79–008 

111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 111–195 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3082) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JULY 9, 2009.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. PINGREE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 622] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 622, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3082, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010, 

under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The resolution provides that 

the bill shall be considered as read through page 58, line 6. The 

resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill 

for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI. 

The resolution makes in order the amendments printed in this 

report. The resolution provides that each such amendment may be 

offered only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only 

by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 

shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by 

the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 

of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 

The resolution provides that for those amendments reported from 

the Committee of the Whole, the question of their adoption shall 

be put to the House en gros and without demand for division of the 

question. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 


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The resolution provides that after disposition of the amendments 

specified in the first section of the resolution, the chair and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees each may offer one pro forma amendment to the bill for the 

purpose of debate, which shall be controlled by the proponent. The 

resolution provides that the Chair may entertain a motion that the 

Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee and that the Chair may not entertain 

a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as described 

in clause 9 of rule XVIII). Finally, the resolution provides that during consideration of the bill, the Chair may reduce to two minutes 

the minimum time for electronic voting. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against the consideration of the 

bill (except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI), includes a waiver of section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act regarding consideration 

of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a subcommittee’s 302(b) allocation of such authority, and a waiver of 

clause 4(c) of rule XIII (requiring a three-day layover of printed 

committee hearings). 

The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the bill includes a waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI, prohibiting unauthorized 

appropriations or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 189 

Date: July 9, 2009. 

Measure: H.R. 3082. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To grant an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings—Nay; Matsui— 

Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Perlmutter—Nay; Pingree—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Foxx—Yea. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 190 

Date: July 9, 2009. 

Measure: H.R. 3082. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Gohmert, #10, which would prohibit any federal funds from being provided to a state, city, county, 

or other political subdivision thereof if the Secretary of Defense determines that such state or political subdivision prohibits or unreasonably restricts, through zoning requirements more restrictive 

than those imposed on most small businesses in that jurisdiction, 

the ability of the Armed Forces to establish and operate a military 

recruiting office. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 


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Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings—Nay; Matsui— 

Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Perlmutter—Nay; Pingree—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Foxx—Yea. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 191 

Date: July 9, 2009. 

Measure: H.R. 3082. 

Motion by: Dr. Foxx. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Paulsen, #3, which would provide that no funds may be used to create a nationalized or singlepayer health care system that would decrease the health care services available to veterans or otherwise diminish the unique identity 

and role of the health care provided to veterans. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings—Nay; Matsui— 

Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Perlmutter—Nay; Pingree—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Foxx—Yea. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

(Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.) 

1. Cohen (TN): Would increase by $1,000,000 funds to the Title 

II Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Medical services account. In turn, the amendment would decrease by $1,000,000 funds to the Title II Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, General Operating Expenses account. 

2. Filner (CA)/Langevin (RI): Would increase the level of funding 

for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of National Veterans’ Sports Programs and Special Events by $3,500,000. Would 

decrease funding for the VA’s Medical Support and Compliance account by $3,500,000. 

3. Capito (WV): Would increase funding for the United States 

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims by $1,000,000, subsequently 

increasing the funding for veterans’ free legal services by 

$1,000,000. The offset would be produced by reducing the Office of 

Inspector General Account. 

4. Garrett (NJ): Would increase funding for the Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries account by $4,000,000 and 

decrease funding for the Grants for Construction, Minor Projects 

account by $4,000,000. 

5. Sessions (TX): Would require, not later than 60 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

shall submit to Congress a report detailing the current and 

planned use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in Department 

of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. Such report shall include the 

number of veterans being treated with HBOT, the types of conditions being treated with HBOT and their respective success rates, 

and the current inventory of hyperbaric chambers. 

6. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit funding for all of the memberrequested earmarks for military construction projects. 

7. Hensarling (TX): Would strike $2,330,000 for a Marine Mammal Surgical Center at Point Loma Naval Base and reduce the 

overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount. 


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8. Moore, Gwen (WI): Would prohibit the use of funds in this bill 

for the use of ‘enhanced use leases’ at the three original National 

Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (Soldier’s Home Branches) 

established before 1868. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COHEN OF

TENNESSEE, OR HIS DESIGNEE

Page 33, line 16, after the dollar amount insert the following: 

‘‘(increased by $1,000,000)’’. 

Page 37, line 14, after the dollar amount insert the following: 

‘‘(reduced by $1,000,000)’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FILNER OF

CALIFORNIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE

Page 35, line 4, after the dollar amount insert the following: ‘‘(reduced by $3,500,000)’’. 

Page 37, line 14, after the dollar amount insert the following: 

‘‘(increased by $3,500,000)’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CAPITO OF

WEST VIRGINIA, OR HER DESIGNEE

Page 39, line 14, after the first dollar amount insert the following: ‘‘(reduced by $1,000,000)’’. 

Page 54, line 21, after each dollar amount insert the following: 

‘‘(increased by $1,000,000)’’. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GARRETT

OF NEW JERSEY, OR HIS DESIGNEE

Page 42, line 5, after the dollar amount insert the following: ‘‘(decreased by $4,000,000)’’. 

Page 43, line 6, after the dollar amount insert the following: ‘‘(increased by $4,000,000)’’. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SESSIONS

OF TEXAS, OR HIS DESIGNEE

Page 58, after line 6, insert the following: 

SEC. 409. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report detailing the current and planned use of Hyperbaric 

Oxygen Therapy (hereinafter in this section referred to as ‘‘HBOT’’) 

in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. Such report 

shall include the number of veterans being treated with HBOT, the 

types of conditions being treated with HBOT and their respective 

success rates, and the current inventory of hyperbaric chambers. 


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6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FLAKE OF

ARIZONA, OR HIS DESIGNEE

At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: 

SEC. ll. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available from the following Department of Defense military construction accounts for the following projects: 

Account Location Project Amount 

Army ................. Alabama: Anniston Depot.Industrial Area 

Electric System Upgrade.

$3,300,000 

Army ................. Alabama: Fort 

Rucker.

Water Survival 

Training Facility.

$401,000 

Army ................. Alabama: Redstone Arsenal.Gate 7 Access 

Control Point.

$3,550,000 

Air Force ........... Arkansas: Little 

Rock AFB.

Security Forces 

Operations 

Facility.

$10,400,000 

Army NG .......... Arkansas: West 

Memphis.

Readiness Center.$1,240,000 

Army ................. Arizona: Fort 

Huachuca.

Fire Station, 

Two Company.

$6,700,000 

Navy .................. California: 

Bridgeport 

MWTC.

Commissary ..... $6,830,000 

Air Force ........... California: Los 

Angeles AFB.

Consolidated 

Parking Area 

Ph 1.

$8,000,000 

Air Reserve ....... California: 

March ARB.

Small Arms Firing Range.$9,800,000 

Navy .................. California: 

Monterey 

NSA.

Marine 

Meterology 

Center.

$10,240,000 

Navy .................. California: 

Point Loma 

NB.

Add/Alt Marine 

Mammal Surgical Center.

$2,330,000 

Air Force ........... California: 

Travis AFB.

Taxiway Mike 

Bypass Road.

$6,000,000 

Air Force ........... Colorado: Peterson AFB.East Gate Realignment.$7,200,000 


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Account Location Project Amount 

Air NG .............. Connecticut: 

Bradley IAP.

CNAF Beddown—Upgrade Facilities.$9,000,000 

Navy .................. Connecticut: 

New London 

NSB.

MK-48 Torpedo 

Magazine.

$6,570,000 

Air Force ........... Florida: Eglin 

AFB.

Flight Test Operations Facility (413 

FLTS).

$9,400,000 

Air Force ........... Florida: MacDill 

AFB.

Mission Support Facility.$384,000 

Air Force ........... Florida: MacDill 

AFB.

Consolidated 

Communications Facility.

$21,000,000 

Navy .................. Florida: 

Mayport NS.

Fitness Center $26,360,000 

Navy .................. Florida: Panama City 

NSA.

Joint Diver ASchool Dormitory.

$520,000 

Navy .................. Georgia: Albany 

MCLB.

Weapons Maintenance 

Hardstand 

Facility.

$4,870,000 

Army NG .......... Georgia: Hunter 

AAF.

Readiness Center.$8,967,000 

Air Force ........... Georgia: Robins 

AFB.

Hot Cargo Pad/ 

Taxiway.

$6,200,000 

Air Force ........... Hawaii: Hickam 

AFB.

Ground Control 

Tower.

$4,000,000 

Army NG .......... Hawaii: Kapolei Readiness Center (JFHQ).$5,446,000 

Navy .................. Hawaii: Pearl 

Harbor NSY.

Drydock 2 Starboard Waterfront Facility.$850,000 

Army NG .......... Iowa: Camp 

Dodge.

Motor Vehicle 

Storage 

Buildings, 

Freedom Center.

$1,963,000 

Army NG .......... Iowa: Davenport.Army Aviation 

Support Facility Add/Alt.

$2,000,000 


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Account Location Project Amount 

Army NG .......... Iowa: Fairfield Field Maintenance Shop 

Add/Alt.

$2,000,000 

Army NG .......... Iowa: Iowa 

Falls.

Add/Alt Readiness Center.$2,000,000 

Air Force ........... Idaho: Mountain Home 

AFB.

Civil Engineer 

Maintenance 

Complex.

$690,000 

Air NG .............. Illinois: Lincoln 

Capital Airport.

Relocate Base 

Entrance.

$3,000,000 

Air Force ........... Illinois: Scott 

AFB.

Aeromedical 

Evacuation 

Facility.

$7,400,000 

Navy .................. Indiana: Crane 

NSWC.

Strategic Weapons System 

Engineering 

Facility.

$510,000 

Air NG .............. Kansas: McConnell AFB.Upgrade DCGS $8,700,000 

Army ................. Kentucky: Fort 

Campbell.

Physical Fitness 

Complex.

$900,000 

Army ................. Kentucky: Fort 

Campbell.

Chapel Complex $14,400,000 

Army NG .......... Kentucky: 

Frankfort.

Joint Forces 

Headquarters.

$334,000 

Army NG .......... Kentucky: London.

Phase IV Aviation Operations Facility.

$1,805,000 

Air NG .............. Kentucky: 

Standiford 

Field.

Contingency 

Response 

Group Facility.

$600,000 

Army ................. Louisiana: Fort 

Polk.

Multipurpose 

Machine Gun 

Range.

$6,400,000 

Navy .................. Maine: Portsmouth NSY.Consolidation of 

Structural 

Shops.

$2,000,000 

Navy .................. Maine: Portsmouth NSY.Gate 2 Security 

Improvements.

$7,090,000 


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Account Location Project Amount 

Army ................. Maryland: Aberdeen Proving Ground.Information 

Processing 

Node, Ph 2.

$956,000 

Air Force ........... Maryland: Andrews AFB.Physical Fitness 

Facility.

$930,000 

Navy .................. Maryland: 

Carderock 

NSWC DET.

RDTE Support 

Facility, Ph 2.

$6,520,000 

Army ................. Maryland: Fort 

Detrick.

Auditorium and 

Training Center Expansion.

$7,400,000 

Army ................. Maryland: Fort 

Meade.

Intersection, 

Rockenbach 

Road & Cooper Avenue.

$2,350,000 

Navy .................. Maryland: Indian Head 

NSWC.

Advanced 

Energetics 

Research Lab 

Complex, Ph 

2.

$16,460,000 

Air NG .............. Massachusetts: 

Barnes 

ANGB.

F-15 Aircraft 

Ready Shelters.

$8,100,000 

Air NG .............. Massachusetts: 

Hanscom 

AFB.

Joint Forces 

Operations 

Center—ANG 

Share.

$1,500,000 

Army NG .......... Michigan: 

Camp 

Grayling.

Barracks Replacement, 

Ph 2.

$440,000 

Army NG .......... Michigan: Fort 

Custer (Augusta).

Organizational 

Maintenance 

Shop (ADRS).

$7,732,000 

Air NG .............. Minnesota: 

MinneapolisSt.Paul IAP.

Add/Alt 

Starbase Facility.

$1,900,000 

Air NG .............. Mississippi: 

Gulfport-Biloxi RAP.

Relocate Base 

Entrance.

$6,500,000 

Army ................. Missouri: Fort 

Leonard 

Wood.

Health Clinic ... $7,800,000 


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Account Location Project Amount 

Air Force ........... Missouri: 

Whiteman 

AFB.

EOD Operations Complex.$7,400,000 

Air Force ........... Missouri: 

Whiteman 

AFB.

Land Acquisition North 

and South 

Boundaries.

$5,500,000 

Army NG .......... Montana: Fort 

Harrison.

Add/Alt Troop 

Medical Facility.

$1,750,000 

Army NG .......... Nevada: Las 

Vegas.

Civil Support 

Team Ready 

Building.

$727,000 

Air NG .............. New Jersey: Atlantic City 

IAP.

Munitions Administration 

Facility.

$1,700,000 

Air Force ........... New Jersey: 

McGuire AFB.

Warfighter and 

Family Support Center.

$7,900,000 

Army ................. New Jersey: 

Picatinny Arsenal.

Ballistic Evaluation Facility, Ph 2.

$10,200,000 

Air Force ........... New Mexico: 

Cannon AFB.

Dormitory (96 

RM).

$450,000 

Air Force ........... New Mexico: 

Holloman 

AFB.

Fire/Crash Rescue Station.$10,400,000 

Air Force ........... New Mexico: 

Kirtland AFB.

Add to Space 

RDTE Operations Center.

$5,800,000 

Army ................. New York: Fort 

Drum.

All Weather 

Marksmanship Facility.

$8,200,000 

Air NG .............. New York: Fort 

Drum.

Reaper LRE 

Beddown 

(Wheeler 

Sack AAF).

$2,700,000 

Air Reserve ....... New York: Niagara Falls 

ARS.

Indoor Small 

Arms Range.

$5,700,000 

Army NG .......... North Carolina: 

East Flat 

Rock.

Readiness Center Add/Alt.$2,516,000 


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Account Location Project Amount 

Army ................. North Carolina: 

Fort Bragg.

Field Support 

Brigade 

Headquarters.

$720,000 

Army NG .......... North Carolina: 

Fort Bragg.

Tactical UAS 

Support Facility.

$6,038,000 

Air Force ........... North Carolina: 

Seymour 

Johnson AFB.

Radar Approach 

Control Complex, Ph 1.

$6,900,000 

Air Force ........... North Dakota: 

Minot AFB.

Control Tower/ 

Base Operations Facility.

$1,710,000 

Army NG .......... Ohio: Beightler 

Armory.

Joint Forces 

Headquarters 

(JOC) Addition.

$2,000,000 

Army NG .......... Ohio: Ravenna Shoot House ..... $2,000,000 

Air NG .............. Ohio: Toledo 

Express Airport.

Multi-Use Instructional 

Facility.

$2,000,000 

Air Force ........... Ohio: WrightPatterson 

AFB.

Replace West 

Ramp, Ph 2.

$10,600,000 

Air NG .............. Ohio: Zanesville 

ANGS.

New Supply 

Warehouse.

$1,000,000 

Air Force ........... Oklahoma: Tinker AFB.T-9 Noise Suppressor.$5,100,000 

Army NG .......... Oregon: Camp 

Rilea.

Water Supply 

System.

$368,000 

Army NG .......... Oregon: Polk 

County.

Readiness Center.$12,100,000 

Army NG .......... Pennsylvania: 

Luzerne.

Readiness Center.$924,000 

Navy .................. Rhode Island: 

Newport NS.

Renovate Perry 

Hall.

$8,530,000 

Air NG .............. South Carolina: 

McEntire 

JRB.

Joint Use 

Armed Forces 

Reserve Center.

$1,300,000 

Air Force ........... South Carolina: 

Shaw AFB.

Add/Alter 

USAFCENT 

Headquarters.

$21,183,000 


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Account Location Project Amount 

Air NG .............. South Dakota: 

Joe Foss 

Field.

Add to Munitions Maintenance Complex.$1,300,000 

Army Reserve ... Texas: Bryan .... Army Reserve 

Center.

$12,200,000 

Army ................. Texas: Fort 

Bliss.

Access Control 

Points.

$6,500,000 

Army ................. Texas: Fort 

Hood.

Family Life 

Center.

$8,500,000 

Navy Reserve .... Texas: Fort 

Worth NAS/ 

JRB.

Replace Joint 

Base Communications 

Building.

$6,170,000 

Air NG .............. Texas: Kelly 

Field Annex.

Add/Alt Aircraft 

Maintenance 

Shops.

$7,900,000 

Navy .................. Texas: 

Kingsville 

NAS.

Solar Panel 

Array.

$4,470,000 

Army Reserve ... Texas: 

Robstown.

Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility.

$10,200,000 

Air Force ........... Utah: Hill AFB PCC Apron NW 

End Taxiway 

A.

$5,100,000 

Army NG .......... Vermont: Ethan 

Allen Range.

BOQ Add/Alt .... $1,996,000 

Navy .................. Virginia: Dahlgren NSWC.Electromagnetic 

Research & 

Engineering 

Fac Ph 2.

$3,660,000 

Defense-Wide .... Virginia: Dam 

Neck Annex.

SOF Force Protection Improvements.$4,100,000 

Army ................. Virginia: Fort 

Lee.

Defense Access 

Roads.

$5,000,000 

Navy .................. Washington: 

Everett NS.

Small Craft 

Launch.

$3,810,000 

Air Force ........... Washington: 

Fairchild 

AFB.

Refueling Vehicle Maintenance Facility.$4,150,000 


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Account Location Project Amount 

Army ................. Washington: 

Fort Lewis.

Fort LewisMcChord 

AFB Joint Access.

$9,000,000 

Navy .................. Washington: Indian Island 

NM.

Ordnance Storage Pads with 

Covers.

$13,130,000 

Army NG .......... West Virginia: 

Logan/Mingo 

County.

Readiness Center.$501,000 

Army NG .......... West Virginia: 

Parkersburg.

Readiness Center.$2,234,000 

Army NG .......... West Virginia: 

Parkersburg.

Field Maintenance Shop.$967,000 

Air NG .............. Wisconsin: General Mitchell 

IAP.

Add/Alt KC-135 

Corrosion 

Control 

Hangar.

$5,000,000 

Air Force ........... Guam: Andersen AFB.Postal Service 

Center.

$3,500,000 

Army NG .......... Puerto Rico: 

Camp 

Santiago.

Urban Assault 

Course.

$1,669,000 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HENSARLING OF TEXAS, OR HIS DESIGNEE

At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: 

SEC. ll. None of the funds provided in this Act under the heading ‘‘Military Construction-Navy and Marine Corps’’ shall be available for the Marine Mammal Surgical Center at Point Loma Naval 

Base, California, and the aggregate amount otherwise provided 

under such heading is hereby reduced by $2,330,000. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE OF

WISCONSIN, OR HER DESIGNEE

At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: 

SEC. ll. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used for the processing of new enhanced use leases in the three 

original National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (soldier’s 

home branches) established before 1868. 

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