $4,092,000,000 for Medical facilities; and 

$500,000,000 for Medical and prosthetic research. Medical care collections are expected to be $2,414,000,000. Therefore, VHA will 

have total resources of $39,627,220,000, plus any carryover from 

fiscal year 2007, available in fiscal year 2008. 

AREAS OF INTEREST

Age Related Hearing Loss.—The Committee recognizes the incidence and severity of hearing loss due to faulty sensory nerves, 

known as sensorineural hearing loss, and that its associated costs 

are increasing at dramatic rates. Currently, there are no approved 

therapeutics that either prevent or treat sensorineural hearing 

loss, a leading and costly cause of disability within the VA system. 

The Committee encourages the VA to examine and support the development and clinical testing of therapeutics aimed at preventing 

and treating, sensorineural, age-related, noise-induced and drug-induced hearing loss. 

VA Nursing Academy.—The Committee commends VA for addressing the nursing shortage through the Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy. This 5-year pilot program will establish partnerships 

with competitively selected nursing schools to expand the number 

of teaching faculty in VA facilities and affiliated nursing schools in 

order to increase student enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs. 

The Committee urges VA to continue its collaboration with the 

Department of Defense through the Uniformed Services University 

of the Health Services [USUHS] by providing nurse faculty and 

nursing students in the graduate nursing education programs. 

Advanced Nursing Education.—The Committee urges the Department of Veterans Affairs, in conjunction with accredited 

schools of nursing, to explore the development of a fast-track doctoral training program which would facilitate completion of a doctorate (Ph.D.) in nursing by qualified nurses employed within the 

VA network who possess their bachelor of science in nursing. 

Lung Cancer Screening.—The Committee encourages the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to institute a pilot program for lung cancer screening, early diagnosis and treatment among high risk veteran populations to be coordinated and partnered with the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program and its member institutions and with the designated sites of the National Cancer Institute’s Lung Cancer Specialized Programs of Research Excellence. 

The Department shall report back to the Committee on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this act, on the viability and 

plans to institute a program of this nature. 

Contract Care.—The Committee directs the Secretary to submit 

a report to the Committee on Appropriations within 60 days after 

the enactment of this act, regarding the existing conditions and criteria used for contracting with civilian rehabilitation providers, and 

current outreach efforts to inform OEF/OIF veterans and those who 
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advocate on their behalf about such conditions, criteria, and treatment options. 

Center for America’s Veterans.—The Committee notes the establishment of the G.V. ‘‘Sonny’’ Montgomery National Center for 

America’s Veterans and urges the Department to partner with the 

Center in education and outreach programs for veterans and in the 

establishment of a social and policy research center on veterans’ affairs. 

USOC Paralympic Military Program.—The Committee fully supports the Department of Veterans Affairs’ U.S. Olympic Committee 

Paralympic Military Program, which assists service members 

through their recovery and allows participants to take part in 

USOC Paralympic Military Sports Camps, a Veteran’s Paralympic 

Performance Program, and individualized Veteran’s Performance 

Programs. The Committee encourages the Department to continue 

its collaboration with DOD to provide training and technical assistance to program participants at VA medical centers. 

MEDICAL SERVICES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2007 1 ........................................................................... $25,518,254,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 27,167,671,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 28,979,220,000 

1 Excludes $466,788,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110–28. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Medical services’’ account provides for medical services of 

enrolled eligible veterans and certain dependent beneficiaries in 

VA medical centers, outpatient clinic facilities, contract hospitals, 

State homes, and outpatient programs on a fee basis. Hospital and 

outpatient care is also provided by the private sector for certain dependents and survivors of veterans under the civilian health and 

medical programs for the VA. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $28,979,220,000 for ‘‘Medical services’’. This amount is an increase of $3,460,966,000 over the fiscal 

year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental funding, and $1,811,549,000 above the budget request. In addition, the 

VA has the authority to retain co-payments and third-party collections, estimated to total $2,414,000,000 in fiscal year 2008. 

The Committee has included bill language to make available 

through September 30, 2009, up to $1,350,000,000 of the ‘‘Medical 

services’’ appropriation. This provides flexibility to the Department 

of Veterans Affairs as it continues to implement significant program changes. 

Public Law 110–5, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 

2007, was signed by the President on February 15, 2007, causing 

a large sum of funds to begin to flow into the VA more than halfway through the second quarter of the fiscal year making it difficult to execute the VA’s budget. Thus the Committee has increased the amount of 2-year availability of fiscal year 2008 funds 

by $250,000,000 over fiscal year 2007. 
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The bill includes language to allow for the transfer of $15,000,000 to the DOD/VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. 

The Fund provides a mechanism for the DOD and VA to increase 

their resource sharing activities to achieve cost effective use of 

health care services. 

The fiscal year 2008 budget request for Medical Services reflects a realignment of 5,689 full-time equivalent and $400,000,000 from 

the Medical Facilities account into Medical Services. Costs incurred 

for hospital food service workers, provisions and related supplies 

are for the direct care of patients. The Committee supports this realignment and has provided funding for food service costs under 

this account. Additionally, the recommendation also reflects the 

VA’s transfer of 609 FTE and $58,000,000 from the Medical Services account to the Information Technology Systems account. 

Level 1 Polytrauma.—Congress provided $30,000,000 in Public 

Law 110–28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina 

Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007, to establish at least 

one new Level 1 Polytrauma Center. In addition, Congress also 

provided $9,440,000 for the establishment of polytrauma residential transitional rehabilitation programs, $8,000,000 for polytrauma 

support clinic teams, and $5,356,000 for additional polytrauma 

points of contact. Clearly Congress is fully supportive of the Department’s efforts in this highly successful initiative. 

The Department of the Army is planning to invest over $1,100,000,000 in the next 5 years to consolidate its medical facilities at locations with the largest concentration of active duty service personnel. When deciding where to establish a new polytrauma 

center, the Committee directs the Department of Veterans Affairs 

to evaluate the potential benefits of co-locating it with an Army facility. 

Mental Health/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder/Traumatic Brain 

Injury.—The ability of the VA to provide timely and effective mental health services is crucial for the readjustment of veterans. In 

Public Law 110–28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, 

Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 

2007, Congress provided $100,000,000 in supplemental funding for 

the VA to bolster capacity in the delivery of mental health services. 

In many underserved areas of the country, Community Mental 

Health Centers are a key resource for the delivery of mental health 

services. The Committee strongly supports the opening of VA outpatient clinics in underserved locations and urges the VA to continue opening these clinics expeditiously. However, concern regarding mental health services in these areas remains. The Committee 

encourages the VA to establish a training program for OEF/OIF 

veterans to assist in providing peer support services and outreach. 

Additionally, the Committee directs the Department to report to 

the Committee on Appropriations on its plan to better utilize services of Community Mental Health Centers and the implementation 

of peer training programs, while the Department continues to implement the opening of VA outpatient clinics. 

The Committee directs the Department to make efficient and 

timely delivery of mental health services a top priority. Moreover, 

the Committee is concerned that the fiscal year 2008 budget request includes a reduction in inpatient psychiatric care. While in- 
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patient treatment is not optimal in every case for the treatment of 

mental health disorders, it is nonetheless key to treatment in many 

cases. Therefore, within the increase provided under Medical Services, the Committee directs the Department to reexamine the policy 

for a reduction in psychiatric inpatient care, taking into account 

the needs of returning OEF/OIF veterans. The Department is directed to report to the Committee by February 29, 2008, the finding 

of this review and what additional resources have been utilized to 

ensure that adequate inpatient care is available. Further, the Committee directs the VA not to reduce the number of inpatient beds 

at any facility that currently has a waiting list. 

As media reports have highlighted, Traumatic Brain Injury [TBI] 

has become one of the signature wounds of Operation Enduring 

Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In many instances, these 

wounds are not readily apparent as there is often no outward sign 

of trauma, with symptoms ranging from mild to disabling. It is imperative that the VA be able to effectively diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate those suffering from this injury. As was evidenced by the 

additional funding for polytrauma included in Public Law 110–28, 

the Committee is deeply committed to providing the VA the resources it requires to treat not only those veterans enrolled in the 

health care system, but all wounded soldiers being treated in VA 

hospitals and polytrauma centers. Within the increase for Medical 

Services, the Committee recommends additional funding for the 

treatment of Traumatic Brain injury. Further, the Committee believes that the VA should begin to track all TBI cases and directs 

that future budget submissions include an estimated cost for treatment within the Medical Services budget justification. 

The National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was created in 1989 within the Department of Veterans Affairs in response 

to a congressional mandate carried in Public Law 98–528 to address the needs of veterans with military-related post traumatic 

stress disorder [PTSD]. The mandate called for a center of excellence that would set the agenda for research and education on 

PTSD without direct responsibility for patient care. The VA determined that no single VA site could adequately serve this unique 

mission and established the Center as a consortium of divisions. 

The Center currently consists of 7 divisions. The National Center 

for PTSD is an integral component of the Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Mental Health Services. In fiscal year 2006, the 

Department of Veterans Affairs allocated $9,800,000, and in fiscal 

year 2007 has allocated $10,100,000 to support the research and 

education associated with the Center. The fiscal year 2008 budget 

request includes only pay raise and inflationary increases for the 

Center. The Committee is extremely concerned that resources to 

support this important mission have been inadequate. At a time 

when independent and Government experts in the area of PTSD 

are warning of the likelihood that large numbers of returning combat troops from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from mental 

disorders and PTSD, it seems illogical for the budget of the Center 

to remain flat. Therefore, within the increase for Medical Services, 

the Committee strongly encourages the Department to increase the 

budget for the Center in order to enhance the availability of educational outreach programs and research into the area of PTSD, to 
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further the understanding and treatment of this serious mental 

disorder. Further, the Committee directs the Department to submit 

a report to the Committee on Appropriations by November 12, 

2007, detailing what increases have been made to the Center. 

Blind Rehabilitative Service.—The VA’s Blind Rehabilitative 

Service is known worldwide for its excellence in delivering comprehensive blind rehabilitation to our Nation’s blind veterans at 10 

VA Blind Rehabilitation Centers. On July, 22, 2004, GAO testified 

before Congress that more outpatient services for blind veterans 

and better outpatient training could better meet the demands of today’s blind veteran population. Since 1940, the VA has focused its 

training and treatment at inpatient facilities. While the VA should 

continue to support and maintain its inpatient capacity at its Blind 

Rehabilitation Centers, it should also begin to expand its treatment 

for blind veterans through outpatient services closer to where veterans live. The Committee recommends an increase of $10,000,000 

for the VA to continue implementing a plan to expand more outpatient blind rehabilitation services and training consistent with 

the recommendations of the GAO report: ‘‘More Outpatient Rehabilitation Services for Blind Veterans Could Better Meet their 

Needs’’ (GAO–04–996T); the conclusions of the VA’s Office of Finance and Allocation Resource Center; and the recommendations of 

the VA’s Visual Impairment Advisory Board [VIAB]. The full continuum of outpatient blind and low vision rehabilitation services 

will include Visual Impairment Services Outpatient Rehabilitation 

[VISOR], Blind Rehabilitation Specialists, and Visual Impairment 

Center to Optimize Remaining Sight [VICTORS]. 

The Committee is concerned that the number of Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialists is inadequate to fully meet the needs 

of blind veterans, particularly in rural or remote areas of the country. The Committee urges VA to develop a plan to increase the 

number of these specialists in geographically diverse and underserved areas. 

Readjustment Counseling.—The Committee recognizes the increased and ongoing pressures facing military families, and believes it is important to take a proactive, preemptive approach in 

helping veterans, particularly those in the National Guard and Reserves, and their families, adjust to deployments and the transition 

home after the battlefield. Vet Centers serve as the front line for 

many veterans and their families. A Defense Department program 

has been developed that has been successfully utilized by Army 

families, which focuses on goals, family strengthening, and communication as tools to deal with stressful situations. The program can 

be successfully facilitated by Vet Center staff and can help veterans and their families to deal with both the transition from active duty to civilian life and the call up to active duty for National 

Guard and Reserve personnel. The Committee encourages VA to 

look at the Defense Department program and consider applying it 

to the veteran population. 

The VA’s fiscal year 2008 budget request for Vet Centers is 

$114,822,000. An additional $20,000,000 in emergency supplemental funds was provided in Public Law 110–28 for the establishment of new Vet Centers and to increase staffing to reduce wait 

times. The Committee strongly supports the services provided by 
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Vet Centers and their mission. Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional $15,000,000 for Vet Centers in fiscal year 

2008. Further, the Committee directs the Department to report 

back to the Committee by March 31, 2008, on the number of Vet 

Centers opened, the staffing levels by Vet Center, and the current 

waiting times at all Vet Centers. 

Veteran Access to Health Care.—Adequate access to VA medical 

facilities is essential to delivering medical care to our Nation’s veterans. Unfortunately, too many of our veterans in both urban and 

rural areas lack transportation services to and from VA medical facilities. The VA can offer the best medical care in the world, yet 

it does a patient no good if they can’t get to the facility. Therefore, 

the Committee directs the Department to study the feasibility of 

establishing a transportation pilot program aimed at improving access to medical facilities. The Department should report the results 

of the feasibility study, an implementation plan, and projected 

costs associated with such a pilot program, to the Committee on 

Appropriations no later than February 1, 2008. 

Homeless Veterans.—The Committee fiscal year 2008 budget re- quest includes $107,180,000 for the Homeless Provider Grant and 

Per Diem Program. VA’s Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem 

Program is offered annually by the Department of Veterans Affairs 

Health Care for Homeless Veterans [HCHV] Programs to fund community agencies providing services to homeless veterans. The purpose is to promote the development and provision of supportive 

housing and/or supportive services with the goal of helping homeless veterans achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels 

and/or income, and obtain greater self-determination. Within the 

increase for Medical Services, the Committee directs the Department to fund the program at the fully authorized level of 

$130,000,000. 

The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program is a 

joint-supported housing program with the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development [HUD] which provides permanent housing 

and ongoing treatment services to homeless, mentally ill veterans 

and those suffering from substance abuse disorders. Under the program, the VA screens homeless veterans for program eligibility and 

provides case management services to enrollees. Rental subsidy 

vouchers are allocated by HUD to the VA, which in turn distributes 

the vouchers to the veteran enrollees. The Committee strongly supports this program. Should HUD increase the number of vouchers 

offered, the VA is directed to increase funding for this program by 

at least $20,000,000 to hire additional case workers. 

Sleep Apnea.—The prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea [OSA] 

in veterans is reported to be four times greater than in the general 

population. Of the 600,000 enrolled veterans possibly at risk, only 

30,000 VA patients have a definitive diagnosis of OSA. Yet, untreated sleep apnea patients incur large hospitalization costs. Additional attention is needed by VA to ensure that VA is at the forefront of treatment and evaluation for OSA. 

Epilepsy.—The Committee is concerned that the Veterans Health 

Administration may not have an adequate national program for researching, diagnosing, and treating epilepsy. A large number of 

OEF/OIF veterans are likely to confront epilepsy, as it is a common 
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consequence of traumatic brain injury [TBI]. The need for substantial investment in epilepsy research is greater now than ever before. The Committee supports the revitalization of VA’s Epilepsy 

Centers of Excellence as an integral component of VA’s efforts to 

address the long-term health care needs of veterans with TBI. 

Diabetes.—The Committee is encouraged by the Department’s 

work on diabetes and obesity. Twenty percent of the veteran population is affected by this disease. The Committee encourages the 

Department of Veterans Affairs to continue this important work 

and expand on its public-private partnerships in the area of nutrition, diabetes, obesity and health-oriented research. 

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment.—The Committee is 

aware of the devastating impacts of combat stress and related mental health conditions on returning OEF/OIF veterans. In order to 

better support veterans with post-traumatic conditions the VA is 

encouraged to improve cooperation with existing VA health care 

units currently undertaking new treatment methods. 

HIV/AIDS Among Veterans.—The Committee is concerned that 

the VA health care system’s HIV testing policy guidelines are preventing early diagnosis of HIV/AIDS among our Nation’s veterans, 

particularly among minority veterans. The Committee strongly recommends that VA consider changing its HIV testing guidelines to 

concur with the Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of 

Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Healthcare Settings 

issued in September 2006, and any subsequent policy changes 

made to these recommendations, by the U.S. Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention [CDC]. The Committee requests a progress 

report by January 30, 2008. 

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 1 ........................................................................... $3,177,968,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 3,442,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,642,000,000 

1 Excludes $250,000,000 in emergency supplemental funding provided in Pubic Law 110–28. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Medical administration’’ account provides funds for the expenses of management, security, and administration of the VA 

health care system. This appropriation provides for costs associated 

with the operation of the VA medical centers; other facilities; and 

VHA headquarters; plus the costs of VISN offices and facility director offices; chief of staff operations; quality of care oversight; legal 

services; billing and coding activities; procurement; financial management; and human resource management. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $3,642,000,000 for ‘‘Medical administration’’. This amount is an increase of $464,032,000 over the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and an increase of $200,000,000 above 

the budget request. The Committee has increased funding for Medical administration to ensure that adequate staffing levels are in 

place to manage the health care system given the increase in medical service delivery. Additionally, the funding increase should be 

sufficient to ensure that large transfers from the Medical Services 
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account to the Medical administration account are not needed in 

fiscal year 2008. 

The Committee has included bill language to make available 

through September 30, 2009, up to $250,000,000 of the ‘‘Medical 

administration’’ appropriation. 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2007 1 ........................................................................... $3,569,533,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 3,592,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,092,000,000 

1 Excludes $595,000,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110–28. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Medical facilities’’ account provides funds for the operation 

and maintenance of the VA healthcare system’s vast capital infrastructure. This appropriation provides for costs associated with 

utilities, engineering, capital planning, leases, laundry, 

groundskeeping, housekeeping, facility repair, and property disposition and acquisition. 

The Committee has included bill language to make available 

through September 30, 2009, up to $350,000,000 of the medical facilities appropriation. This provision provides flexibility to the Department as it continues to implement significant program 

changes. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $4,092,000,000 for ‘‘Medical facilities’’. This amount is $522,467,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $500,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee has provided a substantial increase above the budget request for the medical facilities account. This reflects the Committee’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that VA medical facilities 

are maintained at the highest possible level. The additional funds 

provided in the Committee recommendation are to be used for nonrecurring maintenance at existing facilities, as identified in facility 

condition accessment reports. Additionally, these funds are to be allocated in a manner not subject to the Veterans Equitable Resource 

Allocation. 

The Committee recommendation also reflects the transfer of 

5,689 positions and $400,000,000 for food service operations from 

the Medical Facilities appropriation to the Medical Services appropriation. 

Community Based Outpatient Clinics [CBOC].—Veterans access 

to VA health care facilities needs to be the top priority for the 

VHA. The Committee remains deeply concerned about the lack of 

accessible VA health care services in many rural areas of the Nation. The Committee notes the Department’s plans to open 23 new 

community-based outpatient clinics in fiscal year 2007 and 15 new 

CBOCs in fiscal year 2008. The Committee strongly supports the 

role CBOCs play in outreach and improved health care delivery to 

veterans living in rural and underserved areas. The Committee directs the Department to continue expediting the opening of new 

CBOCs, and directs the Department to submit a report outlining 
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the actual number and locations of CBOCs opened in fiscal year 

2007. 

Watertown and Wagner, South Dakota, Community Based Outpatient Clinics.—The Committee commends the VA for approving 

the establishment of CBOCs in Watertown and Wagner, South Dakota, and urges the Department to move in an expeditious manner 

in opening the two new clinics. 

Rural Colorado.—Thousands of veterans in rural Colorado have 

to drive 200–300 miles round trip to the Denver VA Medical Center 

for basic medical services. Colorado has a strong and growing veteran population. The Committee encourages the Department of 

Veterans Affairs to study the feasibility of establishing a VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic to serve rural Colorado. 

Northwest Washington.—The Committee is aware of the lack of 

access to VA primary care in Washington State and appreciates the 

Department’s approval of a CBOC in Northwest Washington. The 

Committee encourages the VA to move forward in opening the 

CBOC by the VA’s target date of February 2008. 

Wenatchee Community Based Outpatient Clinic.—The Committee 

is concerned about repeated delays in the opening of the Wenatchee 

CBOC and urges the VA to open the clinic as soon as possible. 

MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2007 1 ........................................................................... $413,980,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 411,000,000 

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

1 Excludes $32,500,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110–28. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Medical and prosthetic research’’ account provides funds for 

medical, rehabilitative, and health services research. Medical research supports basic and clinical studies that advance knowledge 

leading to improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disabilities. Rehabilitation research focuses 

on rehabilitation engineering problems in the fields of prosthetics, 

orthotics, adaptive equipment for vehicles, sensory aids and related 

areas. Health services research focuses on improving the effectiveness and economy of the delivery of health services. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $500,000,000 for ‘‘Medical and prosthetic research’’. This is $86,020,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $89,000,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee remains highly supportive of this program, and 

recognizes its importance both in improving healthcare services to 

veterans and recruiting and retaining high-quality medical professionals in the Veterans Health Administration. Through the Department’s research and development program, the VA has implemented a comprehensive research agenda to develop new treatments and tools for clinicians to ease the physical and psychological 

pain of men and women returning from conflicts, to improve access 

to VA healthcare services, and to accelerate discoveries and applications, especially for neurotrauma, sensory loss, amputation, 

polytrauma, and related prosthetic needs. The Committee encour-
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ages the VA to expand its research into the areas of neurotrauma, 

sensory loss, and post traumatic stress disorder with a focus on developing clinical practices using evidenced-based medicine. 

Longitudinal Study.—In 1984 Congress directed the VA to initiate a large-scale survey of the psychiatric and socio-medical components of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] in Vietnam and 

Vietnam-era veterans. The National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study [NVVRS] is the largest nationwide psychiatric study 

ever done to date. Only through the NVVRS has the American public and medical community become aware of the high rates of current and lifetime PTSD, and of the long-term consequences of high 

stress war zone combat exposure. Section 212 of Public Law 106– 

419, directed the VA to contract for a follow-up report, using the 

exact same participants, to assess the psychosocial, psychiatric, 

physical, and general well being of these individuals. The follow-up 

report would become a longitudinal study of the mortality and morbidity of the participants, and draw conclusions as to the long-term 

effects of service in the military and of service in Vietnam in particular. The results of the study were to be reported to Congress 

in 2005, but the study has not been executed to date. The results 

of the study would not only help the VA to better understand the 

long-term mental health and social needs of Vietnam veterans, but 

could prepare the VA for the long-term needs of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who are returning in record numbers with PTSD. 

The Committee directs the Department to fulfill the mandate carried in Public Law 106–419 and to report to the Committee on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this act, the steps the 

Department is undertaking to execute this legal requirement. 

Gulf War Illness Research.—The Committee is encouraged by the 

Department’s commitment to continue to search for answers to the 

problems associated with gulf war illness, and encourages the Department to continue this effort by devoting not less than 

$15,000,000 annually to this research. 

Nursing Research Program.—The Committee supports the Veterans Affairs Nursing Research Initiative to facilitate research that 

focuses on the specific healthcare needs of returning war heroes 

and aging veterans. The Committee strongly supports continuation 

of this program in the future. 

The Committee also encourages collaboration between Veterans 

Affairs nurses and Tri Service Nursing Research Program award 

recipients in the exploration of research proposals that improve the 

health and well-being of their shared beneficiary population. 

Neuro-rehabilitation Research.—The Committee is aware of the 

work being conducted at the Providence VA Medical Center on 

Neuro-rehabilitation. This research has promising implications for 

future generation prostheses. The Committee commends the research work being done in this area. 

Geriatric Care.—The Committee is concerned that as the median 

age of veterans rises, the VA has not adequately concentrated its 

resources to deliver world class geriatric care. The Committee 

strongly encourages the VA to evaluate the desirability of expanding research and clinical specialists in disciplines related to aging 

to stay at the forefront of geriatric care. 
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MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY COLLECTIONS

MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $2,329,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 2,414,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,414,000,000 

MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND—REVENUES APPLIED

Appropriations, 2007 .............................................................................¥$2,329,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... ¥2,414,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ¥2,414,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Medical Care Collection Fund [MCCF] was established by 

the Balanced budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33). In fiscal 

year 2004, Public Law 108–199 allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to deposit first-party and pharmacy co-payments; 

third-party insurance payments and enhanced use collections; longterm care co-payments; Compensated Work Therapy Program collections; and Parking Program fees into the MCCF. The Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs has the authority to transfer funds between the 

MCCF and the medical services appropriation, and medical facilities appropriation. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation includes the authority to retain 

co-payments and third-party collections, estimated to total 

$2,414,000,000 in fiscal year 2008. 

NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 1 ........................................................................... $160,747,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 1 ......................................................................... 166,809,000 

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... 217,709,000 

1Previously included in Departmental Administration. 

ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW

The National Cemetery Administration was established in accordance with Public Law 93–94, the National Cemeteries Act of 

1973. It has a four-fold mission: To provide for the interment in 

any national cemetery of the remains of eligible deceased servicepersons and discharged veterans, together with their spouses and 

certain dependents, and permanently to maintain their graves; to 

provide headstones for, and to mark graves of eligible persons in 

national, State, and private cemeteries; to administer the grant 

program for aid to States in establishing, expanding, or improving 

State veterans’ cemeteries; and to administer the Presidential Memorial Certificate Program. 

There are a total of 158 cemeterial installations in 39 States, the 

District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The Committee’s recommendation for the National Cemetery Administration provides 

funds for all of these cemeterial installations. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $217,709,000 for the ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’. This is an increase of $56,962,000 over the 

fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $50,900,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee has included bill language to make available 

through September 30, 2009, up to $25,000,000 of the ‘‘National 

Cemetery Administration’’ [NCA] appropriation. The additional 

funding included above the budget request is for operations and 

maintenance to correct gravesite deficiencies identified in the Millennium Act Study and reflects a shift of $900,000 from Information Technology to NCA which was incorrectly transferred during 

the Information Technology reorganization. The 2002 Millennium 

Act Report to Congress identified 928 repair projects needed at national cemeteries at an estimated cost of $280,000,000. Through fiscal year 2006, NCA has completed work on 269 projects, with an 

estimated cost of $99,000,000. These projects account for about 44 

percent of the deficiencies identified in the Millennium Act report. 

National shrine repairs include gravesite renovation projects to 

renovate turf, repair sunken graves and raise, realign and clean 

headstones. Personnel costs for these projects are funded in the 

NCA operations and maintenance budget. 

Southern Colorado National Cemetery.—Southern Colorado is 

home to six active military installations, more than 32,000 active 

duty personnel, 44,000 family members, and more than 125,000 

veterans. Despite these facts, there is no national veterans cemetery in the region, leaving military survivors to travel long distances in difficult conditions to reach the national veterans cemetery at Fort Logan. The Committee encourages the Department of 

Veterans Affairs to determine the feasibility of establishing a veterans cemetery in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado. 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 1 2 ......................................................................... $3,927,776,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 1 ......................................................................... 4,481,449,000 

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... 5,427,529,000 

1Does not include National Cemetery Administration. 

2 Excludes $444,300,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110–28. 

ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW

This appropriation provides for the administration of nonmedical 

veterans benefits through the Veterans Benefits Administration 

[VBA], the executive direction of the Department, several top level 

supporting offices, the Board of Contract Appeals, and the Board 

of Veterans’ Appeals. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $5,427,529,000 for ‘‘Departmental 

administration’’. The amount is composed of $1,612,031,000 for 

‘‘General operating expenses’’; $88,700,000 for the ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’; $727,400,000 for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’; 

$751,398,000 for ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’; $250,000,000 for 

grants for ‘‘Construction of State extended care facilities’’; 
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$100,000,000 for ‘‘Grants for the construction of State veterans 

cemeteries’’; and $1,898,000,000 for ‘‘Information technology systems’’. 

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 1 ........................................................................... $1,481,473,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,471,837,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,612,031,000 

1 Excludes $83,200,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110–28. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation provides for the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,612,031,000 for ‘‘General oper- ating expenses’’. This amount is $130,558,000 above the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level and $140,194,000 above the budget request. 

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Department Fiscal year 2008 

request 

Committee recommendation 

Office of the Secretary ............................................................................................................ 7,747 7,747 

Veterans Benefits Administration ........................................................................................... 1,198,294 1,329,044 

Board of Veterans Appeals ..................................................................................................... 58,545 62,269 

General Counsel ...................................................................................................................... 65,185 68,405 

Office of Management ............................................................................................................ 38,184 40,684 

Human Resources & Administration ...................................................................................... 62,437 62,437 

Office of Policy and Planning ................................................................................................. 14,775 14,775 

Office of Security and Preparedness ...................................................................................... 11,911 11,911 

Public and Intergovernmental Affairs .................................................................................... 10,425 10,425 

Congressional and Legislative Affairs .................................................................................... 4,334 4,334 

Total General Operating Expenses ............................................................................ 1,471,837 1,612,031

Franchise Fund.—The Franchise Fund was established in 1997 

as a pilot program and made permanent in fiscal year 2006 under 

Public Law 109–114. The Committee directs the Department to 

provide a report on the Franchise Fund’s business plan for fiscal 

year 2008. This plan should include a list of services, customers, 

overhead expenses, funds collected for services, and the unobligated 

balance from the previous fiscal year. The VA shall submit this report to the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress no later than 60 days following enactment of this act. 

Increase in Funding.—The Committee has provided an increase 

of $140,194,000 above the budget request for General Operating 

Expenses. In Public Law 110–28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, Congress provided $60,750,000 for the hiring and 

training of new claims processors. The increase of $130,750,000 

above the budget request for the VBA annualizes the costs of the 

new hires funded with supplemental funds and provides additional 

funding for the hiring of new claims processors in fiscal year 2008. 

Also included in this increase is $2,000,000 for VBA to enter into 

operating leases to increase space requirements to meet the level 
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of new personnel. Additionally, the Committee has provided an increase of $3,724,000 above the budget request for the Board of Veterans Appeals [BVA] and an increase of $3,220,000 above the budget request for the General Counsel [GC]. As the Department hires 

more claims processors, the number of expected appeals will increase. Thus the additional funding will provide both the BVA and 

GC with increased personnel to handle these appeals. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $73,066,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 72,599,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 88,700,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Office of Inspector General was established by the Inspector 

General Act of the 1978 and is responsible for the audit and investigation and inspections of all Department of Veterans Affairs programs and operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $88,700,000 for the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. This is $15,634,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $16,101,000 above the budget request. The recommended amount includes $1,100,000 from the ‘‘Information technology systems’’ account for IT systems unique to the 

Office of Inspector General. 

The increase will allow the Office of Inspector General to expand 

and improve its independent oversight of transitional health care 

for veterans returning form OEF/OIF and VA information technology programs. 

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $399,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 727,400,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 727,400,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ account provides for constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities 

(including parking projects) under the jurisdiction or for the use of 

the VA, including planning, architectural and engineering services, 

Capital Asset Realignment Enhanced Services [CARES] activities, 

assessment, and site acquisition where the estimated cost of a 

project is more than the amount set forth in 38 U.S.C. section 

8104(a)(3)(A). Proceeds realized from Enhanced Use Lease activities may be deposited into the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and 

‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ accounts. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $727,400,000 for 

the construction of major projects. This is $328,400,000 above the 

fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. The 

Committee has continued its practice of not earmarking major construction projects not requested in the budget submission. The 
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Committee strongly urges the Department to begin requesting adequate funding in future budget submissions to expedite construction projects associated with the VA’s 5-year Capital Plan. 

The following table compares the Committee recommendation 

with the budget request. 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Location and description 2008 request Committee 

recommendation Requested by 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA): 

Pittsburgh, PA—Consolidation of Campuses ............ 40,000 40,000 The President 

Denver, CO—New Medical Center Facility ................ 61,300 61,300 The President 

Orlando, FL—New Medical Center Facility, Land Acquisition.35,000 35,000 The President 

Las Vegas, NV—New Medical Center Facility ........... 341,400 341,400 The President 

Syracuse, NY—Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Center ........ 23,800 23,800 The President 

Lee County, FL—Outpatient Clinic ............................ 9,890 9,890 The President 

Advanced Planning Fund—Various Locations .......... 40,285 40,285 

Asbestos and Other Airborne Contaminates—Various Locations.3,000 3,000 

BRAC Land Acquisitions—Various Locations ............ 5,000 5,000 

Claims Analyses—Various Locations ........................ 2,000 2,000 

Facility Security Projects—Various Locations ........... 21,325 21,325 

Facility Security General—Various Locations ............ ............................ ............................

Hazardous Waste Abatement—Various Locations .... 2,000 2,000 

Judgment Fund—Various Locations .......................... 30,000 30,000 

Reprogramming From Prior Year Funds .................... ¥45,000 ¥45,000 

Sale of VA Assets ....................................................... ¥10,000 ¥10,000 

Total VHA ............................................................... 560,000 560,000 

National Cemetery Administration (NCA): 

Columbia/Greenville-area National Cemetery—Phase 

1 Development.

19,200 19,200 The President 

Sarasota-area National Cemetery—Phase 1 Development.27,800 27,800 The President 

Jacksonville-area National Cemetery—Phase 1 Development.22,400 22,400 The President 

Southeastern, PA National Cemetery—Phase 1 Development.29,600 29,600 The President 

Birmingham-area National Cemetery—Phase 1 Development.18,500 18,500 The President 

Bakersfield-area National Cemetery—Phase 1 Development.19,500 19,500 The President 

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery—Gravesites 

Development.

29,400 29,400 The President 

Advanced Planning Fund—Various Locations .......... 1,000 1,000 

Total NCA ............................................................... 167,400 167,400 

Total Construction, Major Projects ........................ 727,400 727,400 

Major Construction Planning.—The Committee is concerned that 

the cost estimates it receives for major construction projects vary 

widely from month-to-month and year-to-year, well beyond what 

can be accounted for through construction inflation. Between the 

time of the President’s budget submission in Feburary and April 

2007, five major projects increased by a collective 18 percent, representing over $120,000,000 in cost increases. This is in addition 

to significant increases recorded on the top eight projects between 

the 2007 and 2008 Presidential budget requests, which totaled over 

$615,000,000, a collective increase of 32 percent over previous estimates in just 1 year. The Committee is deeply concerned about the 
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Department’s ability to accurately estimate project costs and therefore directs the Department to examine its major construction 

project estimation and oversight processes, and take whatever 

steps are necessary to ensure that information provided to the 

Committee is accurate, consistent, and realistic. 

Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services [CARES].—The 

Veterans Health Administration’s capital planning is driven by the 

CARES process. In March 2007, the Government Accountability Office [GAO] issued a report highlighting the VA’s inability to centrally track CARES decisions or monitor the impact that implementation has had on its mission. GAO notes that without this information, VA cannot determine what effect CARES has had on veterans’ care or whether CARES is achieving intended results. The 

Committee encourages the VA to develop performance measures 

designed to centrally track the impact of CARES decisions and implementation. 

Beckley, West Virginia, Nursing Home.—The Committee urges 

the VA to include $28,500,000 in the President’s fiscal year 2009 

budget request for the construction of a 90-bed nursing home and 

adult day care center at the Beckley VAMC, which was listed in 

the February 2005 VA’s Five-Year Capital Plan. 

Martinsburg, West Virginia, Veterans Affairs Medical Center.— 

The Committee urges the VA to include $3,560,000 in the President’s fiscal year 2009 budget request for planning and design 

work associated with the renovation and expansion of the primary, 

mental health, and specialty outpatient care at the Martinsburg 

VAMC, which was listed in the February 2005 VA’s Five-Year Capital Plan, 2005–2010. 

Walla Walla Outpatient Facility.—The Committee is aware of the 

substantial number of veterans served by the Walla Walla, Washington, VA Medical Center and is supportive of the VA’s decision 

to approve construction of an outpatient clinic in Walla Walla as 

part of the CARES process. In order to complete the construction 

of this project in a timely manner, the Committee urges the VA to 

include funding for this project in the fiscal year 2009 budget request. 

CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

Appropriations, 2007 1 ........................................................................... $198,937,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 233,396,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 751,398,000 

1 Excludes $326,000,000 in emergency supplemental funding included in Public Law 110–28. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ account provides for constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities 

(including parking) under the jurisdiction or for the use of the VA, 

including planning, CARES activities, assessment of needs, architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition, where the 

estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than $10,000,000. 

Public Law 106–117, the Veterans Millennium Health Care and 

Benefits Act of 1999, gave the VA the authority to make capital 

contributions from minor construction in enhanced-use leases. Proceeds realized from enhanced-use lease activities may be deposited 
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into the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, minor 

projects’’ accounts. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $751,398,000 for minor construction. This is $552,461,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $518,002,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee has included additional funds within the minor 

construction account to continue the efforts to reduce the 

$5,000,000,000 worth of deficiencies outlined in the Department’s 

rolling facilities condition assessments at existing facilities and to 

begin an effort to modernize and upgrade research facilities. Additionally, of the increase provided within this account, the Committee directs that an additional $75,000,000 above the budget request be used for gravesite expansion and infrastructure improvements at cemeteries operated by NCA and an additional $8,000,000 

above the budget request be used for minor construction associated 

with the Veterans Benefits Administration. The Committee has included bill language requiring the Department to submit an expenditure plan for the amount appropriated for minor construction. 

GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $85,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 85,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 250,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This account is used to provide grants to assist States in acquiring or constructing State home facilities for furnishing domiciliary 

or nursing home care to veterans, and to expand, remodel or alter 

existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, or hospital care to veterans in State homes. The grant may not exceed 

65 percent of the total cost of the project. Public Law 102–585 

granted permanent authority for this program, and Public Law 

106–117 provided greater specificity in directing VA to prescribe 

regulations for the number of beds for which grant assistance may 

be furnished. This program has been a successful partnership between the States and the VA in meeting the long-term care needs 

of elderly veterans for decades. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $250,000,000 for ‘‘Grants for the 

construction of State extended care facilities’’. This is $165,000,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $165,000,000 above 

the budget request. This program cost-effectively meets long-term 

healthcare needs of veterans. 

On August 11, 2006, the VA published an interim final rule in 

the Federal Register amending the Department’s regulations regarding grants to States for construction or acquisition of State 

homes. The new regulation sets aside 70 percent of all funding appropriated to the Grants for Construction of State Extended Care 

Facilities to ensure sufficient funding for life safety projects at existing facilities. Over the past several years, the administration has 

not requested sufficient funds to cover both anticipated construc-
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tion costs and life safety requirements. Therefore, the Committee 

has included additional funds within this account to assist the Department with its construction and life safety needs. 

Walla Walla Extended Care Facility.—The Committee is aware of 

the collaborative efforts of the Walla Walla VA Medical Center and 

the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs to meet the 

long-term care needs of veterans in southeast Washington and 

northern Oregon by building a long-term care facility on the Walla 

Walla VA Medical Center grounds. The Committee supports the 

creation of a jointly operated veterans’ home in Walla Walla, Washington, and encourages the VA to promptly review this application 

and place it on the priority list for funding in fiscal year 2008 from 

the Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities account. 

North Dakota Veterans Home.—The Committee is aware that the 

North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon, North Dakota, has been 

cited in violation of structural conditions that threaten the life and 

safety of its residents and that the State has applied for a grant 

to help replace the facility. The Committee understands that the 

North Dakota application qualifies for the highest priority of VA 

matching funds, and it encourages the VA to promptly evaluate 

this application and place it on the priority list for funding in fiscal 

year 2008 from the Grants for Construction of State Extended Care 

Facilities account. 

GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $32,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 32,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 100,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Public Law 105–368, amended title 38 U.S.C. section 2408, established authority to provide aid to States for establishment, expansion, and improvement of State veterans cemeteries which are operated and permanently maintained by the States. This statutory 

change increased the maximum Federal share from 50 percent to 

100 percent in order to fund construction costs and the initial 

equipment expenses when the cemetery is established. The States 

remain responsible for providing the land and for paying all costs 

related to the operation and maintenance of the State cemeteries, 

including the costs for subsequent equipment purchases. 

The Committee is aware that pending applications for improvement or expansion of existing State cemeteries or establishment of 

new State cemeteries totals almost $172,000,000. The Committee 

has included additional funding to ensure that State cemeteries are 

maintained at the highest level and capacity exists for future burials. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for ‘‘Grants for the 

construction of State veterans cemeteries’’. This is $68,000,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $68,000,000 the budget request. 
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

Appropriations, 2007 1 ........................................................................... $1,214,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,859,217,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,898,000,000 

1 Excludes $35,100,000 in emergency supplemental funding provided in Public Law 110–28. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Information Technology [IT] Systems account was created in 

Public Law 109–114, the Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006, in order to centralize the Department’s IT development into one account. The establishment of this 

account has allowed for better budget planning, control and oversight of VA’s IT system development. In fiscal year 2007, the VA 

furthered this realignment by consolidating pay associated costs for 

operations and maintenance staff under the IT account. The budget 

request for fiscal year 2008 reflects this realignment. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee remains very supportive of IT efforts, particularly in the field of claims processing and electronic health records, 

and recommends an appropriation of $1,898,000,000 for Information Technology Systems, an increase of $684,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $38,783,000 above the budget request. Within the amounts provided, the Committee directs 

$39,683,000 be utilized for computers and other information technology needs associated with the increase in claims processors for 

the Veterans Benefits Administration and for increased staff across 

the VA. 

While the Committee is supportive of the consolidation of pay associated costs for operations and maintenance under the IT account, it strongly encourages the Department to continue to track 

non-pay and pay costs separately in future budget justifications for 

this account. Therefore, of the amounts provided with the IT account, $1,303,841,000 is for non-pay expenses, including equipment 

associated with system development, and $554,376,000 is for payroll expenses. 

To provide further oversight and monitoring of system development costs the Committee has included bill language requiring the 

Department to submit an expenditure plan for the total amount 

provided, as well as a reprogramming base letter outlining, by 

project, total costs associated with each development project. 

Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Interoperability.—It is imperative that future electronic medical records systems, as well as systems designed to expedite the processing of 

benefits claims, be interoperable with systems being developed by 

the Department of Defense. The Committee remains concerned that 

any deviation from interoperability would lead to further stove-piping of information, increasing lag times in processing medical 

records and benefits claims. The Committee understands that the 

VA has established initiatives that support the VA/DOD Joint Strategic Plan to share timely, consistent, demographic and personnel 

related data. The Committee directs the Department to submit a 

report to the Committee on Appropriations by January 31, 2008, 
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detailing the steps the VA is undertaking to ensure that future systems will be interoperable with DOD systems. 

Information Security.—The Department of Veterans Affairs is responsible for maintaining and protecting personal, financial and 

medical data for millions of veterans. In May 2006, the Department 

established the Data Security/Assessment and Strengthening of 

Controls program. This program was established to provide focus 

to all of the Department’s activity related to data security. Nonetheless, the safeguard of personal information by the VA remains 

a deep concern for the Committee. In Public Law 110–28, the U.S. 

Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, Congress provided 

$15,100,000 in supplemental funding for remediation/prevention 

actions related to the latest data breach. Proper training and 

encryption technology must reach throughout the VA system. 

Therefore, the Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations no later than February 8, 

2008, detailing what mechanisms are being employed by VA headquarters to ensure adequate training in field locations and explaining how encryption technology is being implemented throughout 

the system. 

Financial and Logistics Integrated Technology Enterprise 

[FLITE].—The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking important 

steps toward implementing its financial and logistics integrated 

technology enterprise [FLITE], including the adoption of a functional FLITE Governance Framework and the hiring of a dedicated 

program director. This management structure provides a new and 

necessary level of accountability for this crucial initiative. 

The Committee is anxious to see a comprehensive schedule for 

this project that includes a total project cost. Congress appropriated $26,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, $15,000,000 in fiscal year 

2007, and supports the VA request for $35,000,000 in fiscal year 

2008. However, the Committee is concerned that the scope of the 

project could be far larger than projected. The Department has 

failed to determine a definitive resourced schedule and a total cost 

for this project. As a result, the VA shall report to the Committee 

within 30 days after enactment of this act on a total cost and realistic schedule to complete this project. If the Department cannot 

satisfy this requirement, the Department shall notify the Committee in writing within the 30-day period why the schedule and 

cost cannot be determined. 

HealtheVet-Vista Electronic Health Records.—The Committee 

lauds the VA on its accomplishments with its electronic health 

record system. This premier system sets the standard for quality 

health care in both the public and private sectors. HealtheVetVista, an on-line patient records system, has made it possible for 

physicians and clinicians to have accurate and timely access to all 

relevant information on the veteran’s health, thus enabling the 

best health care for the veteran. HealtheVet-Vista has the potential 

to revolutionize the health care system in the United States, and 

the Committee fully supports the VA’s efforts in improving the 

quality of healthcare delivery. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. The Committee includes a provision which outlines reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans Benefits Administration. 

SEC. 202. The Committee includes a provision which outlines reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans 

Health Administration. 

SEC. 203. The Committee includes a provision which outlines the 

use of the ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ account. 

SEC. 204. The Committee includes a provision mandating that 

only construction funds may be used for land procurement. 

SEC. 205. The Committee includes a provision allowing for reimbursements to the ‘‘Medical services’’ account. 

SEC. 206. The Committee includes a provision allowing for payments of prior year obligations. 

SEC. 207. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

the use of fiscal year 2007 funds for prior year obligations. 

SEC. 208. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

payments from the National Service Life Insurance Fund. 

SEC. 209. The Committee includes a provision which outlines the 

use of funds from enhanced-use lease proceeds. 

SEC. 210. The Committee includes a provision which provides for 

funds for the Office of Resolution Management and the Office of 

Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication. 

SEC. 211. The Committee includes a provision which sets a limit 

on new leases without congressional approval. 

SEC. 212. The Committee includes a provision which requires disclosure of third-party reimbursement information. 

SEC. 213. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

the transfer of funds into the construction accounts. 

SEC. 214. The Committee includes a provision which outlines authorized uses for ‘‘Medical services’’ funds. 

SEC. 215. The Committee includes a provision which allows funds 

in the Medical Care Collection Fund to be transferred into the 

‘‘Medical services’’ account. 

SEC. 216. The Committee includes a provision which allows eligible veterans in the State of Alaska to obtain medical care services. 

SEC. 217. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

the transfer of funds into the construction accounts. 

SEC. 218. The Committee includes a provision which allows for 

outreach and marketing to enroll new veterans. 

SEC. 219. The Committee includes a provision requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit quarterly financial reports on 

the Veterans Health Administration. 

SEC. 220. The Committee includes a provision outlining transfer 

authority to the ‘‘Information technology systems’’ account. 

SEC. 221. The Committee includes a provision outlining transfer 

authority to the ‘‘Medical services’’ account. 

SEC. 222. The Committee includes a provision outlining limits on 

transfers within the ‘‘Information technology systems’’ account. 

SEC. 223. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting the Department from implementing a national standardized contract for 

diabetes monitoring equipment. 
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SEC. 224. The Committee includes a provision limiting the 

amount of non-recurring maintenance fund that can be obligated 

during the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 

SEC. 225. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting disposal of land at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical 

Center (Mrs. Feinstein). 

SEC. 226. The Committee includes a provision maintaining research for gulf war illness. 
(72) 

TITLE III 

RELATED AGENCIES 

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The American Battle Monuments Commission [ABMC] is responsible for the following: the maintenance and construction of U.S. 

monuments and memorials commemorating the achievements in 

battle of our Armed Forces since April 1917 (the date of the United 

States entry into World War I); the erection of monuments and 

markers by U.S. citizens and organizations in foreign countries; 

and the design, construction, and maintenance of permanent military cemetery memorials in foreign countries. The Commission 

maintains 24 military memorial cemeteries and 31 monuments, 

memorials, and markers in 15 countries around the world, including three memorials on U.S. soil. It is presently charged with erecting an Interpretive Center at the Normandy American Cemetery, 

Normandy, France. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $37,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 42,100,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 45,600,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $45,600,000 for the ‘‘Salaries and 

expenses’’ account. This amount is $8,600,000 above the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level and $3,500,000 above the budget request. The 

Committee has increased the appropriation for ABMC above the 

budget request for additional capital improvements and infrastructure modernization. The Committee is dedicated to ensuring that 

budget requests include sufficient funding for maintenance and infrastructure improvements at American military cemeteries 

abroad. Therefore, the Committee directs the ABMC to submit a 

report to the Committees on Appropriations by February 29, 2008, 

detailing maintenance and infrastructure requirements at all 

ABMC memorials. 

Pointe du Hoc.—In fiscal year 2006, the Committee provided 

funding for the ABMC to conduct a study on ground erosion surrounding the World War II Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument in 

France. The Committee directs the AMBC to submit a copy of this 

report to the Committee on Appropriations by November 10, 2007. 

The bill does not include funds for payments to the State Department’s Capital Security Cost Sharing Program. 
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FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $5,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 11,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 11,000,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $11,000,000 for the ‘‘Foreign currency fluctuation’’ account. This amount is $6,000,000 above the 

fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. 

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS 

OVERVIEW

The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims was established 

by the Veterans’ Judicial Review Act of 1988. The Court is an independent judicial tribunal with exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. It has the authority to decide all relevant questions of law; interpret constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions; and determine the meaning or applicability of the terms of an action by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs. It is authorized to compel action by the Secretary. It is authorized to hold unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful and set 

aside decisions, findings, conclusions, rules and regulations issued 

or adopted by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, or the Chairman of the Board that are found to be 

arbitrary or capricious. The Court’s principle office location is 

Washington, District of Columbia; however, it is a national court, 

empowered to sit anywhere in the United States. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $20,189,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 21,217,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 24,217,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $24,217,000 for the ‘‘U.S. Court of 

Appeals for Veterans Claims’’. This amount is an increase of 

$4,028,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $3,000,000 

above the budget request. In Public Law 110–28, the Committee included emergency supplemental funds for the Veterans Benefits 

Administration to hire additional claims processors. In fiscal year 

2008, the Committee has recommended an additional increase 

above the budget request for the Veterans Benefits Administration’s General Operating Expenses to annualize the costs of those 

hires and to provide funding for additional personnel in fiscal year 

2008. The Committee realizes that increases in claims processing 

has a ripple effect across the entire system and leads to more cases 

before the Court. Thus the Committee has provided additional resources to ensure the Court can operate in a timely fashion. 
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 

CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

OVERVIEW

The Secretary of the Army is responsible for the administration, 

operation and maintenance of Arlington National Cemetery and 

the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery. In addition to 

its principal function as a national cemetery, Arlington is the site 

of approximately 3,100 non-funeral ceremonies each year and has 

approximately 4,000,000 visitors annually. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $30,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 26,892,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 31,865,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $31,865,000 for the ‘‘Ceremonial expenses, Army’’ account. This amount is $1,865,000 above the fiscal 

year 2007 enacted level and $4,973,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendation provides an increase for the realignment of government-issued headstones, the construction of a 

heavy equipment storage facility, and costs not included in the 

budget request associated with the relocation of utilities at Arlington National Cemetery. 

ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $57,227,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 61,624,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 61,624,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Armed Forces Retirement Home account provides funds to 

operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 

Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. These two facilities provide medical 

and domiciliary care and other authorized benefits for the relief 

and support of certain retired and former military personnel of the 

Armed Forces. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends authority to expend $61,624,000 

from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund to operate 

and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, 

District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 

Gulfport, Mississippi. This amount is $4,397,000 above the fiscal 

year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 

SEC. 301. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits 

American Battle Monuments Commission funds from being used 

for the Capital Security Costs Sharing program. 
(76) 

TITLE IV 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 401. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the 

obligation of funds beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly 

so provided. 

SEC. 402. The Committee includes a provision that requires pay 

raises to be absorbed within the levels appropriated. 

SEC. 403. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the 

use of funds for programs, projects or activities not in compliance 

with Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

SEC. 404. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits the 

use of funds to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress. 

SEC. 405. The Committee includes a provision that encourages 

the expansion of E-Commerce technologies and procedures. 

SEC. 406. The Committee includes a provision that limits funds 

from being transferred from this appropriations measure to any instrumentality of the United States Government without authority 

from an appropriations act. 

SEC. 407. The Committee includes a provision that specifies the 

congressional committees that are to receive all reports and notifications. 
(77) 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports accompanying general appropriations bills identify each recommended 

amendment which proposes an item of appropriation which is not 

made to carry out the provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that session. The Committee is filing an original bill, which is 

not covered under this rule, but reports this information in the 

spirit of full disclosure. The Committee recommends funding for 

the following programs which currently lack authorization: 

Title I: Department of Defense 

Military Construction, Army 

Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps 

Military Construction, Air Force 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide 

Military Construction, Army National Guard 

Military Construction, Air National Guard 

Military Construction, Army Reserve 

Military Construction, Navy Reserve 

Military Construction, Air Force Reserve 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Security Investment Program 

Family Housing Construction, Army 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army 

Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine 

Corps 

Family Housing Construction, Air Force 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide 

Department of Defense, Family Housing Improvement Fund 

Chemical Demilitarization, Defense-Wide 

Base Closure Account, 1990 

Base Closure Account, 2005 

Title II: Department of Veterans Affairs 

Veterans Health Administration 

National Cemetery Administration 

Departmental Administration 

Title III: Related Agencies 

American Battle Monuments Commission 

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 

Cemeterial Expenses, Army 

Armed Forces Retirement Home 
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 14, 2007, the 

Committee ordered reported an original bill (S. 1645) making appropriations for the military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, subject to amendment and subject to the budget 

allocations and authorized the chairman of the committee or the 

chairman of the subcommittee to offer the text of the Senate bill 

as a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute to the 

House companion measure, by a recorded vote of 28–1, a quorum 

being present. The vote was as follows: 

Yeas Nays 

Chairman Byrd Mr. Craig 

Mr. Inouye 

Mr. Leahy 

Mr. Harkin 

Ms. Mikulski 

Mr. Kohl 

Mrs. Murray 

Mr. Dorgan 

Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Johnson 

Ms. Landrieu 

Mr. Reed 

Mr. Lautenberg 

Mr. Nelson 

Mr. Cochran 

Mr. Stevens 

Mr. Specter 

Mr. Domenici 

Mr. Bond 

Mr. McConnell 

Mr. Shelby 

Mr. Gregg 

Mr. Bennett 

Mrs. Hutchison 

Mr. Brownback 

Mr. Allard 

Mr. Alexander 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on 

a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part 

of any statute include ‘‘(a) the text of the statute or part thereof 

which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of 

that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and 

of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by 

stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which 
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would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 

recommended by the committee.’’ 

TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS 

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PART VI—ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF 

PROPERTY 

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 81—ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT 

AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY 

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SUBCHAPTER V—ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY

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§ 8162. Enhanced-use leases 

(a)(1) * * * 

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(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the entering into an enhanceduse lease covering any land or improvement described in section 

421(b)(2) of the Veterans’ Benefits and Services Act of 1988 (Public 

Law 100-322; 102 Stat. 553) or section 225(a) of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 

Act, 2008 shall be considered to be prohibited by øthat section¿ 

such sections unless specifically authorized by law. 
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budget 

estimate 

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Requested by 

ALABAMA 

ARMY: 

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT: 

INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT ................................................................................................. 26,000 26,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

REDSTONE ARSENAL: 

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ANNEX ....................................................................................................... .......................... 20,000 ∂20,000 MR. SHELBY/MR. SESSIONS 

NAVY: 

EVERGREEN: 

NAVAL OUTLYING LANDING FACILITY EVERGREEN RUNWAY EXTENSION ........................................................... 9,560 9,560 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

SPRINGVILLE: 

READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ALTERATION (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ............................................ 3,300 3,300 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, ALABAMA ........................................................................................................................................... 38,860 58,860 ∂20,000 

ALASKA 

ARMY: 

FORT RICHARDSON: 

BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 36,000 ∂36,000 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 42,000 ∂42,000 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 14,800 ∂14,800 THE PRESIDENT 

FORT WAINWRIGHT: 

BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 20,000 ∂20,000 THE PRESIDENT COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY ....................................................................................................................... 14,000 14,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT RAILHEAD OPERATIONS FACILITY, PHASE I ........................................................................................................ .......................... 8,900 ∂8,900 MR. STEVENS REPLACE SUBSTATION/UPGRADE ELECTRIC ...................................................................................................... 60,000 60,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 11,600 ∂11,600 THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE: 

ELMENDORF AFB: 

F–22 7 BAY AIRCRAFT SHELTER ....................................................................................................................... 21,400 21,400 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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F–22 FIGHTER TOWN EAST INFRASTRUCTURE PHASE 2 ................................................................................... 7,100 7,100 .......................... THE PRESIDENT F–22 JET ENGINE INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................... 13,800 13,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT F–22 TAXIWAY, TAXILANE & ARM/DE-ARM PAD ................................................................................................ 27,880 27,880 .......................... THE PRESIDENT JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION CENTER ........................................................................................ .......................... 13,000 ∂13,000 MR. STEVENS 

AIR FORCE RESERVE: 

ELMENDORF AFB: 

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON FACILITY ................................................................................................. 4,550 4,550 .......................... THE PRESIDENT GROUP HEADQUARTERS ..................................................................................................................................... 10,400 10,400 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, ALASKA .............................................................................................................................................. 159,130 305,430 ∂146,300 

ARIZONA 

ARMY: 

FORT HUACHUCA: 

AIT TRAINEE COMPLEX (GROW THE FORCE) ...................................................................................................... .......................... 105,000 ∂105,000 THE PRESIDENT GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING (GROW THE FORCE) ................................................................................ .......................... 13,600 ∂13,600 THE PRESIDENT EFFLUENT REUSE SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................. 11,000 11,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY: 

YUMA: 

BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS ....................................................................................................................... 22,980 22,980 .......................... THE PRESIDENT TOWWAY G ......................................................................................................................................................... 10,740 10,740 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE: 

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB: 

COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE EC130 MAINTENANCE HANGAR/ AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE UNIT .................... 11,200 11,200 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

FLORENCE: 

FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP ................................................................................................................................ .......................... 10,870 ∂10,870 MR. KYL 

TOTAL, ARIZONA ............................................................................................................................................ 55,920 185,390 ∂129,470 

ARKANSAS 

AIR FORCE: 

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE: 

RUNWAY REPAIR ................................................................................................................................................ .......................... 9,800 ∂9,800 MRS. LINCOLN/MR. PRYOR 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP ROBINSON: 

AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT .............................................................................................................................. 5,500 5,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CENTER/GED PLUS TRAINING COMPLEX (GROW THE FORCE) ............................... .......................... 18,423 ∂18,423 THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, ARKANSAS .......................................................................................................................................... 5,500 33,723 ∂28,223 
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CALIFORNIA 

ARMY: 

FORT IRWIN: 

MILITARY OPERATIONS URBAN TERRAIN, PHASE 2 ........................................................................................... 18,500 .......................... ¥18,500 THE PRESIDENT TRAINING LAND IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 5,500 5,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

PRESIDIO MONTEREY: 

GENERAL INSTRUCTION BUILDING ..................................................................................................................... 28,000 28,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY: 

CAMP PENDLETON: 

1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP ARMORY (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................... .......................... 8,150 ∂8,150 THE PRESIDENT 1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP AND BATTALION OPERATIONS CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) .......................... .......................... 22,220 ∂22,220 THE PRESIDENT 1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP OPERATIONS CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) ..................................................... .......................... 18,160 ∂18,160 THE PRESIDENT BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS-WOUNDED WARRIOR BATTALION (GROW THE FORCE) .................................. .......................... 25,940 ∂25,940 THE PRESIDENT BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS—CHAPPO ...................................................................................................... 29,050 29,050 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS—HEADQUARTERS ......................................................................................... 31,980 31,980 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS—MARGARITA ................................................................................................ 26,530 26,530 .......................... THE PRESIDENT CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS/ELECTRONICS SHOP (GROW THE FORCE) .................................................. .......................... 16,840 ∂16,840 THE PRESIDENT FORCE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS CENTER—HEADQUARTERS AREA (GROW THE FORCE) ............................. .......................... 24,990 ∂24,990 THE PRESIDENT HANGAR ADDITIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 4,400 4,400 .......................... THE PRESIDENT INFANTRY SQUAD BATTLE COURSE .................................................................................................................... 18,090 18,090 .......................... THE PRESIDENT INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISANCE CAMP—INTELLIGENCE BATTALION ............................. 17,980 17,980 .......................... THE PRESIDENT MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND SUPPORTING FACILITIES ................................................................. 17,730 17,730 .......................... THE PRESIDENT PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER ............................................................................................................................... 8,510 8,510 .......................... THE PRESIDENT TACTICAL SUPPORT VAN PADS EXPANSION ....................................................................................................... 6,050 6,050 .......................... THE PRESIDENT TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS ................................................................................................................................... 5,830 5,830 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

MIRAMAR: 

HANGAR MODIFICATION (GROW THE FORCE) ..................................................................................................... .......................... 26,760 ∂26,760 THE PRESIDENT 

SAN DIEGO: 

MAGNETIC SILENCING FACILITY MODIFICATION ................................................................................................. 14,590 14,590 .......................... THE PRESIDENT PIER 5002 SUB FENDER INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................. 9,040 9,040 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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TWENTYNINE PALMS: 

ARMORY (GROW THE FORCE) ............................................................................................................................ .......................... 5,920 ∂5,920 THE PRESIDENT BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS AND PARKING STRUCTURE ........................................................................... 34,329 34,329 .......................... THE PRESIDENT LANDFILL (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................................................... .......................... 13,560 ∂13,560 THE PRESIDENT MOUT-FACILITY (PHASE 3) (GROW THE FORCE) ................................................................................................ .......................... 21,390 ∂21,390 THE PRESIDENT MULTI-BATTALION OPERATIONS CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) .......................................................................... .......................... 33,770 ∂33,770 THE PRESIDENT MULTI-BATTALION OPERATIONS CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) .......................................................................... .......................... 33,650 ∂33,650 THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE: 

EDWARDS AFB: 

MAIN BASE RUNWAY INCREMENT 3 .................................................................................................................. 35,000 35,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TRAVIS AFB: 

C–17 ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 4,600 4,600 .......................... THE PRESIDENT C–17 SOUTHWEST LANDING ZONE .................................................................................................................... 22,000 22,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

CAMP PENDLETON: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION FACILITY ................................................................... 5,950 5,950 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES PARALOFT/BOAT/DIVE LOCKER ......................................................................... 5,770 5,770 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPLY FACILITY .............................................................................................. 8,310 8,310 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

CORONADO: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SPECIAL BOAT TEAM OPERATIONS FACILITY .................................................... 12,000 12,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

POINT LOMA ANNEX: 

REPLACE FUEL STORAGE FACILITIES ................................................................................................................. 140,000 140,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP ROBERTS: 

INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE ................................................................................................................ 2,850 2,850 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

SACRAMENTO ARMY DEPOT: 

READINESS CENTER ........................................................................................................................................... 21,000 21,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY RESERVE: 

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT: 

CONVOY LIVE FIRE RANGE ................................................................................................................................. 2,534 2,534 .......................... THE PRESIDENT RANGE CONTROL FACILITY ................................................................................................................................. 4,501 4,501 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

GARDEN GROVE: 

ARMY RESERVE CENTER .................................................................................................................................... 25,440 25,440 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY RESERVE: 

MIRAMAR: 

RESERVE CENTER ADDITIONS ............................................................................................................................ 5,580 5,580 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, CALIFORNIA ........................................................................................................................................ 571,644 804,494 ∂232,850 
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Requested by 

COLORADO 

ARMY: 

FORT CARSON: 

BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 53,000 ∂53,000 THE PRESIDENT DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD .................................................................................................................................... 9,300 8,300 ¥1,000 THE PRESIDENT HOSPITAL ADDITION & DENTAL CLINIC (GROW THE FORCE) ............................................................................. .......................... 18,000 ∂18,000 THE PRESIDENT INDOOR RANGE .................................................................................................................................................. 4,900 4,900 .......................... THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATION FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ............................................................................................. .......................... 59,000 ∂59,000 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATION FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ............................................................................................. .......................... 13,000 ∂13,000 THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE: 

FORT CARSON: 

AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON COMPLEX ............................................................................................. 13,500 13,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

SCHRIEVER AFB: 

AIR AND SPACE INTEGRATION FACILITY ............................................................................................................ 24,500 24,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY: 

UPGRADE ACADEMIC FACILITY PHASE IVB ........................................................................................................ 15,000 15,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE: 

PUEBLO ARMY DEPOT: 

AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION FACILITY PH IX ............................................................................................... 35,159 35,159 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

BUCKLEY AFB: 

REPLACE SQUADRON OPERATIONS .................................................................................................................... .......................... 7,300 ∂7,300 MR. ALLARD/MR. SALAZAR 

TOTAL, COLORADO ......................................................................................................................................... 102,359 251,659 ∂149,300 

CONNECTICUT 

NAVY: 

NEW LONDON SUBMARINE BASE: 

WATERFRONT OPERATIONS SMALL CRAFT FACILITY .......................................................................................... .......................... 11,900 ∂11,900 MR. DODD/MR. LIEBERMAN: 
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ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

NIANTIC: 

READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ................................................................................. 13,600 13,600 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, CONNECTICUT .................................................................................................................................... 13,600 25,500 ∂11,900 

DELAWARE 

ARMY: 

DOVER AFB: 

JOINT PERSONAL EFFECTS DEPOT ..................................................................................................................... 17,500 17,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIR GUARD BASE: 

C–130 MAINTENANCE HANGER, PHASE I .......................................................................................................... .......................... 10,800 ∂10,800 MR. BIDEN/MR. CARPER 

TOTAL, DELAWARE ......................................................................................................................................... 17,500 28,300 ∂10,800 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

AIR FORCE: 

BOLLING AFB: 

COMMUNICATION SWITCH FACILITY ................................................................................................................... 2,500 2,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

BOLLING AFB: 

INSTALL BACKUP WATER SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................... 1,012 1,012 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA .................................................................................................................... 3,512 3,512 ..........................

FLORIDA 

ARMY: 

EGLIN AFB: 

OPERATIONS COMPLEX, PHASE 2 ...................................................................................................................... 66,000 66,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

MIAMI DORAL: 

SOUTHERN COMMAND HEADQUARTERS FACILITY INCREMENT I ....................................................................... 237,000 118,500 ¥118,500 THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY: 

BLOUNT ISLAND: 

MAIN GATE IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................................................................... 7,570 7,570 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION: 

ENGINEERING SERVICES FACILITY ..................................................................................................................... .......................... 9,900 ∂9,900 MR. BILL NELSON 

PANAMA CITY: 

LITTORAL WARFARE SYSTEMS FACILITY ............................................................................................................. 13,870 13,870 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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budget 

estimate 

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Requested by 

AIR FORCE: 

EGLIN AFB: 

CONSTRUCT SEAWALLS SANTA ROSA ISLAND RANGE COMPLEX ....................................................................... 35,000 35,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT F–35 ADD/ALTER 53RD JOINT REPROGRAMMING FACILITY ............................................................................... 8,300 8,300 .......................... THE PRESIDENT F–35 INTEGRATED TRAINING CENTER ............................................................................................................... 39,000 39,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT F–35 SQUADRON OPERATIONS/AIRCRAFT MAINTENACE UNIT/ HANGAR ............................................................ 27,000 27,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT REPAIR ROADS SANTA ROSA ISLAND RANGE COMPLEX .................................................................................... 49,000 49,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

MACDILL AFB: 

ALTER CENTRAL COMMAND HEADQUARTERS .................................................................................................... 57,000 57,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT MACDILL CENTCOM JOINT INTELLIGENCE CENTER ............................................................................................ 25,000 25,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

PATRICK AFB: 

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ........................................................................................................................... 11,854 11,854 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TYNDALL AFB: 

FITNESS CENTER ................................................................................................................................................ 19,014 19,014 .......................... THE PRESIDENT REPAIR AIRFIELD ................................................................................................................................................ 25,100 25,100 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

HURLBURT FIELD: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES MAINTENANCE STORAGE FACILITY ................................................................... 4,711 4,711 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SQUADRON OPERATIONS ADDITION .................................................................. 4,000 4,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SQUADRON OPERATIONS FORCES, OPERATIONS FACILITY ................................................................................. 5,500 5,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMBAT WEATHER OPERATIONS FACILITY ....................................................... 14,900 14,900 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

KEY WEST: 

REPLACE FUEL PUMP HOUSE ............................................................................................................................ 1,874 1,874 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

MACDILL AFB: 

CLINIC REPLACEMENT, INCREMENT II ............................................................................................................... 41,400 41,400 .......................... THE PRESIDENT PHARMACARE ADDITION/ALTERATION ................................................................................................................ 5,000 5,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES 501–D BUILDING ADDITION PHASE 2 .............................................................. 12,200 12,200 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ACQUISITION CENTER ....................................................................................... 35,500 35,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

JACKSONVILLE: 

ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY ADDITION/ALTERATION .............................................................................. 12,200 12,200 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, FLORIDA ............................................................................................................................................. 757,993 649,393 ¥108,600 

GEORGIA 

ARMY: 

FORT BENNING: 

MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ........................................................................................................................ 5,800 5,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT RECEPTION STATION, PHASE 1 .......................................................................................................................... 51,000 51,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SIMULATIONS TRAINING FACILITY ...................................................................................................................... 56,000 56,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT TRAINEE BARRACKS COMPLEX .......................................................................................................................... 73,000 73,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

FORT STEWART: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX ......................................................................................................................................... 36,000 36,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 25,000 ∂25,000 THE PRESIDENT BRIGADE COMPLEX—HEADQUARTERS .............................................................................................................. 26,000 26,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT FIRE STATION (GROW THE FORCE) .................................................................................................................... .......................... 5,500 ∂5,500 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERTATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................... .......................... 15,000 ∂15,000 THE PRESIDENT 

HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD: 

UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 16,000 ∂16,000 THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE: 

ROBINS AFB: 

AIRCRAFT COMPONENT REPAIR FACILITY .......................................................................................................... 14,700 14,700 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

AUGUSTA: 

REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATION CENTER INCREMENT III ................................................................................ 100,000 100,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

FORT BENNING: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES BATTALION COMPLEX ....................................................................................... 21,000 21,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES HEADQUARTERS BUILDING ADDITION ............................................................... 5,000 5,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES TACTICAL EQUIPMENT SHOP ............................................................................ 9,000 9,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

HUNTER AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPORT COMPANY FACILITY .......................................................................... 13,800 13,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

TROOP DORMS ................................................................................................................................................... .......................... 9,000 ∂9,000 MR. CHAMBLISS/MR. ISAKSON 

TOTAL, GEORGIA ............................................................................................................................................ 411,300 481,800 ∂70,500 
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HAWAII 

ARMY: 

FORT SHAFTER: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX ......................................................................................................................................... 31,000 31,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX ......................................................................................................................................... 43,000 43,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BARRACKS COMPLEX ......................................................................................................................................... 45,000 45,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

WHEELER AFB: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX ......................................................................................................................................... 51,000 51,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY: 

KANEOHE BAY: 

BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS ....................................................................................................................... 37,961 37,961 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

PEARL HARBOR: 

DRY DOCK SHIP SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................................ .......................... 30,200 ∂30,200 MR. INOUYE/MR. AKAKA SUB DRIVE-IN MAGNETIC SILENCING FACILITY ................................................................................................. 99,860 99,860 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

WAHIAWA: 

COMMUNICATION CENTER .................................................................................................................................. 65,410 65,410 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE: 

HICKAM AFB: 

C–17 PARKING RAMP ........................................................................................................................................ 15,471 15,471 .......................... THE PRESIDENT DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY .......................... 16,500 16,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

HICKAM AFB: 

REPLACE HYDRANT FUELS SYSTEM ................................................................................................................... 11,900 11,900 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

KUNIA: 

REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATION CENTER INCREMENT III ................................................................................ 136,318 136,318 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, HAWAII ............................................................................................................................................... 553,420 583,620 ∂30,200 
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IDAHO 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

GOWEN FIELD: 

TRAINING AREA RAILHEAD ................................................................................................................................. .......................... 7,615 ∂7,615 MR. CRAIG/MR. CRAPO 

ORCHARD TRAINING AREA: 

URBAN ASSAULT COURSE .................................................................................................................................. 1,700 1,700 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, IDAHO ................................................................................................................................................ 1,700 9,315 ∂7,615 

ILLINOIS 

ARMY: 

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL: 

COMBINED FIRE/POLICE FACILITY ...................................................................................................................... .......................... 3,350 ∂3,350 MR. DURBIN/MR. OBAMA 

NAVY: 

GREAT LAKES: 

RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE, INCREMENT 3 .................................................... 16,650 16,650 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SMALL ARMS MARKSMANSHIP TRAINER ............................................................................................................ 10,221 10,221 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE: 

SCOTT AFB: 

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ........................................................................................................................... .......................... 8,200 ∂8,200 MR. DURBIN SECURITY FORCES OPERATIONS FACILITY ......................................................................................................... 16,700 16,700 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

GREAT LAKES: 

FEDERAL HEALTHCARE FACILITY ........................................................................................................................ 99,000 99,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

ST CLAIR COUNTY: 

READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY) ................................................................................. 8,100 8,100 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, ILLINOIS ............................................................................................................................................. 150,671 162,221 ∂11,550 

INDIANA 

NAVY: 

CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER: 

SECURED ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FACILITY ................................................................ .......................... 12,000 ∂12,000 MR. BAYH/MR. LUGAR 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

HULMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT: 

DIGITAL GROUND STATION BEDDOWN ................................................................................................................ 7,700 7,700 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, INDIANA ............................................................................................................................................. 7,700 19,700 ∂12,000 
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IOWA 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

IOWA CITY: 

READINESS CENTER ........................................................................................................................................... .......................... 13,186 ∂13,186 MR. HARKIN/MR. GRASSLEY 

TOTAL, IOWA .................................................................................................................................................. .......................... 13,186 ∂13,186 

KANSAS 

ARMY: 

FORT LEAVENWORTH: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX ......................................................................................................................................... 55,000 55,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 12,800 ∂12,800 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 23,000 ∂23,000 THE PRESIDENT 

FORT RILEY: 

BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 50,000 ∂50,000 THE PRESIDENT CHILD DEVELOPEMENT CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................ .......................... 8,500 ∂8,500 THE PRESIDENT DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE RANGE COMPLEX ........................................................................................................ 28,000 28,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT HEALTH & DENTAL CLINIC (GROW THE FORCE) ................................................................................................ .......................... 8,800 ∂8,800 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 43,000 ∂43,000 THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE: 

FORT RILEY: 

AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON COMPLEX ............................................................................................. 12,515 12,515 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

SMOKY HILL AIR NATIONAL GUARD RANGE: 

AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON BEDDOWN ............................................................................................ .......................... 9,000 ∂9,000 MR. BROWNBACK 

TOTAL, KANSAS .............................................................................................................................................. 95,515 250,615 ∂155,100 
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KENTUCKY 

ARMY: 

FORT CAMPBELL: 

BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 27,000 ∂27,000 THE PRESIDENT INDOOR RANGE .................................................................................................................................................. 5,000 5,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 24,000 ∂24,000 THE PRESIDENT VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP ........................................................................................................................... 49,000 49,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

FORT KNOX: 

CANTONMENT AREA ROADS, PAVED .................................................................................................................. 6,700 6,700 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

FORT CAMPBELL: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES BATTALION OPERATIONS COMPLEX .................................................................. 35,000 35,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES GROUP SUPPORT BATTALION COMPLEX ........................................................... 18,500 18,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE WIDE: 

BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT: 

AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION FACILITY PH VIII ............................................................................................. 51,017 69,017 ∂18,000 THE PRESIDENT/MR. MCCONNELL 

TOTAL, KENTUCKY .......................................................................................................................................... 165,217 234,217 ∂69,000 

LOUISIANA 

ARMY: 

FORT POLK: 

4TH BRIGADE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION HEADQUARTERS FACILITY ................................................................. .......................... 9,800 ∂9,800 MRS. LANDRIEU/MR. VITTER CHILD CARE CENTER ......................................................................................................................................... .......................... 6,100 ∂6,100 MRS. LANDRIEU/MR. VITTER 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP BEAUREGARD: 

UPGRADE AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON FACILITY .............................................................................. 1,800 1,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, LOUISIANA .......................................................................................................................................... 1,800 17,700 ∂15,900 

MAINE 

NAVY: 

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD: 

CONSOLIDATED EMERGENCY CONTROL CENTER ............................................................................................... .......................... 9,700 ∂9,700 MS COLLINS 

TOTAL, MAINE ................................................................................................................................................ .......................... 9,700 ∂9,700 
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MARYLAND 

ARMY: 

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND: 

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION FACILITY ............................................................................................ .......................... 12,200 ∂12,200 MS. MIKULSKI/MR. CARDIN 

NAVY: 

PATUXENT RIVER: 

AIRCRAFT PROTOTYPE FACILITY PHASE 1 ......................................................................................................... 17,990 17,990 .......................... THE PRESIDENT E–2 ADVANCED HAWKEYE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION FACILITY ......................... 13,650 13,650 .......................... THE PRESIDENT JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM ADDITION TO BUILDING 2110/2122 ............................... 6,720 6,720 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

SUITLAND: 

NATIONAL MARITIME INTELLIGENCE CENTER INCREMENT II ............................................................................. 52,069 52,069 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

FORT DETRICK: 

US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES STAGE I, INC II ..................................... 150,000 150,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

FORT MEADE: 

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY WASHINGTON-OPS1 SOUTH STAIR TOWER ......................................................... 4,000 4,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY WASHINGTON—POWER, SPACE, AND COOLING UTILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 

PHII.

7,901 7,901 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, MARYLAND .................................................................................................................................... 252,330 264,530 ∂12,200 

MASSACHUSETTS 

AIR FORCE: 

HANSCOM AFB: 

RENOVATE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT FACILITY B1102C ................................................................................ .......................... 12,800 ∂12,800 MR. KENNEDY 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE: 

DIGITAL GROUND STATION INITIAL OPERATING CAPACITY BEDDOWN ............................................................... 1,800 1,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, MASSACHUSETTS ............................................................................................................................... 1,800 14,600 ∂12,800 
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MICHIGAN 

ARMY: 

DETROIT ARSENAL: 

GROUND SYSTEMS POWER AND ENERGY LABORATORY .................................................................................... .......................... 18,500 ∂18,500 MR. LEVIN/MS. STABENOW 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

LANSING: 

US PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICE AND READINESS CENTER RENOVATION ..................................................... .......................... 4,239 ∂4,239 MR. LEVIN/MS. STABENOW 

CAMP GRAYLING: 

INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE W/ CONVOY LIVE FIRE RANGE ............................................................... .......................... 2,450 ∂2,450 MR. LEVIN/MS. STABENOW 

NAVY RESERVE: 

SELFRIDGE: 

RESERVE TRAINING CENTER .............................................................................................................................. 4,030 4,030 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, MICHIGAN .......................................................................................................................................... 4,030 29,219 ∂25,189 

MINNESOTA 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP RIPLEY: 

COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE TRAINING FACILITY ........................................................................................... 4,850 4,850 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, MINNESOTA ........................................................................................................................................ 4,850 4,850 ..........................

MISSISSIPPI 

NAVY: 

MERIDIAN NAVAL AIR STATION: 

FIRE STATION ..................................................................................................................................................... .......................... 6,770 ∂6,770 MR. COCHRAN/MR. LOTT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

JOHN C. STENNIS SPACE CENTER: 

SOF RIVERINE AND COMBATANT CRAFT OPERATIONS FACILITY ........................................................................ .......................... 10,200 ∂10,200 MR. COCHRAN/MR. LOTT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP SHELBY: 

LIVE FIRE SHOOT HOUSE/URBAN ASSAULT COURSE ......................................................................................... .......................... 4,000 ∂4,000 MR. COCHRAN/MR. LOTT 

TOTAL, MISSISSIPPI ....................................................................................................................................... .......................... 20,970 ∂20,970 

MISSOURI 

ARMY: 

FORT LEONARD WOOD: 

AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................ .......................... 4,150 ∂4,150 THE PRESIDENT AUTOMATED PISTOL RANGE (GROW THE FORCE) .............................................................................................. .......................... 2,700 ∂2,700 THE PRESIDENT 
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BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 26,000 ∂26,000 THE PRESIDENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ........................................................................................................................... .......................... 7,000 ∂7,000 MR. BOND DINING FACILITY—BASIC COMBAT TRAINING COMPLEX (GROW THE FORCE) .................................................. .......................... 22,000 ∂22,000 THE PRESIDENT MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ........................................................................................................................ 3,800 3,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ........................................................................................................................ 4,000 4,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 56,000 ∂56,000 THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

WHITEMAN AFB: 

ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY ................................................................................................................... 30,000 30,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, MISSOURI ........................................................................................................................................... 37,800 155,650 ∂117,850 

MONTANA 

AIR FORCE: 

MALMSTROM AFB: 

CONSTRUCT COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER ...................................................................................................... .......................... 7,000 ∂7,000 MR. BAUCUS/MR. TESTER 

ARMY RESERVE: 

BUTTE: 

ARMY RESERVE CENTER/LAND .......................................................................................................................... 7,629 7,629 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, MONTANA ........................................................................................................................................... 7,629 14,629 ∂7,000 

NEBRASKA 

AIR FORCE: 

OFFUTT AFB: 

ADD/ALTER INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON FACILITY ............................................................................................... 16,952 16,952 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT: 

ADD/ALTER SECURITY FORCES COMMUNICATIONS COMPLEX ........................................................................... .......................... 8,900 ∂8,900 MR. BEN NELSON/MR. HAGEL 

TOTAL, NEBRASKA ......................................................................................................................................... 16,952 25,852 ∂8,900 
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NEVADA 

ARMY: 

HAWTHORNE ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT: 

GROUND WATER TREATMENT PLANT .................................................................................................................. 11,800 11,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY: 

FALLON NAVAL AIR STATION: 

RANGE IMPROVEMENTS B–20 ........................................................................................................................... .......................... 11,460 ∂11,460 MR. REID/MR. ENSIGN 

AIR FORCE: 

NELLIS AFB: 

JOINT TERMINAL AIR CONTROL VIRTUAL TRAINING FACILITY ............................................................................ .......................... 4,950 ∂4,950 MR. REID/MR. ENSIGN 

AIR GUARD: 

RENO: 

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX ..................................................................................................................... .......................... 5,200 ∂5,200 MR. REID/MR. ENSIGN 

TOTAL, NEVADA .............................................................................................................................................. 11,800 33,410 ∂21,610 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE: 

WING HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FACILITY ........................................................................... .......................... 8,900 ∂8,900 MR. GREGG/MR. SUNUNU 

TOTAL, NEW HAMPSHIRE ............................................................................................................................... .......................... 8,900 ∂8,900 

NEW JERSEY 

NAVY: 

LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING STATION: 

JOINT INSTALLATION ROAD IMPROVEMENT ........................................................................................................ .......................... 4,100 ∂4,100 MR. LAUTENBERG/MR. MENENDEZ 

ARMY RESERVE: 

FORT DIX: 

COMBINED MAINTENANCE FACILITY ................................................................................................................... 17,000 17,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, NEW JERSEY ...................................................................................................................................... 17,000 21,100 ∂4,100 

NEW MEXICO 

ARMY: 

WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE: 

UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 71,000 ∂71,000 THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE: 

CANNON AFB: 

ADD/ALTER HANGAR 09 FOR C–130 ................................................................................................................. 1,688 1,688 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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KIRTLAND AFB: 

PJ/CRO RESCUE AND RECOVERY TRAINING CENTER ........................................................................................ .......................... 11,400 ∂11,400 MR. DOMENICI/MR. BINGAMAN 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

CANNON AFB: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY ............................................................................ 7,500 7,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

KIRTLAND AFB: 

REPLACE FUEL UNLOAD FACILITY ...................................................................................................................... 1,800 1,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, NEW MEXICO ..................................................................................................................................... 10,988 93,388 ∂82,400 

NEW YORK 

ARMY: 

FORT DRUM: 

BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 61,000 ∂61,000 THE PRESIDENT BRIGADE COMPLEX MAINTENANCE FACILITY ..................................................................................................... 44,000 44,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BRIGADE COMPLEX—BARRACKS/OPERATIONS .................................................................................................. 40,000 40,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BRIGADE COMPLEX—COMPANY OPERATIONS ................................................................................................... 55,000 55,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES ............................................................................................................................ 12,000 12,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 41,000 ∂41,000 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 38,000 ∂38,000 THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

FORT DRUM: 

MEDICAL CLINIC ADDITION/ALTERATION ............................................................................................................ 41,000 41,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

GABRESKI ANG BASE, WESTHAMPTON: 

PARARESCUE FACILITY PH 1 ............................................................................................................................. .......................... 8,400 ∂8,400 MR. SCHUMER/MRS. CLINTON 

ARMY RESERVE: 

FORT DRUM: 

ARMY RESERVE CENTER .................................................................................................................................... 15,923 15,923 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, NEW YORK ......................................................................................................................................... 207,923 356,323 ∂148,400 
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NORTH CAROLINA 

ARMY: 

FORT BRAGG: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX, INCREMENT 3 ................................................................................................................. 47,400 47,400 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 73,000 ∂73,000 THE PRESIDENT BLOOD DONOR CENTER ..................................................................................................................................... .......................... 4,800 ∂4,800 MRS. DOLE INDOOR RANGE .................................................................................................................................................. 4,800 4,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT STUDENT BARRACKS .......................................................................................................................................... 51,000 51,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT UNIT MAINTENANCE FACILITY (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 88,000 ∂88,000 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 54,000 ∂54,000 THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY: 

CAMP LEJEUNE: 

ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION FACILITY ..................................................................................................................... 16,460 16,460 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS—4TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE ..................................................... 29,970 29,970 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS—FRENCH CREEK .......................................................................................... 27,800 27,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS—WOUNDED WARRIOR BATTALION (GROW THE FORCE) ............................... .......................... 27,270 ∂27,270 THE PRESIDENT FIELD MEDICAL SERVICE SCHOOL ..................................................................................................................... 8,080 8,080 .......................... THE PRESIDENT LANDFILL CELL (GROW THE FORCE) .................................................................................................................. .......................... 14,170 ∂14,170 THE PRESIDENT MAIN GATE PHYSICAL SECURITY UPGRADE (GROW THE FORCE) ...................................................................... .......................... 7,920 ∂7,920 THE PRESIDENT MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FACILITIES .................................................. 9,170 9,170 .......................... THE PRESIDENT MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND FITNESS CENTER/ TRAINING TANK ................................................. 14,480 14,480 .......................... THE PRESIDENT MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND SUPPORT FACILITY .......................................................................... 21,720 21,720 .......................... THE PRESIDENT MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND TRAINING FACILITIES ...................................................................... 12,590 12,590 .......................... THE PRESIDENT MOUT ENHANCEMENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 14,120 14,120 .......................... THE PRESIDENT MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE—G10 (GROW THE FORCE) ................................................................. .......................... 17,250 ∂17,250 THE PRESIDENT PHYSICAL SECURITY UPGRADES—PINEY GREEN (GROW THE FORCE) ............................................................. .......................... 6,660 ∂6,660 THE PRESIDENT WASTEWATER SYSTEM MODIFICATION (GROW THE FORCE) .............................................................................. .......................... 7,070 ∂7,070 THE PRESIDENT 

CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION: 

HANGAR RENOVATION & FACILITY UPGRADES F/A18E/F ................................................................................... 16,500 16,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS/MAINTENANCE ................................................................................ 12,110 12,110 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NEW RIVER: 

BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS ....................................................................................................................... 22,530 22,530 .......................... THE PRESIDENT HANGAR ADDITION (PHASE 2) ............................................................................................................................ 17,330 17,330 .......................... THE PRESIDENT JET ENGINE TEST CELL ...................................................................................................................................... 14,570 14,570 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVAL OUTLYING LANDING FIELD WASHINGTON COUNTY: 

FACILITIES & LAND ACQUISITION ....................................................................................................................... 10,060 .......................... ¥10,060 THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

CAMP LEJEUNE: 

DELALIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL—CONSTRUCT GYMNASIUM ............................................................................. 2,014 2,014 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION FACILITY ................................................................... 6,910 6,910 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES EQUIPMENT FACILITY ........................................................................................ 10,800 10,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPLY & PRE-DEPLOYMENT FACILITY ............................................................ 10,500 10,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

FORT BRAGG: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES HEADQUARTERS AND MOTOR POOL COMPLEX ................................................. 39,250 39,250 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS/INTELLIGENCE ADDITION ............................................................. 8,000 8,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, NORTH CAROLINA .............................................................................................................................. 428,164 718,244 ∂290,080 

NORTH DAKOTA 

AIR FORCE: 

GRAND FORKS AFB: 

CONTROL TOWER/RAPCON ................................................................................................................................. .......................... 13,000 ∂13,000 MR. DORGAN/MR. CONRAD 

MINOT AFB: 

DORMITORY (144 ROOM) ................................................................................................................................... 18,200 18,200 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP GRAFTON: 

REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE PHASE 1 (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................... .......................... 33,416 ∂33,416 THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, NORTH DAKOTA .................................................................................................................................. 18,200 64,616 ∂46,416 

OHIO 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

COLUMBUS: 

DECENTRALIZE HEAT PLANT .............................................................................................................................. 4,000 4,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY RESERVE: 

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB: 

RESERVE TRAINING CENTER .............................................................................................................................. 10,277 10,277 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, OHIO .................................................................................................................................................. 14,277 14,277 ..........................
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OKLAHOMA 

ARMY: 

FORT SILL: 

MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ........................................................................................................................ 2,900 2,900 .......................... THE PRESIDENT MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE .............................................................................................................. .......................... 3,300 ∂3,300 MR. INHOFE 

AIR FORCE: 

ALTUS AFB: 

C–17 SHEET METAL COMPOSITE SHOP ............................................................................................................. 2,000 2,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TINKER AFB: 

CONSOLIDATED FUEL OVERHAUL REPAIR & TEST FACILITY .............................................................................. 34,600 34,600 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

VANCE AFB: 

FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE HANGAR .............................................................................................................. .......................... 7,700 ∂7,700 MR. INHOFE 

TOTAL, OKLAHOMA ......................................................................................................................................... 39,500 50,500 ∂11,000 

OREGON 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

ONTARIO: 

READINESS CENTER ........................................................................................................................................... 11,000 11,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY RESERVE: 

PORTLAND: 

OPERATIONAL FACILITIES MOBILE INSHORE UNDERSEA WARFARE UNIT 110/INSHORE BOAT UNIT 13 ............ 1,900 1,900 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, OREGON ............................................................................................................................................. 12,900 12,900 ..........................

PENNSYLVANIA 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT NEW CUMBERLAND: 

REPLACE CENTRAL HEAT PLANT ........................................................................................................................ 21,000 21,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CARLISLE: 

READINESS CENTER (STRYKER BRIGADE COMPANY TEAM (SBCT)) .................................................................. 7,800 7,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

EAST FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHIP: 

READINESS CENTER (SBCT) ............................................................................................................................... 8,300 8,300 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP: 

AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT UPGRADE (SBCT) ................................................................................................. 9,500 9,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

GETTYSBURG: 

READINESS CENTER (SBCT) ............................................................................................................................... 6,300 6,300 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

GRATERFORD: 

FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP (SBCT) .................................................................................................................... 7,300 7,300 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ALTERATION (SBCT) ......................................................................................... 5,500 5,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

HAZELTON: 

READINESS CENTER ADDITION/ALTERATION (SBCT) .......................................................................................... 5,600 5,600 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

HOLIDAYSBURG: 

READINESS CENTER (SBCT) ............................................................................................................................... 9,400 9,400 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

HUNTINGDON: 

READINESS CENTER (SBCT) ............................................................................................................................... 7,500 7,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

KUTZTOWN: 

READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ALTERATION (SBCT) ......................................................................................... 6,800 6,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

LEBANON: 

READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ALTERATION (SBCT) ......................................................................................... 7,800 7,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

PHILADELPHIA: 

FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP, ADDITION/ALTERATION (SBCT) .............................................................................. 3,650 3,650 .......................... THE PRESIDENT READINESS CENTER, ALTERATION (SBCT) ......................................................................................................... 10,000 10,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP: 

AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS SQUADRON BEDDOWN ............................................................................................ 6,400 6,400 .......................... THE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FACILITY ................................................................................................................ .......................... 6,300 ∂6,300 MR. SPECTER/MR. CASEY 

TOTAL, PENNSYLVANIA ................................................................................................................................... 122,850 129,150 ∂6,300 

RHODE ISLAND 

NAVY: 

NAVAL STATION NEWPORT: 

RECONSTRUCT WHARF BETWEEN PIERS 1&2 .................................................................................................... .......................... 9,900 ∂9,900 MR. REED 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

EAST GREENWICH: 

READINESS CENTER ........................................................................................................................................... 8,200 8,200 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NORTH KINGSTOWN: 

ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY ................................................................................................................... 33,000 33,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

QUONSET STATE AIRPORT: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING FACILITY ......................................................................................................... .......................... 5,000 ∂5,000 MR. REED 

TOTAL, RHODE ISLAND .................................................................................................................................. 41,200 56,100 ∂14,900 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

ARMY: 

FORT JACKSON: 

BASIC TRAINING COMPLEX (GROW THE FORCE) ............................................................................................... .......................... 85,000 ∂85,000 THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY: 

BEAUFORT: 

FIRE STATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 6,800 6,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

PARRIS ISLAND: 

CONSOLIDATED DINING FACILITY (GROW THE FORCE) ...................................................................................... .......................... 24,430 ∂24,430 THE PRESIDENT MOTOR TRANSPORTATION COMPLEX .................................................................................................................. 5,530 5,530 .......................... THE PRESIDENT RECRUIT BARRACKS—3RD BATTALION (PHASE 1) ........................................................................................... 25,322 25,322 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE: 

CHARLESTON AFB: 

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ........................................................................................................................... .......................... 11,000 ∂11,000 MR. GRAHAM 

TOTAL, SOUTH CAROLINA .............................................................................................................................. 37,652 158,082 ∂120,430 

SOUTH DAKOTA 

AIR FORCE: 

ELLSWORTH AFB: 

BASE CIVIL ENGINEER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITY ............................................................................................. .......................... 16,600 ∂16,600 MR. JOHNSON/MR. THUNE 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

JOE FOSS FIELD: 

BASE CIVIL ENGINEER MAINTENANCE COMPLEX ............................................................................................... .......................... 7,900 ∂7,900 MR. JOHNSON/MR. THUNE 

NAVY RESERVE: 

SIOUX FALLS: 

JOINT ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER ......................................................................................................... 3,730 3,730 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, SOUTH DAKOTA .................................................................................................................................. 3,730 28,230 ∂24,500 

TENNESSEE 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

MCGHEE-TYSON AIRPORT: 

MILSTAR BEDDOWN—RELOCATE BASE ACCESS ROAD ..................................................................................... 3,200 3,200 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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MEMPHIS IAP: 

C–5 FINAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT ............................................................................................................ 6,676 6,676 .......................... THE PRESIDENT C–5 GROUND RUN-UP ENCLOSURE ................................................................................................................... 3,200 3,200 .......................... THE PRESIDENT C–5 MUNITIONS STORAGE COMPLEX ................................................................................................................. 1,500 1,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, TENNESSEE ........................................................................................................................................ 14,576 14,576 ..........................

TEXAS 

ARMY: 

CAMP BULLIS: 

URBAN ASSAULT COURSE .................................................................................................................................. 1,600 1,600 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

FORT BLISS: 

BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 11,400 ∂11,400 THE PRESIDENT HEALTH & DENTAL CLINIC (GROW THE FORCE) ................................................................................................ .......................... 16,500 ∂16,500 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 84,000 ∂84,000 THE PRESIDENT 

FORT HOOD: 

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ........................................................................................................................... .......................... 7,400 ∂7,400 MRS. HUTCHISON/MR. CORNYN BARRACKS COMPLEX ......................................................................................................................................... 47,000 47,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 45,000 ∂45,000 THE PRESIDENT UNITS OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................... .......................... 46,000 ∂46,000 THE PRESIDENT 

FORT SAM HOUSTON: 

BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 6,600 ∂6,600 THE PRESIDENT BATTLE COMMAND TRAINING CENTER, PHASE 1 ............................................................................................... 1,950 1,950 .......................... THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 10,600 ∂10,600 THE PRESIDENT 

RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT: 

MANEUVER SYSTEMS SUSTAINMENT CENTER, PHASE 2 ................................................................................... 9,200 9,200 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY: 

CORPUS CHRISTI: 

AVIATION TRAINER/SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ...................................................................................... 14,290 14,290 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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AIR FORCE: 

LACKLAND AFB: 

BASIC EXPEDITIONARY AIRMAN SKILL TRAINING PHASE 2 ................................................................................ 14,000 14,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

CAMP BULLIS: 

HEALTH CLINIC REPLACEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 7,400 7,400 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP BOWIE: 

MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ........................................................................................................................ 1,500 1,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

FORT WOLTERS: 

MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ........................................................................................................................ 2,100 2,100 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY RESERVE: 

ELLINGTON FIELD: 

ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER BATTLE PROJECTION CENTER (PHASE II) .................................................. .......................... 15,000 ∂15,000 MRS. HUTCHISON/MR. CORNYN 

FORT WORTH: 

ARMY RESERVE CENTER .................................................................................................................................... 15,076 15,076 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY RESERVE: 

AUSTIN: 

RESERVE TRAINING CENTER .............................................................................................................................. 6,490 6,490 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

FORT WORTH: 

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT PARKING FACILITY ............................................................................... 5,140 5,140 .......................... THE PRESIDENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ........................................................................................................................... 4,920 4,920 .......................... THE PRESIDENT JOINT CONTROL TOWER ..................................................................................................................................... 12,454 12,454 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, TEXAS ................................................................................................................................................ 143,120 385,620 ∂242,500 

UTAH 

AIR FORCE: 

HILL AFB: 

AIRCRAFT POWER SYSTEMS REPAIR FACILITY ................................................................................................... 8,399 8,399 .......................... THE PRESIDENT CONSOLIDATED 388TH MUNITIONS FLIGHT ADMINISTRATIVE/MAINTENANCE FACILITY ...................................... .......................... 9,200 ∂9,200 MR. BENNETT/MR. HATCH HYDRAULIC FLIGHT CONTROL FACILITY ............................................................................................................. 8,400 8,400 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

NORTH SALT LAKE: 

READINESS CENTER ........................................................................................................................................... 12,200 12,200 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE RESERVE: 

HILL AFB: 

WING SUPPORT FACILITY ................................................................................................................................... 3,200 3,200 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, UTAH .................................................................................................................................................. 32,199 41,399 ∂9,200 
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ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

ETHAN ALLEN RANGE, JERICHO: 

MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE .............................................................................................................. .......................... 1,996 ∂1,996 MR. LEAHY/MR. SANDERS 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: 

BASE SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS ....................................................................................................................... .......................... 6,600 ∂6,600 MR. LEAHY/MR. SANDERS 

TOTAL, VERMONT ........................................................................................................................................... .......................... 8,596 ∂8,596 

VIRGINIA 

ARMY: 

FORT BELVOIR: 

DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD PHASE 3 ..................................................................................................................... 13,000 13,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

FORT EUSTIS: 

BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 32,000 ∂32,000 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 43,000 ∂43,000 THE PRESIDENT BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 6,900 ∂6,900 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 9,800 ∂9,800 THE PRESIDENT 

FORT MYER: 

BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 12,400 ∂12,400 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 8,400 ∂8,400 THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY: 

CHESAPEAKE: 

MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM INSTALLATION ............................................................................................. 8,450 8,450 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NORFOLK: 

E2/C2 AIRCREW TRAINING FACILITY .................................................................................................................. 11,510 11,510 .......................... THE PRESIDENT JOINT FORCES COMMAND, HEADQUARTERS, BUILDING ONE ............................................................................. .......................... 14,200 ∂14,200 MR. WARNER/MR. WEBB MH–60S HANGAR & AIRFIELD IMPROVEMENTS ................................................................................................. 53,850 53,850 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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QUANTICO: 

BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS—MARINE SECURITY GUARD BATTALION HEADQUARTERS ........................... 18,839 18,839 .......................... THE PRESIDENT STUDENT QUARTERS—THE BASIC SCHOOL (PHASE 2) ..................................................................................... 26,680 26,680 .......................... THE PRESIDENT WARFARE PROGRAMS SUPPORT CENTER (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................... .......................... 5,000 ∂5,000 THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

DAM NECK: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONAL TRAINING FACILITY .................................................................... 14,000 14,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS FACILITY INCREMENT I ................................................................ 94,500 47,250 ¥47,250 THE PRESIDENT 

FORT BELVOIR: 

ENTRANCE GATE SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS .................................................................................................... 5,000 5,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

LITTLE CREEK: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES HEADQUARTERS FACILITY ................................................................................. 51,000 51,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SEAL TEAM OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT FACILITY ........................................... 34,000 34,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SPECIAL BOAT TEAM OPERATIONS FACILITY .................................................... 14,000 14,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NORFOLK: 

ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE UNIT 2 REPLACEMENT ...................................................................... 6,450 6,450 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

PENTAGON: 

PENTAGON RESERVATION ELECTRICAL UPGRADES ............................................................................................ 18,531 .......................... ¥18,531 THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

FORT PICKETT: 

COMBAT PISTOL QUALIFICATION COURSE .......................................................................................................... 1,050 1,050 .......................... THE PRESIDENT REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE PHASE 1 (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................... .......................... 25,161 ∂25,161 THE PRESIDENT 

WINCHESTER: 

FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP ................................................................................................................................ .......................... 3,113 ∂3,113 MR. WARNER/MR. WEBB 

NAVY RESERVE: 

QUANTICO: 

RESERVE CENTER ADDITIONS ............................................................................................................................ 2,410 2,410 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, VIRGINIA ............................................................................................................................................ 373,270 467,463 ∂94,193 

WASHINGTON 

ARMY: 

FORT LEWIS: 

BARRACKS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................................... .......................... 32,000 ∂32,000 THE PRESIDENT BRIGADE COMPLEX, INCREMENT 2 .................................................................................................................... 102,000 102,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT INDOOR RANGE .................................................................................................................................................. 5,000 5,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT RAILROAD YARD UPGRADE (GROW THE FORCE) ............................................................................................... .......................... 14,600 ∂14,600 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 62,000 ∂62,000 THE PRESIDENT UNIT OPERATIONS FACILITIES (GROW THE FORCE) ........................................................................................... .......................... 51,000 ∂51,000 THE PRESIDENT 
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YAKIMA: 

DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE RANGE COMPLEX ........................................................................................................ 29,000 29,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVY: 

BANGOR: 

LIMITED AREA PRODUCTION & STORAGE COMPLEX INCREMENT IV ................................................................. 39,750 39,750 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

BREMERTON: 

BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS HOMEPORT ASHORE INCREMENT II .............................................................. 47,240 47,240 .......................... THE PRESIDENT NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER MAINTENANCE PIER REPLACEMENT .................................................................. 91,070 91,070 .......................... THE PRESIDENT MISSILE ASSEMBLY BUILDING 3 ........................................................................................................................ 28,690 28,690 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

NAVAL STATION EVERETT: 

FLEET REGION READINESS CENTER ................................................................................................................... .......................... 10,940 ∂10,940 MRS. MURRAY 

WHIDBEY ISLAND: 

EA–18G FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS ..................................................................................................................... 23,910 23,910 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

FORT LEWIS: 

MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC ................................................................................................................................... 21,000 21,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES BATTALION OPERATIONS COMPLEX .................................................................. 47,000 47,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SUPPORT BATTALION COMPLEX ....................................................................... 30,000 30,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, WASHINGTON ..................................................................................................................................... 464,660 635,200 ∂170,540 

WEST VIRGINIA 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP DAWSON: 

MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE ........................................................................................................................ 4,500 4,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL AIRPORT—SHEPHERD: FIELD: 

C–5 FINAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE ............................................................................................................ 5,176 5,176 .......................... THE PRESIDENT C–5 FUEL CELL MAINTENANCE HANGAR AND SHOPS ....................................................................................... 26,000 26,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT C–5 PARKING APRON, PHASE 2 ........................................................................................................................ .......................... 12,000 ∂12,000 MR. BYRD 
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C–5 SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ............................................................................................................. 7,600 7,600 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

YEAGER ANG BASE: 

REPLACE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR ..................................................................................................... .......................... 17,300 ∂17,300 MR. BYRD 

TOTAL, WEST VIRGINIA .................................................................................................................................. 43,276 72,576 ∂29,300 

WISCONSIN 

ARMY RESERVE: 

ELLSWORTH: 

ARMY RESERVE CENTER/LAND .......................................................................................................................... 9,100 9,100 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

FORT MCCOY: 

REGIONAL MEDICAL TRAINING FACILITY ............................................................................................................ 8,523 8,523 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

TRUAX FIELD MADISON: 

ADD/ALTER FIRE CRASH/RESCUE STATION ........................................................................................................ .......................... 7,000 ∂7,000 MR. KOHL 

TOTAL, WISCONSIN ........................................................................................................................................ 17,623 24,623 ∂7,000 

WYOMING 

AIR FORCE: 

F. E. WARREN AFB: 

RENOVATE HISTORIC DORMITORIES ................................................................................................................... 14,600 14,600 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

CAMP GUERNSEY: 

QUALIFICATION TRAINING RANGE ....................................................................................................................... 2,650 2,650 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, WYOMING ........................................................................................................................................... 17,250 17,250 ..........................

AFGHANISTAN 

ARMY: 

BAGRAM: 

ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING ................................................................................................................................ 13,800 13,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, AFGHANISTAN ..................................................................................................................................... 13,800 13,800 ..........................

BAHRAIN ISLAND 

NAVY: 

SOUTHWEST ASIA: 

WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PHASE 1 .............................................................................................................. 35,500 35,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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SOUTHWEST ASIA: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS FACILITY ...................................................................................... 19,000 19,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, BAHRAIN ISLAND ............................................................................................................................... 54,500 54,500 ..........................

BELGIUM 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

CASTEAU: 

BRUSSELS AMERCIAN SCHOOL ADDITION .......................................................................................................... 5,992 5,992 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, BELGIUM ............................................................................................................................................ 5,992 5,992 ..........................

BULGARIA 

ARMY: 

NEVO SELO FORWARD OPERATING SITE: 

BASE CAMP ........................................................................................................................................................ 61,000 61,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, BULGARIA .......................................................................................................................................... 61,000 61,000 ..........................

DIEGO GARCIA 

NAVY: 

DIEGO GARCIA: 

SEWAGE LAGOON, AIR OPERATIONS .................................................................................................................. 7,150 7,150 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, DIEGO GARCIA ................................................................................................................................... 7,150 7,150 ..........................
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DJIBOUTI 

NAVY: 

DJIBOUTI: 

FULL LENGTH TAXIWAY ...................................................................................................................................... 15,490 15,490 .......................... THE PRESIDENT FUEL FARM ......................................................................................................................................................... 4,000 4,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT WESTERN TAXIWAY ............................................................................................................................................. 2,900 .......................... ¥2,900 THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, DJIBOUTI ............................................................................................................................................ 22,390 19,490 ¥2,900 

GERMANY 

ARMY: 

GRAFENWOEHR: 

BRIGADE COMPLEX—MAINTENANCE/OPERATIONS ............................................................................................ 34,000 34,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BRIGADE COMPLEX—MAINTENANCE/OPERATIONS ............................................................................................ 28,000 28,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

AIR FORCE: 

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE: 

DORMITORY—128 ROOM .................................................................................................................................. 14,949 14,949 .......................... THE PRESIDENT FIRE TRAINING FACILITY .................................................................................................................................... 3,000 3,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT JOINT MOBILITY PROCESSING CENTER .............................................................................................................. 24,000 24,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SMALL DIAMETER BOMB FACILITIES PHASE 2 ................................................................................................... 6,260 6,260 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE: 

RAMSTEIN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ADDITION .................................................................................................... 5,393 5,393 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE: 

MEDICAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT ........................................................................................................................ 30,100 30,100 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

WEISBADEN: 

H.H. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION .............................................................................................................. 15,379 15,379 .......................... THE PRESIDENT HAINERBER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/WEIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION ............................................................... 5,093 5,093 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, GERMANY ........................................................................................................................................... 166,174 166,174 ..........................

GUAM 

NAVY: 

NAVAL BASE GUAM: 

FITNESS CENTER GUAM ..................................................................................................................................... 45,250 30,000 ¥15,250 THE PRESIDENT HARDEN BASE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................... 59,420 59,420 .......................... THE PRESIDENT KILO WHARF EXTENSION, INCREMENT I ............................................................................................................. 101,828 50,916 ¥50,912 THE PRESIDENT POTABLE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PHASE 1 ............................................................................................ 31,450 31,450 .......................... THE PRESIDENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT REPAIRS & UPGRADE ................................................................................... 40,870 40,870 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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ANDERSEN AFB: 

UPGRADE NORTHWEST FIELD INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................... 10,000 10,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, GUAM ................................................................................................................................................. 288,818 222,656 ¥66,162 

HONDURAS 

ARMY: 

HONDURAS VARIOUS: 

DINING FACILITY ................................................................................................................................................. 2,550 2,550 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, HONDURAS ......................................................................................................................................... 2,550 2,550 ..........................

ITALY 

ARMY: 

VICENZA: 

BRIGADE COMPLEX—BARRACKS/COMMUNITY FACILITY INCREMENT I ............................................................. 86,000 43,000 ¥43,000 THE PRESIDENT BRIGADE COMPLEX—OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY INCREMENT I .............................................................. 87,000 43,500 ¥43,500 THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, ITALY .................................................................................................................................................. 173,000 86,500 ¥86,500 

JAPAN 

NAVY: 

YOKOSUKA: 

WHARF UPGRADES (INCREMENTED) .................................................................................................................. 8,750 8,750 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, JAPAN ................................................................................................................................................. 8,750 8,750 ..........................
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KOREA 

ARMY: 

CAMP HUMPHREYS: 

BARRACKS COMPLEX ......................................................................................................................................... 22,000 22,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT BARRACKS COMPLEX ......................................................................................................................................... 35,000 35,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, KOREA ................................................................................................................................................ 57,000 57,000 ..........................

QATAR 

AIR FORCE: 

AL UDEID: 

MULTI AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR .......................................................................................................... 22,300 22,300 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

AL UDEID: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AIR OPERATIONS CENTER ................................................................................ 8,332 8,332 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AIRCRAFT PARKING RAMP ................................................................................ 18,515 18,515 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OPERATIONS COMPLEX ..................................................................................... 18,908 18,908 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES STORAGE FACILITY ........................................................................................... 3,590 3,590 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY ..................................................................... 3,507 3,507 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, QATAR ................................................................................................................................................ 75,152 75,152 ..........................

ROMANIA 

ARMY: 

MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU FOS: 

BASE CAMP, PHASE 2 ........................................................................................................................................ 12,600 12,600 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, ROMANIA ............................................................................................................................................ 12,600 12,600 ..........................

SPAIN 

AIR FORCE: 

MORON: 

TACTICAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM DORM (400 ROOM) ...................................................................................... 1,800 1,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, SPAIN ................................................................................................................................................. 1,800 1,800 ..........................

UNITED KINGDOM 

AIR FORCE: 

MENWITH HILL STATION: 

ADD/ALTER OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL FACILITY .......................................................................................... 31,000 31,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 
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POWER AVAILABILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................. 10,000 10,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH: 

F–15C SQUAD OPERATIONS/AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE UNIT .............................................................................. 15,500 15,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT SMALL DIAMETER BOMB-STORAGE IGLOO ......................................................................................................... 1,800 1,800 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, UNITED KINGDOM .............................................................................................................................. 58,300 58,300 ..........................

NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................. 201,400 201,400 ..........................

WORLDWIDE CLASSIFIED 

AIR FORCE: 

SPECIAL EVALUATION PROGRAM ................................................................................................................................. 4,051 2,439 ¥1,612 THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL EVALUATION PROGRAM ................................................................................................................................. 9,889 9,889 .......................... THE PRESIDENT CLASSIFIED MILCON PROJECT ..................................................................................................................................... 1,500 1,500 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

CLASSIFIED MILCON PROJECT ..................................................................................................................................... 1,887 1,887 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

TOTAL, WORLDWIDE CLASSIFIED ................................................................................................................... 17,327 15,715 ¥1,612 

WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED 

ARMY: 

GROW THE FORCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,608,129 .......................... ¥1,608,129 HOST NATION SUPPORT .............................................................................................................................................. 23,000 23,000 ..........................MINOR CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 23,000 25,900 ∂2,900 PLANNING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................... 458,468 84,670 ¥373,798 PLANNING AND DESIGN (GROW THE FORCE) .............................................................................................................. .......................... 232,479 ∂232,479 

NAVY: 

GROW THE FORCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 361,120 .......................... ¥361,120 WHARF UTILITIES UPGRADE ........................................................................................................................................ 8,900 8,900 ..........................HOST NATION INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................. 2,700 2,700 ..........................PLANNING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................... 110,167 93,466 ¥16,701 
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MARINE CORPS PLANNING AND DESIGN (GROW THE FORCE) .................................................................................... .......................... 21,792 ∂21,792 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 10,000 17,000 ∂7,000 

AIR FORCE: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................... 51,587 64,958 ∂13,371 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 15,000 15,000 ..........................

DEFENSE-WIDE: 

CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 10,000 10,000 ..........................ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM ....................................................................................................... 70,000 85,000 ∂15,000 PLANNING AND DESIGN: 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT EDUCATION ......................................................................................... 3,400 3,400 ..........................NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ............................................................................................................................ 26,749 26,749 ..........................SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ...................................................................................................................... 19,679 19,679 ..........................TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY ...................................................................................................................... 69,000 69,000 ..........................UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................................................. 35,900 35,900 ..........................

SUBTOTAL, PLANNING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................... 154,728 154,728 ..........................

UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION: 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ............................................................................................................................ 4,100 4,100 ..........................DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT EDUCATION ......................................................................................... 666 666 ..........................THE JOINT STAFF ................................................................................................................................................ 8,753 8,753 ..........................SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ...................................................................................................................... 3,693 3,693 ..........................TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY ...................................................................................................................... 3,499 3,499 ..........................UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................................................. 3,000 3,000 ..........................

SUBTOTAL, UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................................... 23,711 23,711 ..........................

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

GROW THE FORCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 77,000 .......................... ¥77,000 PLANNING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................... 43,841 40,017 ¥3,824 PLANNING AND DESIGN (GROW THE FORCE) .............................................................................................................. .......................... 17,000 ∂17,000 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 8,700 22,600 ∂13,900 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................... 7,965 20,943 ∂12,978 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 6,500 7,400 ∂900 

ARMY RESERVE: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................... 10,958 11,698 ∂740 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 3,000 6,000 ∂3,000 

NAVY RESERVE: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................... 2,219 2,219 ..........................
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AIR FORCE RESERVE: 

PLANNING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................... 3,500 4,500 ∂1,000 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 4,909 4,909 ..........................RESCISSION ................................................................................................................................................................. .......................... ¥3,100 ¥3,100 

TOTAL, WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED .......................................................................................................................... 3,099,102 997,490 ¥2,101,612 

FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY 

GERMANY: 

ANSBACH (URLAS TRAINING AREA) ............................................................................................................................ 52,000 52,000 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 365,400 99,400 ¥266,000 CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS (GROW THE FORCE) ......................................................................................................... .......................... 266,000 ∂266,000 PLANNING AND DESIGN ........................................................................................................................................................ 2,000 2,000 ..........................

SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 419,400 419,400 ..........................

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE: 

UTILITIES ACCOUNT ..................................................................................................................................................... 145,366 145,366 ..........................SERVICES ACCOUNT .................................................................................................................................................... 29,500 29,500 ..........................MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT ............................................................................................................................................. 64,864 53,007 ¥11,857 OPERATIONS (GROW THE FORCE) ............................................................................................................................... .......................... 11,857 ∂11,857 MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT ......................................................................................................................................... 12,985 12,985 ..........................FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT .............................................................................................................................................. 31,940 31,940 ..........................LEASING ...................................................................................................................................................................... 206,129 206,129 ..........................MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY ............................................................................................................................ 215,585 215,585 ..........................PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS ................................................................................................................................. 36,551 36,551 ..........................

SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................... 742,920 742,920 ..........................TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY ............................................................................................................................. 1,162,320 1,162,320 ..........................
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FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 

GUAM: 

NAVAL BASE GUAM—OLD APRA PHASE II (73 UNITS) ............................................................................................... 57,167 47,167 ¥10,000 THE PRESIDENT 

CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 237,990 162,990 ¥75,000 USMC FAMILY HOUSING (GROW THE FORCE) ...................................................................................................................... .......................... 75,000 ∂75,000 PLANNING AND DESIGN ........................................................................................................................................................ 3,172 3,172 ..........................

SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 298,329 288,329 ¥10,000 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE: 

UTILITIES ACCOUNT ..................................................................................................................................................... 41,802 41,802 ..........................SERVICES ACCOUNT .................................................................................................................................................... 13,155 13,155 ..........................MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT ............................................................................................................................................. 59,422 59,422 ..........................MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT ......................................................................................................................................... 640 640 ..........................FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT .............................................................................................................................................. 14,962 14,962 ..........................LEASING ...................................................................................................................................................................... 141,757 141,757 ..........................MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY ............................................................................................................................ 70,678 70,678 ..........................PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS ................................................................................................................................. 28,988 28,988 ..........................

SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................... 371,404 371,404 ..........................TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ........................................................................................... 669,733 659,733 ¥10,000 

FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE 

GERMANY: 

RAMSTEIN (117 UNITS) ............................................................................................................................................... 56,275 56,275 .......................... THE PRESIDENT 

CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 294,262 294,262 ..........................PLANNING AND DESIGN ........................................................................................................................................................ 12,210 12,210 ..........................

SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 362,747 362,747 ..........................

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE: 

UTILITIES ACCOUNT ..................................................................................................................................................... 100,176 100,176 ..........................MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT ............................................................................................................................................. 56,736 56,736 ..........................SERVICES ACCOUNT .................................................................................................................................................... 20,673 20,673 ..........................FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT .............................................................................................................................................. 43,472 43,472 ..........................MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT ......................................................................................................................................... 1,960 1,960 ..........................LEASING ...................................................................................................................................................................... 114,394 114,394 ..........................MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................................................. 298,465 298,465 ..........................DEBT ACCOUNT ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 1 ..........................
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT LISTING BY LOCATION—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Installation and project Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee 

recommendation 

compared with 

budget 

estimate 

(∂ or ¥) 

Requested by 

PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS ................................................................................................................................. 52,458 52,458 ..........................

SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................... 688,335 688,335 ..........................TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE .................................................................................................................... 1,051,082 1,051,082 ..........................

FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE: 

UTILITIES ACCOUNT (NSA) .......................................................................................................................................... 7 7 ..........................OPERATIONS ACCOUNT (NSA) ..................................................................................................................................... 27 27 ..........................LEASING (NSA) ............................................................................................................................................................ 10,534 10,534 ..........................MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY (NSA) .................................................................................................................. 70 70 ..........................FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (DIA) ..................................................................................................................................... 4,274 4,274 ..........................LEASING (DIA) ............................................................................................................................................................. 32,662 32,662 ..........................UTILITIES ACCOUNT (DLA) ........................................................................................................................................... 445 445 ..........................FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (DLA) .................................................................................................................................... 104 104 ..........................SERVICES ACCOUNT (DLA) .......................................................................................................................................... 49 49 ..........................MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT (DLA) ................................................................................................................................... 410 410 ..........................MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY (DLA) .................................................................................................................. 266 266 ..........................

SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................... 48,848 48,848 ..........................TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE .............................................................................................................. 48,848 48,848 ..........................

DOD FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND ....................................................................................................................... 500 500 ..........................

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 1990 ......................................................................................................... 220,689 320,689 ∂100,000 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 2005 ......................................................................................................... 8,174,315 8,174,315 ..........................
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TOTAL, BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ........................................................................................................... 8,395,004 8,495,004 ∂100,000 GRAND TOTAL ......................................................................................................................................................... 21,165,182 21,556,664 ∂391,482 

RECAP 

ARMY .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4,039,197 3,928,149 ¥111,048 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS .................................................................................................................................................. 2,104,276 2,168,315 ∂64,039 AIR FORCE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 912,109 1,048,518 ∂136,409 DEFENSE-WIDE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,799,336 1,758,755 ¥40,581 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ...................................................................................................................................................... 404,291 478,836 ∂74,545 AIR NATIONAL GUARD .......................................................................................................................................................... 85,517 228,995 ∂143,478 ARMY RESERVE .................................................................................................................................................................... 119,684 138,424 ∂18,740 NAVY RESERVE .................................................................................................................................................................... 59,150 59,150 ..........................AIR FORCE RESERVE ........................................................................................................................................................... 26,559 27,559 ∂1,000 

RESCISSION ................................................................................................................................................................. .......................... ¥3,100 ¥3,100 

NATO INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................................................................................... 201,400 201,400 ..........................FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY ...................................................................................................................................................... 1,162,320 1,162,320 ..........................

(CONSTRUCTION) ......................................................................................................................................................... (419,400 ) (419,400 ) ..........................(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) ............................................................................................................................... (742,920 ) (742,920 ) ..........................

FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ..................................................................................................................... 669,733 659,733 ¥10,000 

(CONSTRUCTION) ......................................................................................................................................................... (298,329 ) (288,329 ) (¥10,000 ) (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) ............................................................................................................................... (371,404 ) (371,404 ) ..........................

FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE .............................................................................................................................................. 1,051,082 1,051,082 ..........................

(CONSTRUCTION) ......................................................................................................................................................... (362,747 ) (362,747 ) ..........................(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) ............................................................................................................................... (688,335 ) (688,335 ) ..........................

FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE ....................................................................................................................................... 48,848 48,848 ..........................

(CONSTRUCTION) ......................................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... ..........................(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) ............................................................................................................................... (48,848 ) (48,848 ) ..........................

CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION .................................................................................................................... 86,176 104,176 ∂18,000 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND. .................................................................................. 500 500 ..........................BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE .................................................................................................................................... 8,395,004 8,495,004 ∂100,000 

GRAND TOTAL ......................................................................................................................................................... 21,165,182 21,556,664 ∂391,482 
118 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee rec- ommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2007 appropriation Budget estimate 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Military construction, Army ........................................................................................................................................ 2,013,000 4,039,197 3,928,149 ∂1,915,149 ¥111,048 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................................. 1,255,890 ............................ ............................ ¥1,255,890 ............................Rescissions ........................................................................................................................................................ ¥43,348 ............................ ............................ ∂43,348 ............................

Total .............................................................................................................................................................. 3,225,542 4,039,197 3,928,149 ∂702,607 ¥111,048 

Military construction, Navy and Marine Corps .......................................................................................................... 1,129,000 2,104,276 2,168,315 ∂1,039,315 ∂64,039 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................................. 370,990 ............................ ............................ ¥370,990 ............................Rescissions ........................................................................................................................................................ ¥27,500 ............................ ............................ ∂27,500 ............................

Total .............................................................................................................................................................. 1,472,490 2,104,276 2,168,315 ∂695,825 ∂64,039 

Military construction, Air Force .................................................................................................................................. 1,083,000 912,109 1,048,518 ¥34,482 ∂136,409 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................................. 43,300 ............................ ............................ ¥43,300 ............................Rescissions ........................................................................................................................................................ ¥2,694 ............................ ............................ ∂2,694 ............................

Total .............................................................................................................................................................. 1,123,606 912,109 1,048,518 ¥75,088 ∂136,409 

Military construction, Defense-Wide ........................................................................................................................... 1,127,000 1,799,336 1,758,755 ∂631,755 ¥40,581 

Rescissions ........................................................................................................................................................ ¥110,229 ............................ ............................ ∂110,229 ............................

Total .............................................................................................................................................................. 1,016,771 1,799,336 1,758,755 ∂741,984 ¥40,581 Total, Active components .............................................................................................................................. 6,838,409 8,854,918 8,903,737 ∂2,065,328 ∂48,819 

Military construction, Army National Guard ............................................................................................................... 473,000 404,291 478,836 ∂5,836 ∂74,545 

Rescissions ........................................................................................................................................................ ¥2,129 ............................ ............................ ∂2,129 ............................

Total .............................................................................................................................................................. 470,871 404,291 478,836 ∂7,965 ∂74,545 

Military construction, Air National Guard .................................................................................................................. 126,000 85,517 228,995 ∂102,995 ∂143,478 Military construction, Army Reserve ........................................................................................................................... 166,000 119,684 138,424 ¥27,576 ∂18,740 
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Military construction, Navy Reserve ........................................................................................................................... 43,000 59,150 59,150 ∂16,150 ............................Military construction, Air Force Reserve .................................................................................................................... 45,000 26,559 27,559 ¥17,441 ∂1,000 

Rescissions ........................................................................................................................................................ ............................ ............................ ¥3,100 ¥3,100 ¥3,100 

Total, Reserve components ........................................................................................................................... 850,871 695,201 929,864 ∂78,993 ∂234,663 Total, Military construction ........................................................................................................................... 7,689,280 9,550,119 9,833,601 ∂2,144,321 ∂283,482 

Appropriations ...................................................................................................................................... (6,205,000 ) (9,550,119 ) (9,836,701 ) (∂3,631,701 ) (∂286,582 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................... (1,670,180 ) ............................ ............................ (¥1,670,180 ) ............................Rescissions .......................................................................................................................................... (¥185,900 ) ............................ (¥3,100 ) (∂182,800 ) (¥3,100 ) 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program ............................................................................. 204,789 201,400 201,400 ¥3,389 ............................Family housing construction, Army ............................................................................................................................ 579,000 419,400 419,400 ¥159,600 ............................Family housing operation and maintenance, Army ................................................................................................... 671,000 742,920 742,920 ∂71,920 ............................Family housing construction, Navy and Marine Corps .............................................................................................. 305,000 298,329 288,329 ¥16,671 ¥10,000 Family housing operation and maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps ..................................................................... 505,000 371,404 371,404 ¥133,596 ............................Family housing construction, Air Force ...................................................................................................................... 1,168,000 362,747 362,747 ¥805,253 ............................

Rescissions ........................................................................................................................................................ ¥18,000 ............................ ............................ ∂18,000 ............................

Total .............................................................................................................................................................. 1,150,000 362,747 362,747 ¥787,253 ............................

Family housing operation and maintenance, Air Force ............................................................................................. 750,000 688,335 688,335 ¥61,665 ............................Family housing construction, Defense-Wide .............................................................................................................. 9,000 ............................ ............................ ¥9,000 ............................Family housing operation and maintenance, Defense-Wide ..................................................................................... 49,000 48,848 48,848 ¥152 ............................Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund ..................................................................................... 2,475 500 500 ¥1,975 ............................

Total, Family housing ................................................................................................................................... 4,020,475 2,932,483 2,922,483 ¥1,097,992 ¥10,000 

Appropriations ...................................................................................................................................... (4,038,475 ) (2,932,483 ) (2,922,483 ) (¥1,115,992 ) (¥10,000 ) Rescissions .......................................................................................................................................... (¥18,000 ) ............................ ............................ (∂18,000 ) ............................

Chemical demilitarization construction, Defense-Wide ............................................................................................. 131,000 86,176 104,176 ¥26,824 ∂18,000 Base realignment and closure: 

Base realignment and closure account, 1990 ................................................................................................. 252,279 220,689 320,689 ∂68,410 ∂100,000 Base realignment and closure account, 2005 ................................................................................................. 2,489,421 8,174,315 8,174,315 ∂5,684,894 ............................Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................................. 3,136,802 ............................ ............................ ¥3,136,802 ............................

Total, Base realignment and closure ........................................................................................................... 5,878,502 8,395,004 8,495,004 ∂2,616,502 ∂100,000 Total, title I ................................................................................................................................................... 17,924,046 21,165,182 21,556,664 ∂3,632,618 ∂391,482 

Appropriations ...................................................................................................................................... (13,320,964 ) (21,165,182 ) (21,559,764 ) (∂8,238,800 ) (∂394,582 ) 
120 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee rec- ommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2007 appropriation Budget estimate 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................... (4,806,982 ) ............................ ............................ (¥4,806,982 ) ............................Rescissions .......................................................................................................................................... (¥203,900 ) ............................ (¥3,100 ) (∂200,800 ) (¥3,100 ) 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

Compensation and pensions ...................................................................................................................................... 38,007,095 41,236,322 41,236,322 ∂3,229,227 ............................Readjustment benefits ............................................................................................................................................... 3,262,006 3,300,289 3,300,289 ∂38,283 ............................Veterans insurance and indemnities ......................................................................................................................... 49,850 41,250 41,250 ¥8,600 ............................Veterans housing benefit program fund program account (indefinite) .................................................................... 66,234 17,389 17,389 ¥48,845 ............................

(Limitation on direct loans) .............................................................................................................................. (500 ) (500 ) (500 ) ............................ ............................Credit subsidy ................................................................................................................................................... ¥100,000 ¥108,000 ¥108,000 ¥8,000 ............................Administrative expenses .................................................................................................................................... 154,284 154,562 154,562 ∂278 ............................

Vocational rehabilitation loans program account ..................................................................................................... 53 71 71 ∂18 ............................

(Limitation on direct loans) .............................................................................................................................. (4,242 ) (3,287 ) (3,287 ) (¥955 ) ............................Administrative expenses .................................................................................................................................... 305 311 311 ∂6 ............................

Native American veteran housing loan program account ......................................................................................... 584 628 628 ∂44 ............................

(Limitation on direct loans) .............................................................................................................................. (30,000 ) ............................ ............................ (¥30,000 ) ............................

Total, Veterans Benefits Administration ....................................................................................................... 41,440,411 44,642,822 44,642,822 ∂3,202,411 ............................

Veterans Health Administration 

Medical services ......................................................................................................................................................... 25,518,254 27,167,671 28,979,220 ∂3,460,966 ∂1,811,549 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................................. 466,778 ............................ ............................ ¥466,778 ............................

Medical administration .............................................................................................................................................. 3,177,968 3,442,000 3,642,000 ∂464,032 ∂200,000 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................................. 250,000 ............................ ............................ ¥250,000 ............................

Medical facilities ........................................................................................................................................................ 3,569,533 3,592,000 4,092,000 ∂522,467 ∂500,000 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................................. 595,000 ............................ ............................ ¥595,000 ............................

Medical and prosthetic research ............................................................................................................................... 413,980 411,000 500,000 ∂86,020 ∂89,000 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................................. 32,500 ............................ ............................ ¥32,500 ............................
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Medical care cost recovery collections: 

Offsetting collections ........................................................................................................................................ ¥2,329,000 ¥2,414,000 ¥2,414,000 ¥85,000 ............................Appropriations (indefinite) ................................................................................................................................ 2,329,000 2,414,000 2,414,000 ∂85,000 ............................

Total, Veterans Health Administration ......................................................................................................... 34,024,013 34,612,671 37,213,220 ∂3,189,207 ∂2,600,549 

National Cemetery Administration 

National Cemetery Administration ............................................................................................................................. 160,747 166,809 217,709 ∂56,962 ∂50,900 

Departmental Administration 

General operating expenses ....................................................................................................................................... 1,481,473 1,471,837 1,612,031 ∂130,558 ∂140,194 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................................. 83,200 ............................ ............................ ¥83,200 ............................

Information technology systems ................................................................................................................................. 1,214,000 1,859,217 1,898,000 ∂684,000 ∂38,783 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................................. 35,100 ............................ ............................ ¥35,100 ............................

Office of Inspector General ........................................................................................................................................ 73,066 72,599 88,700 ∂15,634 ∂16,101 Construction, major projects ...................................................................................................................................... 399,000 727,400 727,400 ∂328,400 ............................Construction, minor projects ...................................................................................................................................... 198,937 233,396 751,398 ∂552,461 ∂518,002 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................................. 340,485 ............................ ............................ ¥340,485 ............................Rescissions (emergency appropriations) ........................................................................................................... ¥14,485 ............................ ............................ ∂14,485 ............................

Grants for construction of State extended care facilities ......................................................................................... 85,000 85,000 250,000 ∂165,000 ∂165,000 Grants for the construction of State veterans cemeteries ........................................................................................ 32,000 32,000 100,000 ∂68,000 ∂68,000 

Total, Departmental Administration ............................................................................................................. 3,927,776 4,481,449 5,427,529 ∂1,499,753 ∂946,080 Total, title II .................................................................................................................................................. 79,552,947 83,903,751 87,501,280 ∂7,948,333 ∂3,597,529 

Appropriations ............................................................................................................................. (77,764,369 ) (83,903,751 ) (87,501,280 ) (∂9,736,911 ) (∂3,597,529 ) Emergency appropriations .......................................................................................................... (1,803,063 ) ............................ ............................ (¥1,803,063 ) ............................Rescissions (emergency appropriations) .................................................................................... (¥14,485 ) ............................ ............................ (∂14,485 ) ............................

(Limitation on direct loans) ..................................................................................................................... (34,742 ) (3,787 ) (3,787 ) (¥30,955 ) ............................

Discretionary ............................................................................................................................................................... 38,267,762 39,416,501 43,014,030 ∂4,746,268 ∂3,597,529 Mandatory ................................................................................................................................................................... 41,285,185 44,487,250 44,487,250 ∂3,202,065 ............................

TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES 

American Battle Monuments Commission 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 37,000 42,100 45,600 ∂8,600 ∂3,500 Foreign currency fluctuations account ....................................................................................................................... 5,000 11,000 11,000 ∂6,000 ............................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee rec- ommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2007 appropriation Budget estimate 

Total, American Battle Monuments Commission ......................................................................................... 42,000 53,100 56,600 ∂14,600 ∂3,500 

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 20,189 21,217 24,217 ∂4,028 ∂3,000 

Department of Defense—Civil 

Cemeterial Expenses, Army 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 30,000 26,892 31,865 ∂1,865 ∂4,973 

Armed Forces Retirement Home 

Operation and maintenance ....................................................................................................................................... 55,991 55,724 55,724 ¥267 ............................Capital program ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,236 ............................ ............................ ¥1,236 ............................General fund appropriation ........................................................................................................................................ ............................ 5,900 5,900 ∂5,900 ............................

Total, Armed Forces Retirement Home ......................................................................................................... 57,227 61,624 61,624 ∂4,397 ............................Total, title III ................................................................................................................................................. 149,416 162,833 174,306 ∂24,890 ∂11,473 

Appropriations ...................................................................................................................................... (149,416 ) (162,833 ) (174,306 ) (∂24,890 ) (∂11,473 ) 

Grand total .................................................................................................................................................... 97,626,409 105,231,766 109,232,250 ∂11,605,841 ∂4,000,484 

Appropriations ...................................................................................................................................... (91,234,749 ) (105,231,766 ) (109,235,350 ) (∂18,000,601 ) (∂4,003,584 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................... (6,610,045 ) ............................ ............................ (¥6,610,045 ) ............................Rescissions .......................................................................................................................................... (¥203,900 ) ............................ (¥3,100 ) (∂200,800 ) (¥3,100 ) Rescissions (emergency appropriations) ............................................................................................. (¥14,485 ) ............................ ............................ (∂14,485 ) ............................

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