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Union Calendar No. 344 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5854 
[Report No. 112–491] 
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2013, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2012 
Mr. CULBERSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol-
lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for military construction, the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2013, 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, $1,820,323,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
of this amount, not to exceed $80,173,000 shall be avail-
able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of Army determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
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the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
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, $1,551,217,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That of this amount, 
not to exceed $102,619,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as 
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Navy 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, $388,200,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $18,635,000 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 Air 
Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro-
priations 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, 
$3,569,623,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: 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 $315,562,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
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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: Provided further, That, of the 
amount appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, $26,969,000 shall be available for payments to the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, de-
sign, and construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization headquarters. 
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 law, $613,799,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $26,622,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 
and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Di-
rector of the Army National Guard determines that addi-
tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no-
tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
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ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
therefor, as authorized by law, $42,386,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be 
available for study, planning, design, and architect and en-
gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director 
of the Air National Guard determines that additional obli-
gations 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, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by law, 
$305,846,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $15,951,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines 
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. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY 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 law, $49,532,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,118,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 
and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the 
Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obliga-
tions 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 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 
law, $10,979,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $2,879,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
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opmental information systems and operational information 
systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 
asset acquisition of information technology systems, in-
cluding management and related contractual costs of said 
acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 
operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, $3,327,444,000, plus reimbursements: Pro-
vided, That $1,021,000,000 shall be for pay and associ-
ated costs, of which not to exceed three percent of this 
amount shall remain available until September 30, 2014: 
Provided further, That $1,812,045,000 shall be for oper-
ations and maintenance, of which not to exceed seven per-
cent of this amount shall remain available until September 
30, 2014: Provided further, That $494,399,000 shall be 
for information technology systems development, mod-
ernization, and enhancement, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014: Provided further, That amounts 
made available for information technology systems devel-
opment, modernization, and enhancement may not be obli-
gated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
or the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress a certification of the 
amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and expended 
for each development project: Provided further, That 
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