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Fiscal Year 2024 

Military Construction 

Appropriations Act

Summary of House Appropriations Committee’s

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill for 

Fiscal Year 2024 

As of 15 June 2023

Bill Status

Passed in 

Committee

Passed in 

Chamber Agreement Final Passage Signed into Law

House June 13, 2023 N/A

N/A

N/A N/A

Senate June 22, 2023 N/A N/A
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Executive Summary

This guide provides only a short summary and analysis of the many provisions in the bill. To 

obtain a complete understanding of any particular provision, users are encouraged to review the 

actual legislative language. The bill and accompanying report are available on the NGB-LL web 

page at www.nationalguard.mil/ll. 

Summary: 

On June 13, 2023, the House Appropriations Committee passed the FY24 Military Construction 

and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill. In total, the legislation would provide $317.441 billion in 

funding the DoD. Of the total, $155.701 billion is provided as discretionary funding, and $161.740 

billion is provided for mandatory programs. Of the discretionary total, $17.474 billion is for 

Department of Defense military construction projects, nearly $800 million above the President’s 

Budget Request. Of this, $369 million is provided for Army National Guard military construction and 

$189 million for Air National Guard military construction.

Army National Guard

(All Dollars in Thousands)

Army 

National 

Guard

FY24

President’s 

Budget 

Request

HAC-M 

Mark

Delta 

from 

FY24 

Request

MILCON 

Total $340,186 $369,261 $29,075

Minor 

Construction $63,000 $73,000 $10,000

Planning & 

Design $34,286 $42,361 $8,075

Sec. 124 -- $10,400 $10,400

Sec. 132 -- $20,000 $20,000

Sec. 133 -- $134,881 $134,881

Air National Guard

(All Dollars in Thousands) 

Air 

National 

Guard

FY23

President’s 

Budget 

Request

HAC-M 

Mark

Delta 

from 

FY23 

Request

MILCON 

Total $178,722 $189,322 $10,600

Minor 

Construction $63,122 $73,122 $10,000

Planning & 

Design $35,600 $36,200 $600

Sec. 124 -- $153,742 $153,742

Sec. 132 -- $20,000 $20,000
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House Provisions of Interest

Section 124. Providing funds for certain projects identified in the respective military department’s 

unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2024.

Section. 132. Providing funds for unspecified minor construction for demolition.

Section 133. Providing funds for cost to complete projects identified in the respective military 

department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2024.

House Report Language of Interest 

Demolition of Excess Infrastructure. The bill includes $160,000,000 for unspecified minor 

military construction for demolition across the active and reserve components. The Committee is 

concerned about the amount of excess and obsolete infrastructure found on installations. While the 

Committee understands the need to balance demolition with other infrastructure needs, excess 

infrastructure can be costly to maintain and diverts resources away from current requirements. 

Resilient Military Installations. The Committee supports the Department’s continued efforts to 

build lasting and resilient military installations. These efforts include using methods that update 

hurricane-resistant building codes for bases, barracks, hospitals, and airfields and reviewing the 

effect of severe drought and desertification and how these two hazards effect installations and 

missions. The Committee encourages the Department to continue investing in innovative 

infrastructure projects to increase infrastructure resiliency and reduce costs.

Army Barracks. The Committee notes the importance of providing high-quality barracks on Army 

bases and recommends the refurbishment of barracks that have fallen below the Army’s set

standards. The Committee believes that adequate housing is an important quality of life issue that 

impacts readiness.

Air Education and Training Command Facilities (AETC). The Committee recognizes the 

importance of adequate facilities for basic military training, flying training, and the other training 

missions of AETC and believes that outdated and inadequate AETC facilities, including 

dormitories, harm the Air Force’s ability to recruit, train, and retain Airmen and increase operation 

and maintenance costs. The Committee urges the Air Force to prioritize funding for AETC facility 

design, construction, and refurbishment.

Data link infrastructure. The Committee is aware of the importance of data link capabilities to 

national security and encourages the Air Force to ensure it has the adequate infrastructure to 

support its data link requirements. 

Air National Guard Infrastructure. The Committee recognizes that some Aviation Support 

Facilities are not configured to protect and maintain modern airframes and encourages the Air 

National Guard to upgrade these facilities using unspecified minor military construction funds, as 

appropriate, to ensure current facilities are upgraded to adequately support current airframes.

Former Members of Guard and Reserve Components. The Committee notes that since 2020 

the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Reports have not included information regarding

former members of the Guard and Reserve Components who were not activated for military 

service. The Committee encourages the Department to continue to collaborate with the 

Department of Defense to monitor and to ensure appropriate measures are available

to reduce suicide in this population.
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Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Protections for VA Beneficiaries and Employees. 

Eliminating sexual harassment and assault at VA is critical to creating a safe and welcoming 

environment for veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors, as well as VA employees. The 

Committee notes that VA has published a handbook with comprehensive policy guidance and 

instructions addressing harassment and sexual assault and directs VA to ensure that these policies 

are fully communicated and complied with. The Committee appreciates the Department’s efforts to 

better address harassment and sexual.

Army National Guard Project List

(All Dollars in Thousands)

State

ARNG Military Construction

Project Description

President’s 

Budget 

Request

HAC-M 

Mark

AZ NG Readiness Center $15,000 $15,000

FL Automated Multi-Purpose Machine Gun 

Range1 -- $11,000

FL Training Aids Center2 -- $1,200

FL Infantry Squad Battle Course3 -- $840

ID NG Vehicle Maintenance Shop $17,000 $17,000

IL NG Vehicle Maintenance Shop $24,000 $24,000

MO NG Readiness Center $28,000 $28,000

NH NG Vehicle Maintenance Shop $23,000 $23,000

NM NG Vehicle Maintenance Shop $11,000 $11,000

OH NG Readiness Center $19,200 $19,200

OK NG Readiness Center4 -- $1,800

OR NG Readiness Center $26,000 $26,000

PA Automated Multi-Purpose Machine Gun 

Range5 -- $1,550

PA NG Readiness Center $13,600 $13,600

SC NG Readiness Center $20,000 $20,000

SC Automated Multi-Purpose Machine Gun 

Range $7,900 $7,900

TX General Purpose Instruction Building6 -- $2,685

VA Aircraft Maintenance Hangar $20,000 $20,000

WI NG Readiness Center $18,200 $18,200

1. Congressional Add - $11M for an Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range at Camp Blanding.

2. Congressional Add - $1.2M for a Training Aids Center at Camp Blanding. 

3. Congressional Add - $.84M for Infantry Squad Battle Course at Camp Blanding.

4. Congressional Add - $1.8M for Readiness Center at Shawnee. 

5. Congressional add - $1.55M for Automated Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range at Fort Indian Town Gap
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6. Congressional Add - $2.685M for General Purpose Instruction Building at Fort Hood. 

Air National Guard Project List

(All Dollars in Thousands)

State

ANG Military Construction Project 

Description

President’s 

Budget 

Request

HAC-M 

Mark 

AL F-35 ADAL SQ Ops Building 1303 $7,000 $7,000

AZ MCCA: Aircraft Arresting System (New 

Rwy) $11,600 $11,600

CO Aircraft Corrosion Control $12,000 $12,000

FL F-35 Munitions Storage Admin1 -- $600

IN Fire Station $8,900 $8,900

OR Special Tactics Complex, Phase 1 $22,000 $22,000

OR Special Tactics Complex, Phase 2 $18,500 $18,500

1. Congressional Add - $.6M for F-35 Munitions Storage Admin at Jacksonville International Airport.