DIVISION I--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, 

AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Matters Addressed by Only One Committee.--The language and allocations 

set forth in House Report 113-416 and Senate Report 113-174 should be complied 

with unless specifically addressed to the contrary in this explanatory statement. 

Report language included by the House, which is not changed by the report of the 

Senate or this explanatory statement, and Senate report language, which is not 

changed by this explanatory statement, is approved by the Committees on 

Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. This explanatory statement, while 

repeating some report language for emphasis, does not intend to negate the 

language referred to above unless expressly provided herein. In cases where the 

House or the Senate has directed the submission of a report, such report is to be 

submitted to both Houses of Congress. House or Senate reporting requirements 

with deadlines prior to, or within 15 days after, enactment ofthis Act shall be 

submitted no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. All other reporting 

deadlines not changed by this explanatory statement are to be met. 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Incrementally Funded Projects.--The Administration requested several large 

military construction projects that can be incrementally funded, but were instead 

submitted as large single-year requests, in accordance with a directive from the 

Office of Management and Budget to the Department of Defense (DOD) to 

severely restrict the use of incremental funding for military construction. The 

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Committees on Appropriations ofboth Houses of Congress (hereinafter, "the 

Committees") have previously notified the Administration that they reserve the 

prerogative to provide incremental funding where appropriate, in accordance with 

authorizing legislation. In general, the agreement supports full funding for military 

construction projects. In some cases, however, incremental funding makes fiscal 

and programmatic sense. The agreement therefore incrementally funds the 

following projects: Fort Bliss Hospital Replacement, Texas, and Rhine Ordnance 

Barracks Medical Center Replacement, Germany. 

Real Property.-It is important for DOD to eliminate wasteful spending on 

unused facilities and properties that have been rated at zero percent 

utilization. The DOD is urged to manage its facilities and properties in a 

responsible manner that does not waste taxpayer resources. 

Defense Access Roads and Road Improvement Requirements at Military 

Jnstallations.-Military construction budget constraints are negatively affecting 

the ability of the Department to address urgent transportation requirements at 

certain U.S. military installations. This includes both Defense Access Roads 

(DAR) and internal road improvements that are necessary for the safety and wellbeing of employees, both civilian and military. This problem is particularly acute 

on growth installations that serve as host commands for a variety of military 

departments. 

Fort George C. Meade in Maryland is illustrative of the seriousness of this 

situation. Fort Meade is the epicenter of Department of Defense cyber security in 

the United States, a mission that has grown exponentially over the past few years. 

As a result, the Army, as the installation host, is tasked with providing the 

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resources within its budget to support the infrastructure of not only the 6,000 Army 

personnel assigned to the base, but also of an additional 44,000 military and 

civilian employees representing other services and Defense agencies, primarily 

associated with the cyber security missions of the National Security Agency and 

the U.S. Cyber Command. The recent growth of these affiliated commands has put 

enormous pressure on the Army to provide necessary road and access 

improvements at Fort Meade, but as the host command, the Army has been unable 

to provide the military construction funding within its budget to accommodate 

these requirements. As a result, access to Fort Meade and traffic congestion on 

base present increasingly serious problems both on base and on surrounding public 

roads. 

This problem is not unique to Fort Meade. In response to a directive in the 

report accompanying H.R 4486, the House of Representatives Fiscal Year 2015 

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 

the Department submitted a list of certified unfunded DAR requirements totaling 

$92,900,000. Significantly, the report noted that these requirements do not 

compete well against other infrastructure requirements for declining military 

construction dollars and are not included in the current Future Years Defense 

Program. 

There is concern that the Department does not have a coherent strategy to 

address the growing problem of access and traffic congestion on installations 

experiencing rapid growth during a time of severe budget constraints. As a result, 

traffic congestion and safety concerns on both internal base roads and public 

connecting roads at growth installations are likely to increase. 

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Therefore, the Department is directed to submit to the congressional defense 

committees with the fiscal year 2016 military construction budget request the 

following reports: 

• An updated list of certified unfimded Defense Access Road requirements; 

• A list of unfimded requirements for internal road improvements at military 

installations (1) which have experienced a growth rate of I 0 percent or more 

in tenant populations within the past five years, or (2) where tenant 

organizations comprise more than 50 percent of the workforce; and 

• Recommendations of ways in which the Department can facilitate the 

contribution and coordination of multiple service and Defense agency 

components of an installation's population to address unfimded base access 

and internal transportation requirements. 

Each of the services is further directed to submit, with the fiscal year 2016 

military construction budget request, a list of unfimded internal road improvement 

requirements on installations that host other service or Defense agency 

organizations that could be accomplished within the limit for unspecified minor 

construction as established in the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization 

Act, and a plan for how those requirements will be incorporated into their minor 

construction requests for fiscal years 2017 through 2021. 

Unfunded Quality of Life Military Construction Requirements.-

Increasingly severe budget constraints have resulted in a precipitous decline in 

fimding for essential quality of life ( QOL) military construction requirements, 

including child development centers, physical fitness facilities and troop housing. 

Both the Department and the services have acknowledged that they are taking risk 

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in their military construction programs, especially QOL requirements, to provide 

additional funds for operational readiness. 

Unfortunately, deferral of needed QOL investment can adversely impact 

troop readiness and jeopardize the health and safety of service members. 

Undersized, overcrowded, and poorly equipped physical fitness centers can impede 

strength, endurance, and agility training, which are key to troop readiness across all 

services. Deteriorating barracks can harbor health hazards, such as mold and 

mildew, and pose other safety concerns. Prolonged waiting lists for child care due 

to unfunded child development center requirements can endanger the well-being of 

children and create additional stress on military personnel and their families. 

In an era in which repeated combat deployments have imposed increased 

strain on the military, the assurance of adequate QOL facilities on military 

installations is of paramount importance to the readiness, health, and well-being of 

military personnel and their families. 

The fiscal year 2015 Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Bill provided additional funding for unfunded 

QOL military construction requirements identified by the services, subject to 

authorization. However, no additional funding for QOL projects was authorized in 

either the fiscal year 2015 Senate or House of Representatives Defense 

authorization bills. 

The Department is therefore directed to provide, with the submission of the 

fiscal year 2016 budget request, a prioritized list of unfunded QOL requirements to 

include, but not limited to, troop housing, child development and youth centers, 

and physical fitness centers, for each of the services, and a plan across the Future 

Years Defense Program to address these requirements. 

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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 

The agreement provides $528,427,000 for Military Construction, Army. 

Within this amount, the agreement provides $51 ,127,000 for study, planning, 

design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 

The agreement provides $1,018,772,000 for Military Construction, Navy 

and Marine Corps. Within this amount, the agreement provides $33,366,000 for 

study, planning, design, architect and engineer services. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 

The agreement provides $811,77 4,000 for Military Construction, Air Force. 

Within this amount, the agreement provides $10,738,000 for study, planning, 

design, architect and engineer services. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 

The agreement provides $1,991,690,000 for Military Construction, DefenseWide. Within this amount, the agreement provides $162,240,000 for study, 

planning, design, architect and engineer services. Within this amount, $58,704,000 

is provided for the Missile Defense Agency planning and design account, which is 

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an increase of$20,000,000 over the request. The additional funding is to expedite 

the construction and deployment of urgently needed missile defense assets, 

including the second Aegis Ashore system in Redzikowo, Poland, and the Long 

Range Discrimination Radar in the Pacific Region. 

Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP). --The agreement provides 

$150,000,000 for ECIP. Additionally, the agreement provides $10,000,000 in 

dedicated funding for ECIP planning and design as requested in the budget. The 

agreement supports the efforts of the Department of Defense to promote energy 

conservation, green building initiatives, energy security, and investment in 

renewable energy resources. The Department and the Services are commended for 

making energy efficiency a key component of construction on military 

installations. The Department is urged to use the dedicated planning and design 

funds to invest in innovative renewable energy projects as well as projects that 

enhance energy security at military installations. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

The agreement provides $128,920,000 for Military Construction, Army 

National Guard. Within this amount, the agreement provides $17,600,000 for 

study, planning, design, architect and engineer services. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

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The agreement provides $92,663,000 for Military Construction, Air National 

Guard. Within this amount, the agreement provides $7,700,000 for study, planning, 

design, architect and engineer services. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 

The agreement provides $1 03,946,000 for Military Construction, Army 

Reserve. Within this amount, the agreement provides $8,337,000 for study, 

planning, design, architect and engineer services. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 

The agreement provides $51,528,000 for Military Construction, Navy 

Reserve. Within this amount, the agreement provides $2,123,000 for study, 

planning, design, architect and engineer services. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 

The agreement provides $49,492,000 for Military Construction, Air Force 

Reserve. Within this amount, the agreement provides $6,892,000 for study, 

planning, design, architect and engineer services. 

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 

PROGRAM 

The agreement provides $199,700,000 for the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization Security Investment Program. 

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FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 

The agreement provides $78,609,000 for Family Housing Construction, 

Army. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

The agreement provides $350,976,000 for Family Housing Operation and 

Maintenance, Army. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 

The agreement provides $16,412,000 for Family Housing Construction, 

Navy and Marine Corps. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND 

MARINE CORPS 

The agreement provides $354,029,000 for Family Housing Operation and 

Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 

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The agreement does not provide funds for Family Housing Construction, Air 

Force. The budget request did not propose funds. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

The agreement provides $327,747,000 for Family Housing Operation and 

Maintenance, Air Force. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 

The agreement provides $61,100,000 for Family Housing Operation and 

Maintenance, Defense-Wide. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 

The agreement provides $1,662,000 for the Department of Defense Family 

Housing Improvement Fund. 

CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 

The agreement provides $38,715,000 for Chemical Demilitarization 

Construction, Defense-Wide. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 

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The agreement provides $315,085,000 for the Department of Defense Base 

Closure Account, $45,000,000 above the request. The additional funding is for the 

Navy to accelerate environmental remediation at installations closed under 

previous Base Closure and Realignment rounds. 

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

(Including Transfers and Rescissions of Funds) 

The agreement includes section lOllimiting the use of funds under a costplus-a-fixed-fee contract. 

The agreement includes section 102 allowing the use of construction funds 

in this title for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 

The agreement includes section 103 allowing the use of construction funds 

in this title for advances to the Federal Highway Administration for the 

construction of access roads. 

The agreement includes section 104 prohibiting construction of new bases in 

the United States without a specific appropriation. 

The agreement includes section 105 limiting the use of funds for the 

purchase of land or land easements that exceed 100 percent of the value. 

The agreement includes section 106 prohibiting the use of funds, except 

funds appropriated in this title for that purpose, for family housing. 

The agreement includes section 107 limiting the use of minor construction 

funds to transfer or relocate activities. 

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The agreement includes section 108 prohibiting the procurement of steel 

unless American producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been allowed to 

compete. 

The agreement includes section 109 prohibiting the use of construction or 

family housing funds to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation. 

The agreement includes section 110 prohibiting the use of funds to initiate a 

new installation overseas without prior notification. 

The agreement includes section 111 as modified, establishing a preference 

for American architectural and engineering services for overseas projects. 

The agreement includes section 112 as modified, establishing a preference 

for American contractors in United States territories and possessions in the Pacific 

and on Kwajalein Atoll and in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf. The 

Department's military construction program remains key to advancing U.S. 

security interests in these regions. 

The agreement includes section 113 requiring congressional notification of 

military exercises when construction costs exceed $100,000. 

The agreement includes section 114limiting obligations in the last two 

months of the fiscal year. 

The agreement includes section 115 allowing funds appropriated in prior 

years for new projects authorized during the current session of Congress. 

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The agreement includes section 116 allowing the use of expired or lapsed 

funds to pay the cost of supervision for any project being completed with lapsed 

funds. 

The agreement includes section 117 allowing military construction funds to 

be available for five years. 

The agreement includes section 118 allowing the transfer of proceeds 

between BRAC accounts. 

The agreement includes section 119 as modified, allowing the transfer of 

funds from Family Housing Construction accounts to the Family Housing 

Improvement Fund. 

The agreement includes section 120 allowing transfers to the Homeowners 

Assistance Fund. 

The agreement includes section 1211imiting the source of operation and 

maintenance funds for flag and general officer quarters and allowing for 

notification by electronic medium. 

The agreement includes section 122 extending the availability of funds in the 

Ford Island Improvement Account. 

The agreement includes section 123 allowing the transfer of expired funds to 

the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense account. 

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The agreement includes section 124 restricting the obligation of funds for 

relocating an Army unit that performs a testing mission. 

The agreement includes section 125 allowing for the reprogramming of 

construction funds among projects and activities subject to certain criteria. 

The agreement includes section 126 prohibiting the obligation or 

expenditure of funds provided to the Department of Defense for military 

construction for projects at Arlington National Cemetery. 

The agreement includes section 127 making funds available for previously 

authorized military construction projects. 

The agreement includes section 128 making funds available for accelerated 

military construction projects requested by the Department of the Army. The 

agreement provides for Military Construction, Army, the first two projects 

requested for accelemtion; for Military Construction, Army National Guard, the 

first project requested for acceleration; and for Military Construction, Army 

Reserve, the first two projects requested for acceleration. 

The agreement includes section 129 rescinding unobligated balances from 

the Military Construction, Army account. 

The agreement includes section 130 rescinding unobligated balances from 

the Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps account. 

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The agreement includes section 131 rescinding unobligated balances from 

the Military Construction, Air Force account. 

The agreement includes section 132 rescinding unobligated balances from 

the NATO Security Investment Program. 

The agreement includes section 133 rescinding unobligated balances from 

the fund established by Sec. 1013(d) of 42 U.S.C. 3374 for expenses associated 

with the l-Iomeowners'Assistance Program. 

The agreement includes section 134 defining the congressional defense 

committees. 

The agreement includes section 135 prohibiting funds to be used for the 

closure or abandonment of any facility at Lajes Field. 

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INSERT STATE TABLE 

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AIR FORCE 

CLEAR AFS 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

ALASKA 

EMERGENCY POWER PLANT FUEL STORAGE. 

HAW 

YUMA 

ARIZONA 

AVIATION MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT COMPLEX. 

AIR FORCE 

LUKE AFB 

F-35 AIRCRAFT HX HANGAR - SQDN #2. 

F-35 FLIGHTLINE FILLSTANDS.,. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

FORT HUACHUCA 

JITC BUILDING 52120 RENOVATION. 

ARMY 

CONCORD 

CALIFORNIA 

ACCESS CONTROL POINT. 

GENERAL PURPOSE MAINTENANCE SHOP. 

FORT IRWIN 

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR. 

NAY'! 

BRIDGEPORT 

E-LNR COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS. 

LEMOORE 

F-35C FACILITY ADDITION AND MODIFICATION .. 

F-35C OPERATIONAL TRAINING FACILITY. 

SAN DIEGO 

STEAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEH DECENTRALIZATION .. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

CAHP PENDLETON 

SOF COMM/ELEC MAINTENANCE FACILITY .. 

CORONADO 

SOF LOGISTICS SUPPORT UNIT 1 OPS FACILITY #1. 

SOF SUPPORT ACTIVITY OPS FACILITY #2. 

LEMOORE 

REPLACE FUEL STORAGE & DISTRIBUTIO.N FAG .. 

ARMY RESERVE 

FRESNO 

ARMY RESERVE CENTER/ANSA. 

COLORADO 

ARMY 

FORT CARSON 

AIRCRAFT MAINTEMNCE HANGAR. 

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

PETERSON AFB 

DENTAL CLINIC REPLACEI'IENT. 

ARMY RESERVE 

FORT CARSON 

TRAINING BUILDING ADDITION. 

AIR NA Tl ONAL GUARD 

BRADLEY lAP 

CONNECTICUT 

CONSTRUCT C-130 FUEL CELL AND CORROSION CONTR. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

HAW 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

ELECTRONICS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY. 

BUDGET FINAL 

REQUEST BILL 

11 '500 11,500 

16,EiOB 16,608 

11 ,200 11,200 

15,600 15,600 

1 '871 1 ,871 

9,900 9,900 

5 '300 5, 300 

45,000 45, 000 

16' 160 16, 180 

16' 594 16' 594 

22,391 22' 391 

47' 110 47' 110 

11 '841 11 '841 

41 '740 41 '740 

28,600 28' 600 

52,500 52' 500 

22 ,000 22,000 

SO, 000 60' 000 

29,000 29,000 

15,200 15,200 

5,000 5,000 

18,306 16,306 

31 '735 31 '735 
NAVY 

JACKSOMVILLE 

MH-60 PARKING APRON. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

{AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

FLORIDA 

P-BA RUNWAY THRESHOLDS AMO TAXIWAYS •. 

MAYPORT 

LCS OPERATIONAL TRAINING FACILITY. 

GEORGIA 

DEFENSE -WI DE 

HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD 

SOF COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY .. 

ROBINS AFB 

REPLACE HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM. 

AIR FORCE RESERVE 

ROBINS AFB 

AFRC CONSOLIDATED MISSION COMPLEX, PH I. 

HAWAII 

ARMY 

FORT SHAFTER 

COMMAND AND CONTROL FACILITY (SCIF) .. 

NAVY 

KANEOHE BAY 

FACILITY MODIFICATIONS FOR VHU, MWSO, & CH·53E. 

ROAD AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. 

PEARL HARBOR 

SUBMARINE MANEUVERING ROOM TRAINER FACILITY. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM 

REPLACE FUEL TANKS. . .•....... , , 

UPGRADE FIRE SUPRESSION & VENTILATION SYS .. 

IOWA 

AIR NATIONAl GUARD 

DES MOINES MAP 

REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT AND TARGETING GROUP. 

KANSAS 

AIR FORCE 

MCCONNELL AFB 

ARMY 

KC-46A ADAL MOBILITY BAG STRG EXPANSION 

KC-46A ADAL REGIONAL MX TNG FACILITY. 

KC-46A ALTER COMPOSITE HX SHOP. 

KC-46A ALTER TAXIWAY FOXTROT. 

KC-46A FUSELAGE TRAINER. 

KENTUCKY 

FORT CAMPBELL 

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT 

AI111UNITION DEMILITARIZATION PH XV. 

FORT CAMPBELL 

SOF SYSTEM INTEGRATION MAINTENANCE OFFICE FAC. 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

AUGUSTA 

MAINE 

NATIONAL GUARD RESERVE CENTER. 

BUDGET 

REQUEST 

8,583 

21,652 

20' 520 

7' 692 

19,900 

27' 700 

96' 000 

51' 162 

2' 200 

9,698 

3,000 

49,900 

8,993 

2' 300 

16,100 

4,100 

5, 500 

6, 400 

23' 000 

38,715 

18,000 

30,000 

FINAL 

BILL 

8, 583 

21 '652 

20,520 

7,692 

19,900 

27' 700 

65,000 

51' 182 

2' 200 

9,696 

3,000 

49' 900 

6,993 

2,300 

16,100 

4' 100 

s, sao 6,400 

23' 000 

36,71S 

18,000 

32,000 
NAVY 

ANNAPOLIS 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

MARYLAND 

CENTER FOR. CYBER. SECURITY STUDIES BUILDING .. 

INDIAN HEAD 

ADVANCED ENERGETICS RESEARCH LAB COMPLEX PH 2. 

PATUXENT RIVER 

ATLANTIC TEST RANGE FACILITY .. 

AIR FORCE 

FORT MEADE 

CYBERCOM JOINT OPERATIONS CENTER, INCREMENT 2. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

FORT MEADE 

i'ISAW CAMPUS FEEDERS PHASE 1 . 

NSAW RECAPITALIZE BUILDING #1/SITE M INC 3. 

JOINT BASE ANDREWS 

CONSTRUCT HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM. 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

HAVRE DE GRACE 

NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER. 

AIR FORCE 

HANSCOM AFB 

DORMITORY (72 RM). 

DEFE"'SE-WIDE 

SELFRIDGE ANGB 

MASSACHUSETTS 

MICHIGAN 

REPLACE FUEL DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES. 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

W. K. KELLOGG REGIONAL AIRPORT 

RPA BEDDOWN .. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

STENNIS 

MISSISSIPPI 

SOF APPLIED INSTRUCTION FACILITY .• 

SOF LANO ACQUISITION WESTERN MANEUVER AREA. 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

HELENA 

MONTANA 

NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER ADOfALT. 

AIR FORCE 

OFFUTT AFB 

NEBRASKA 

USSTRATCOM REPLACEMENT FACILITY- INCR 4. 

NAVY 

FALLON 

NEVADA 

AIR WING TRAINING FACILITY. 

FACILITY ALTERATION FOR F-35 TRAINING MISSION 

AIR FORCE 

NELLIS AFB 

F-22 FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY .. 

F-35 AIRCRAFT MX UNIT - 4 BAY HANGAR. 

F-35 WEAPONS SCHOOL FACILITY. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

FALLON 

SOF TACTICAL GROUND MOB. VEHICLE HAINT FAG. 

BUDGET FINAL 

REQUEST BILL 

120,112 120,112 

15.346 15,346 

9,860 9,860 

166 000 166,000 

54,207 54, 207 

45.521 45, S21 

18,300 18,300 

12.400 12,400 

13, 500 13,500 

" 100 35,100 

6 000 6,000 

10,323 10,323 

17,224 17,224 

38,000 38,000 

180,000 180,000 

27 '763 27,763 

3,499 3,499 

14,000 14,000 

31 ,000 31,000 

8,900 8,900 

20,241 20, 241 
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 

PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PORT 

KC-46A ADAL AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS & HYDRANT SYST. 

KC-46A ADAL FUEL CELL BUILDING 253. 

KC-46A AOAL MAINT HANGAR BUILDING 254. 

NEW JERSEY 

AIR FORCE 

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST 

FIRE STATION. 

ARMY RESERVE 

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST 

ARMY RESERVE CENTER. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

CANNON AFB 

NEW MEXICO 

SOF SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY (STS). 

HEW YORK 

ARMY 

FORT DRUM 

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR. 

U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY 

CADET BARRACKS, I NCR 3. 

ARMY RESERVE 

MATTYDALE 

ARMY RESERVE CENTERIAMSA. 

NORTH CAROLINA 

NAVY 

CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION 

WATER TREATMENT PLANT REPLACEMENT. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

CAMP LEJEUNE 

LEJEUNE HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION/RENOVATION. 

SOF INTEL/OPS EXPANSION. 

FORT BRAGG 

SOF BATTALION OPERATIONS FACILITY. 

SOF TACTICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FACILITY. 

SOF TRAINING COMMAND BUILDING .......... ,., 

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB 

REPLACE HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM. 

AIR FORCE RESERVE 

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB 

KC-135 TANKER PARKING APRON EXPANSION. 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

VALLEY CITY 

NORTH DAKOTA 

NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP. 

OKLAHOMA 

AIR FORCE 

TINKER AFB 

KC-46A DEPOT MAINT COMPLEX SPT INFRASTR. 

KC-46A TWO-BAY DEPOT MX HANGAR. 

PENNSYLVANIA 

ARMY 

LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT 

REBUILD SHOP. 

BUDGET FINAL 

REQUEST BILL 

7' 100 7' 100 

16,800 16,800 

18,002 18,002 

5,900 5,900 

26,000 26,000 

23,333 23,333 

27,000 27' 000 

58,000 58' 000 

23,000 23' 000 

41 ,588 41 '588 

41 ,306 41,306 

11 ,442 11,442 

37' 074 37' 074 

8,000 8,000 

48,062 46,062 

6, 500 8, 500 

9,600 9, BOO 

10,800 10,800 

48 ,000 48,000 

63,000 63,000 

16,000 16,000 
NAVY PHILADELPHIA 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(AMOUNTS HI THOUSANDS) 

OHIO REPLACEMEIH POWER & PROPULSION FACILITY. 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

WILLOW GROVE ARF 

RPA OPERATIONS CENTER .. 

NAVY RESERVE 

PITTSBURGH 

RESERVE TRAINING CENTER. 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

ARMY 

FORT JACKSON 

TRAINEE BARRACKS COMPLEX 3, PH1. 

NAVY 

CHARLESTON 

NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FACILITY .. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

BEAUFORT 

REPLACE FUEL OISTIBUTION FACILITIES. 

SOUTH DAKOTA 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

ELLSWORTH AFB 

CONSTRUCT HYDRANT SYSTEM 

AIR FORCE 

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO 

FIRE STATION. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

FORT BLISS 

TEXAS 

HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT INCR 6. 

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO 

MEDICAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT. 

AIR FORCE RESERVE 

FORT WORTH 

EOO FACILITY. 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

NORTH HYDE PARK 

VERMONT 

NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP .. 

VIRGINIA 

ARMY 

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS 

TACTICAL VEHICLE HARDSTAND. 

NAVY 

DAHLGREN 

MISSILE SUPPORT FACILITY .. 

NORFOLK 

EOD CONSOLIDATED OPS & LOGISTICS FACILITIES. 

PORTSMOUTH 

SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. 

QUANTICO 

AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT EXPANSION .. 

YORKTOWN 

BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS. 

FAST COMPANY TRAINING FACILITY. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

CRAHEY ISLAND 

REPLACE & ALTER FUEL DISTIBUTION FACILITIES .. 

DEF DISTRIBUTION DEPOT RICHMOND 

REPLACE ACCESS CONTROL POINT. 

BUDGET FINAL 

REQUEST BILL 

23 '965 23.965 

5,662 5 662 

17.650 17 ,650 

52, 000 52.000 

35, 716 35.716 

40' 600 40' 600 

6,000 8, 000 

5,60D 5,600 

131,500 131,500 

38,300 38,300 

3, 700 3,700 

4,400 4,400 

7,700 7, 700 

27 ,313 27, 313 

39,274 " 274 

9,743 9 743 

12' 613 12,613 

19,152 19' 152 

7' 636 7. 836 

36' 500 " 500 

5, 700 . 700 
FORT BELVOIR 

PARKING LOT. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS 

HOPSITAL ADDITION/CUP REPLACEMENT. 

JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK - STORY 

SOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER. 

SOF INDOOR DYNAMIC RANGE. 

SOF MOBILE COMM OET SUPPORT FACILITY. 

PENTAGON 

REDUNDANT CHILLED WATER LOOP. 

ARMY RESERVE 

FORT LEE 

TASS TRAINING CENTER. 

NAVY 

BREMERTON 

WASHINGTON 

INTEGRATED WATER TREATMENT SYST. DO 1, 2, & 5 .. 

KIT SAP 

EXPLOSIVES HANDLING WHARF #2 (INC) ... 

PORT ANGELES 

TPS PORT ANGELES FORWARD OPERATING LOCATION. 

WHIOBEY ISLAND 

P-SA AIRCRAFT APRON AND SUPPORTING FACILITIES. 

NAVY RESERVE 

WHIDBEY ISLAND 

C-40 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

GERALOTON 

AUSTRALIA 

COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY GERALDTON. 

BAHRAIN ISLAND 

NAVY 

SW ASIA 

P-SA HANGAR. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

BRUSSELS 

BELGIUM 

BRUSSELS ELEMENTARY!HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT. 

NATO HEADQUARTERS FACILITY. 

ARMY 

GUANTANAMO BAY 

DINING FACILITY. 

HEALTH CLINIC. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

GUANTANAMO BAY 

REPLACE FUEL TANK .. 

CUBA 

W.T. SAMPSON ElM AND HS CONSOLIDIREPLACEMENT. 

DJIBOUTI 

NAVY 

CAMP LEHONNIER 

ENTRY CONTROL POINT. 

GERMANY 

DEFENSE -WI DE 

RHINE ORDNANCE BARRACKS 

MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT INCR 4. 

BUDGET FINAL 

REQUEST BILL 

7,239 

41 '20D 

11 ,200 

14' 886 

13' 500 

15, 100 

16,000 

16,401 

83 '778 

20' 636 

24' 390 

27' 755 

9,600 

27,626 

41 '626 

37,918 

12,000 

11 ,BOO 

11 '1DO 

65,190 

9,923 

259,695 

7 '239 

41 '200 

14' 888 

13,500 

15,100 

16,000 

16,401 

83' 776 

20' 638 

24, 390 

27,755 

9,600 

27' 826 

41,626 

37' 918 

12 000 

11.800 

11 '100 

65,190 

9,923 

189,695 
GUAM 

NAVY 

JOINT REGION MARIANAS 

GSE SHOPS AT NORTH RAMP .. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

MWSS FACILITIES AT NORTH RAMP. 

AIR FORCE 

JOINT REGION MARIANAS 

GUAM STRIKE FUEL SYSTEMS MAINT.HANGAR INC 2. 

PRTC COMBAT COMM INFRASTR FACILITY 

PRTC RED HORSE LOGISTICS FACILITY. 

PRTC - SATELLITE FIRE STATION. 

ARMY 

KADENA AB 

MISSILE MAGAZINE. 

NAVY 

IWAKUNI 

JAPAN 

SECURITY MODS DPRI MC167-T (CVW-5 E20 EA-1BG). 

KADENA AB 

AIRCRAFT MAINT HANGAR ALTERATIONS AND SAP-F. 

MCAS FUTENHA 

HANGAR & RINSE FACILITY MODERNIZATIONS .. 

OKINAWA 

LHD PRACTICE SITE IMPROVEMENTS. 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

MISAWA AB 

EDGREN HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION. 

OKINAWA 

KILLIN ELEMENTARY REPLACEMENT /RENOVATION. 

KUBASAKI HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT !RENOVATION .. 

SASEBO 

E J. KING HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT/RENOVATION. 

NAVY 

ROTA 

SPAIN 

SHIP BERTHING POWER UPGRADES. 

AIR FORCE 

CRDUGHTON RAF 

UNITED KINGDOM 

JIAC CONSOLIDATION - PHASE 1 .. 

NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM .. 

CONUS CLASSIFIED 

DEFENSE -WI DE 

CLASSIFIED LOCATION 

SOF SKILLS TRAINING FACILITY. 

WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED 

ARMY 

HOST NATION SUPPORT. 

MINOR CONSTRUCTION. 

PLANNING AND DESIGN. 

NAVY 

PLANNING AND DESIGN. 

MINOR CONSTRUCTION. 

AIR FORCE 

PLANNING AND DESIGN. 

BUDGET FINAL 

REQUEST BILL 

21 .aao 21.860 

28,771 28,771 

64.000 64,000 

:3., 7SO 3,750 

3,150 3,150 

6,500 6,500 

10,600 10,000 

6,415 6, 415 

19,411 19,411 

4,639 4,639 

35' 685 35,685 

37.775 37 '775 

71' 481 71 . 481 

99,420 99.420 

37,661 37' 681 

20,233 20,233 

92,223 92.223 

199,700 199,700 

53,073 53,073 

33,000 33.000 

25,000 25.000 

18' 127 18. 127 

33' 366 33,366 

7,163 7 '163 

10,738 10,738 
MINOR CONSTRUCTION. 

DEFENSE -WI DE 

CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM. 

PLANNING AND DESIGN 

DEFENSE -WI DE. 

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT EDUCATION. 

NISSLE DEFENSE AGENCY .. 

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY .. '. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND .. 

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICE. 

ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM DESIGN .. 

SUBTOTAL, PLANNING AND DESIGN. 

UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 

DEFENSE-WIDE. 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT EDUCATION. 

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY. 

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY. 

JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 

DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY. 

SUBTOTAL, UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION .. 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

PLANNING AND DESIGN .. 

MINOR CONSTRUCTION. 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

PLANNING AND DESIGN. 

MINOR CONSTRUCTION .. 

ARMY RESERVE 

PLANNING AND DESIGN. 

NINOR CONSTRUCTION. 

NAVY RESERVE 

PLANNING AND DESIGN 

MINOR CONSTRUCTION. 

AIR FORCE RESERVE 

PLANNING AND DESIGN. 

MINOR CONSTRUCTION. 

FAHIL Y HOUSING, ARMY 

ILLINOIS 

ROCK ISLAND 

FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION (33 units) .. 

KOREA 

CAMP WALKER 

FAHILIY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION {90 units). 

PLANNING AND DESIGN 

SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION. 

BUDGET FINAL 

REQUEST BILL 

22,613 22,613 

9,000 

150,000 150,000 

24,425 24, 425 

745 745 

42 '387 42,387 

38 '704 58, 704 

599 599 

24,197 24,197 

1 '183 1 '1B3 

10,000 10,000 

------------ ------------ 142,240 162,240 

2, 700 2,700 

5, 932 5,932 

6, B46 S,84S 

2,000 2,000 

2,994 2,994 

8, SB1 8,581 

10,334 10,334 

4,100 4' 100 

------------ ------------ 43,487 43' 487 

17,600 17' 600 

13,720 13,720 

7 700 7' 700 

a, 100 6,100 

B,337 8,337 

3,609 3,609 

2,123 2,123 

4,000 4,000 

6,892 6,892 

1 '400 1 ,400 

19,500 19,500 

57, BOO 57, BOO 

1 '309 1 '309 

78,609 78,609 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

UTILITIES ACCOUNT. 

SERVICES ACCOUNT. 

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. 

MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT. 

FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT. 

LEASING. 

JHLITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY. 

PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS. 

SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .. 

FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 

CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS .. PLANNING AND DESIGN. 

SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

UTILITIES ACCOUNT. 

SERVICES ACCOUNT .. MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. 

MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT. 

FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT. 

LEASING. 

MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY. 

PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS. 

SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

UTILITIES ACCOUNT. 

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT .. SERVICES ACCOUNT. 

FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT,. 

MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT. 

LEASING. 

MAINTENANCE .. PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS. 

SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

UTILITIES. 

FURNISHING 

LEASING. 

MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY. 

DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 

FURNISHINGS. 

LEASING. 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 

UTILITIES 

FURNISHINGS. 

SERVICES. 

MANAGEMENT. 

MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY. 

SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

BUDGET FINAL 

REQUEST BILL 

82,686 62,666 

9,106 9,106 

46' 597 46,597 

700 700 

14' 136 14.136 

112' 504 112,504 

65.245 65,245 

20.000 20' 000 

------------ ------------ 350,976 350,976 

15' 940 15,940 

472 472 

-------- ---- ------------ 16,412 16,412 

71.092 71,092 

18.079 18,079 

55. 124 55,124 

17' "' 861 17.881 '" 65 '999 65,999 

97,612 97,612 

27 ,676 27,676 

------------ ------------ 354,029 354,029 

42,322 42,322 

47' 634 47,634 

12, 709 12.709 

38, 543 38,543 

1 '993 1 ,993 

43, 651 43,651 

99,934 99.934 

40.761 40.761 

------------ ---..... -- 327.747 327' 747 

659 659 

746 746 

11 '179 11 '179 

2 '128 2,128 

'362 3,362 

42,063 42,063 

170 170 

20 20 

31 31 

378 376 

344 344 

---------- ------------ 61,100 61.100 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

000 FAHILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND. 

BASE REALIGNI'IENT AND CLOSURE 

DOD BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

BUDGET FINAL 

REQUEST BILL 

1,662 1,662 

270,085 315,085 

MILITARY COIIISTRUCTION • FISCAL YEAR 2014 (SEC. 127) . 125, 000 

MILITARY COIIISTRUCTION • FISCAL YEAR 2015 (SEC. 128). 117,000 

TOTAL, ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.. 242,000 

RESCISSIONS FROI'I PRIOR YEAR UNOBLIGATED BALANCES 

ARMY (SEC. 129). 

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS (SEC. 130). 

AIR FORCE (SEC. 131). 

NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM {SEC. 132). 

42 USC 3374 (SEC. 133),. 

-49,533 

-25,522 

-41,392 

·25,000 

-63,800 
TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 

COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 

The agreement provides $79,071,000,000 for Compensation and Pensions, 

reflecting new estimates provided in the Administration's mid-session review. Of 

the amount provided, not more than $15,430,000 is to be transferred to General 

Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and Information 

Technology Systems for reimbursement of necessary expenses in implementing 

provisions of title 38. 

READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 

The agreement provides $14,997,136,000 for Readjustment Benefits, 

reflecting new estimates provided in the Administration's mid-session review. 

VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 

The agreement provides $63,257,000 for Veterans Insurance and 

Indemnities. 

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VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND 

The agreement provides such sums as may be necessary for costs associated 

with direct and guaranteed loans for the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund. 

The agreement limits obligations for direct loans to not more than $500,000 and 

provides that $160,881,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. 

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 

The agreement provides $10,000 for the cost of direct loans from the 

Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account, plus $361,000 to be paid to the 

appropriation for General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration. 

The agreement provides for a direct loan limitation of$2,877,000. 

NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 

The agreement provides $1,130,000 for administrative expenses of the 

Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account. 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 

MEDICAL SERVICES 

The agreement provides $47,603,202,000 in advance for fiscal year 2016 for 

Medical Services. The agreement also provides $209,189,000 for fiscal year 2015 

in addition to the advance appropriation provided last year. 

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In an effort to address the severe crisis of access to medical care at many 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and clinics across the country, 

Congress took the unusual step of creating as part of the Veterans Access, Choice, 

and Accountability Act of2014 (VACAA) a new contract care program designed 

for veterans who live more than 40 miles from a VA facility or who have to wait 

an unreasonable time for medical appointments, funding this effort with a total of 

$10,000,000,000 over three years. In addition, section 80l(a) ofVACAA provided 

an additional $5,000,000,000 to increase veterans access to healthcare and improve 

VA's physical infrastructure. This funding is in addition to the funds appropriated 

in this Act or the advance funding provided in the fiscal year 2014 appropriations 

Act, although the appropriated funds are used for many ofthe same purposes as 

those provided in V ACAA. At this time, the VA is developing the programs to 

administer the new VACAA authority, and there are many uncertainties about 

which activities can be funded with which authority, and whether there are 

significant unfunded liabilities created by the new legislation. To address this 

uncertainty, the agreement includes bill language permitting the transfer of funding 

from various VA appropriations accounts to Medical Services to address any 

unfunded needs. 

Rural Healthcare. --The agreement includes $250,000,000 for rural 

healthcare, as requested. This funding continues the Rural Health Initiative 

established by Congress in fiscal year 2009 to ensure that the VA dedicates 

sufficient resources to reach veterans residing in rural and highly rural areas who 

do not have immediate access to a veterans medical center or community-based 

outpatient clinic. The VA is strongly encouraged to continue to improve the 

accessibility, efficiency and effectiveness of care for rural veterans. 

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The funds provided for the Rural Health Initiative include support for 

Project Access Received Closer to Home (Project ARCH). Section 104 of the 

V ACAA extended the authorization of Project ARCH for an additional two years. 

The Project ARCH pilot program has been successful for veterans who are 

enrolled in VA healthcare in five rural and highly rural Veterans Integrated Service 

Networks (VISNs). Prior to program reauthorization, the Senate bill included an 

administrative provision (section 237) directing the Department of Veterans 

Affairs to utilize existing authorities to continue the program at no less than 

$35,000,000 in fiscal year 2015. This level of funding was intended to allow the 

VA to continue the program so that veterans depending on the services provided by 

Project ARCH did not experience any lapse in service until follow-on programs 

were proven adequate. In addition, the funding level was intended to provide for 

the expansion of the program to other rural and highly rural areas. Since the 

Project ARCH authorization has been extended, this agreement does not include 

the Senate proposed administrative provision. However, the VA is directed to 

continue funding the program at no less than the estimated fiscal year 2015 funding 

level and to consider utilizing existing authorities to provide contract care for 

veterans in other rural and highly rural areas. 

The agreement incorporates directions in the House and Senate reports 

regarding providing an operating plan for the Office of Rural Health, including 

information on full-time equivalent (FTE) requirements and future requirements 

for initiatives and programs. As directed in the Senate report, the VA is instructed 

to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of veterans in rural and highly rural 

areas who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The agreement 

incorporates the Senate direction regarding filling healthcare professional 

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vacancies, especially in rural areas, and Health Professional Shortage Areas with 

the greatest need. The agreement also reflects the Senate direction to the VA to 

conduct a full assessment of all community-based outpatient clinics in rural and 

highly rural areas. 

The agreement includes $7,448,900,000 for mental health programs in fiscal 

year 2016 and $436,700,000 for gender-specific healthcare for women veterans in 

fiscal year 2 0 16. 

Concerns continue to be raised in Congress about vacant mental health 

provider positions at VA clinics, especially in locations where the VA does not 

receive suitable applications for published job notices. There are several positions 

in high cost rural and highly rural areas that continue to be vacant for many months 

after a previous provider's departure, and the VA is not offering competitive 

salaries. In addition to the elements of the report already requested in House 

Report 113-416, the VHA is instructed to detail the steps the VA will take to hire 

replacements after no more than 120 days of a vacancy. The VA is to provide a 

comprehensive list of current vacant mental health positions, highlighting 

vacancies in rural and highly rural areas and how long those positions have been 

vacant. Further, VHA is instructed to provide the VA proposed salary range as well 

as the salary range of a private provider in the same city. 

Women Veterans.--Despite efforts over the past few years, the VA must 

make better progress at addressing the needs of women veterans. Toward this end, 

the advance appropriation for fiscal year 2015 provided last year and the fiscal year 

20 16 advance appropriation included in this Act fully fund gender-specific 

healthcare. Access to and utilization of VA benefits and services by women 

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veterans remain low, with women often encountering cultural roadblocks in a 

system that was largely designed to meet the needs of male veterans. As part of an 

effort to better address access, the Department is currently undertaking a systemwide review to determine what type and number ofhealthcare workers the system 

should have to address current and future demand. The Department is directed to 

include in this review whether VHA's current number ofhealthcare professionals 

providing gender-specific care is adequate. This review will help the VA properly 

staff hospitals and clinics with healthcare professionals providing gender-specific 

care and lead to improved access for women veterans. 

Understanding demand is key to providing high-quality services, yet the VA 

does not collect, analyze, and publish data by gender or minority status. This type 

of data is essential for the VA and Congress to enhance services for women 

veterans by developing programs and ensuring adequate funding levels of those 

programs. The stratification of data would also allow the VA to better understand 

the demand mix in the system, how it is being met, and what changes need to be 

implemented to the system to meet current and future trends. The Department is 

directed through the Women's Health Service and the Center for Women Veterans 

to collect and analyze gender-specific data and to develop programs and funding 

recommendations based on this data. 

To better assist women veterans and increase their knowledge of the services 

and benefits to which they are entitled, the Department is directed to continue the 

Women Veterans Call Center (WVCC). The WVCC answers questions and 

responds to concerns from women veterans, their families, and caregivers across 

the Nation about VA services and resources. Additionally, in an effort to leverage 

the VA's existing local community partnerships, such as those for homeless 

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veterans, the VA should establish support networks for women veterans to assist in 

accessing healthcare, employment services, financial counseling, and housing. 

None of the VA's partnerships is more important than that with the DOD. 

High priority collaboration and resource sharing between the VA and the DOD are 

governed by the Joint Executive Committee (JEC). The JEC allows senior 

leadership at both Departments a forum to develop policies and programs to 

address overlapping priorities, including transition programs for veterans. While 

the JEC, through its subordinate committees and working groups, has made 

tremendous progress in addressing several pressing issues facing active duty 

military and veterans, there is currently no working group focused solely on the 

transition of women from active duty to veteran status. The VA, in consultation 

with the DOD, is encouraged to establish a women's working group within the 

JEC aimed at creating or strengthening transition programs which address female 

concerns and cultural roadblocks so that more women veterans access VA benefits 

and services. 

Recent studies have shown that servicewomen who experience sexual 

assault while serving in the military are far more likely to develop post-traumatic 

stress disorder (PTSD) compared to other female veterans. The VA must be 

prepared to provide these veterans with mental health services designed to treat the 

effects of military sexual trauma (MST). The Department is directed to maximize 

the availability of mental health services available to veterans who were victims of 

MST. 

Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Program.--In some communities 

non-VA physicians have encountered difficulties when seeking to volunteer 

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time at VA medical facilities. Under existing authority, Section 7405(a){l) of 

title 38, United States Code, the Secretary may appoint on a without 

compensation basis such personnel found necessary for the provision of 

healthcare for veterans. At medical facilities exhibiting staffing shortages and 

appointment backlogs due to waiting time issues, the VA is urged to utilize this 

existing authority to appoint physicians on a volunteer basis to serve veterans' 

healthcare needs at VA medical facilities. 

To further understand the benefit to the Department of the utilization of 

volunteer physicians, the VA is directed to establish a three-year pilot program, 

under the authorities contained in Section 7405(a){l) of title 38, United States 

Code, entitled the "Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Program." The 

Secretary is directed to establish this pilot program in no fewer than two medical 

facilities in two distinct VISNs. The Secretary is urged to select medical facilities 

for this pilot program that have a demonstrated need for additional physicians in 

any practice area or specialty, yet have been unable to expeditiously fill such 

vacancies and/or continue to exceed V A's appointment waiting time goals in any 

area of practice. 

Each pilot location shall establish a volunteer coordinator who shall 

develop relationships with local medical associations to educate non-VA 

physicians in the area about the program. The volunteer coordinator shall be 

the initial point of contact for physicians seeking to volunteer at the medical 

facility. 

Due to the cost and effort exerted to credential and educate physicians for 

such volunteer opportunities, the Department, as part ofthis pilot program, 

shall establish a required number of hours per year physician ambassadors must 

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commit to serving at a facility that is cost beneficial to the Department. This 

metric should be no fewer than 60 hours a year and no more than 100 hours a 

year, though there is no limit to the total number of hours a physician 

ambassador may volunteer a year. The medical facility shall enter into 

agreement with the physician ambassadors regarding the minimum number of 

hours required before beginning the credentialing or privilege granting process. 

The Department is directed to provide a report no later than 90 days 

after enactment of this Actto the Committees on Appropriations and the Veterans 

Affairs Committees of both Houses of Congress detailing the current 

credentialing process for volunteer physicians, the current cost of credentialing 

volunteer physicians, and the current utilization rate of volunteer physicians. This 

report shall also outline the parameters of the pilot program and the reasons for 

choosing the participating VISNs and facilities. 

The Department is also directed to report quarterly, beginning with the 

first quarter after enactment of this Act, to the Committees on Appropriations and 

the Veterans Affairs Committees of both Houses of Congress the number of 

physician ambassadors participating in the pilot program; the number of hours 

per week physician ambassadors volunteer; the process of bringing on board 

physician volunteers, to include the amount of time elapsed from the date a 

physician contacts the facility expressing interest in volunteering, to the time the 

volunteer and the medical facility enter into an agreement regarding the minimum 

number of hours required, to the date of completion of the credentialing process; 

and the appointment waiting times and staffing shortages at each facility. This 

report shall also include a comparison to an equal number of medical facilities 

not participating in the pilot program to determine if mandating a minimum 

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number of hours required improves volunteer participation and increases the costbenefit to the Department. 

The agreement reiterates the language in the Senate report directing the VA 

to provide regular updates on its efforts to rebalance institutional and home-based 

care, including what metrics have been developed to track implementation. 

The agreement incorporates the direction in the Senate report for the VA to 

provide more detailed explanations within its budget justifications about data that 

have been modified for the updated actuarial model. The agreement also 

incorporates the House direction to the VA to provide a healthcare expenditure 

plan within 20 days of receiving a full-year appropriation. 

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 

The agreement provides $6,144,000,000 in advance for fiscal year 2016 for 

Medical Support and Compliance. 

The Office of the Medical Inspector (OMl) of the Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA) is directed to provide the Committees a semi-annual report 

describing the problems or deficiencies in the VHA identified by the OMl; whether 

the General Counsel of the Department has reviewed these OMl findings; any 

violations oflaw by an employee of the Department identified in the OMl review, 

with identity redacted; and what legal or administrative action was taken. 

MEDICAL FACILITIES 

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The agreement provides $4,915,000,000 in advance for fiscal year 2016 for 

Medical Facilities. 

The agreement incmporates the House directive requiring the VA to provide 

a report explaining how non-recurring maintenance projects are rated, scheduled, 

and budgeted. 

MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 

The agreement provides $588,922,000 for Medical and Prosthetic Research, 

available until September 30, 2016. 

NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 

The agreement provides $256,800,000 for the National Cemetery 

Administration. Of the amount provided, $25,600,000 is available until September 

30, 2016. 

Public Law 113-6 required the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) to 

develop a strategy that included eight elements to serve the burial needs of veterans 

residing in rural areas and mandated the Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

to review the strategy. The GAO review of the VA strategy was completed in 

September 2014. The Department is instructed to report to the Committees within 

90 days of enactment of this Act explaining why it has not included in its strategy 

all eight elements mandated by Congress and why it has not accepted the GAO 

recommendation to use census tract level data to calculate the veteran population 

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served, since the GAO analysis demonstrates that the V A's use of county level 

data understates the number and location of unserved veterans. 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 

The agreement provides $321,591,000 for General Administration. Ofthe 

amount provided, $9,660,000 is available for obligation until September 30, 2016. 

The agreement continues to include language permitting the transfer of funds from 

this account to General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration. 

The agreement includes the following funding levels: 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Office 

Office of the Secretary 

Office of General Counsel 

Office of Management 

Office of Human Resources and Administration 

Office of Policy and Planning 

Office of Operations, Security and Preparedness 

Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs 

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs 

Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction 

Total 

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Amount 

$10,032 

80,365 

44,098 

62,064 

25,009 

17,901 

22,279 

5,969 

53,874 

$321,591 
The Department is required to submit an annual report identifYing the 

amount of third party health billings owed to the VA, the annual amount collected, 

and efforts underway to increase the efficiency and accuracy in the collections 

process. The report should describe the VA's contingency plan to ensure that the 

provision of health care does not suffer should there be a failure to meet billing and 

collection expectations. 

In an effort to improve management and reduce redundancy, the Department 

has undertaken a review of its organizational structure and will potentially 

reorganize many functions within the VA. The Department is directed to report on 

a monthly basis to the Committees the status of reorganization within the 

Department. The Department is also reminded that while the Committees reserve 

the right to call upon all offices for information, the primary point of 

communication should be through the Office of Management. The Committees 

require timely access to the Department's professional budget staff in order to 

effectively and efficiently evaluate resource requirements and proposals requested 

by the Administration. Any reorganization with regard to budgetary matters should 

take this into consideration. In addition to concerns about the principal point of 

contact in the VA, Department leadership should be aware that there are continuing 

problems with the Department's lack of responsiveness to the Committees' 

information requests, as well as lack of detail in responses when fmally received. 

BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS 

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The agreement provides $99,294,000 for the Board of Veterans Appeals, of 

which not to exceed $9,429,000 shall remain available until September 30,2016. 

Bill language is included in section 239 permitting the VA to transfer funding 

between this account and the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

Administration account if needed to align funding with the appropriate account to 

hire staff to address the appeals backlog. The agreement also includes the Senate 

report directive to the VA to refresh the Department's strategic plan to transform 

the appeals process. 

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 

ADMINISTRATION 

The agreement provides $2,534,254,000 for General Operating Expenses, 

Veterans Benefits Administration and makes available not to exceed $124,000,000 

of this funding until the end of fiscal year 2016. 

Disability Claims Processing.--The backlog of veterans compensation 

claims for service-connected disabilities remains one of the most pressing 

problems at the VA. Despite progress made over the past year and the efforts of the 

VA to improve its processes, increase staffing, and increase automation, it is clear 

that problems persist, and more needs to be done to ensure that veterans are 

receiving timely access to the benefits they have earned. To that end, the 

agreement includes provisions to give the VA additional tools to address the 

backlog and strengthen accountability. This effort is focused not only on 

production but also on accuracy in an effort to ensure veterans receive fair 

compensation at the outset and do not encounter additional delays by having to 

appeal decisions. 

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To further the reforms instituted by the Committees in response to the 

backlog, the agreement: 

-- Includes $40,000,000 above the budget request to hire additional claims 

and support personnel at the regional offices; to expand the Veterans Claims Intake 

Program records scanning system; and to implement the centralized mail initiative. 

The VA is instructed to provide a spending plan for this funding within 30 days of 

enactment of this Act. 

--Directs the VA to continue to provide quality review teams and to conduct 

spot audits at regional offices to assess the performance of claims processing 

operations and flag any management or operational weaknesses. 

--Includes bill language in section 239 permitting the transfer of funding 

between this account and the Board of Veterans Appeals if necessary to permit the 

hiring of staffmg at the appropriate stage of the appeals process to address 

mounting claims appeals workload. 

--Continues the requirement first enacted for fiscal year 20 14 to provide 

rigorous, publicly available Web-based monthly reports to the Committees on 

performance measures for each regional office, including the number of 

backlogged claims, the average number of days to complete a claim, and error 

rates. 

--Continues the fiscal year 2014 requirement to submit quarterly reports that 

include the number of claims personnel in each regional office, corrective action 

taken to remedy any problems at poorly performing offices, training programs 

undertaken by regional offices, and quality review team audits performed during 

the quarter. 

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--Requires the VA to report whether it is feasible to conduct a study to 

analyze data regarding the statistical progression of disabilities over time and 

whether this data could be used to more quickly adjudicate claims for increased 

compensation. 

--Directs the VA to develop a plan to execute a uniform mail processing and 

scanning system throughout all regional offices. 

-- Directs the VA to contract with the National Academy of Public 

Administration to review the Department's planned claims processing activities 

and strategies to prevent future claims processing backlogs. 

Eradicating the veterans benefits claims backlog must remain a top priority 

of the VA, and the agency will continue to be closely monitored to assess progress 

on this front. 

To inform the Committees of its progress in resolving issues of paper claims 

record retention, the VA is directed to report the status of its work with the 

Department of Defense (DOD): in obtaining certification of the Veterans Benefits 

Management System's (VBMS) compliance with DOD data storage requirements; 

in finalizing the Memorandum of Agreement with DOD allowing DOD 

appropriate access to electronic records maintained by the VA; and in developing a 

plan and time line for selecting courses of action for resolving the storage of paper 

service treatment records and the associated costs. The report should also include 

VA plans to brief the various veterans service organizations on the improvements 

made in the scanning process and its approach and safeguards for transferring the 

documents to DOD, as well as the VA plan for the most efficient utilization of its 

office and storage warehouse space once the records are transferred back to DOD. 

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The VBA has begun to develop and implement new training initiatives and 

procedures for PTSD claims related to military sexual trauma (MST). The 

Department is directed to continue to publicize benefits veterans may be entitled to 

as a result ofMST. As stipulated in Senate Report 113-174, the Department is 

directed to submit a report on the current standard of proof for service-connection 

under chapter 11 of title 38, U.S.C., for covered mental health conditions based on 

military sexual trauma. The agreement also incorporates the House direction 

regarding reporting data sets of information regarding military sexual traumarelated claims. 

The agreement incorporates the House direction prohibiting a change in the 

location ofVBA regional offices without providing the Committees a cost-benefit 

analysis and information on benefits to veterans and operational efficiency. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 

The agreement provides $3,903,344,000 for Information Technology (IT) 

Systems. The agreement identifies separately the funding available for pay 

($1,039,000,000); operations and maintenance ($2,316,009,000); and systems 

development, modernization, and enhancement ($548,335,000). The agreement 

makes $30,792,000 of pay funding available until the end of fiscal year 2016; 

$160,000,000 of operations and maintenance funding available until the end of 

fiscal year 2016; and all IT systems development, modernization and enhancement 

funding available until the end of fiscal year 2016. 

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The agreement includes $137,000,000 in information technology funding for 

VBMS; $99,614,000 in information technology funding for the Veterans 

Relationship Management System; and $343,614,000 for total funding of the 

interoperable electronic health record (both VHA and IT funding). 

The agreement assumes an additional $20,000,000 above the request will be 

used for additional hardware upgrades at regional offices to ensure that increased 

VBMS functionality can be supported in the field. The Secretary is directed to 

report to the Committees within 30 days after enactment of this Act how the 

Department is implementing this directive. 

The agreement includes language prohibiting the obligation ofiT 

development, modernization, and enhancement funding until the VA submits a 

certification of the amounts to be obligated, in part or in full, for each development 

project. 

The agreement includes language permitting funding made available for the 

three IT subaccounts to be transferred among them after the VA requests and 

receives approval from the Committees. 

The agreement includes language providing that funding may be transferred 

between development projects or to new projects subject to the Committees' 

approval. 

The agreement provides $269,406,000 for the VistA Evolution interoperable 

health record and $74,208,000 for the interoperability actions taking place within 

the Interagency Program Office (IPO) and the execution of the Virtual Lifetime 

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Electronic Health Record (VLER Health). As with the fiscal year 2014 bill, the 

fiscal year 2015 agreement includes a prohibition on obligation or expenditure of 

more than 25 percent of fiscal year 2015 funds provided for development, 

modernization, and enhancement of the Department's VistA electronic health 

record until the Department meets reporting and accountability requirements that 

are similar to those in the House and Senate bills. 

The agreement for the DOD appropriations bill includes similar electronic 

health record requirements. 

The agreement requires the VA to provide quarterly briefings to the 

Committees regarding schedule, milestones, and obligations for the VistA 

Evolution program, as directed in the Senate report. It also requires quarterly 

briefings from the IPO on the electronic health record interoperability project and 

monthly updates to the Federal Chieflnformation Officer of the United States, as 

directed in the Senate report. In addition, the agreement requires the VA to report 

on the process the VA and DOD will follow to establish security standards and 

identify technology to secure data, as directed in the Senate report. 

Bill language is included making funds available for IT development, 

modernization, and enhancement for the projects and in the amounts specified in 

the following table: 

Project 

Information Technology Development Projects 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Access to Healthcare 

Amount 

$9,686 

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Healthcare Efficiency IT Development 

Electronic Health Record InteroperabilityNLER Health 

VistA Evolution 

New Models of Care 

Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS) 

Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) 

Veterans Relationship Management (VRM) 

Health Management Platform 

Other IT Systems Development 

Total All Development 

10,723 

49,208 

179,922 

30,551 

63,500 

18,600 

76,600 

5,746 

103,799 

$548,335 

This table is intended to serve as the Department's approved list of 

development projects; any requested changes are subject to reprogramming 

guidelines. 

The agreement directs the Department to continue to provide an IT 

expenditure plan to the Committees within 30 days of enactment of this Act and on 

a monthly basis thereafter, as indicated in both the House and Senate reports. This 

plan should be in the same format as the table above. 

The pending Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next 

Generation (T4NG) draft request for proposals will be the principal information 

technology procurement vehicle for the VA for up to ten years, with potential total 

funding of$23,000,000,000. With the complexity and magnitude of VA 

expenditures on information technology in areas such as electronic health records 

and appointment scheduling, it is important that the VA permit proposals from a 

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wide range of firms, both large and small, veteran-owned and disabled veteranowned, in order to benefit from the broad array of IT services that exist. The VA is 

urged to expand the number of awards under T 4NG that are not reserved for 

particular categories of vendors in order to maximize its consideration of emerging 

technologies. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

The agreement appropriates $126,411,000 for the Office oflnspector 

General (OIG). Of the amount provided, $12,141,000 is available for obligation 

until September 30, 2016. The increase above the budget request is intended to be 

used for ongoing responsibilities associated with the waitlist/appointment 

scheduling audits as well as the two reviews described below. 

The OIG is instructed to review a complaint to the Montana Board of 

Psychologists reprimanding a VA psychologist in Ft. Harrison, Montana, for 

practicing outside the scope of his professional qualifications when performing a 

Compensation and Pensions examination for traumatic brain injury (TBI). The 

OIG review should address the specific Montana case, but also the protocols the 

VA uses for examinations for TBI throughout the VA medical system to judge 

whether the VA needs to revise its protocols nationwide. 

Due to questions about VA residential substance abuse treatment in Miami, 

Florida, that have been raised by the VA OIG (Report No. 13-03089-104, March 

27, 2014), the OIG is requested to conduct a broader review of the operations and 

effectiveness of VA substance abuse inpatient rehabilitation programs and report 

back to the Committees by August 1, 2015, on the following: the current number 

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of VA inpatient rehabilitation programs; the annual number of veterans who 

participate and their average length of treatment; the average length oftime for 

VA treatment compared to that of non-VA residential treatment programs; the rate 

of recidivism for both types of programs; the process used to refer patients to VA 

inpatient treatment; the degree of supervision of patients in VA programs and how 

often drug tests are performed; and how well mental health and substance abuse 

treatment are integrated for veterans with comorbidities. 

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 

The agreement provides $561,800,000 for Construction, Major Projects. The 

agreement makes this funding available for five years, except that $34,000,000 is 

made available until expended. 

As requested in the House and Senate reports, the agreement requires an 

annual report on the process used to identify construction project priority listing 

and directs the VA to work collaboratively with other executive branch agencies 

with substantial construction portfolios, private sector contractors and other nongovernmental experts to explore the feasibility of new funding mechanisms, such 

as private development lease-backs. 

The agreement directs the VA to increase its use of design-build contracting 

processes and off-site construction methods, including prefabricated components 

and panelized structures. 

The agreement funds the following items as requested in the budget 

submission: 

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Construction, Major Projects 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Location and description 

Veterans Health Admin. (VHA): 

West Los Angeles, CA seismic corrections 

Long Beach, CA seismic corrections, mental health and 

community living replacements 

Canandaigua, NY community living center, outpatient 

clinic, and domiciliary 

San Diego, CA spinal cord injury and seismic corrections 

Advance Planning Fund -various locations 

Major Construction Staff-- various locations 

Claims Analysis -various locations 

Hazardous Waste- various locations 

Total VHA 

National Cemetery Admin. (NCA): 

Advance Planning Fund - various locations 

NCA Land Acquisition Fund 

TotalNCA 

General Admin.: 

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Amount 

$35,000 

101,900 

122,400 

187,500 

69,000 

24,000 

2,000 

6,000 

547,800 

2,500 

7,500 

10,000 
Staff Offices Advance Planning Fund 4,000 

Major Construction total $561,800 

The agreement acknowledges the inclusion of the prospectuses of two NCA 

projects- Ohio Western Reserve and National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, 

Pennsylvania-- in the 2015 budget request so that these projects may be funded in 

the future if monies should become available through reprogramming. 

CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 

The agreement provides $495,200,000 for Construction, Minor Projects. The 

agreement makes this funding available for five years. 

The agreement includes the directive to provide an expenditure plan within 

30 days of enactment, as provided in the Senate report. r 

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GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES 

The agreement provides $90,000,000 for Grants for Construction of State 

Extended Care Facilities, to remain available until expended. 

GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 

The agreement provides $46,000,000 for Grants for Construction of 

Veterans Cemeteries, to remain available until expended. 

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

(Including Transfers and Rescissions of Funds) 

The agreement includes section 20 I allowing for transfer of fimds among the 

three mandatory accounts. 

The agreement includes section 202 allowing for the transfer of fimds among 

the three medical accounts. 

The agreement includes section 203 allowing salaries and expenses fimds to 

be used for related authorized purposes. 

The agreement includes section 204 restricting the accounts that may be 

used for the acquisition of land or the construction of any new hospital or home. 

The agreement includes section 205 limiting the use of fimds in the Medical 

Services account only for entitled beneficiaries unless reimbursement is made to 

the Department. 

The agreement includes section 206 allowing for the use of certain 

mandatory appropriations accounts for payment of prior year accrued obligations 

for those accounts. 

The agreement includes section 207 allowing the use of appropriations 

available in this title to pay prior year obligations. 

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The agreement includes section 208 allowing the Department to use surplus 

earnings from the National Service Life Insurance Fund, the Veterans' Special Life 

Insurance Fund, and the United States Government Life Insurance Fund to 

administer these programs. 

The agreement includes section 209 allowing the Department to cover the 

administrative expenses of enhanced-use leases and provides authority to obligate 

these reimbursements in the year in which the proceeds are received. 

The agreement includes section 210 limiting the amount of reimbursement 

the Office of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment 

Discrimination Complaint Adjudication can charge other offices of the Department 

for services provided. 

The agreement includes section 2lllimiting the use of funds for any lease 

with an estimated annual rental cost of more than $1,000,000 unless approved by 

the Committees. 

The agreement includes section 212 requiring the Department to collect 

third-party payer information for persons treated for a non-service connected 

disability. 

The agreement includes section 213 allowing for the use of enhanced-use 

leasing revenues for Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor 

Projects. 

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The agreement includes section 214 outlining authorized uses for Medical 

Services funds. 

The agreement includes section 215 allowing for funds deposited into the 

Medical Care Collections Fund to be transferred to the Medical Services account. 

The agreement includes section 216 which allows Alaskan veterans to use 

medical facilities of the Indian Health Service or tribal organizations. 

The agreement includes section 217 permitting the transfer of funds from the 

Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund to the Construction, Major 

Projects and Construction, Minor Projects accounts and makes those funds 

available until expended. 

The agreement includes section 218 prohibiting the use of funds for any 

policy prohibiting the use of outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans. 

'The agreement includes section 219 requiring the Secretary to submit 

quarterly reports on the fmancial status of the Veterans Health Administration. 

The agreement includes section 220 requiring the Department to notify and 

receive approval from the Committees of any proposed transfer of funding to or 

from the Information Technology Systems account. 

The agreement includes section 22llimiting the obligation of non-recurring 

maintenance funds during the last two months of the fiscal year. 

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The agreement does not include Senate section 221. The provision is carried 

as a government-wide provision in division E of this consolidated Act. 

The agreement includes section 222 providing up to $259,251,213 for 

transfer to the Joint DOD-VA Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

The agreement includes section 223 which permits $245,398,000 of fiscal 

year 2016 medical care funding to be transferred to the Joint DOD-VA Medical 

Facility Demonstration Fund. 

The agreement includes section 224 which authorizes transfers from the 

Medical Care Collections Fund to the Joint DOD-VA Medical Facility 

Demonstration Fund. 

The agreement includes section 225 which transfers at least $15,000,000 

from VA medical accounts to the DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. 

The agreement includes section 226 which rescinds fiscal year 2015 medical 

account funding and re-appropriates it to be available for two years. The provision 

rescinds andre-appropriates $1,400,000,000 for Medical Services, rescinds andreappropriates $100,000,000 for Medical Support and Compliance, and rescinds and 

re-appropriates $250,000,000 for Medical Facilities. 

The agreement includes section 227 requiring that the Department notify the 

Committees of bid savings in major construction projects of at least $5,000,000 or 

five percent within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed amount. 

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The agreement includes section 228 which prohibits the VA from increasing 

the scope of work for a major construction project above the scope specified in the 

original budget request. 

The agreement includes section 229 requiring a quarterly report from each 

VBA regional office on pending disability claims, error rates, the number of claims 

processing personnel, corrective actions taken, training programs and review audit 

results. 

The agreement includes section 230 requiring the VA to submit a 

reprogramming request whenever funding allocated in the expenditure plan for a 

Medical Care initiative differs by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation 

shown in the 2015 congressional budget justification. 

The agreement includes section 231 limiting the funding from the Medical 

Services and Medical Support and Compliance accounts for the VistA Evolution 

and electronic health record interoperability projects. 

The agreement includes section 232 requiring the VA to notify the 

Committees 15 days prior to any staff office relocations within the VA of 25 or 

moreFTE. 

The agreement includes section 233 rescinding $41,000,000 in VA 

discretionary funds to be allocated from fiscal year 2015 funding provided in this 

Act or in advance in other appropriations Acts. These funds constitute the savings 

created by section 705 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 

2014, which limits the aggregate amount of awards and bonuses paid by the 

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Secretary in fiscal year 2015 to $360,000,000. The Secretary is directed to allocate 

the rescission in alignment with the amount of funding allocated for awards in each 

appropriation account and to report this allocation to the Committees within lHO-t---(_ -z..o 

days of enactment of this Act. 

The agreement includes section 234 requiring the Secretary to report to the 

Committees each quarter about any single national outreach and awareness 

marketing campaign exceeding $2,000,000. 

The agreement includes section 235 prohibiting the closing of VA medical 

facilities in VISN 23 as part of a planned realignment ofV A services until the 

Secretary meets a series of reporting requirements. 

The agreement includes section 236 prohibiting funds available to the 

Department in this or any other Act from being used to replace the current system 

by which VISNs select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and 

equipment. 

The agreement includes section 23 7 prohibiting funding provided in this Act 

or prior years to duplicate the capacity of contractor-provided dialysis care until 

the later of September 30,:2165, or the full independent evaluation of the four-site 

dialysis pilot program being c'--' o-n--;d~u--:ct-ed--:-;-b-y-:-:th~e--;V~A-;-. ------------1(_ 2o\ 5 

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The agreement includes section 238 permitting the transfer to the Medical 

Services account of fiscal year discretionary 2015 funds appropriated in this Act or 

available from advance fiscal year 2015 funds already appropriated, except for 

funds appropriated to General Operating Expenses, VBA, to address possible 

unmet, high priority needs in Medical Services. Such unanticipated demands may 

result from circumstances such as increased utilization of Caregiver program 

benefits, newly available hepatitis C medications, or V ACAA requirements. Any 

such transfer requires the approval of the Committees. 

The agreement includes section 239 permitting the transfer of funding 

between the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration 

account and the Board of Veterans Appeals account if necessary to permit the 

hiring of staffing at the appropriate stage of the appeals process to address 

mounting claims appeals workload. Any such transfer requires the approval of the 

Committees. 

The agreement includes section 240 rescinding $15,000,000 in unobligated 

balances in the DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. 

The agreement includes section 241 expanding the contract disability 

examinations pilot program authorized in section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits 

Improvements Act of 1996 to not more than twelve regional offices in 2015; 

fifteen in 20 16; and the number considered appropriate by the Secretary in 2017 

and beyond. 

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The agreement includes section 242 clarifYing that the payment rates used 

by the VA for VA medical care in the State of Alaska and in those States with an 

all-payer model agreement under the Social Security Act that became effective on 

January 1, 2014, should also be used in implementation of the Veterans Access, 

Choice, and Accountability Act of2014. 

The agreement includes section 243 changing the eligibility period for VA 

health benefits under the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp 

Lejeune Families Act of2012 (P.L. 112-154) from a minimum 30-day presence at 

Camp Lejeune during the period of January 1, 1957, through December 31, 1987 

to the period from August 1, 1953, to December 31, 1987. This date change 

conforms to more recent contamination information from the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

The agreement includes section 244 creating the authority to provide 

advance appropriations for three mandatory VA programs within the Veterans 

Benefits Administration - Compensation and Pensions, Readjustment Benefits, 

and Veterans Insurance and Indemnities. 

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TITLE III 

RELATED AGENCIES 

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

The agreement includes $74,100,000 for Salaries and Expenses of the 

American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). The agreement provides an 

additional $4,000,000 above the budget request to support ABMC's interpretive 

program and nonrecurring maintenance needs. 

FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT 

The agreement includes such sums as necessary, estimated at $1,900,000 for 

the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account. 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

The agreement includes $31,386,000 for Salaries and Expenses. The United 

States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court) is the last step in the VA 

claims process and has exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions made by the 

Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA). The number of appeals filed with the Court is 

generally affected by the number of claims processed by the BVA. For the past 

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two years, Congress has increased funding for BV A to hire additional staff and 

attorneys to address the BV A appeals backlog, and the Court needs to prepare for 

an increase in appeals as this backlog is resolved. The Court is directed to 

undertake a five year strategic analysis to determine whether staffing, including the 

number of judges, will need to grow to handle future demand. The Court is 

directed to submit this analysis to Congress with the fiscal year 2016 budget 

request. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL 

CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

The agreement provides $65,800,000 for Salaries and Expenses, which 

includes $20,000,000 to address the maintenance and infrastructure repairs 

proposed for funding through the Operation and Maintenance, Army account. The 

Committee directs that future budget requests will include all funding proposed for 

Arlington National Cemetery, to include any funding required for cemetery 

expansion, within the Cemeterial Expenses, Army account. Language is included 

to make $3,000,000 available until September 30, 2016. 

ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME TRUST FUND 

The agreement includes $63,400,000 for the Armed Forces Retirement 

Home, to be derived from the Trust Fund. 

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Standardization of Healthcare Delivery.-The Committee is in receipt of 

DOD IG Report, DODIG-2014-093, "Inspection of the Armed Forces Retirement 

Home" (AFRH) and notes this report makes numerous recommendations 

regarding the health and well-being of our Nation's veterans currently served by 

the AFRH. The Chief Operating Officer of the AFRH is directed to submit a 

report to the Committees not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, on the 

status and implementation of recommendations 3.a, 7.b, and 14b. The report 

should include specific actions taken to implement the recommendations. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 

The agreement includes section 301 permitting funds to be provided to 

Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of a water main located on the 

Arlington National Cemetery property. 

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Title IV 

Overseas Contingency Operations 

Department of Defense 

The agreement includes a new title IV, Overseas Contingency Operations, 

for military construction projects related to the Global War on Terrorism and the 

European Reassurance Initiative that were requested by the Administration in the 

FY 2015 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget request. The OCO 

request was submitted to Congress subsequent to congressional consideration of 

the FY 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies 

Appropriations bills. 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide 

The agreement includes $46,000,000 for "Military Construction, DefenseWide", as requested in the FY 2015 Overseas Contingency Operations budget 

amendment, for a classified project at a classified location. 

European Reassurance Initiative Military Construction 

The agreement includes $175,000,000 for military construction projects 

associated with the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI). The ERI proposal 

included a provision to allow the use of up to $175,000,000 in Operation and 

Maintenance funds for unspecified military construction projects associated with 

the initiative. Subsequent to the initial request, the Department of Defense 

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identified and provided to the Committees line-item ERI military construction 

requirements. Military construction projects should be funded within the Military 

Construction appropriations bill, and thus the agreement provides funding in this 

division for specific ERI military construction projects as identified by the 

Department. 

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OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

TITLE IV 

FY 2015 OVERSEAS CONTIGENCY OPERATIONS 

WORLDWIDE CLASSIFIED 

DEFENSE- WI DE 

CLASSIFIED PROJECT 

EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

BULGARIA 

AIR FORCE 

GRAF IGNATIEVO 

AIRfiELD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. 

AIR FORCE 

AHARI 

ESTONIA 

AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 

AIR FORCE 

CAMP DARBY 

ITALY 

WEAPONS STORAGE FACILITY PROJECT 

AIR FORCE 

LIELVAROE 

LATVIA 

AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. 

AIR FORCE 

SIAULIAI 

LITHUANIA 

AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. 

AIR FORCE 

LASK AIR BASE 

POLAND 

SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. 

ROHAN IA 

ARMY 

HIHAIL KOGALNJCEANU 

HAZARDOUS CARGO RAMP. 

MULTI-MODAL IMPROVEMENTS. 

FUEL STORAGE CAPACITY. 

AIR FORCE 

CAMP TURZII 

AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. 

WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED 

AIR FORCE 

PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE 

PROJECTS. 

BUDGET FINAL 

REQUEST BILL 

46' 000 46,000 

3,200 

24, 780 

44,450 

10,710 

13,120 

22' 400 

5,000 

17' 000 

15,000 

2,900 

11,500 
DEFENSE-WIDE 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

{AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 

BUDGET FINAL 

REQUEST BILl 

NAVY EUROPEAN HULTINATIONAL EXERCISE INFRASTRUCTURE. 2,940 

STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF NATO & NATO PARTNERS. 2,000 

TOTAL. 

NOTE: FUNDING FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATED 

WITH THE EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE WAS 

ORIGINALLY REQUESTED IN THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

BILL AS AN ADDITIONAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY WITHIN THE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS. 

46' 000 221 '000 
TITLE V 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The agreement includes section 501 prohibiting the obligation of funds in 

this Act beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided. 

The agreement includes section 502 prohibiting the use of the funds in this 

Act for programs, projects or activities not in compliance with Federal law relating 

to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

The agreement includes section 503 encouraging all Departments to expand 

their use of "E-Commerce." 

The agreement includes section 504 specifying the congressional 

committees that are to receive all reports and notifications. 

The agreement includes section 505 prohibiting the transfer of funds to any 

instrumentality of the United States Government without authority from an 

appropriations Act. 

The agreement includes section 506 prohibiting the use of funds for a project 

or program named for a serving Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of 

the United States House of Representatives. 

The agreement includes section 507 requiring all reports submitted to the 

Congress to be posted on official Web sites of the submitting agency. 

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The agreement includes section 508 prohibiting the use of funds to establish 

or maintain a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

downloading, and exchanging of pornography, except for law enforcement 

investigation, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

The agreement includes section 509 prohibiting the use of funds for the 

payment of first-class travel by an employee ofthe executive branch. 

The agreement includes section 510 prohibiting the use of funds in this Act 

for any contract where the contractor has not complied with E-Verify 

requirements. 

The agreement includes section 511 prohibiting the use of funds in this Act 

by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs for the 

purchase or lease of a new vehicle except in accordance with Presidential 

Memorandum- Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 

The agreement includes section 512 prohibiting the use of funds in this Act 

for the renovation, expansion, or construction of any facility in the continental 

United States for the purpose of housing any individual who has been detained at 

the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

The agreement does not include House section 403/Senate section 404. The 

provision is carried as a government -wide provision in division E of this 

consolidated Act. 

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The agreement does not include House section 413. The provision is carried 

as a government -wide provision in division E of this consolidated Act. 

The agreement does not include House section 414. The provision is carried 

as a government -wide provision in division E of this consolidated Act. 

The agreement does not include Senate section 411. The provision is carried 

as a government -wide provision in division E of this consolidated Act. 

The agreement does not include Senate section 412. The provision is carried 

as a government -wide provision in division E of this consolidated Act. 

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DIVISION I, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

TITLE I • DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Mil tary construction, Army ................... . 

Mil tary construction, Navy and Marine Corps .. . Mil tary construction, Air Force ..................... . 

Military construction, Defense-Wide .............. . 

Total, Active components ................... . 

Military construction, Army National Guard ........... . 

Military construction, Air National Guard ............ . 

Military construction, Army Reserve .............. . 

Hi 1 i tary construction, Navy Reserve . .......... . 

Military construction, Air Force Reserve ............. . 

Total, Reserve components .. 

Total, Military construction ................. . 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

Program ............................................ . 

Family housing construction, Army .................... . 

Family housing operation and maintenance, Army .... . Family housing construction, Navy and Harine Corps ... . 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2014 

Enacted 

1,104,875 

1 ,629,690 

1 '052 ,796 

3,445,423 

FY 2015 

Request 

539,427 

1,018.772 

81 1 ,774 

2,061,890 

Final 

8111 

528,427 

1,018,772 

811,774 

1,991,690 

------------- ------------- ------------- 7,232,784 4,431,863 4,350,663 

314,740 126,920 128,920 

119,800 94,663 92,663 

156,560 103,946 103,946 

29,000 51' 528 51,528 

45,659 49,492 49,492 

----------··· ------------- ------------- 665,759 426,549 426,549 

============= ============= ============= 

7,898,543 4,858,412 4,777' 212 

============= ============= ============= 

199,700 

27,408 

512' 871 

73,407 

199,700 

78,609 

350,976 

16,412 

199,700 

78,609 

350,976 

16,412 

Final Bill 

vs FY 2014 

-576,448 

-610,918 

-241,022 

·1,453,733 

·2,882,121 

-185,820 

-27,137 

·52,614 

+22,528 

+3,833 

-239,210 

Final Bill 

vs Request 

-11,000 

-70,200 

-81,200 

+2,000 

·2,000 

============== ============== 

·3, 121,331 -81,200 

============== ============== 

+51,201 

-161,895 

·56,995 
DIVISION I, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Family housing operation and maintenance, Navy and 

Hari ne 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 ............................................ . 

Total, Family housing .......................... . 

Chemical demilitarization construction, Defense-Wide .. 

Department of Defense Base Closure Account., ......... . ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

Military Construction - fiscal year 2014 (Sec. 127) .. . Military Construction - fiscal year 2015 (Sec. 128) .. . 

Military Construction, Army (Sec. 129) ............... . 

Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps (Sec. 

130) ............................................... . 

Military Construction, Air Force (Sec. 131) ....... ... . 

Military Construction, Defense·Wi de . ........... . 

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

NATO Security Investment Program (Sec. 132) .... . 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2014 

Enacted 

379,444 

76,360 

388,598 

55,845 

1,780 

FY 2015 

Request 

354,029 

327,747 

61 '100 

1 ,662 

Final 

Bill 

354,029 

327,747 

61 '100 

1 ,662 

·========·=== ============= ============= 

1,515,713 1,190,535 1,190,535 

============= ============= ============= 

122,536 

451,357 

-200,000 

-12,000 

-39,700 

-14,000 

-14,200 

38,715 

270,085 

38,715 

315,085 

125,000 

117' 000 

-49,533 

·25,522 

-41,392 

-25,000 

Final Bill 

vs FY 2014 

-25,415 

-76,360 

-80,851 

+5,255 

-118 

Final Bill 

vs Request 

============== ============== 

-325,178 

============== ============== 

-83,821 

·136,272 

+125,000 

+117,000 

+150,467 

-13,522 

-1,692 

+14,000 

+14,200 

-25,000 

+45,000 

+125,000 

+117,000 

-49,533 

-25,522 

-41,392 

-25,000 
DIVISION I, HILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

42 USC 3374 (Sec. 133) ............................ .. 

Total, Administrative Provisions, ......... . 

Appropriations .......................... . 

Rescissions . ............................... . 

Total, title I, Department of Defense ....... . 

Appropriations . .......................... . 

Rescissions .......................... . 

TITLE II - OEPARTHENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

Compensation and pensions . ........................ . 

Readjustment benefits . ................... . 

Veterans insurance and indemnities . .................. . 

Veterans housing benefit program fund: 

(Limitation on direct loans) ..................... . 

Administrative expenses .......................... . 

Vocati anal rehabilitation 1 oans program account . ..... . 

(Limitation on direct loans) ..................... . Administrative expenses .......................... . 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2014 

Enacted 

-99,949 

FY 2015 

Request 

Final 

Bi 11 

-63,800 

============= ============= ============= 

-379,849 

( -379,849) 

36,753 

(242,000) 

( -205. 247) 

============= ============= ============= 

9,808,000 

(10,187,849) 

(-379,849) 

71,476,104 

13,135,898 

77,567 

(500) 

158,430 

5 

(2,500) 

354 

6,557,447 

(6,557,447) 

78,687,709 

14,761,862 

63,257 

(500) 

160,881 

10 

(2,877) 

361 

6,558,000 

(6, 763,247) 

(-205,247) 

79,071,000 

14,997,136 

63,257 

(500) 

160,881 

10 

(2,877) 

361 

Final Bi 11 

vs FY 2014 

+36,149 

Final Bill 

vs Request 

-63,800 

============== ============== 

+416,602 

(+242,000) 

(+174,602) 

+36,753 

(+242,000) 

( -205. 247) 

============== ============== 

-3,250,000 

(-3,424,602) 

(+174,602) 

+7,594,896 

+1,861,238 

-14.310 

+2,451 

+5 

(+377) 

+7 

+553 

(+205,800) 

(-205,247) 

+383. 291 

+235,274 
DIVISION I, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Native American veteran housing loan program account .. 

Total, Veterans Benefits Administration .. 

Veterans Health Administration 

Medical services: 

Advance from prior year .......................... . 

Current year request . ................. , .......... . 

Advance appropriation, FY 2016 ........ . 

Subtotal ........................ . 

Medical support and compliance: 

Advance from prior year ..................... . 

Advance appropriation, FY 2016. 

Subtotal . . 

Medical facilities: 

Advance from prior year ........ . Current year request ......... . 

Advance appropriation, FY 2016 .. 

Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . ....................... · · 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2014 

Enacted 

1 '109 

FY 2015 

Request 

1 '130 

Final 

Bill 

1 '130 

============= ============= ============= 

84,849,467 93,675,210 94,293,775 

============= ============= ============= 

(43,557,000) (45,015,527) (45,015,527) 

40,000 367,885 209,189 

45,015,527 47,603,202 47,603,202 

------------- ------------- ------------- 45,055,527 

(6,033,000) 

5,879,700 

5,879,700 

(4,872,000) 

85,000 

4, 739,000 

4,824,000 

47,971,087 

(5,879,700) 

6,144,000 

6,144,000 

(4,739,000) 

4,915,000 

4,915,000 

47,8i2,391 

(5,879,700) 

6,144,000 

6,144,000 

(4,739,000) 

4,915,000 

4,915,000 

Final Bill 

vs FY 2014 

+21 

Final Bill 

vs Request 

============== ============== 

+9,444,308 +618,565 

============== ============== 

(+1 ,458,527) 

+169,189 

+2,587,675 

+2,756,864 

(-153,300) 

+264,300 

+264,300 

( -133,000) 

-85,000 

+176, 000 

+91 '000 

-158,696 

-158' 696 
DIVISION I, HILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Medical and prosthetic research ...................... . 

Medical care cost recovery collections: 

Offsetting collections ....... . Appropriations (indefinite) ...................... . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

DoO-VA Joint Medical Funds (transfers out) ........... . 

DoD- VA Joint Hedical Funds (by transfer) ............. . 

DoD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund (Transfer 

out) ........................................... . 

DoO-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund (by 

transfer) ............... , ...................... . 

Total, Veterans Health Administration ........ . 

Appropriations . ............................ . 

Advance appropriations, FY 2016 ............ . 

Advances from prior year appropriations ... 

National Cemetery Administration 

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

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2014 

Enacted 

585,664 

-2,485,000 

2,485,000 

(-254,257) 

(254,257) 

(-15,000) 

(15,000) 

FY 2015 

Request 

588,922 

-2,456,000 

2,456,000 

(-269,366) 

(269,366) 

(-15,000) 

(15,000) 

Final 

Bill 

588,922 

-2,456,000 

2,456,000 

(-276,251) 

(276,251) 

(-15,000) 

(15,000) 

============= ============= =======~===== 

56,344,891 59,619,009 59,460,313 

(710,664) (956,807) (798, 111) 

(55,634,227) (58,662,202) (58,662,202) 

(54,462,000) (55,634,227) (55,634,227) 

============= ============= ============= 

250,000 256,800 256,800 

Final Bill 

vs FY 2014 

+3,258 

+29, 000 

-29,000 

(-21,994) 

(+21,994) 

Final Bill vs Request 

(-6,885) 

(+6,885) 

============== ============== 

+3,115,422 

(+87,447) 

(+3,027,975) 

(+1 ,172,227) 

-158,696 

(-158,696) 

============== ============== 

+6,800 
DIVISION I, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Departmental Administration 

General administration ............................... . 

Board of Veterans Appeals ............................ . 

General operating expenses, VBA ...................... . 

Information technology systems ........ , .............. . 

Office of Inspector General ........................ . 

Construction, major projects ...................... . 

construction, minor projects ... '.'' ............. ' .. . 

Grants for construction of State extended care faci 11 ties . ..................................... . 

Grants for the construction of veterans cemeteries ... . 

Total, Departmental Administration ............... . 

Administrative Provisions 

Section 226 

Medical services ............ , ................. . 

(Rescission) ................................. . 

Medical support and compliance ................... . 

(Rescission) .................................... . Medical facilities ................................... . 

(Rescission) ..................................... . 

General VA rescission (Sec. 233) .. . JIF rescission (Sec. 240) ........... . 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2014 

Enacted 

327,591 

88,294 

2,465,490 

3,703,344 

121,411 

342' 130 

714,870 

85,000 

46,000 

FY 2015 

Request 

321,591 

94,294 

2,494,254 

3,903,344 

121,411 

561 ,800 

495,200 

80,000 

45,000 

Final 

Bill 

321,591 

99,294 

2,534,254 

3,903,344 

126,411 

561,800 

495,200 

90,000 

46,000 

============= ============= ============= 

7,894,130 8,116,894 8,177,894 

1,400,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 

-1,400,000 -1,400,000 -1,400,000 

100,000 100,000 100,000 

-150,000 -100' 000 -100,000 

250,000 250,000 250,000 

-250,000 -250,000 -250,000 

-182,000 --- -41,000 

-15,000 

Final Bi 11 

vs FY 2014 

-6,000 

+11 ,000 

+68,764 

+200, 000 

+5,000 

+219,670 

-219,670 

+5,000 

---

Final Bill 

vs Request 

+5,000 

+40, 000 

+5,000 

+10,000 

+1 '000 

============== ============== 

+283,764 +61 '000 

+50,000 

+141,000 -41 ,000 

-15,000 -15,000 
DIVISION I, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Contract disability exams (Sec. 241) ................ .. 

Total. Administrative Provisions ............... . 

Total, title II ................................ . Appropriations ............................. . 

Rescissions ................................ . 

Advance appropriations, FY 2016 ............ . 

Advances from prior year appropriations .... . 

(Limitation on direct loans) ............... . 

Discretionary ................................ , .. 

Advances from prior year less FY 2016 advances 

Net discretionary ..... . 

Mandatory . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 

Total mandatory and net discretionary ...... . 

TITLE III • RELATED AGENCIES 

American Battle Monuments Commission 

Salaries and expenses ........ . 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2014 

Enacted 

-232,000 

FY 2015 

Request 

Final 

Bill 

40,000 

·16,000 

============= ============= ============= 

149,106,488 

(95,454,261) 

(·1 ,982,000) 

(55,634,227) 

161,667,913 162,172,782 

(104, 755,711) (105,316,580) 

( -1 '750,000) ( ·1 ,806,000) 

(58,662,202) (58,662,202) 

(54,462,000) (55,634,227) (55,634,227) 

(3,000) (3,377) (3,377) 

(64,416,919) (68,155,085) (68,041 ,389) 

·1 '172,227 ·3,027,975 -3,027,975 

------------- ------------- ------------- (63,244,692) (65,127,110) (65,013,414) 

(84,689,569) (93,512,828) (94, 131 ,393) 

------------- ------------- ------------- 147,934,261 i58' 639' 938 159,144,807 

============= ============= ============= 

63,200 70' 100 74' 100 

Final Bill 

VS FY 2014 

+40,000 

+216,000 

Final Bill 

vs Request 

+40,000 

-i6,000 

============== ============== 

+13,066,294 

(+9,862,319) 

(+176,000) 

(+3,027,975) 

(+1 ,172,227) 

(+377) 

(+3,624,470) 

·1 ,855,748 

(+1 ,768,722) 

(+9,441,824) 

+11,210,546 

+504,869 

(+560,869) 

( -56,000) 

(-i13,696) 

(·113,696) 

(+618,565) 

+504,869 

============== ============== 

+10,900 +4,000 
DIVISION I, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

Foreign currency fluctuations account ................ . 

Total, American Battle Monuments Commission ..... 

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Cla1ms 

Salaries and expenses . ............................... . 

Department of Defense - Civil 

Cemeterial Expenses, Army 

Salaries and expenses ................................ . 

Armed Forces Retirement Home - Trust Fund 

Operation and maintenance ............................ . 

Capital program ...................................... . 

Total, Armed Forces Retirement Home ......... ,, .. 

Total, t1tle III ............................. . 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2014 

Enacted 

14,100 

FY 2015 

Request 

1 ,900 

Final 

Bill 

1 '900 

------------- ------------- ------------- 77' 300 72,000 76,000 

35,408 31,386 31,386 

65,800 45,800 65,800 

66,800 62,400 62,400 

1,000 1 ,000 1 '000 

------------- ------------- ------------- 67,800 63,400 63,400 

============= ============= ============= 

246,308 212,586 236,586 

F1nal 8111 

vs FY 2014 

-12,200 

Final Bill 

vs Request 

-------------- -------------- -1,300 +4,000 

-4,022 

+20,000 

-4,400 

-4,400 

============== ============== 

-9,722 +24,000 
DIVISION I, HILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 

TITLE IV - OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

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

European Reassurance Initiative Military Construction. 

Total, title IV ................................ . 

Grand tot a 1 ................................... . 

Appropriations ............ , ................ . 

Rescissions . ............................... . 

Advance appropriations, FY 2015 ............ . 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2014 

Enacted 

FY 2015 

Request 

46,000 

Final 

Bi 11 

46,000 

175,000 

============= ============= ============= 

159' 160,796 

(105,888,418) 

(-2,361 ,849) 

(55,634,227) 

46,000 

168,483,946 

(111 ,525,744) 

(-1 ,750,000) 

(58,662,202) 

221 '000 

169,188,368 

(112,316,413) 

(-2,011,247) 

(58,662,202) 

Advances from prior year appropriations... . . . . . . (54 ,462 ,000) (55 ,634 ,227) (55 ,634 ,227) 

(By transfer) .................................. . 

(Transfer out) . ........... , .................... . 

(Limitation on direct loans) ................... . 

(269,257) 

( -269' 257) 

(3,000) 

(284,366) 

(-284,366) 

(3,377) 

(291,251) 

(-291,251) 

(3,377) 

============= ============= ============= 

Final Bill 

vs FY 2014 

+46,000 

+175,000 

Final Bi 11 

vs Request 

+175,000 

==;=========== ============== 

+221,000 

+10,027,572 

(+6,427,995) 

(+350,602) 

(+3,027,975) 

(+1 ,172,227) 

(+21,994) 

(-21,994) 

(+377) 

+175,000 

+704,422 

(+790,669) 

(-261 ,247) 

(+6,885) 

(-6,885) 

============== ============== •