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Calendar No. 169 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H.R. 2528 
[Report No. 109–105] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 26, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
JULY 21, 2005 
Reported by MRS. HUTCHISON, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
title 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for military quality of life functions 
of the Department of Defense, military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for 
military quality of life functions of the Department of De-
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fense, military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,602,552,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That 
of this amount, not to exceed $168,804,000 shall be avail-
able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
In addition, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007, for overhead cover systems to sup-
port force protection activities in Iraq: Provided, That not-
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withstanding any other provision of law, such funds may 
be obligated or expended to carry out planning and design 
and military construction projects not otherwise author-
ized by law. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 
Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 
personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 
this appropriation, $1,109,177,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010: Provided, That of this amount, 
not to exceed $36,029,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as 
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 
reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 
as currently authorized by law, $1,171,338,000, to remain
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available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $91,733,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 
the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments),
as
currently
authorized
by
law, 
$976,664,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 
be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 
of Defense available for military construction or family 
housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes, and for the 
same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which 
transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $107,285,000 shall be available for
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study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 
the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu-
tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $410,624,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 
Acts, $225,727,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
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ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con-
struction Authorization Acts, $138,425,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 
Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $45,226,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $110,847,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010. 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
For the United States share of the cost of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa-
cilities and installations (including international military
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headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 
defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 
by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Acts, $206,858,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$549,636,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for op-
eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in-
surance premiums, as authorized by law, $803,993,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 
authorized by law, $218,942,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010.
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 
payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter-
est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 
law, $588,660,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$1,236,220,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 
and
insurance
premiums,
as
authorized
by
law, 
$755,319,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 
military departments) for operation and maintenance,
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leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 
$46,391,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 
IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $2,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu-
ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro-
viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili-
tary family housing and supporting facilities. 
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account 1990, established by section 2906(a)(1) 
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $377,827,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Re-
alignment and Closure Account 2005, established by sec-
tion 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment
Act
of
1990
(10
U.S.C.
2687
note), 
$1,570,466,000, to remain available until expended. 
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, ARMY 
For basic allowance for housing, for members of the 
Army on active duty, $3,945,392,000.
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BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, NAVY 
For basic allowance for housing, for members of the 
Navy on active duty, $3,592,905,000. 
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, MARINE CORPS 
For basic allowance for housing, for members of the 
Marine Corps on active duty, $1,179,071,000. 
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, AIR FORCE 
For basic allowance for housing, for members of the 
Air Force on active duty, $3,240,113,000. 
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD 
For basic allowance for housing, for members of the 
Army National Guard on active duty, $453,690,000. 
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, AIR NATIONAL 
GUARD 
For basic allowance for housing, for members of the 
Air National Guard on active duty, $248,317,000. 
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, ARMY RESERVE 
For basic allowance for housing, for members of the 
Army Reserve on active duty, $310,566,000. 
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, NAVAL RESERVE 
For basic allowance for housing, for members of the 
Naval Reserve on active duty, $191,338,000.
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BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, MARINE CORPS 
RESERVE 
For basic allowance for housing, for members of the 
Marine Corps Reserve on active duty, $40,609,000. 
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For basic allowance for housing, for members of the 
Air Force Reserve on active duty, $71,286,000. 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION, ARMY 
For expenses for facilities sustainment, restoration 
and modernization of the Army, $1,850,518,000. 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION, NAVY 
For expenses for facilities sustainment, restoration 
and modernization of the Navy, $1,344,971,000. 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses for facilities sustainment, restoration 
and modernization of the Marine Corps, $553,960,000. 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses for facilities sustainment, restoration 
and modernization of the Air Force, $1,845,701,000.
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FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses for facilities sustainment, restoration 
and
modernization
of
the
Department
of
Defense, 
$115,400,000. 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses for facilities sustainment, restoration 
and
modernization
of
the
Army
National
Guard, 
$391,544,000. 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses for facilities sustainment, restoration 
and
modernization
of
the
Air
National
Guard, 
$184,791,000. 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION, ARMY RESERVE 
For expenses for facilities sustainment, restoration 
and modernization of the Army Reserve, $204,370,000. 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION, NAVAL RESERVE 
For expenses for facilities sustainment, restoration 
and modernization of the Naval Reserve, $67,788,000.
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FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For expenses for facilities sustainment, restoration 
and
modernization
of
the
Marine
Corps
Reserve, 
$10,105,000. 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For expenses for facilities sustainment, restoration 
and modernization of the Air Force Reserve, $55,764,000. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $407,865,000, to 
remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 
funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or 
for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 
this appropriation to other appropriations made available 
to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and 
to be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are
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not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Navy, $305,275,000, to 
remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such 
funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or 
for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 
this appropriation to other appropriations made available 
to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and 
to be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Air Force, $406,461,000, 
to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that 
such funds are required for environmental restoration, re-
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duction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of un-
safe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air 
Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 
available by this appropriation to other appropriations 
made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
and for the same time period as the appropriations to 
which transferred: Provided further, That upon a deter-
mination that all or part of the funds transferred from 
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro-
vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to 
this appropriation. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of Defense, $28,167,000, to re-
main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds 
are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 
recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar 
purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro-
priation to other appropriations made available to the De-
partment of Defense, to be merged with and to be avail-
able for the same purposes and for the same time period 
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided fur-
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ther, That upon a determination that all or part of the 
funds transferred from this appropriation are not nec-
essary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 
may be transferred back to this appropriation. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED 
DEFENSE SITES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $221,921,000, to 
remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 
funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Depart-
ment of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this 
appropriation to other appropriations made available to 
the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to 
be available for the same purposes and for the same time 
period as the appropriations to which transferred: Pro-
vided further, That upon a determination that all or part 
of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 
may be transferred back to this appropriation. 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical 
and health care programs of the Department of Defense,
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as
authorized
by
law,
$19,983,912,000,
of
which 
$19,184,537,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, 
of which not to exceed 2 percent shall remain available 
until
September
30,
2007,
and
of
which
up
to 
$10,212,427,000 may be available for contracts entered 
into
under
the
TRICARE
program;
of
which 
$355,119,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2008, shall be for procurement; and of which 
$444,256,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2007, shall be for research, development, test 
and evaluation: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, of the amount made available under this 
heading for research, development, test and evaluation, 
not less than $7,500,000 shall be available for HIV pre-
vention educational activities undertaken in connection 
with U.S. military training, exercises, and humanitarian 
assistance activities conducted primarily in African na-
tions. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a- 
fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 
exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, 
except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of