[House Report 111-559]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
111th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 111-559
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2011
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July 22, 2010.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Edwards of Texas, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted
the following
R E P O R T
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 5822]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose of the Bill.............................................. 2
Summary of Committee Recommendation.............................. 2
Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority.................... 4
Management and Oversight Initiatives............................. 13
Recovery Act Accomplishments..................................... 14
Items of Interest................................................ 15
Department of Defense: 16
Military Construction........................................ 16
NATO Security Investment Program............................. 30
Family Housing Construction and Operation and Maintenance.... 30
Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide......... 34
Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990.............. 35
Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005.............. 35
Administrative Provisions.................................... 36
Department of Veterans Affairs: 38
Overview....................................................... 38
Veterans Benefits Administration............................... 40
Veterans Health Administration................................. 44
National Cemetery Administration............................... 50
Departmental Administration.................................... 50
Administrative Provisions...................................... 55
Related Agencies: 59
American Battle Monuments Commission......................... 59
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.................... 60
Cemeterial Expenses, Army.................................... 60
Armed Forces Retirement Home................................. 61
Overseas Contingency Operations.................................. 62
General Provisions............................................... 64
Changes in Application of Existing Law........................... 65
Appropriations Not Authorized by Law............................. 69
Transfer of Funds................................................ 69
Constitutional Authority......................................... 71
Comparison With the Budget Resolution............................ 71
Five-Year Projection of Outlays.................................. 71
Assistance to State and Local Governments........................ 72
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives............ 72
Full Committee Votes............................................. 72
Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending
Items.......................................................... 72
State Project List............................................... 73
Additional Views................................................. 128
Purpose of the Bill
The purpose of the bill is to support our military and
their families and provide the benefits and medical care that
our veterans have earned for their service. This is
accomplished through the programs funded in the bill, which
provide the facilities and infrastructure needed to house,
train, and equip our military personnel to defend this Nation,
both in the United States and abroad; provide the housing and
military community infrastructure that supports a good quality
of life for them and their families; and allow the military to
maintain an efficient and effective base structure. The bill
also funds programs to ensure that all veterans receive the
benefits and medical care that they have earned as a result of
the sacrifices they have made in their service to our country.
Finally, the bill funds four related agencies that provide
support to our Nation's heroes; the American Battle Monuments
Commission, Cemeterial Expenses, Army (including Arlington
National Cemetery), the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Summary of Committee Recommendation
The Committee recommends $141,104,146,000 in budget
authority for the fiscal year 2011 programs and activities
funded in the bill. In addition, advance appropriations of
$50,610,985,000 are provided for fiscal year 2012 medical
programs of the VA. The fiscal year 2011 recommendation is an
increase of $6,536,846,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted
level and the same as the President's request. Included in this
amount is $63,849,146,000 in mandatory budget authority and
$77,255,000,000 in discretionary budget authority, which
includes $1,257,000,000 in emergency funding for Overseas
Contingency Operations.
The recommendation reflects the Committee's continued
commitment to our servicemembers and veterans and to their
families. The total funding level for military construction,
including Overseas Contingency Operations, is $20,004,368,000,
an 18.9 percent decrease below the fiscal year 2010 enacted
level. A significant portion of this decrease is attributed to
the reduction in BRAC 2005 program requirements. The overall
level of funding supports the servicemen and women and their
families who are making sacrifices during this time of war. The
programs funded in the bill for the Department of Defense
address the numerous challenges we have asked our military to
accomplish simultaneously. These funds support an increase in
troop strength for both the Army and Marine Corps, continue the
cleanup of military bases closed during previous Base
Realignment and Closure rounds, resource the military's global
re-stationing plan, and ensure that our military personnel and
their families' quality of life is preserved within these
plans.
The total funding level available for fiscal year 2011 for
the Department of Veterans Affairs is $120,812,964,000, an
increase of 10.2 percent over the fiscal year 2010 enacted
level. The Committee recommendation supports the budget
increases requested by the Department to improve access to care
for all veterans, increase services for homeless veterans, and
expand research programs. The recommendation provides funding
increases for several veterans benefits programs, as authorized
by current law, including additional education benefits which
became effective late in fiscal year 2009. The recommendation
provides funding to improve administration of these benefit
programs, including an additional 4,048 permanent claims
processors to address the growing veterans claims processing
backlog, as well as the increase in average processing time for
an initial claim. In addition to appropriations for fiscal year
2011, the Committee recommendation includes $50,610,985,000 in
advance appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for the three
medical accounts of the Department.
The following table compares amounts recommended in the
bill to the President's request and amounts appropriated in
fiscal year 2010:
Management and Oversight Initiatives
The effective stewardship of taxpayer dollars is of the
highest priority. In the interest of eliminating waste, fraud,
and abuse in Federal programs, the Committee has and will
continue to use public hearings, briefings and information
requests, and reviews by the Government Accountability Office
and the Inspectors General to promote strong financial and
program management, oversight and leadership at the Department
of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other
agencies under the jurisdiction of this bill.
The fiscal year 2011 appropriations Act and the
accompanying report address management challenges of the
Federal agencies funded in, including directives to strengthen
financial and program management, eliminate redundancy, and
improve implementation and oversight of initiatives that
support the mission of this bill. The Committee will use every
means at its disposal to reduce mismanagement that results in
waste, fraud, and abuse.
Department of Defense (DOD).--In addition to the
notification and reporting requirements for military
construction programs contained in Title 10, United States
Code, the Committee's recommendations include several
provisions requiring the Department of Defense to report on
various aspects of military construction programs, or to
provide notification to the Committee when certain actions are
taken. The Committee also retains prior approval authority for
any reprogramming of funds exceeding a specific threshold.
Finally, the Committee includes a provision under Military
Construction, Army in Title IV (Overseas Contingency
Operations) directing that $10,000,000 shall be made available
by transfer to the Department of Defense Inspector General for
the purpose of auditing military construction projects in
Afghanistan.
The Committee is concerned by data provided by the Defense
Energy Support Center (DESC) showing an upward trend in the
number of fuel spills at facilities owned by the Department of
Defense. According to DESC, 57 percent of these spills between
1996 and 2009 were attributed to infrastructure or equipment
failure. The Committee urges the Secretary of Defense and the
Director of the Defense Logistics Agency to devote sufficient
military construction resources to recapitalize at-risk fuel
infrastructure to help reverse this upward trend in fuel
spills.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).--With the
$120,812,964,000 provided for the VA in this bill and the 2.9
percent increase in the number of veterans seeking VA medical
services, the Committee believes it is important to strengthen
its tools to monitor spending as well as the skills and
operating procedures of the VA workforce. The following
initiatives demonstrate the Committee's oversight focus:
Strengthening contract oversight. The bill
includes $23,584,000 to strengthen VA acquisitions management.
While VA contract funding has grown substantially since 2001,
the capacity of the acquisition workforce has not kept pace,
leading to increased risk of higher costs and unsuccessful
contract outcomes. This funding supports a five percent
increase in acquisition personnel and invests in appropriate
training and technology to make the workforce more effective in
managing taxpayer dollars.
Claims backlog reduction. The bill includes an
increase of $460,000,000 for the Veterans Benefits
Administration to add 4,048 permanent staff to address the
unacceptably large and growing veterans disability claims
backlog. The Department's annual claims receipts are expected
to grow from 1,013,712 in 2009 to 1,318,753 in 2011, an
increase of over 30 percent. In conjunction with efforts to
develop automated solutions, the additional staff will help to
resolve veterans' claims more accurately and in a more timely
manner. While the Department anticipates an initial increase in
the average time to process a claim (190 days) due to increases
in the number of claims being filed, as the new personnel
become more proficient and better trained, the Department
expects to meet its strategic target of 125 days to process
claims in the future.
Claims processing review. In order to address the
problems and delays the VA encounters in processing claims, the
Committee directs the Government Accountability Office to
review the process the Social Security Administration uses to
administer its disability claims processing to determine
whether t are efficiencies and best practices that the VA could
adapt to improve disability claims processing.
Redirecting IT funding. Given the large amounts of
funding for information technology systems the VA projects will
remain unobligated at the end of both fiscal years 2010 and
2011, the Committee reduces funding in this account by
$85,000,000 and applies the funding to other areas of high
priority in the VA.
Reserve fund controls. The Committee is concerned
about the VA's use of a national reserve fund, which captures
significant VA resources. In fiscal year 2009, the reserve fund
exceeded $641,000,000. The Committee includes bill language
requiring the VA to notify the Committee within thirty days of
enactment of this Act of the planned allocation from each
appropriation account to the reserve fund and any subsequent
increases in these allocations of ten percent or more, as well
as requiring fifteen day advance notification before
obligation, and notification of the intended use, of the
reserve funds.
Bid savings control. The VA has considerable
flexibility in allocating funding for major construction
projects. Once funding is appropriated for a particular
construction project, the Committee has received little or no
useful information about the ongoing status of the project,
including whether any bid savings have been realized by the VA
when contracts are awarded. The Committee includes bill
language requiring the VA to notify the Committee of all bid
savings totaling $5,000,000 or more, or five percent, whichever
is less, within 14 days of obligation. Additionally, the VA is
required to notify the Committee prior to any change in the
scope of major construction projects.
Recovery Act Accomplishments
Military Construction.--The Department of Defense (DOD)
received $2,880,000,000 in military construction and family
housing funds from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act to provide additional quality of life facilities for
service members and their families, invest in energy
conservation and alternative energy production, and assist
military homeowners adversely affected by the crisis in the
housing market. Key DOD investments are:
25 new child development facilities to serve more
than 4,500 military dependents.
2 new military hospitals at Camp Pendleton,
California, and Fort Hood, Texas, two of DOD's key land force
generating installations.
26 projects to construct or improve family
housing, provide unaccompanied housing, or establish facilities
for wounded warrior care.
58 projects to improve energy conservation on
military installations, or increase energy production from
renewable sources, such as wind, solar, and geothermal.
Veterans Affairs.--The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
has seized the opportunities provided by $1,400,000,000 from
the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to improve the
quality of services provided to veterans, while creating over
4,100 jobs and stimulating the economy. Funds have been
committed for:
Over 1,000 non-recurring maintenance projects for
medical facilities to provide renovations, renewable energy
sources, energy conservation, disabled accessibility, and
safety and security improvements. These efforts will make
medical facilities safer, more energy efficient, and better
suited to provide veterans with comprehensive care.
Almost 400 improvement projects at national
cemeteries maintained by the VA, including national shrine
projects, initiatives to conserve energy and water, repairs to
historic monuments, and repairs of roads, bridges, and other
cemetery infrastructure.
Hiring 2,300 surge claims processors to assist in
expediting disability claims to increase production of claims
and shorten the number of days taken to resolve claims. This
workforce is urgently needed to help with the continued
increase in applications and the coming wave of Agent Orange
presumptive disability claims.
Close to 50 new construction and renovation
projects for State veterans homes, resulting in an estimated
1,100 new beds for residents and important infrastructure and
security upgrades.
VA staff to provide the one-time $250 economic
recovery benefit to eligible veterans and their survivors to
mitigate the effects of the economy.
Items of Interest
Advance Appropriations.--The Committee recommendation, for
the second year, includes an advance appropriation for the
Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical
Facilities accounts. The goal of this advance appropriation is
to provide the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with
reliable and timely funding to ensure that the delivery of
medical care to America's veterans is not disrupted. The
provision of an advance appropriation is only the first step in
this process. The VHA is directed to plan and publish the
distribution of this funding prior to the beginning of the
fiscal year so that medical center directors are prepared to
execute the funding on October 1st, the first day of the new
fiscal year. The Committee directs the Department to include in
its budget submission the budget plan for the advance
appropriation provided in the previous year's bill, including
the amount of funds that will be allocated in accordance with
the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA), and the
Committee expects funding provided by advance appropriations to
be made available to the Veterans Integrated Service Networks
on October 1st. The Committee further directs the Department to
include in its budget submission a current services estimate
for the advance appropriation for the Medical Services, Medical
Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities accounts.
Reductions.--In order to invest in the critical priorities
identified in this bill, and in an effort to build an economy
on a solid foundation for growth and put the Nation on a path
toward prosperity, the Committee has proposed herein a number
of program reductions from the fiscal year 2010 level totaling
over $6,100,000,000. In addition, nearly $1,000,000,000 in
other program reductions from the budget request are
recommended. These adjustments, no matter their size, are
important to setting the right priorities within the spending
allocation, for getting the deficit under control, and creating
a government that is as efficient as it is effective.
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Construction Overview
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) $12,720,031,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 13,825,563,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 13,725,563,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 1,005,532,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... (100,000,000)
Military construction accounts provide funds for new
construction, construction improvements, planning and design,
and host nation support. Projects funded by these accounts
include facilities for operations, training, maintenance,
research and development, supply, medical care, and force
protection, as well as unaccompanied housing, utilities
infrastructure, and land acquisition.
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$13,725,563,000 for Military Construction, an increase of
$1,005,532,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and a
decrease of $100,000,000 below the budget request.
Role of military construction in supporting job growth and
the economy.--The Committee notes that, according to Department
of Defense (DOD) ``Green Book'' data, the combined amount of
military construction funding recommended in this bill and
appropriated during the three preceding fiscal years is
greater, in constant dollars, than the total for any four-year
period extending back to fiscal year 1948. Military
construction and family housing projects are requested by the
Administration and approved by Congress first and foremost to
meet military operational needs and improve the quality of life
for service members and their families. At the same time, such
funding has helped to support construction industry employment
during a period when the construction sector suffered a net
loss of nearly 2 million jobs. The Associated General
Contractors of America estimates that each $1,000,000,000 in
non-residential construction funding creates or sustains 28,500
jobs.
Quadrennial Defense Review/Nuclear Posture Review.--The
Committee notes that the reports of the 2010 Quadrennial
Defense Review (QDR) and the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)
contain a number of new programs and initiatives with potential
impact on military construction requirements. Among these
programs and initiatives are:
--The creation of a new U.S. Cyber Command, a sub-
unified command under U.S. Strategic Command;
--Increasing the ``resiliency'' of forward posture
and overseas base infrastructure, including the
``hardening'' of key facilities;
--The full ``normalization'' of tours for U.S. Forces
Korea, requiring infrastructure to accommodate as many
as 14,000 military families, compared to less than
2,000 prior to adoption of this policy;
--The implementation of a new phased, adaptive
approach to ballistic missile defense;
--The retention of four Army brigade combat teams and
a corps headquarters in the European Command area of
responsibility, pending adoption of a new NATO
Strategic Concept and a review of the U.S. posture
network in Europe;
--The stand-up of two new Army combat aviation
brigades, and the conversion of one heavy brigade
combat team to a Stryker brigade combat team by 2013;
--The exploration of potential new modes to base the
Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile force;
and
--The creation of National Guard Homeland Response
Forces in each of the ten Federal Emergency Management
Agency regions.
The Committee believes it is essential to ensure that the
initiatives called for by the QDR/NPR are matched by the
necessary resources in DOD budget plans, and therefore directs
the Secretary of Defense to include a report along with the
fiscal year 2012 military construction budget request
describing how proposed QDR/NPR programs and initiatives are
funded in the accompanying Future Years Defense Program (FYDP)
for military construction, including dollar amounts associated
with specific projects. The report shall also include a
description of any ongoing studies or reviews specifically
bearing on military construction that follow directly from QDR/
NPR decisions or proposals, including estimated completion
dates. This report shall be submitted to the Congressional
defense committees no later than 14 days following submission
of the Administration's budget request for fiscal year 2012.
Report on youth programs and youth centers.--At an April
14, 2010 hearing on the quality of life for military personnel
and their families, the Committee heard testimony from the
senior non-commissioned officers of all four service branches,
as well as representatives from the National Military Family
Association and the Military Child Education Coalition.
Testimony received during this hearing indicated that the
children of military families are under tremendous stress due
to the frequency and duration of overseas deployments since
2001, and that older children experience greater problems. It
is questionable whether DOD's existing goal of meeting 35
percent of youth program demand is adequate to ensuring that
older school-age military dependents are well supported in the
absence of one or more caregivers. The Committee therefore
directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on youth
programs and youth centers to the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress. This report shall encompass, at
minimum: (1) how the Department of Defense determines youth
center demand and capacity; (2) the means by which capacity is
increased, including specific reference to facilities; (3) the
extent to which non-appropriated fund programs provide for
youth center facilities; and (4) existing unfunded requirements
for youth center construction. This report shall be submitted
no later than March 1, 2011.
Guard and Reserve Initiative.--The Committee recommends
$200,000,000 for a Guard and Reserve initiative to address
urgent unfunded requirements for the Army National Guard, Air
National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps
Reserve, and Air Force Reserve. The Committee recognizes the
critical contribution made by reserve component personnel to
disaster assistance, homeland security, and national defense,
including the burdens borne by the Guard and Reserve to support
Overseas Contingency Operations. The Committee also
acknowledges that the transition to an Operational Reserve
force will increase requirements for military construction in
order to provide adequate training, supply, maintenance,
billeting, and quality of life facilities for Guard and Reserve
personnel. The Committee has included language directing that
spending plans be submitted for the funds provided no later
than 30 days after the enactment of this Act.
Army Trainee Troop Housing Initiative.--The Committee
recommends an additional $190,000,000 for Army trainee troop
housing facilities to address the unfunded backlog of
modernization requirements. This added funding will nearly
double the Army's request of $191,000,000 for this purpose. The
Army has an estimated need for 115,413 trainee barracks spaces,
only 57,753 of which will be deemed adequate as of the end of
fiscal year 2010. The current Army program projects that the
full amount of $1,728,000,000 in military construction funding
needed to complete modernization will not be in place until
fiscal year 2015, with occupancy scheduled for 2017. The
Committee therefore recommends these additional funds to
accelerate this program, and has included language directing
the Army to submit a spending plan for these funds no later
than 30 days after the enactment of this Act.
Guam.--The Committee recommends $153,940,000, a reduction
of $272,938,000 from the request of $426,878,000, for
construction in support of the realignment of Marine Corps
forces from Okinawa to Guam, in addition to $139,300,000 in
other military construction projects on the island. The
Committee remains supportive of the realignment of Marine Corps
forces from Okinawa to Guam. At the same time, the Committee
has serious concerns about the Department of Defense (DOD)
proceeding with the full amount of requested military
construction work for the realignment pending: (1) DOD's
ability to respond satisfactorily to weaknesses in the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) raised by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (2) substantial progress
to address civilian infrastructure impacts ``outside the fence
line''; and (3) a clearer understanding of the Department's
introduction of a new ``resiliency'' cost variable of uncertain
impact in the QDR.
The Committee believes that the DEIS has very limited value
with respect to providing a realistic depiction of how the Guam
buildup would proceed. The DEIS does not formally consider any
alternatives that would extend construction and/or the
relocation of personnel and assets past 2014; rather, the DEIS
concedes that ``Although the desired completion date for Marine
forces relocation is by 2014, the construction would likely
continue to 2016.'' Even this timeline is likely to prove too
optimistic; while the DEIS assumes that ``2014 is the last year
that any new construction would begin'', the Navy's FYDP
clearly shows significant military construction (including
unspecified quality of life and base operations facilities)
associated with the Marine forces relocation programmed for
fiscal year 2015, likely pushing the completion date for
construction to 2017 and beyond. This fundamental disconnect on
the target completion date between the U.S.-Japan agreement,
the DEIS, and the FYDP leaves doubt regarding the most
realistic and feasible timeline for the Guam buildup.
The EPA has raised a number of serious concerns regarding
the quality of the DEIS, especially in relation to the
cumulative impacts of the complex and interrelated actions
needed not only to complete the relocation of Marine forces,
but to provide transient berthing for an aircraft carrier and
accommodate the expected influx of a large number of
construction workers and associated personnel to execute the
buildup. The EPA rated the impact of the Department's preferred
alternative as ``environmentally unsatisfactory'' and rated the
DEIS itself as 3 or ``Inadequate''; both ratings are the lowest
possible. It remains to be seen whether, and when, the
Department will be able to address these major concerns.
The Committee, to date, sees little concrete evidence that
the Administration is pursuing the Guam buildup as a ``whole of
government'' responsibility. The buildup of Guam is not a
``military problem''; its main feature, the relocation of
Marine forces from Okinawa, results from a bilateral agreement
negotiated between the U.S. and Japan governments, and
therefore DOD should not be isolated as the sole source of
funding for the necessary improvements to physical and human
capital in Guam. The Committee notes with concern that the
Administration has sent mixed signals on this issue. On April
5, 2010, the Administration submitted a budget amendment to its
supplemental request for fiscal year 2010 proposing that
$50,000,000 in unspecified DOD funds be made available by
transfer to the Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Fund
administered by the Maritime Administration in the Department
of Transportation as a ``critical prerequisite'' of the
buildup. Weeks later, on May 27, 2010, the Administration
released a Statement of Administration Policy on H.R. 5136, the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011,
expressing concern with ``the provisions of the bill that
suggest Guam infrastructure improvements are an exclusive DOD
financial responsibility rather than a shared inter-agency,
intergovernmental effort led by DOD'', even though the prior
budget amendment made the same suggestion.
The Committee believes that while DOD should have the
greatest share of leadership for identifying and addressing
island-wide impacts, non-DOD agencies must also be provided
directly with the budgetary resources necessary to assist the
people of Guam with ``outside the fence line'' problems. To
date, however, much of the non-DOD work appears to be mired in
the ``planning'' or ``under consideration'' phase. The
Committee agrees with DOD, as expressed through the DEIS, that
the rate of military construction execution for the Guam
buildup should be seen as a tool to mitigate or avoid harmful
and potentially irreparable consequences. The Committee
therefore recommends the specific funding reductions described
below, and will consider future military construction requests
for the Guam buildup partially in light of progress on civilian
infrastructure and socioeconomic support for the citizens of
Guam.
Additionally, the Committee is concerned by the potential
impact of the Department's desire, as expressed in the 2010 QDR
Report, to increase the ``resiliency'' of overseas military
infrastructure, including the ``hardening'' of certain critical
facilities such as aircraft shelters. Although the Air Force
includes $275,000,000 for unspecified resiliency measures at
Andersen Air Force Base in the outyears of its current FYDP, it
is unclear whether considerations of ``resiliency'' are being
taken into account for the infrastructure needed to realign
Marine Corps forces, including the Air Combat Element, or to
construct facilities for the Navy and Army components of the
buildup. The Department needs to clarify the impact of this
requirement on the Guam construction program at the earliest
possible date.
The Committee therefore recommends no funds for the second
increments of the Andersen Air Force Base North Ramp parking
and utilities projects, and a reduction of $100,000,000 from
the $147,210,000 requested for site preparation and utility
work at Finegayan. The Committee recommends full funding of the
$106,730,000 requested for improvements to the Apra Harbor
wharf and Defense Access Roads projects in order to facilitate
the throughput of personnel and material associated with the
buildup.
Facilities management, life-cycle costs, and construction
method alternatives.--The Committee believes that the military
construction program best serves both our military personnel
and the taxpayers when projects are open to competitive bidding
from contractors representing the widest possible range of
construction methods. To that end, the Committee urges the
Department of Defense and the execution agents for military
construction, principally the Army Corps of Engineers and the
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, to ensure that requests
for proposals or qualifications do not arbitrarily foreclose,
discourage, or privilege any type of construction method. The
Committee continues to encourage a level playing field for both
traditional construction methods and alternative methods such
as permanent modular construction. The Committee also
encourages DOD to evaluate the regular use of carbon fiber grid
precast concrete technology in military construction projects.
The Committee believes that the best way to ensure a level
playing field is to set and communicate clear standards and
expectations regarding life-cycle cost management for military
construction, backed by rigorous, objective analysis. The
Committee understands that situations may arise in which
objectives other than life-cycle cost may take precedence; for
example, speed of construction may be a predominant concern in
order to meet time-limited goals such as base realignments,
force structure growth, new system beddown, or urgent
operational needs. At the same time, the Committee is concerned
by the recent report from the Government Accountability Office
(GAO-10-436) indicating that varying service attitudes toward
the life-cycle costs of different construction methods were
based more on preformed opinions, personal experiences, and
anecdotal evidence rather than quantitative information or
analyses. The Committee therefore urges DOD and the services to
conduct further research regarding comparative life-cycle costs
for differing types of construction, establish clear goals and
benchmarks, and ensure these standards are communicated to
contracting officials. Until such an empirical basis is
established, the Committee urges DOD and the services to
carefully reconsider blanket use of any new life-cycle
approaches that depart from prior, standard practices.
The Committee also notes that over the past three years,
the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and
Environment (DUSD I&E) has indicated efforts underway to shift
from a measurement of the recapitalization rate of DOD
facilities in terms of years to one based on the actual
condition of facilities and mission priority. Under the 2007
Defense Installations Strategic Plan, this new methodology was
to have been implemented by fiscal year 2010, but recent DUSD
I&E testimony indicated this methodology was still under
development. The Committee therefore directs the DUSD I&E to
provide a status update on the development of this methodology
and its implementation in the military construction program no
later than January 29, 2011.
Bid savings.--The Committee has ascertained from cost
variation notices required by 10 U.S.C. 2853 that DOD continues
to reap large bid savings on previously appropriated military
construction projects. The Committee's recommendations
therefore include general reductions to the Army, Navy, and Air
Force military construction accounts, cumulatively representing
less than 3 percent of the funds requested, in the
understanding that these excess prior year savings can be
applied to the fiscal year 2011 program per section 115 of this
bill. These general reductions allow for a reinvestment of
resources in high priority projects and initiatives such as
Guard and Reserve unfunded requirements, Army trainee barracks,
energy conservation, and environmental cleanup of bases closed
during the four prior Base Realignment and Closure rounds.
Incremental funding.--The Committee remains concerned by
the Office of Management and Budget policy to disallow any new
incrementally funded military construction projects, which
began with the fiscal year 2010 request. The Committee
repeatedly has stated that while projects should be fully
funded or separated into stand-alone phases where practicable,
incremental funding should remain an option when it makes
fiscal and programmatic sense. In some cases, the phased
approach can drive up costs by requiring inefficient designs
and separate bids that leave subsequent phases vulnerable to
construction price inflation. The Committee will continue to
exercise its prerogative to recommend incremental funding. The
Committee therefore recommends incremental funding for the
following three projects included in the Administration's
request: Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Air
Force Base, Florida; Sensitive Compartmented Information
Facility, Wiesbaden, Germany; and Finegayan Site Prep and
Utilities, Guam.
Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization
(FSRM).--The Department is directed to continue describing on
form 1390 the backlog of FSRM requirements at installations
with future construction projects. For troop housing requests,
form 1391 should describe any FSRM conducted in the past two
years. Likewise, future requirements for unaccompanied housing
at the corresponding installation should be included.
Additionally, the forms should include English equivalent
measurements for projects presented in metric measurement.
Rules for funding repairs of facilities under the Operation and
Maintenance accounts are described below:
(1) components of the facility may be repaired by
replacement. Such replacement can be up to current
standards or codes;
(2) interior arrangements and restorations may be
included as repair;
(3) additions, new facilities, and functional
conversions must be performed as military construction
projects. Such projects may be done concurrently with
repair projects as long as the final conjunctively
funded project is a complete and usable facility; and
(4) the appropriate service Secretary shall notify
the appropriate committees 21 days prior to carrying
out any repair project with an estimated cost in excess
of $7,500,000. The Committee strongly encourages the
Services and Defense agencies to indicate the plant
replacement value of the facility to be repaired on
each such notification.
Directed designs.--The Committee directs DOD to execute all
directed designs within the year of appropriation.
Quarterly summary of notifications.--The Committee directs
the services and the Office of the Secretary Defense (on behalf
of itself and Defense agencies) to continue to submit a
quarterly report listing all notifications that have been
submitted to the Committees during the preceding three-month
period.
Transfer of funds to and from the Foreign Currency
Fluctuations, Construction, Defense Account.--The Committee
directs DOD to submit a quarterly report to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the transfer of
funds from military construction and family housing accounts to
the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense
account. The report shall specify the amount transferred to the
Foreign Currency account from each military construction and/or
family housing account, and all other accounts for which an
appropriation is provided in this Act, during the preceding
fiscal quarter, and the amounts transferred from the Foreign
Currency account to the above accounts during the same period.
This report shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the
close of each fiscal quarter. In addition, the Department of
Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress within 7 days of transferring any amount in
excess of $10,000,000 to or from the Foreign Currency account.
Reprogramming Guidelines.--The following reprogramming
guidelines apply for all military construction and family
housing projects. A project or account (including the sub-
elements of an account) which has been specifically reduced by
the Congress in acting on the budget request is considered to
be a Congressional interest item and as such, prior approval is
required. Accordingly, no reprogrammings to an item
specifically reduced below the threshold by the Congress are
permitted, except that the Department of Defense may seek
reprogrammings for appropriated increments.
The reprogramming criteria that apply to military
construction projects (25 percent of the funded amount or
$2,000,000, whichever is less) continue to apply to new housing
construction projects and to improvements over $2,000,000. To
provide the services the flexibility to proceed with
construction contracts without disruption or delay, the costs
associated with environmental hazard remediation such as
asbestos removal, radon abatement, lead-based paint removal or
abatement, and any other legislated environmental hazard
remediation may be excluded, provided that such remediation
requirements could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of
the budget submission. This exclusion applies to projects
authorized in this budget year, as well as projects authorized
in prior years for which construction has not been completed.
Planning and design costs associated with military construction
and family housing projects may also be excluded from these
guidelines. In instances where prior approval to a
reprogramming request for a project or account has been
received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress, the adjusted amount approved becomes the new base
for any future increase or decrease via below-threshold
reprogrammings (provided that the project or account is not a
Congressional interest item as defined above).
In addition to these guidelines, the services are directed
to adhere to the guidance for military construction
reprogrammings and notifications, including the pertinent
statutory authorities contained in DOD Financial Management
Regulation 7000.14-R and relevant updates and policy memoranda.
The Committee further encourages the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence to use a format similar to that used by
the Office of the Secretary of Defense to submit reprogramming
requests.
Military Construction, Army
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) $3,456,419,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 4,078,798,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 4,051,512,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 595,093,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... (27,286,000)
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,051,512,000
for Military Construction, Army, an increase of $595,093,000
above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and a decrease of
$27,286,000 below the budget request.
Of the funds provided for planning and design in this
account, the Committee directs that not less than the specified
amounts be made available for the design of the following
projects:
Texas-Fort Bliss, Alternative Energy Projects, $1,166,000.
Texas-Fort Bliss, Rail Yard Improvements, $2,070,000.
Texas--Fort Hood, Soldier Readiness Processing Center,
$1,000,000.
Virginia-Fort Belvoir, Growth Support Infrastructure,
$3,060,000.
Of the funds provided for minor construction in this
account, the Committee directs that not less than the specified
amounts be made available for construction of the following
projects:
Alabama-Fort Rucker, Emergency Medical Services Facility,
$1,700,000.
Maryland-Fort Meade, Infrastructure-Mapes Road and Cooper
Avenue, $1,750,000.
Army stationing decisions.--The Committee notes that the
recent Government Accountability Office report (GAO-10-482) on
service stationing decisions indicates that the Army has a
defensible process for determining where new personnel and
assets are to be located. The Committee remains concerned,
however, that the Grow the Army Stationing Plan Update
submitted by the Army in July 2009 leaves 13,917 soldiers
unaccounted for in its current stationing dispositions. Given
the somewhat turbulent history of the Grow the Army program and
the new force structure requirements under the Quadrennial
Defense Review, the Committee understands the Army's reluctance
to provide a definitive answer regarding these personnel and
the units/installations to which they may be assigned. The
Committee therefore directs the Army to submit a report, or
provide a briefing, to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress describing how the Army intends to make
future stationing decisions accounting for all personnel added
under the Grow the Army program, as well as future unit
stationing requirements stemming from the QDR. This report or
briefing shall be submitted no later than March 1, 2011.
Aviation Training Facility, Fort Eustis, Virginia.--The
Committee urges the Army to consider including a project to
expand the Aviation Training Facility at Fort Eustis, Virginia
in the next Future Years Defense Program. The Army Aviation
Logistics School currently is over 40 percent short of required
space. The school has an annual throughput of nearly 6,000
soldiers and also provides training to Marine Corps, Air Force,
and allied personnel on commonly used aircraft. This project
would provide three new high-bay area additions and an applied
instruction lab room addition to keep pace with current
technology as well as training and safety standards.
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) $3,482,535,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 3,879,104,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 3,587,376,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 104,841,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... (291,728,000)
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,587,376,000
for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps, an increase
of $104,841,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and a
decrease of $291,728,000 below the budget request.
Of the funds provided for planning and design in this
account, the Committee directs that not less than the specified
amounts be made available for the design of the following
projects:
Connecticut--New London NSB, Submarine Group Two
Headquarters, $550,000.
Indiana--Crane NSWC, Platform Protection Engineering
Complex, $760,000. Prior to making a determination to shift
USNS Comfort's homeport,
USNS Comfort.--Prior to making a determination to shift
USNS Comfort's homeport, the Navy shall conduct a cost-benefit
analysis and study of the impact of such a shift on USNS
Comfort's wartime and humanitarian missions and the manning of
the military medical facilities which provide USNS Comfort's
medical staff. The Secretary of the Navy shall certify that a
homeport shift does not negatively impact cost, mission, or
medical staffing flexibility. The Navy shall provide this study
to the Congressional defense committees.
Military Construction, Air Force
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) $1,348,835,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 1,311,385,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 1,276,385,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (72,450,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... (35,000,000)
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,276,385,000
for Military Construction, Air Force, a decrease of $72,450,000
below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and a decrease of
$35,000,000 below the budget request.
Of the funds provided for planning and design in this
account, the Committee directs that not less than the specified
amounts be made available for the design of the following
projects:
Alabama--Maxwell AFB, Air Traffic Control Tower, $810,000.
California--Travis AFB, BCE Maintenance Shops and Supply
Warehouse, $387,000.
Florida--MacDill AFB, Infrastructure Improvements,
$249,000.
Illinois--Scott AFB, New Fitness Facility, Phase 1,
$396,000.
North Dakota--Grand Forks AFB, Central Deployment Center,
$495,000.
Tennessee--Arnold AFB, Arnold Engineering Development
Center Power Distribution Modernization, $378,000.
Texas--Lackland AFB, Consolidated Security Forces
Operations Center, Phase 1, $900,000.
Of the funds provided for minor construction in this
account, the Committee directs that not less than the specified
amount be made available for the construction of the following
project:
Virginia--Langley AFB, Clear Zone Land Acquisition, Phase
1, $3,000,000.
Air Force military construction.--The Committee notes that
of the $1,496,203,000 requested for ``total force'' military
construction supporting the Air Force, Air National Guard, and
Air Force Reserve, the Air Force identifies approximately
$184,000,000, or 12.3 percent, as supporting ``current mission
priorities,'' with the remainder of funds devoted to new
missions, support for the Combatant Commanders (COCOMs), joint
basing requirements, or corporate initiatives such as
reinvigorating the nuclear enterprise. The Chief of Staff of
the Air Force has also indicated to the Committee for the past
three years that the Air Force is taking risk in infrastructure
in order to meet demands for aircraft modernization and
personnel costs. The Committee is further concerned by the
amount of military construction resources being made available
to the Guard and Reserve. The Air Force Reserve request for
fiscal year 2011 provides for a single major construction
project. The Committee's recommendations are intended to
partially remedy this situation by providing an additional
$50,000,000 for the Air National Guard and an additional
$30,000,000 for the Air Force Reserve through the Guard and
Reserve Initiative. The Committee understands that the Air
Force is undertaking a review of its military construction
program for fiscal year 2012, and looks forward to stronger
investment in Air Force facilities.
The Committee further notes that the Air Force Future Years
Defense Program contains an estimated future requirement of
$564,000,000 to recapitalize facilities for the U.S. Strategic
Command (STRATCOM), with funding anticipated to begin in fiscal
year 2012, as well as an unspecified but probably large
requirement to provide new facilities for the new U.S. Cyber
Command (CYBERCOM). While the Committee reserves judgment on
these requirements until funds are requested, it strongly
believes that these COCOM headquarters requirements should not
be borne by the Air Force to the detriment of its own
recapitalization requirements. The Committee therefore urges
Department of Defense and Air Force leadership to ensure that
any STRATCOM and CYBERCOM military construction costs are
treated as Department-wide priorities to be funded in addition
to, and not as a subtraction from, Air Force military
construction needs.
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) $2,849,251,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 3,118,062,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 2,999,612,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 150,361,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... (118,450,000)
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,999,612,000
for Military Construction, Defense-Wide, an increase of
$150,361,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and a
decrease of $118,450,000 below the budget request.
Of the funds provided for planning and design in this
account, the Committee directs that not less than the specified
amount be made available for the design of the following
project:
Oklahoma--Tulsa IAP, Fuels Storage Complex, $1,036,000.
Department of Defense (DOD) schools recapitalization.--The
Committee commends the Department of Defense for its commitment
to funding the recapitalization of more than half of its
dependent schools by fiscal year 2015. The Committee expects
that this funding will contribute greatly to the quality of
life of military families. A comprehensive assessment of DOD
dependent schools and construction requirements directed by the
Committee in House Report 110-775 indicated that 149 of 189
schools had facilities with an overall condition rating of
either Q3 (poor) or Q4 (failing) and required significant
recapitalization efforts to eliminate space shortfalls and
temporary facilities. The Committee recommends $438,746,000,
the same as the budget request, for school construction
activities and strongly encourages the Department to sustain
and, if possible within the constraints of funding and
executability, to accelerate this important initiative.
Special Operations Command infrastructure.--The Committee
understands that Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is in the
process of forming a comprehensive master plan for the
infrastructure within its area of responsibility. The Committee
notes the extraordinary demands placed upon special operations
personnel by ongoing overseas contingency operations, and urges
SOCOM to brief the Committee on the results of this master
planning process at the earliest possible date.
Energy Conservation Investment Program.--The Committee
recommends $130,000,000 for the Energy Conservation Investment
Program (ECIP), an increase of $10,000,000 above the budget
request. The Committee also directs that no less than
$5,000,000 of funds available for Defense-Level Activities
planning and design in this account shall be available for
ECIP. The Committee supports ECIP goals to improve energy
conservation, increase renewable energy production, and enhance
installation energy security. At the same time, the Committee
believes that the program lacks rigorous performance standards
that effectively balance these goals and provide more effective
means by which to prioritize projects and allocate appropriated
funds. Currently, funding is allocated to the services and
components on a ``fair share'' basis, using non-mobility
installation energy consumption from the previous year combined
with the ECIP obligation rate for the last five fiscal years.
Projects are prioritized by a combination of savings to
investment ratio (SIR), simple payback target of less than ten
years, and the priorities stipulated by legislation and
Executive Orders such as reducing energy consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions while increasing the use of renewable
energy. According to DOD, the percentage of renewable energy
projects grew from 25 percent to 52 percent of total funded
projects between 2007 and 2009. These projects generally have
longer payback profiles and therefore have reduced the overall
SIR from 4:1 to 2.4:1.
The Committee believes that the Department needs to present
a more coherent strategy for balancing competing priorities and
allocating funds among the services according to performance-
based, rather than input-based, methods. The Committee
therefore directs the Deputy Under Secretary for Installations
and Environment to provide a report to the Committee on options
for reforming performance standards and funding allocation
methods to ensure that ECIP funding is applied with maximum
effectiveness. This report shall be submitted to the
Congressional defense committees no later than March 1, 2011.
Military Construction, Army National Guard
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) $549,056,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 873,664,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 1,020,228,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 471,172,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 146,564,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,020,228,000
for Military Construction, Army National Guard, an increase of
$471,172,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an
increase of $146,564,000 above the budget request. The
Committee's recommendation includes $60,000,000 for critical
unfunded requirements to support the Guard and Reserve
Initiative described earlier in this report.
Of the funds provided for planning and design in this
account, the Committee directs that not less than the specified
amounts be made available for the design of the following
projects:
Arkansas--Camp Robinson, Regional Training Institute, Phase
2, $2,334,000.
Iowa--Camp Dodge, Regional Training Institute, Phase 1,
$800,000.
Kentucky--Frankfort, Joint Forces Headquarters, Phase 1,
$281,000.
Maryland--Easton, Readiness Center Addition/Alteration,
$347,000.
Michigan--Fort Custer (Augusta), Troop Service Support
Center, $446,000.
Minnesota--Mankato, Field Maintenance Shop, $947,000.
North Carolina--Camp Butner, Barracks (AT), Phase 1,
$1,484,000.
North Carolina--Murphy, Fire Fighting Team Support
Facility, $223,000.
Oregon--Salem, Armed Forces Reserve Center Addition/
Alteration (JFHQ), $1,243,000.
Pennsylvania--Hermitage, Readiness Center, $671,000.
Pennsylvania--Tobyhanna, Armed Forces Reserve Center,
$1,513,000.
Pennsylvania--Williamsport, Field Maintenance Shop,
$1,508,000.
Rhode Island--Quonset Point, Readiness Center, $3,729,000.
Texas--Laredo, Receiving, Staging, and Onward Integration
Facility/Hangar, $475,000.
Texas--McLennan County, Operational Reserve Headquarters,
$5,000,000.
Texas--South Texas Training Center, Cantonment and Support
Infrastructure, $5,000,000.
West Virginia--Bridgeport, Fixed Wing Army Aviation
Training Site (FWAATS) Expansion, $2,000,000.
Guam--Barrigada, Joint Forces Headquarters Readiness Center
Addition/Alteration, $778,000.
Of the funds provided for minor construction in this
account, the Committee directs that not less than the specified
amounts be made available for construction of the following
projects:
California--Sacramento, Field Maintenance Shop Paving,
$891,000.
California--Ventura, Renewable Photovoltaic Solar Power,
$1,466,000.
Iowa--Iowa City, Simulation Center/MVSB/Helipad/Parking,
$1,999,000.
Ohio--Ravenna Training Site, Unit Training Equipment Site
Addition/Alteration, $2,000,000.
West Virginia--Bridgeport, Fixed Wing Army Aviation
Training Site (FWAATS) Apron Expansion, $2,000,000.
West Virginia--Glen Jean, Emergency Power Generator,
$1,500,000.
Military Construction, Air National Guard
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level (including rescissions) $364,226,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 176,986,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 292,386,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (71,840,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 115,400,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $292,386,000
for Military Construction, Air National Guard, a decrease of
$71,840,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an
increase of $115,400,000 above the budget request. The
Committee's recommendation includes $50,000,000 for critical
unfunded requirements to support the Guard and Reserve
Initiative described earlier in this report.
Of the funds provided for planning and design in this
account, the Committee directs that not less than the specified
amounts be made available for the design of the following
projects:
Kentucky--Standiford Field, Contingency Response Group
Facility, $534,000.
Louisiana--New Orleans NAS/JRB, ASA Replace Alert Complex,
$2,000,000.
Pennsylvania--Fort Indiantown Gap, Multipurpose Air
National Guard Training Facility, $675,000.
South Dakota--Joe Foss Field, Aircraft Maintenance Shops,
$3,600,000.
Of the funds provided for minor construction in this
account, the Committee directs that not less than the specified
amount be made available for construction of the following
project:
California--Moffett Field, Relocate Main Gate, $2,000,000.
Military Construction, Army Reserve
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $431,566,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 318,175,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 358,325,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (73,241,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 40,150,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $358,325,000
for Military Construction, Army Reserve, a decrease of
$73,241,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an
increase of $40,150,000 above the budget request. The
Committee's recommendation includes $30,000,000 for critical
unfunded requirements to support the Guard and Reserve
Initiative described earlier in this report.
Military Construction, Navy Reserve
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $125,874,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 61,557,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 91,557,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (34,317,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 30,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $91,557,000
for Military Construction, Navy Reserve, a decrease of
$34,317,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an
increase of $30,000,000 above the budget request. The
Committee's recommendation includes $15,000,000 for critical
unfunded requirements for the Navy Reserve, and $15,000,000 for
critical unfunded requirements for the Marine Corps Reserve, to
support the Guard and Reserve Initiative described earlier in
this report.
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $112,269,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 7,832,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 48,182,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (64,087,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 40,350,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $48,182,000
for Military Construction, Air Force Reserve, a decrease of
$64,087,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an
increase of $40,350,000 above the budget request. The
Committee's recommendation includes $30,000,000 to support the
Guard and Reserve Initiative described earlier in this report.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $197,414,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 258,884,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 258,884,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 61,470,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program (NSIP) consists of annual contributions by NATO member
countries. The program finances the costs of construction
needed to support the roles of the major NATO commands. The
investments cover facilities such as airfields, fuel pipelines
and storage, harbors, communications and information systems,
radar and navigational aids, and military headquarters, both
within NATO nations and for ``out of area'' operations such as
Afghanistan.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $258,884,000
for NSIP, an increase of $61,470,000 above the fiscal year 2010
enacted level and the same as the budget request.
The U.S. occasionally has been forced to temporarily delay
the authorization of projects due to shortfalls in U.S.
obligation authority. The Committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to notify the Committee within 14 days of the U.S.
taking action to temporarily delay the authorization of
projects, or to temporarily withhold funds from previously
authorized projects, due to shortfalls in U.S. obligation
authority.
Family Housing Overview
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $2,258,698,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 1,823,191,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 1,823,191,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (435,507,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
Family housing construction accounts provide funds for new
construction, construction improvements, the Federal government
costs for family housing privatization projects, and planning
and design. The operation and maintenance accounts provide
funds to pay for maintenance and repair, furnishings,
management, services, utilities, leasing, interest, mortgage
insurance, and miscellaneous expenses.
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$1,823,191,000 for the family housing construction, family
housing operation and maintenance, and homeowners assistance
accounts, a decrease of $435,507,000 below the fiscal year 2010
enacted level and the same as the budget request. The decrease
below the 2010 enacted level is due partly to the Department of
Defense's success in implementing the Military Housing
Privatization Initiative, which has generated approximately
$27,000,000,000 in family housing development on military
installations and reduced the requirement for appropriated
construction and operating costs. The Committee encourages the
Department, where feasible, to utilize energy efficient,
environmentally friendly, and easily deployable composite
building materials in new family housing construction.
Family housing privatization progress reports.--The
Committee directs the Department of Defense to continue
submitting semi-annual progress reports on the family housing
privatization program, including a breakout of military tenant
satisfaction rates by project.
Foreign currency savings and sub-account transfers.--The
Committee directs that savings in family housing operation and
maintenance accounts from foreign currency re-estimates be used
to maintain and repair existing family housing units. The
Comptroller is directed to report to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on how these savings
are allocated by December 1, 2010. In addition, the Committee
directs the Services and Defense agencies to notify the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within
30 days of a transfer of funds between subaccounts within the
family housing construction and family housing operation and
maintenance accounts, if such transfer is in excess of 10
percent of the funds appropriated to the sub-account to which
the funds are being transferred. Notifications to the
Committees shall indicate the sub-accounts and amounts that are
being used to source the transfer.
Leasing reporting requirements.--The Secretary of Defense
is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress quarterly on the details of all new or
renewed domestic leases entered into during the previous
quarter that exceed the cost threshold set by 10 U.S.C.
2828(b)(2), including certification that less expensive housing
was not available for lease. For foreign leases, the Department
is directed to: (1) perform an economic analysis on all new
leases or lease/contract agreements where more than 25 units
are involved; (2) report the details of new or renewed lease
agreements that exceed the cost threshold set by 10 U.S.C.
2828(e)(1) 21 days prior to entering into such an agreement;
and (3) base leasing decisions on the economic analysis.
Family Housing Construction, Army
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $273,236,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 92,369,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 92,369,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (180,867,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $92,369,000
for Family Housing Construction, Army, a decrease of
$180,867,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the
same as the budget request. The appropriation includes
$55,329,000 to construct new family housing units, $35,000,000
to improve or privatize existing units, and $2,040,000 for
planning and design.
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $523,418,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 518,140,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 518,140,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (5,278,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $518,140,000
for Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army, a decrease
of $5,278,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the
same as the budget request.
Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $146,569,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 186,444,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 186,444,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 39,875,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $186,444,000
for Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps, an
increase of $39,875,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted
level and the same as the budget request. The appropriation
includes $37,169,000 to construct new family housing units,
$146,020,000 to improve or privatize existing units, and
$3,255,000 for planning and design.
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $368,540,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 366,346,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 366,346,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (2,194,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $366,346,000
for Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine
Corps, a decrease of $2,194,000 below the fiscal year 2010
enacted level and the same as the budget request.
Family Housing Construction, Air Force
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $66,101,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 78,025,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 78,025,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 11,924,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $78,025,000
for Family Housing Construction, Air Force, an increase of
$11,924,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the
same as the budget request. The appropriation includes
$73,800,000 to improve or privatize existing units and
$4,225,000 for planning and design.
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $502,936,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 513,792,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 513,792,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 10,856,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $513,792,000
for Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, an
increase of $10,856,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted
level and the same as the budget request.
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $49,214,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 50,464,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 50,464,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 1,250,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $50,464,000
for Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, an
increase of $1,250,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level
and the same as the budget request.
Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $2,600,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 1,096,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 1,096,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (1,504,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Family Housing Improvement Fund (FHIF) is authorized by
section 2883, title 10, United States Code, and provides the
Department of Defense with authority to finance joint ventures
with the private sector to revitalize and to manage the
Department's housing inventory. The statute authorizes the
Department to use limited partnerships, make direct and
guaranteed loans, and convey Department-owned property to
stimulate the private sector to increase the availability of
affordable, quality housing for military personnel.
The FHIF is used to build or renovate family housing by
using various legal authorities, and by utilizing private
capital and expertise to the maximum extent possible. The fund
is administered as a single account without fiscal year
limitations and contains directly appropriated and transferred
funds from family housing construction accounts.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,096,000 for
the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund, a
decrease of $1,504,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level
and the same as the budget request.
Department of Defense Homeowners Assistance Fund
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $323,225,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 16,515,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 16,515,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (306,710,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Homeowners Assistance Fund account finances the
Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP), which provides assistance
to individual military and Federal civilian homeowners who
sustain losses on the sales of their primary residences due to
declining real estate markets attributable to the closure or
realignment of military installations, as well as the temporary
expansion of the program to include military homeowners
adversely affected by the housing crisis and the permanent
extension of benefits to wounded warriors and surviving
spouses. This non-expiring revolving fund receives funding from
several sources, including appropriations, borrowing authority,
reimbursable authority, prior fiscal year unobligated balances,
appropriation transfers, revenue from sale of acquired
properties, and recovery of prior year obligations.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,515,000
for the Department of Defense Homeowners Assistance Fund, a
decrease of $306,710,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted
level and the same as the budget request.
Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $151,541,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 124,971,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 124,971,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (26,570,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide
account provides funds for the design and construction of full-
scale chemical disposal facilities and associated projects to
upgrade installation support facilities and infrastructures
required to support the Chemical Demilitarization program.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $124,971,000
for Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide, a
decrease of $26,570,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted
level and the same as the budget request.
Base Realignment and Closure Account 1990
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $496,768,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 360,474,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 460,474,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (36,294,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 100,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $460,474,000
for the Base Realignment and Closure Account 1990, a decrease
of $36,294,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and an
increase of $100,000,000 above the budget request. Of the
amount provided above the budget request, the Committee directs
that $40,000,000 shall be made available to the Army, and
$60,000,000 shall be made available to the Navy. The Committee
directs the Army and Navy separately to submit spending plans
for these funds no later than 30 days following the enactment
of this Act. The Committee remains concerned by the Department
of Defense's lack of budgetary commitment to this program.
Requests for environmental cleanup frequently reflect no more
than the minimal level to satisfy legal mandates. Department
officials testified before the Committee that significant
contract savings are being realized within the program, yet the
budget request fails to fully avail the opportunities presented
by such savings with an increased level of effort.
Base Realignment and Closure Account 2005
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $7,455,498,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 2,354,285,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 2,354,285,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (5,101,213,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,354,285,000
for the Base Realignment and Closure Account 2005, a decrease
of $5,101,213,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and
the same as the budget request. This funding supports the most
recent base realignment and closure round which affects over
800 installations and locations through 24 major closures, 24
major realignments, and 765 other actions.
Mark Center office complex, Alexandria, Virginia.--The
Committee is concerned by the potential traffic impacts of the
new office complex under construction at the Mark Center site
in Alexandria, Virginia, to implement BRAC recommendation 133.
The Committee is aware that the Virginia Department of
Transportation has completed an analysis demonstrating a severe
impact on the surrounding transportation network from the daily
ingress and egress of approximately 6,400 Department of Defense
personnel upon full implementation of the BRAC recommendation.
The Committee therefore strongly urges the Secretary of Defense
to limit occupancy of parking spaces at this facility and in
the immediate vicinity to no more than 1,000 until the
Secretary completes a viable transportation plan and certifies
to the Committees on Appropriations that construction has been
completed to provide adequate ingress to, and egress from, the
Mark Center office complex. The Committee directs the Secretary
of Defense to submit a viable transportation plan that, at
minimum, provides for the ingress and egress of all personnel
to and from the office complex without further reducing the
level of service at the following six intersections: (1) the
intersection of Beauregard Street and Mark Center Drive; (2)
the intersection of Beauregard Street and Seminary Road; (3)
the intersection of Seminary Road and Mark Center Drive; (4)
the intersection of Seminary Road and the northbound entrance-
ramp to I-395; (5) the intersection of Seminary Road and the
northbound exit-ramp from I-395; and (6) the intersection of
Seminary Road and the southbound exit-ramp from I-395. This
report shall be submitted no later than June 15, 2011.
The Committee further directs the Department of Defense
Inspector General (DOD-IG) to submit a report evaluating the
sufficiency and coordination conducted in completing the
requisite environmental studies associated with the site
selection for the BRAC 133 project pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, with specific attention to
the transportation determinations associated with the project;
further, the DOD-IG shall review and provide comment upon the
Secretary of Defense's transportation plan and the Secretary's
efforts to limit the occupancy of parking spaces pending the
implementation of such plan. This report shall be submitted no
later than June 15, 2011.
Administrative Provisions
The bill includes 27 provisions that were included in the
fiscal year 2010 enacted appropriations bill. The
administrative provisions included in the bill are as follows:
Section 101 prohibits the use of funds for payments under a
cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction where cost
estimates exceed $25,000. An exception for Alaska is provided.
Section 102 permits the use of construction funds for the
hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Section 103 permits funds to be expended on the
construction of defense access roads under certain
circumstances.
Section 104 prohibits construction of new bases in the
United States without a specific appropriation.
Section 105 limits the use of funds for the purchase of
land or land easements that exceed 100 percent of value except
under certain conditions.
Section 106 prohibits the use of funds to acquire land,
prepare sites, or install utilities for family housing except
housing for which funds have been appropriated.
Section 107 limits the use of minor construction funds to
relocate any activity from one installation to another without
prior notification.
Section 108 prohibits the procurement of steel unless
American producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been
allowed to compete.
Section 109 prohibits the use of funds to pay real property
taxes in foreign nations.
Section 110 prohibits the use of funds to initiate a new
installation overseas without prior notification.
Section 111 establishes a preference for United States
architectural and engineering services where the services are
in Japan, NATO member countries, or countries within the United
States Central Command area of responsibility. The
Administration proposed to delete this provision.
Section 112 establishes a preference for United States
contractors for military construction in the United States
territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein
Atoll, or countries within the United State Central Command
area of responsibility, except bids by Marshallese contractors
for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll.
Section 113 requires the Secretary of Defense to give prior
notice to Congress of military exercises where construction
costs, either temporary or permanent, exceed $100,000. The
Administration proposed to delete this provision.
Section 114 limits obligations of funds made available for
one fiscal year to no more than 20 percent during the last two
months of the fiscal year. The Administration proposed to
delete this provision.
Section 115 allows funds appropriated in prior years to be
used for new projects authorized during the current session of
Congress.
Section 116 allows the use of expired or lapsed funds to
pay the cost of supervision for any project being completed
with lapsed funds.
Section 117 provides that funds for military construction
projects are available until the end of the fourth fiscal year
following the fiscal year in which funds are appropriated,
subject to certain conditions.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 118 allows for the transfer of proceeds from ``Base
Realignment and Closure Account, Part I'' to the continuing
Base Realignment and Closure accounts.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 119 allows for the transfer of funds from Family
Housing, Construction accounts to the Department of Defense
Family Housing Improvement Fund and funds from Military
Construction accounts to the Department of Defense Military
Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund.
Section 120 requires the secretaries of the military
departments to notify Congressional Committees sixty days prior
to issuing a solicitation for a contract with the private
sector for military family housing. The Administration proposed
to delete this provision.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 121 provides transfer authority to the Homeowners
Assistance Program.
Section 122 requires that funds in this title be the sole
source of all operation and maintenance for flag and general
officer quarter houses, and limits the repair on these quarters
to $35,000 per year without notification. The Administration
proposed a modification to this provision, which is not
adopted.
Section 123 makes funds in the Ford Island Improvement Fund
available until expended.
Section 124 prohibits the use of funds for military
construction, family housing, or land acquisition projects at
installations closed or realigned under BRAC, except under
certain conditions. The Administration proposed to delete this
provision.
(INCLUDING TRANFER OF FUNDS)
Section 125 allows the transfer of expired funds to the
``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense''
account.
Section 126 prohibits the use of funds for any action
related to the expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site,
Colorado. The Administration proposed to delete this provision.
Section 127 allows for the reprogramming of construction
funds among projects and activities. The Administration
proposed to delete this provision.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level\1\................. $109,607,626,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request\1\................ 120,815,464,000
Committee recommendation in the bill\1\........... 120,812,964,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level................ 11,205,338,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request............... (2,500,000)
Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request\1\........ 50,610,985,000
Fiscal year 2012 Committee recommendation in the 50,610,985,000
bill\1\..........................................
\1\All funding cited excludes amounts in the Medical Care Collections
Fund.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) serves almost 59
million people--23,100,000 veterans and 35,200,000 family
members of living veterans or survivors of deceased veterans.
This group constitutes almost 20 percent of the United States
population. To serve adequately the nation's veterans, the VA
employs more than 284,000 people, making it one of the largest
Federal agencies in terms of employment.
The Committee recommends a total of $120,812,964,000 in
budget authority for programs in fiscal year 2011, an increase
of $11,205,338,000 or 10.2 percent above the fiscal year 2010
enacted level and $2,500,000 below the budget request. In
addition, advance appropriations of $50,610,985,000 are
provided for fiscal year 2012.
The funds recommended provide compensation payments to
3,815,081 veterans with service-connected disabilities and
survivors of deceased veterans; pension payments to 503,039
non-service-connected disabled veterans, widows, and children
in need of financial assistance; education training, tuition
assistance, and vocational assistance to 778,111 veterans,
servicemembers, and reservists, and 83,207 eligible dependents
of deceased veterans or seriously disabled veterans; housing
credit assistance in the form of 240,117 guaranteed loans to
veterans and servicemembers; administration or supervision of
life insurance programs with 6,918,910 policies for veterans
and active duty servicemembers providing coverage of
$1,336,891,080,000; inpatient care and treatment of
beneficiaries in 153 hospitals, 54 domiciliary residential
rehabilitation treatment programs, 135 nursing homes, 299 Vet
Centers, 50 mobile Vet Centers, and 849 outpatient clinics,
which include independent, satellite, community-based, and
rural outreach clinics. Workload at the various medical
facilities of the VA is projected to be 86,964,000 outpatient
visits and 964,500 inpatient stays in fiscal year 2011. The
funding recommended also pays for administration of the
National Cemetery Administration for burial of eligible
veterans, servicemembers and their survivors.
Veteran-owned small businesses.--The Committee supports the
VA program to purchase goods and services from veteran-owned
small businesses. However, the Committee believes that better
monitoring and verification of veteran ownership is necessary
and requests a report by March 1, 2011 identifying: the number
of self-representing businesses as well as the number of
businesses that have submitted for verification which are at
least 51 percent owned and controlled by veterans or service-
disabled veterans; the number of self-representing businesses
and the number of businesses which have submitted for
verification that meet Federal small business size standards;
the VA's current ranking versus the 3 percent subcontract and
prime contract goals; current efforts to promote the formation
and expansion of verified veteran-owned businesses; and current
efforts to verify ownership and control of veteran-owned
businesses. The Committee requests that the report disaggregate
the data to identify demographics of veteran-owned versus
service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
Environmental sustainability goals.--The Department
currently submits information to Congress through the
Department of Energy and the Office of Management and Budget on
its progress in meeting several environmental sustainability
goals established by Executive Order 13514, including the:
(1) 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target;
(2) 30 percent reduction in vehicle fleet petroleum
use by 2020;
(3) 26 percent improvement in water efficiency by
2020;
(4) 50 percent recycling and waste diversion by 2015;
and
(5) the goal that 95 percent of all applicable
contracts will meet sustainability requirements.
Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act,
the Committee directs that the Department report to the
Committee information on the Department's progress in meeting
the other requirements of the Executive Order:
(1) implementation of the 2030 net-zero-energy
building requirement;
(2) implementation of the stormwater provisions of
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007,
section 438; and
(3) development of guidance for sustainable Federal
building locations in alignment with the Livability
Principles put forward by the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, the Department of Transportation,
and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Filipino Veterans.--The Committee commends the VA for
promptly processing the benefits of Filipino veterans who aided
American troops in World War II, as authorized in the 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but is concerned about
reports that possibly legitimate claims have been denied. The
Committee encourages the VA to continue to process claims
expeditiously to distribute the designated funding of
$198,000,000 by the October 1, 2010 deadline and to review its
current practices to ensure that all claims are reviewed in a
fair and thorough manner. The Committee requests that the VA
submit a report on the status of awarded, pending, and denied
claims by December 1, 2010.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).--The
Committee is pleased with the re-establishment of the White
House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and
recognizes the importance of its broad mission to improve their
quality of life through increased participation in Federal
programs in which they may be underrepresented. The Committee
expects the VA to join with other Federal departments,
agencies, and offices to contribute resources, including time,
personnel, and expertise, to ensure the success of the
Initiative in increasing AAPI access and participation in
Federal programs.
Veterans Benefits Administration
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $47,396,106,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 53,492,234,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 53,492,234,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 6,096,128,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
This appropriation provides funds for service-connected
compensation payments to an estimated 3,816,000 veterans,
survivors, and dependents. In addition, pension payments are
funded for 309,000 veterans and 194,000 survivors. The average
cost per compensation case for veterans in 2011 is estimated at
$12,354, and pension payments are projected at a unit cost of
$10,816.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$53,492,234,000 for compensation, pension, and burial benefits,
an increase of $6,096,128,000 above the fiscal year 2010
enacted level and the same as the budget request.
The appropriation includes authority to transfer funding
not to exceed $30,424,000, of which $10,435,000 is for the
General Operating Expenses account, $10,874,000 is for the
Medical Support and Compliance account, and $9,115,000 is for
the Information Technology Systems account. These funds are for
the administrative expenses of implementing cost-saving
provisions required by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990, Public Law 101-508, the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992,
Public Law 102-568, and the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act
of 1994, Public Law 103-446. These cost-saving provisions
include verifying pension income against Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) data;
establishing a match with the SSA to obtain verification of
Social Security numbers; and applying the VA pension cap for
Medicaid-eligible single veterans and surviving spouses alone
in Medicaid-covered nursing homes. The bill also continues to
include language permitting this appropriation to reimburse
such sums as may be earned to the Medical Care Collections Fund
to help defray the operating expenses of individual medical
facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners.
Plot allowances.--The Committee is concerned about the
eroding value of the plot allowance and burial benefits
provided to the Nation's veterans. Because the benefits are not
indexed to inflation, their value continues to diminish each
year since the last increase provided in 2001. As a result,
families and state veterans' cemeteries have been left to cover
the increasing costs. The Committee directs the Department to
assess the viability of increasing the plot allowance and
burial benefits to cover the same percentage of veterans'
burial costs that they covered in 1973, when they were
initiated.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $9,232,369,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 10,440,245,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 10,440,245,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 1,207,876,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
This appropriation finances the education and training of
veterans and servicemembers whose initial entry to active duty
took place on or after July 1, 1985. These benefits are
included in the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance
Program, for which eligibility began in 1987. Basic benefits
are funded through appropriations made to the Readjustment
Benefits appropriation and transfers from the Department of
Defense. Supplemental education benefits are also provided to
certain veteran members of the Selected Reserve and are funded
through transfers from the Department of Defense. This account
also includes the cost of education benefits for servicemembers
whose service took place on or after September 11, 2001. In
addition, certain disabled veterans are provided with
vocational rehabilitation, specially adapted housing grants,
and grants for automobiles with approved adaptive equipment.
This account also finances educational assistance
allowances for eligible dependents of veterans who died from
service-connected causes or have a total and permanent service-
connected disability, as well as dependents of servicemembers
who were captured or are missing in action.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$10,440,245,000 for Readjustment Benefits, an increase of
$1,207,876,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the
same as the budget request. The significant funding increase is
a result of continuing implementation of the Post 9/11 GI Bill
(chapter 33).
Wounded warriors on campus.--The Committee encourages the
VA to work with colleges and universities to create programs to
support the successful post-war adjustment and social
reintegration of wounded veteran students. The completion of
initial medical treatment and subsequent discharge from active
duty status often present additional challenges to wounded
military personnel as they become full time students. These
wounded veterans often need specialized physical and mental
rehabilitation, career counseling, skills or placement testing,
and academic mentoring. The VA is encouraged to work with
accredited colleges to strengthen existing programs and to
develop new pilot programs that integrate these resources
across campus.
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $49,288,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 62,589,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 62,589,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 13,301,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Veterans Insurance and Indemnities appropriation is
made up of the former appropriations for military and naval
insurance, applicable to World War I veterans; national service
life insurance (NSLI), applicable to certain World War II
veterans; servicemen's indemnities, applicable to Korean
conflict veterans; and the veterans mortgage life insurance,
applicable to individuals who have received a grant for
specially adapted housing.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $62,589,000
for Veterans Insurance and Indemnities, an increase of
$13,301,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the
same as the budget request. The amount provided will enable the
Department to transfer funding to the service-disabled veterans
insurance fund and transfer additional amounts for payments for
policies under the veterans mortgage life insurance program.
These policies are identified under the Veterans Insurance and
Indemnity appropriation since they provide insurance to
service-disabled veterans unable to qualify under basic NSLI.
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Limitation on
direct loans for Administrative
Program account specially adapted expenses
housing loans
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Fiscal year 2010 enacted level......................... $23,553,000 $500,000 $165,082,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request........................ 19,078,000 500,000 163,646,000
Committee recommendation in the bill................... 19,078,000 500,000 163,646,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level..................... -4,475,000 - - - -1,436,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request.................... - - - - - - - - -
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The purpose of the home loan guaranty program is to
facilitate the extension of mortgage credit on favorable terms
by private lenders to eligible veterans. This appropriation
provides for all costs, with the exception of the Native
American veterans housing loan program, of the Department's
direct and guaranteed loans programs. The Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990 requires budgetary resources to be available prior
to incurring a direct loan obligation or a loan guaranty
commitment. In addition, the bill requires all administrative
expenses of a direct or guaranteed loan program to be funded
through a program account. Loan guaranties are made to
servicemembers, veterans, reservists, and single surviving
spouses for the purchase of homes, condominiums, and
manufactured homes and for refinancing loans. The Department
guarantees part of the total loan, permitting the purchaser to
obtain a mortgage with a competitive interest rate, even
without a down payment if the lender agrees. The Department
requires that a down payment be made for a manufactured home.
With a Department guaranty, the lender is protected against
loss, up to the amount of the guaranty, if the borrower fails
to repay the loan.
The Committee recommends such sums as may be necessary
(currently estimated to total $19,078,000) for funding subsidy
payments, $500,000 for the limitation on direct loans for
specially adapted housing loans, and $163,646,000 for
administrative expenses.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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Limitation on Administrative
Program account direct loans expenses
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Fiscal year 2010 enacted level......................... $29,000 $2,298,000 $328,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request........................ 48,000 3,042,000 337,000
Committee recommendation in the bill................... 48,000 3,042,000 337,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level..................... 19,000 744,000 9,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request.................... - - - - - - - - -
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This appropriation covers the funding subsidy cost of
direct loans for vocational rehabilitation of eligible veterans
and includes administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan program. Loans of up to $1,095 (based on indexed
chapter 31 subsistence allowance rate) are available to
service-connected disabled veterans enrolled in vocational
rehabilitation programs when the veteran is temporarily in need
of additional assistance. Repayment is made in monthly
installments, without interest, through deductions from future
payments of compensation, pension, subsistence allowance,
educational assistance allowance, or retirement pay. Most loans
are repaid in full in less than one year. The Federal Credit
Reform Act of 1990 requires budgetary resources to be available
prior to incurring a direct loan obligation.
The Committee recommends $48,000 for funding subsidy
program costs and $337,000 for administrative expenses. The
administrative expenses may be paid to the General Operating
Expenses account.
In addition, the Committee includes language limiting
direct loans to $3,042,000. It is estimated that the Department
will make 3,286 loans in fiscal year 2011, with an average
amount of $926.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Administrative expenses:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $664,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 707,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 707,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 43,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request - - -
The Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program, as
authorized by title 38 United States Code, chapter 37,
subchapter V, provides the Secretary with authority to make
direct housing loans to Native American veterans for the
purpose of purchasing, constructing, or improving dwellings on
trust lands. The Committee recommends the budget request of
$707,000 for administrative expenses of the Native American
Veteran Housing Loan Program.
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
No funds have been provided for this program, which was
funded as a pilot in fiscal year 2000 to expand the supply of
transitional housing for homeless veterans. This is the same as
the Administration request. No new loans will be executed and
no additional program account dollars are required to service
the one existing loan. Up to $750,000 was made available in
fiscal year 2010 to service the loans.
Veterans Health Administration
The Department operates the largest Federal medical care
delivery system in the country, with 153 hospitals, 54
domiciliary residential rehabilitation treatment programs, 135
nursing homes, 299 Vet Centers, 50 mobile Vet Centers, and 849
outpatient clinics which include independent, satellite,
community-based, and rural outreach clinics. Approximately
6,100,000 patients will be treated in 2011.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is comprised of
four accounts: Medical Services, Medical Support and
Compliance, Medical Facilities, and Medical and Prosthetic
Research. For these accounts, the Administration has requested
total resources for fiscal year 2012 of $50,610,985,000 in
direct appropriations and $3,393,000,000 in Medical Care
Collections Fund appropriations, to fund the three advance
appropriations of the VHA. This is an increase of
$2,427,985,000 above the fiscal year 2011 enacted level of
$48,183,000,000 and the same as the budget request. The
Committee also provides the budget request of $590,000,000 for
medical and prosthetic research.
Medical school affiliations with VA health care
facilities.--The Committee is pleased with the recommendations
of the Blue Ribbon Panel on VA Medical School Affiliations,
especially the recommendations encouraging a stronger
collaborative relationship with historically black health
professions schools. The Committee encourages the VA to
strengthen its partnerships with graduate health professions
schools at historically black health professions institutions
and to report to the Committee on the steps taken to do so.
Rural health.--The Committee is concerned that the VA has
not implemented the rural health initiative in a manner fully
consistent with Congressional intent. The Committee provided
$250,000,000 for the Office of Rural Health to support national
programs and initiatives that would be appropriate across the
country. It appears that $200,000,000 of the fiscal year 2010
total is being used for a one-time rural fee pilot program that
will not be replicated or continued in fiscal year 2011.
Further, the Committee understands that the VA intends to
designate $100,000,000 of the fiscal year 2011 funding for an
enhanced contract care pilot program and $87,800,000 for rural
community-based outpatient clinics. These two large programs
with multi-year costs do not represent the national seed
projects envisioned with the initiative. The Committee directs
the VA to report, within 60 days of enactment of this Act, to
the Committee on its fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2012
rural health spending plans prior to the obligation of any
funding.
MEDICAL SERVICES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $34,707,500,000
Fiscal year 2011 enacted level........................ 37,136,000,000
Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request............... 39,649,985,000
Committee 2012 recommendation in the bill............. 39,649,985,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2011 enacted level.................... 2,513,985,000
Fiscal year 2012 budget request................... - - -
This appropriation provides for medical services of
eligible veterans and beneficiaries in Department medical
centers, outpatient clinic facilities, contract hospitals,
State homes, and outpatient programs on a fee basis. Hospital
and outpatient care is also provided by the private sector for
certain dependents and survivors of veterans under the civilian
health and medical programs for the VA.
The Committee provides an advance appropriation of
$39,649,985,000 for Medical Services for fiscal year 2012, an
increase of $2,513,985,000, or 6.8 percent, above the fiscal
year 2011 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The
Committee has included bill language to make available through
September 30, 2013, $1,015,000,000 of the Medical Services
appropriation for fiscal year 2012. Funding is included to
implement the recently enacted authorization of assistance and
support services for caregivers of eligible veterans. The
Committee provides sufficient resources to fully implement VA
homeless assistance programs, including the Homeless Providers
Grant and Per Diem, the Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans,
and the Department of Housing and Urban Development--Department
of Veterans Affairs Supported Housing programs.
Mental health services.--The Committee encourages the VA to
consider utilizing the expert resources available in academic
medical centers to assist in providing treatment for
servicemembers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder,
depression, and other mental health conditions. A number of
these centers have developed innovative programs that include
outreach, clinical research, evidence-based therapies, and
services for family members. Treatment in these units may also
help address any stigma issue for veterans who are unwilling to
seek mental health services within a VA facility. The Committee
requests a report by February 1, 2011 describing the degree to
which the VA presently utilizes academic medical centers to
deliver mental health services and its future plans to expand
this usage. Further, these centers also have the capability and
expertise to diagnose mental health conditions, and the
Committee encourages the VA to consider diagnoses from these
centers, especially in the area of post-traumatic stress
disorder when evaluating servicemembers for benefits for this
condition.
Tobacco use.--The Committee recognizes the significant
health burden caused by tobacco use in the Nation's veteran
population, including lung cancer and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease. The Committee urges the Department to move
quickly to implement the recommendations outlined in the
Institute of Medicine report, Combating Tobacco Use in Military
and Veteran Populations. Such action is necessary to reduce
tobacco use among veterans to improve health and prevent
serious chronic health conditions.
Nurse training.--The Committee requests the Department to
assess the need to support additional higher education nursing
programs to provide quality health care to veterans in rural
areas. The Department is directed to report to the Committee
its findings by February 1, 2011.
Guide and service dog program.--The Committee is disturbed
by the Department's slow pace in implementing its new authority
to provide service dogs to veterans with mental impairments,
including post-traumatic stress disorder. The Committee
understands that the VA is providing fewer than ten guide dogs
to veterans and no service dogs for veterans with mental
impairments. The Committee directs the VA to finalize
regulations governing such a program by September 1, 2010 and
to report to the Committee the operational details of the
program established.
HIV/AIDS among veterans.--The Committee commends the VA
health care system on its swift adoption of new HIV testing
policy guidelines, which closely mirror the Revised
Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and
Pregnant Women in Heathcare Settings issued in September 2006
by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Committee requests a report from the Department by January
1, 2011 on the number and percentage of VA medical facilities
where the revised HIV testing policy has been implemented and
the timeframe for its implementation at all VA sites. The
report should include data on the number of VA patients who
have tested positive for HIV and AIDS since the new guidance
has been mandated, along with information about the extent to
which HIV testing information and queries are captured on the
Computerized Patient Record System.
Mental health services underreporting.--The Committee is
concerned by Government Accountability Office (GAO) findings in
its May 2010 report (GAO-10-570) that the VA does not publicly
report information about its spending for mental health
services from non-VA providers, such as community-based
hospitals and mental health professionals, or at VA settings
not primarily used for providing mental health services. The
Committee directs the VA to include the data identified by the
GAO in the VA budget justifications for fiscal year 2012 and
subsequent fiscal years. If current year data are not readily
available at the time the justifications are compiled, prior
year data so identified may be used. Reporting this additional
information will enhance Congressional oversight of VA services
to veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide
prevention and other mental health issues.
Telehealth counseling.--The Committee encourages the VA to
continue and expand its use of a telehealth platform to provide
mental health outreach and health coaching services to veterans
and their families, regardless of their geographic location.
This approach provides help when and where the veteran chooses
and can eliminate any stigma the veteran may feel in seeking
mental health services.
Non-Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA)
distributions.--The Committee directs the VA to provide to the
Committee within 30 days of enactment of this Act a detailed
listing of all fiscal year 2011 Medical Services activities
that are not funded through the VERA allocation method. The
list should identify all programs, initiatives, areas of
Congressional interest, and activities described as being
supported through ``specific purpose'' funds. The document
should compare these activities in funding amount and type to
the activities funded outside the VERA allocation model in
fiscal year 2010.
Prescription drug monitoring programs.--The Committee
directs the VA to provide a report, within 60 days of enactment
of this Act, to the Committee on the feasibility of VA's
participation in state-run prescription drug monitoring
programs (PDMP). The report should include an analysis of any
legal and/or administrative issues that would prohibit VA's
participation in state-run PDMP, and, if such issues exist,
recommendations to overcome those issues.
medical support and compliance
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $4,930,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 enacted level........................ 5,307,000,000
Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request............... 5,535,000,000
Committee 2012 recommendation in the bill............. 5,535,000,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2011 enacted level.................... 228,000,000
Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request........... - - -
The Medical Support and Compliance appropriation funds the
expenses of management and administration of the Department's
health care system to include financial management, public
health and environmental hazard, quality and performance
management, medical inspection, human research oversight,
training programs and continuing education, security, volunteer
operations, and human resources.
The Committee recommends an advance appropriation of
$5,535,000,000 for Medical Support and Compliance for fiscal
year 2012, an increase of $228,000,000 above the fiscal year
2011 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The
Committee has included bill language to make available through
September 30, 2013, $145,000,000 of the Medical Support and
Compliance appropriation for fiscal year 2012.
Patient safety.--Reports from the VA Office of Inspector
General during the past year document lapses in the proper use
and reprocessing of flexible fiberoptic endoscopes at VA
medical facilities. These lapses resulted in several known
cases of the transmission of blood-borne diseases and exposed
more than 10,000 veterans to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV.
The Committee directs the Department to collaborate with the
CDC to develop and assess systems for complete and consistent
adherence to injection safety and infection control guidelines
across the VA healthcare system. The Department is directed to
report to the Committee by July 1, 2011 the actions it has
undertaken in response to this directive.
The Committee is concerned about reports indicating that an
employee at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis was
fired after months of warning her supervisors about inadequate
sterilization of dental equipment. Had these warnings been
heeded, more than 1,800 veterans may have avoided possible
exposure to the HIV, Hepatitis B and C viruses. The Committee
directs the Department to reestablish an anonymous patient
safety reporting hotline to ensure that all reports regarding
matters of patient safety are promptly investigated and VA
employees making reports are not subjected to retaliatory
actions.
In addition to current notification procedures, the
Committee directs the VA to notify, by telephone, veterans who
may have been exposed to improperly sterilized medical
equipment. This notification should occur within 30 days of the
VA determination that such exposure may have occurred.
medical facilities
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $4,859,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 enacted level........................ 5,740,000,000
Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request............... 5,426,000,000
Committee 2012 recommendation in the bill............. 5,426,000,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2011 enacted level.................... (314,000,000)
Fiscal year 2012 advance budget request........... - - -
The Medical Facilities appropriation provides funds for the
operation and maintenance of the Department's health care
system's capital infrastructure. Included under this heading
are provisions for costs associated with utilities,
engineering, capital planning, leases, laundry, groundskeeping,
garbage, housekeeping, facility repair, and property
disposition and acquisition.
The Committee recommends an advance appropriation of
$5,426,000,000 for Medical Facilities for fiscal year 2012, a
decrease of $314,000,000 below the fiscal year 2011 enacted
level and the same as the budget request. The Committee has
included bill language to make available through September 30,
2013, $145,000,000 of the advance Medical Facilities
appropriation for fiscal year 2012. The Committee continues
bill language designating that $130,000,000 of the funds made
available for non-recurring maintenance is to be distributed in
a manner not subject to the Veterans Equitable Resource
Allocation model.
Community-based outpatient clinics.--The Committee urges
the Department to examine the need for, and to report to the
Committee on the feasibility of, a community-based outpatient
clinic within the following counties in South Central Illinois:
Pike, Calhoun, Jersey, Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery, Madison,
Bond, and Fayette.
Child care availability.--The Committee directs the VA to
report to the Committee by March 1, 2011 on the number of child
care slots the Department supports at medical centers, broken
out by slots reserved for children of patients and for
employees. This analysis should indicate the unmet demand for
child care slots in each category and the plans the VA has
developed to address the demand.
medical and prosthetic research
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $581,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 590,000,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 590,000,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 9,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
This appropriation provides for medical, rehabilitative,
and health services research. Medical research is an important
aspect of the Department's programs, providing complete medical
and hospital services for veterans. The prosthetic research
program is also essential in the development and testing of
prosthetic, orthopedic, and sensory aids for the purpose of
improving the care and rehabilitation of eligible disabled
veterans, including amputees, paraplegics, and the blind. The
health services research program provides unique opportunities
to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care
delivery system. In addition, budgetary resources from a number
of areas including appropriations from the medical care
accounts, reimbursements from the Department of Defense, grants
from the National Institutes of Health, private proprietary
sources, and voluntary organizations provide support for the
Department's researchers. Estimated total research resources in
2011 are $1,890,000,000. The VA will support about 2,350
research projects during fiscal year 2011.
The Committee recommends $590,000,000 for Medical and
Prosthetic Research, an increase of $9,000,000 above the fiscal
year 2010 enacted level and the same as the budget request.
Vietnam veterans longitudinal study.--The Committee
understands that the VA has reincarnated the national
longitudinal study of Vietnam veterans that has been moribund
for much of the decade and that awards are due to be made in
August 2010. The Committee urges the VA to proceed as quickly
as possible with the study. The longer the study is delayed,
the harder it becomes to locate study subjects and develop
representative sample populations. The Committee directs the VA
to submit a report by January 1, 2011 detailing the progress
made with award of the contract; identification of sample
populations; development of study protocol and research
questions; and timeframes for completion of research, data
analysis, and publication of results.
In addition, the Secretary is urged to conduct
epidemiological studies of existing VA medical data to
determine if there are anomalies and differences that become
apparent based on location of different duty stations or
periods of service. Results of these studies shall be made
public by means of submission of articles to recognized peer
reviewed scientific and medical publications.
Infrastructure review.--The Committee has not yet received
the report, requested in 2005, on a comprehensive review of VA
research facilities and their deficiencies. The Committee
understands that the work on this report is largely complete
and directs the VA to provide it by September 1, 2010. As part
of this review, the Committee also requests an analysis of the
square footage dedicated to research space that was renovated,
modified, or constructed in fiscal year 2009 with funding from
Medical Facilities or Major or Minor Construction and the
priority ranking of each research facility project in Major or
Minor Construction for fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
medical care collections fund
The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections
Fund (MCCF) was established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
(Public Law 105-33). The Department deposits first-party and
pharmacy co-payments, third-party insurance payments and
enhanced-use collections, long-term care co-payments,
Compensated Work Therapy Program collections, Compensation and
Pension Living Expenses Program collections, and Parking
Program fees into the MCCF. The Department uses these funds for
medical care and services to veterans. The Congressional Budget
Office estimate of fees that will be collected in fiscal year
2011 is $3,393,000,000.
National Cemetery Administration
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $250,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 250,504,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 259,004,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 9,004,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 8,500,000
The National Cemetery Administration was established in
accordance with Public Law 93-43, the National Cemeteries Act
of 1973. It has a fourfold mission: to provide for the
interment of, in any national cemetery with available grave
space, the remains of eligible deceased servicemembers and
discharged veterans, together with their spouses and certain
dependents, and to permanently maintain their graves; to
provide headstones for, and to mark graves of eligible persons
in national, State, and private cemeteries; to administer the
grant program for aid to States in establishing, expanding, or
improving State veterans' cemeteries; and to administer the
Presidential Memorial Certificate Program. This appropriation
will provide for the operation and maintenance of 164
cemeterial installations in 39 States, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $259,004,000
for the National Cemetery Administration, an increase of
$9,004,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and
$8,500,000 above the budget request. The increase is to
maintain funding for the National Shrine Commitment program,
which is an initiative to improve the overall appearance and
condition of cemeteries as identified in the study on
cemeteries that was submitted to the Congress in 2002.
Departmental Administration
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $2,086,707,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 2,588,389,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 2,601,389,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 514,682,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 13,000,000
The General Operating Expenses appropriation provides for
the administration of non-medical veterans benefits through the
Veterans Benefits Administration and departmental management
and support.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,601,389,000
for General Operating Expenses, an increase of $514,682,000
above the fiscal year 2010 appropriation and $13,000,000 above
the budget request. The amount provided includes $2,162,776,000
for the Veterans Benefits Administration.
The Committee recommendation endorses the budget proposal
to increase the number of disability claims processors by
approximately 4,048 (including 1,696 Recovery Act employees
made permanent). The Committee has been committed to expanding
the workforce of claims processors since fiscal year 2007, with
funding provided for over 8,000 new claims processors over the
last four years. The Committee also endorses the Department's
initiative to explore new technologies and processes to
decrease the time it takes to process claims and ensure the
accuracy of final decisions.
The Committee does not concur with the budget request to
reduce 306 Direct FTEs from the Education program, and provides
$14,000,000 to cover the cost of maintaining these FTEs in the
Education program. The Committee notes that the VA is
projecting a 31 percent workload increase from fiscal year 2009
to fiscal year 2011 due to the new Post-9/11 GI bill program.
The Committee believes that Veterans would be better served by
having a claims processing workforce that is adequately trained
and experienced. The IG noted in a November 2009 report that
the VBA had to pay $4,300,000 in overtime to process education
claims, and recommended that the VBA come up with a plan to
reduce overtime or risk ``employee burn out and diminishing
returns''.
In addition to the funds provided in this account, section
229 of the bill provides an additional $23,584,000 for the
General Operating Expenses appropriation, as requested by the
Administration, to increase the Department's acquisition
workforce capacity and capabilities. The Committee requests a
report within thirty days of enactment of this Act describing
how the VA plans to allocate these funds across the permissible
uses of funds identified in section 229.
GAO review.--The Committee requests that the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) prepare a comparative analysis by
June 1, 2011 of the disability claims process employed by the
Social Security Administration (SSA) versus that used by the
VA. The SSA currently receives 1,000,000 disability claims
annually, while the VA expects to receive more than 1,300,000
in 2011. The Committee recognizes that there are differences in
the two systems in areas such as the complexity of
disabilities, age of the beneficiary, information that must be
obtained, and VA statutory timelines that protect
beneficiaries. However, the Committee believes that comparing
two similarly sized organizations with similar missions could
provide useful information as the VA struggles to modernize its
disability claims processing and shorten the time required for
each claim.
Additional budgetary information.--The Committee believes
that the Congressional budget justifications submitted each
year with the Administration's budget should be expanded to
include the following information which would help inform
Congressional decisions:
Charts listing major budget increases and
decreases, split into the categories of `built in' and
`program' for each account.
A brief explanation of each proviso in an
account's appropriation bill language and the proposed language
changes.
A list of the authorization citations for each
program that is funded, along with a list of the citations for
authorized but unfunded programs. Include the authorization
level and the year the authorization expired or will expire for
each program.
A consolidated administrative expenses chart for
the entire Department.
A section identifying each piece of directive
report language from the previous year's House, Senate and
conference reports and the VA response/action taken for each
item.
A chart identifying the number of employees in
each GS, ES and non-GS level by account as well as the average
salary of each level for prior year, current year and budget
year. The chart shall include a breakout between Headquarters
and Field employees.
An organization chart for the VA as well as the
individual Administrations with the names of the occupant of
each position on the chart.
A program narrative for the medical facilities
section.
A narrative describing each of the programs in the
readjustment benefits programs rather than just a description
of increases and decreases.
Tabs to identify the chapters within the
justifications.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $3,307,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 3,307,000,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 3,222,000,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (85,000,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... (85,000,000)
The Information Technology Systems account was established
in P.L. 109-114. The account previously encompassed the entire
non-pay information technology portfolio for the Department of
Veterans Affairs, including all automation efforts in all
Administrations. Starting in fiscal year 2007, and reflected
for the first time in the budget request for fiscal year 2008,
this account also includes pay and associated costs for
information technology staff.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,222,000,000
for Information Technology Systems, which is $85,000,000 below
both the fiscal year 2010 appropriation and the budget request.
The Committee is concerned about the Department's continued
sluggish expenditure of information technology systems funding
as the Department works toward implementation of new program
management processes. The delay in execution is reflected in
the budget estimate of more than $1,700,000,000 projected to be
unobligated at the end of both fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
While the 2.6 percent funding reduction recommendation by the
Committee is not severe, it makes possible a modest
reallocation of funding to areas of greater need in the
Department.
The Committee has included bill language requiring the
Department to submit an expenditure plan for the total amount
provided, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
In addition, an administrative provision is included in the
bill which allows for the reprogramming of funds in this
account among projects upon prior notification to, and approval
by, the Committee.
Obligations report.--The Committee expects the Department
to continue its quarterly obligation report on information
technology systems using the framework established in the
initial reprogramming letter received after enactment of the
appropriations bill. The quarterly obligations report should
include additional information: a comparison to the total
project costs included in the base reprogramming letter
submitted to the Congress, and an explanation for any
differences in excess of $1,000,000; columns indicating the
total and fiscal year 2011 cost of the project as reflected in
the OMB 300b form; the status of the project in the Program
Management Accountability System (under review, completed,
outcome); and expected quarterly obligations for each quarter
of the current and budget fiscal years.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $109,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 109,367,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 115,367,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 6,367,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 6,000,000
The Office of Inspector General was established by the
Inspector General Act of 1978 and is responsible for the audit,
investigation, and inspection of all Department of Veterans
Affairs programs and operations. The overall operational
objective is to focus available resources on areas which would
help improve services to veterans and their beneficiaries,
assist managers of Department programs to operate economically
in accomplishing program goals, and to prevent and deter
recurring and potential fraud, waste, and inefficiencies.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $115,367,000
for the Office of Inspector General, an increase of $6,367,000
above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and $6,000,000 above
the budget request.
The Committee includes an increase of $6,000,000 above the
budget request to allow the Office of Inspector General to
focus on high priority needs, including, but not limited to,
the quality of outsourced care; investigations to expose
fiduciary, and procurement fraud; increase use of computer
forensics; allow for timely investigations of alleged
misconduct and allow the expansion of audit coverage of
information technology systems development, acquisition, and
implementation.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $1,194,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 1,151,036,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 1,166,036,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (27,964,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 15,000,000
The Construction, Major Projects appropriation provides for
constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning,
architectural and engineering services, assessments, and site
acquisition where the estimated cost of a project is
$10,000,000 or more.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,166,036,000
for Construction, Major Projects, a decrease of $27,964,000
from the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and $15,000,000 above
the budget request.
The Committee recommendation includes language in
Administrative Provisions which requires the Department to
notify the Congress of bid savings on contracts for
construction projects and requires notification to the Congress
of any changes from original scope of work identified in the
justification material submitted with the budget for each
project.
Health Care Center Facilities.--The Committee urges the
Department to reevaluate its scheduled lease of a new medical
facility in South Bend, Indiana in light of the urgent need for
the planned facility expansion of outpatient and specialty care
and contracted inpatient hospital care.
The Committee also requests the Department to report by
February 15, 2011 its plans and completion date for a new
facility at Leestown Road, Lexington, Kentucky.
Evaluating site feasibility.--The Committee requests the
Department to evaluate the benefits of relocating the Carl D.
Hayden Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, to a more accessible
downtown site. The review should include consideration of the
specific population to be served, along with possible
improvements that could be achieved by leveraging the facility
with other hospitals in the area. The VA should report its
finding to the Committee by April 1, 2011.
The specific amounts recommended by the Committee are as
follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
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2011 Committee
Location Description request recommendation
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Veterans Health Administration (VHA):
New Orleans, LA............................ New Medical Facility.............. 310,000 310,000
Denver, CO................................. New Medical Facility.............. 450,700 450,700
Palo Alto, CA.............................. Polytrauma/Ambulatory Care........ 30,000 30,000
Alameda Point, CA.......................... Outpatient Clinic and Columbarium 17,332 17,332
(Design).
Omaha, NE.................................. Replacement Facility (Design)..... 56,000 56,000
Advance Planning Fund...................... .................................. 89,750 89,750
HCC Advance Planning....................... .................................. 0 15,000
Facility Security Projects................. .................................. 41,390 41,390
BRAC Land Acquisition...................... .................................. 13,000 13,000
Judgment Fund.............................. .................................. 6,000 6,000
Resident Engineers......................... .................................. 23,964 23,964
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Total VHA................................ .................................. 1,038,136 1,053,136
National Cemetery Administration (NCA):
Indiantown Gap, PA......................... Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery 23,500 23,500
Improvements.
Los Angeles, CA............................ Columbarium Expansion............. 27,600 27,600
Tahoma, WA................................. Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery 25,800 25,800
Improvements.
Advance Planning Fund...................... .................................. 20,000 20,000
NCA Land Acquisition Fund.................. .................................. 10,000 10,000
Total NCA................................ .................................. 106,900 106,900
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General Administration Staff Offices .................................. 6,000 6,000
Advance Planning Fund.
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Major construction total................. .................................. 1,151,036 1,166,036
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CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $703,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 467,700,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 507,700,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (195,300,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 40,000,000
The Construction, Minor Projects appropriation provides for
constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the
Department, including planning, assessment of needs,
architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition,
where the estimated cost of a project is less than $10,000,000.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $507,700,000
for Construction, Minor Projects, a decrease of $195,300,000
below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and $40,000,000 above
the budget request. The additional funding is to be used for
high priority minor construction projects.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $100,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 85,000,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 85,000,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (15,000,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
This appropriation provides grants to assist States to
construct State home facilities, for furnishing domiciliary or
nursing home care to veterans, and to expand, remodel or alter
existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home or
hospital care to veterans in State homes. A grant may not
exceed 65 percent of the total cost of the project.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $85,000,000
for Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities,
a decrease of $15,000,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted
level and the same as the budget request.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $46,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 46,000,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 46,000,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... - - -
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
This program provides grants to assist States with the
establishment, expansion, and improvement of State veterans
cemeteries which are operated and permanently maintained by the
States. Grants under this program fund up to 100 percent of
construction costs and the initial equipment expenses when the
cemetery is established. The States remain responsible for
providing the land and for paying all costs related to the
operation and maintenance of the State cemeteries, including
the costs for subsequent equipment purchases.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $46,000,000
for Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries, the
same as the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the budget
request.
Administrative Provisions
The bill includes 24 provisions that were included in the
fiscal year 2010 enacted appropriations bill and eight new
provisions, five of which were proposed by the Administration.
The administrative provisions included in the bill are as
follows:
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 201 allows for the transfer of funds among three
mandatory appropriations. The Administration proposal to modify
this provision is not adopted.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 202 allows the Department to transfer funding among
the three medical appropriations accounts in fiscal year 2011.
The Administration proposal to modify this provision is not
adopted.
Section 203 allows for salaries and expenses funds to be
used for hire of passenger vehicles, lease of facilities or
land, and purchase of uniforms.
Section 204 provides that only funding in the
``Construction, major projects'' and ``Construction, minor
projects'' accounts can be used for the purchase of any site
for any new hospital or home or to construct any new hospital
or home.
Section 205 requires the Department to be reimbursed for
medical services it provides to any person not defined as a
beneficiary to ensure the Department is receiving payment for
all medical services provided.
Section 206 allows for the use of funds appropriated in
fiscal year 2011 for ``Compensation and pensions'',
``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and
indemnities'' for payment of accrued obligations recorded in
the last quarter of fiscal year 2010.
Section 207 allows for the use of fiscal year 2011 funds to
pay prior year obligations resulting from implementation of
sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States
Code.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 208 allows the Department to use surplus earnings
from the national service life insurance, U.S. Government life
insurance, and veterans special life insurance program, to
administer these programs.
Section 209 allows the Department to cover the
administrative expenses of enhanced-use lease services and
provides authority to obligate these reimbursements in the year
funds are received.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 210 limits the amount of reimbursement the Office
of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication can charge other offices
and accounts of the Department for services provided.
Section 211 requires the Secretary to submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations to approve new leases of real
property if the estimated annual rental cost is more than
$1,000,000. The Administration proposal to modify this
provision is not adopted.
Section 212 requires the Department to collect current and
accurate third-party reimbursement information for the purposes
of third-party insurance collections. If persons receiving care
or medical services do not disclose this information, the
Department is allowed to bill them reasonable charges for
services provided.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 213 allows the Department to use enhanced-use
leasing funds for construction and alteration of medical
facilities.
Section 214 allows the Department to use the ``Medical
services'' appropriation for expenses related to the broader
mission of medical care to veterans.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 215 allows the Department to transfer Medical Care
Collections to the ``Medical services'' appropriation to be
used for veterans medical care.
Section 216 allows veterans who reside in Alaska to obtain
medical services from medical facilities supported by the
Indian Health Service or tribal organizations, and provides for
reimbursement for those services from the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 217 allows the Department to transfer the proceeds
received from the transfer of real property deposited into the
Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund (CAF) to the
major and minor construction appropriations.
Section 218 provides that no funds may be used to prohibit
Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) from
conducting outreach or marketing programs. The Administration
proposed to delete this provision.
Section 219 requires the Secretary to submit quarterly
reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and
Senate on the financial status of the Veterans Health
Administration.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 220 requires the Department to notify and receive
approval from the Committees on Appropriations of any proposed
transfer of funding to or from the ``Information technology
systems'' account. The Administration proposal to modify this
provision is not adopted.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 221 requires the Department to notify and receive
approval from the Committees on Appropriations of any proposed
transfer of funding in excess of $1,000,000 between information
technology system projects. The Administration proposal to
modify this provision is not adopted.
Section 222 prohibits funds being used in a manner that is
inconsistent with the outsourcing limitations of Public Law
109-115.
Section 223 limits the amount of funding made available
under the ``Medical facilities'' account for non-recurring
maintenance that may be obligated during the last two months of
the fiscal year. The Administration proposal to delete this
provision is not adopted.
Section 224 permits the Secretary to use $5,000,000 for
cooperative agreements with State and local governments to
conduct outreach to ensure that veterans in underserved areas
receive care and benefits for which they are eligible.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 225 permits the transfer of funds appropriated for
medical accounts and information technology systems to the
Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for the operation of the
integrated Lovell Federal Health Care Center.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 226 permits the transfer of funds deposited in the
Medical Care Collections Fund to the joint Medical Facility
Demonstration Fund for the operation of the Lovell Federal
Health Care Center.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 227 directs that a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be
transferred from three medical appropriations to the Department
of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing
Incentive Fund, to be available until expended.
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
Section 228 rescinds fiscal year 2011 funds from three
medical accounts and appropriates them for fiscal year 2011
with two-year availability. The amounts provided are the same
as those given two-year availability in the fiscal year 2010
appropriation rather than the amounts requested by the
Administration.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 229 appropriates $23,584,000 to increase the
Department of Veterans Affairs acquisition workforce capacity
and permits the Secretary to transfer these funds to any other
account in the Department. The Administration proposed this
language as a general provision.
Section 230 directs the Secretary to report to the
Committee within 30 days of enactment of this Act the planned
funding allocation from each of the Veterans Health
Administration accounts to the National Reserve Fund and any
subsequent increase in these allocations of ten percent or
more. The Secretary is directed to notify the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any planned
obligation of the National Reserve Fund fifteen days before
such obligation takes place, as well as the intended use of the
funds.
Section 231 requires the Secretary to notify the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings
in Major Construction projects that total at least $5,000,000,
or five percent of the programmed amount, whichever is less.
Such notification must occur within 14 days after the date on
which funds are obligated.
Section 232 prohibits the original scope of a Major
Construction project from being increased without prior
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress.
TITLE III
RELATED AGENCIES
American Battle Monuments Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $62,675,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 64,200,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 65,667,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 2,992,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 1,467,000
The American Battle Monuments Commission is responsible for
the administration, operation and maintenance of cemetery and
war memorials to commemorate the achievements and sacrifices of
the American Armed Forces where they have served since April 6,
1917. In performing these functions, the Commission maintains
24 permanent American military cemetery memorials and 31
monuments, memorials, markers, and offices in 15 foreign
countries, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
and the British dependency of Gibraltar. In addition, six
memorials are located in the United States: the East Coast
Memorial in New York; the West Coast Memorial, The Presidio in
San Francisco; the Honolulu Memorial in the National Memorial
Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii; and the American
Expeditionary Forces Memorial, the World War II, and Korean War
Veterans Memorials in Washington, DC.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $65,667,000
for the American Battle Monuments Commission's salaries and
expenses account, $1,467,000 above the budget request.
Language is included allowing up to $7,500 to be used for
official reception and representation expenses.
The increased funding above the budget request will enable
the Commission to expand its interpretive program in the area
of interactive programs, similar to those already in place for
the Normandy campaign and the battle of Pointe du Hoc. The
Committee directs the Secretary of the Commission to submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations, no later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this Act, detailing the
spending plan for expansion of the interactive program of the
interpretive program.
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $17,100,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request est................... 20,200,000
Committee recommendation in the bill est.............. 20,200,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 3,100,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Commission's Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account is
authorized pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 2109 to pay the costs of
salaries and expenses that exceed the amount appropriated for
salaries and expenses because of fluctuations in currency
exchange rates of foreign countries occurring after a budget
request for the Commission is submitted to the Congress. The
account may not be used for any other purpose.
The Committee recommendation includes bill language as
proposed which makes ``such sums as may be necessary''
available to the Commission to cover unanticipated foreign
currency fluctuations, currently estimated at $20,200,000.
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $27,115,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 90,147,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 90,147,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 63,032,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Veterans' Judicial Review Act established the U.S.
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The Court reviews appeals
from claimants seeking review of a benefit denial. The Court
has the authority to overturn findings of fact, regulations,
and interpretations of law.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $90,147,000
for the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, an increase
of $63,032,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the
same as the budget request. Of the amount provided, $2,515,229
is to be used for the pro bono representation program.
The Committee notes that the President's budget request
includes $62,000,000, which shall be transferred to the General
Services Administration, for construction of a Veterans
Courthouse and Justice Center. The Committee recommendation
includes the amount requested. However, the Committee is aware
that the initial estimate for the construction of this facility
is in the process of being revised and directs the Court and
GSA to keep the Committee fully informed of the most current
estimates as they are developed.
Department of Defense--Civil Cemeterial Expenses, Army
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $39,850,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 38,100,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 39,600,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (250,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... 1,500,000
The Secretary of the Army is responsible for the
administration, operation and maintenance of Arlington National
Cemetery and the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery.
In addition to its principal function as a national cemetery,
Arlington is the site of approximately 3,100 non-funeral
ceremonies each year and has approximately 4,000,000 visitors
annually.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $39,600,000
for Cemeterial Expenses, Army, salaries and expenses, a
decrease of $250,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level
and an increase of $1,500,000 above the budget request.
The Committee recommendation includes a provision of bill
language which prohibits the use of any funding for the
construction of a new perimeter wall at Arlington National
Cemetery.
The Committee is very disturbed by the information
contained in the June 10, 2010 report from the Army Inspector
General documenting significant problems with the operation of
Arlington National Cemetery. While the report will be an
important trigger for management changes at the Cemetery, the
Committee is dismayed that the report appears to be the first
independent review since the 1997 Military District of
Washington Inspector General report. The lack of vigorous
oversight by the Department of the Army is inexcusable. For
example, although the Inspector General report highlighted
deficiencies in the Total Cemetery Management System under
development at Arlington, two reports from the Department,
requested by the Committee in 2005 and 2007, indicated that
project was on track and within cost. This system will be a
vital component to assuring that grave sites and interments are
identified and appropriately allocated now and in the future.
The Committee directs the Department of the Army to provide an
analysis of the Total Cemetery Management System by September
1, 2010. The analysis should include an assessment of whether
TCMS has the capacity required for cemetery management as well
as a list of all funds obligated to this program to date. The
Department should also identify specific deliverable benchmarks
which must be achieved in the TCMS development and
implementation process. These benchmarks must be achieved
before additional funds are to be obligated. If the benchmark
deliverable dates are missed, the Committee must be notified
within five days as to why the benchmark was not met. If three
deliverable dates are missed, the program must be halted and
reevaluated.
The Committee is also concerned about human resources
management at Arlington National Cemetery. In eight of the last
eleven years the Congress has provided more funding than
requested in the President's budget for Arlington National
Cemetery, but personnel resources appear to be stretched thin
according to the Inspector General report. The Committee
directs the Cemetery to provide by August 1, 2010 a staffing
plan identifying the number of personnel required to maintain
the Cemetery and coordinate interments using historical
timeliness standards compared to current staffing levels and
timeframes along with the associated funding requirements.
As a placeholder pending receipt of this report on
personnel, review of the Total Cemetery Management System
analysis, and analysis of pending unobligated balances in the
Cemetery account, the Committee recommendation includes an
increase of $1,500,000 for additional personnel and related
costs in fiscal year 2011.
Armed Forces Retirement Home
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $62,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 69,200,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 69,200,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... 7,200,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) consists of two
retirement communities, one in Washington, D.C. and the other
in Gulfport, Mississippi. The Washington, D.C. facility was
established in 1851 as a soldiers' home for elderly and
disabled veterans. The original home for Navy officers,
sailors, and Marines was established in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania in 1811, and was relocated to Gulfport,
Mississippi almost a century and a half later.
The Committee recommendation provides authority to expend
$69,200,000 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund to
operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces
Retirement Home--Gulfport, Mississippi. The amount recommended
is $7,200,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and
equal to the budget request.
CAPITAL PROGRAM
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $72,000,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 2,000,000
Committee recommendation in the bill.................. 2,000,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level.................... (70,000,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request................... - - -
The Committee recommendation provides authority to expend
$2,000,000 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund for
construction and renovations. The amount recommended is
$70,000,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and equal
to the budget request. The fiscal year 2010 program included a
one-time expense associated with replacement of the Scott
building on the Washington, DC campus.
TITLE IV
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
Department of Defense
Overseas Contingency Operations.--The Committee recognizes
that the existing military construction authorization and
appropriation process presents a challenge to meeting the
dynamic and uncertain conditions on the ground in Afghanistan.
The procedures developed to plan and execute projects for
peacetime use at domestic military bases are often inadequate
for to the demands of a theater of war, where shifts in mission
sets are frequent and a premium is placed on adaptation to
counter insurgent activity. Projects that have taken months to
develop for submission to the Congress may be rendered
unnecessary by events at the time they are approved by law; new
projects or needs for revised scope may arise which are urgent
but which cannot be addressed without resorting to statutory
emergency authorities and an often lengthy process of
notification, approval, and reprogramming. The commanders in
theater must have some flexibility to address new facility
requirements without burdensome delay. For the past several
years, beginning with the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2004, the Department of Defense has obtained
``Contingency Construction Authority'' to use operation and
maintenance funds to address such emergent and unforeseen needs
in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations in Southwest and
Central Asia. As of the end of the second quarter of fiscal
year 2010, a total of $1,376,737,000 has been obligated
pursuant to this authority. The use of operation and
maintenance funding, however, must be weighed against other
critical requirements funded by these accounts, and defeats the
purpose of having dedicated military construction funding.
At the same time, the Committee must preserve its ability
and responsibility to conduct oversight of military
construction for Afghanistan or any other contingency
operation. The Committee therefore recommends the funding
according to categories utilized by the Construction Exhibit,
or C-1, that was submitted with the budget request. The
Committee directs the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force to
submit spending plans for the funds provided in the bill no
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, and thereafter
to submit a quarterly update on the use of funds, using the
same format as the quarterly reports provided for the use of
the Contingency Construction Authority. Additionally, the
Committee directs that the following guidelines and
restrictions shall apply to the military construction funds
provided in this title:
--The Secretaries of the Army and Air Force shall
notify the Committee within 7 days of any scope or cost
variations (both increases and decreases) exceeding 20
percent or $2,000,000, whichever is less, for any
projects identified in the spending plans. The
Secretaries shall also notify the Committee of new
projects not identified in the spending plans 14 days
prior to obligation;
--The funds for each category shall be available for
any project eligible for that category according to the
guidelines used in the C-1. Should the Secretary of the
Army or the Air Force determine that funds are required
for any project that will cause obligations to exceed
any of the category amounts specified in this report,
or to provide for a construction project that falls
under a category not specified in this report, he or
she shall notify the Committee of this determination 14
days prior to obligating funds for the project;
--Minor construction projects are not required to be
identified in the spending plans but remain subject to
the requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2805; and
--Funds made available to the Army and Air Force
shall only be available for projects to support
contingency operations in Afghanistan and shall not be
used to support any enduring missions.
Military Construction, Army
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $924,484,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 929,996,000
Committee recommendation in the bill\1\............... 929,996,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level...................... 5,512,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request..................... - - -
\1\Designated as emergency funding.
The Committee recommends an additional $929,996,000 in
emergency funding for Military Construction, Army, an increase
of $5,512,000 above the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and the
same as the request, in support of Overseas Contingency
Operations. Of the amount recommended, the Committee provides
that $10,000,000 shall be made available by transfer to the
Department of Defense Inspector General for the purpose of
auditing military construction projects in Afghanistan. The
Committee includes this provision to ensure that such projects
are being constructed according to standards and procedures
that ensure protection of the life, health, and safety of U.S.
military and civilian personnel while safeguarding the
interests of taxpayers.
Military Construction, Air Force
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $474,500,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 280,506,000
Committee recommendation in the bill\1\............... 280,504,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level...................... (193,996,000)
Fiscal year 2011 budget request..................... (2,000)
\1\Designated as emergency funding.
The Committee recommends an additional $280,504,000 in
emergency funding for Military Construction, Air Force, a
decrease of $193,996,000 below the fiscal year 2010 enacted
level and $2,000 below the request, in support of Overseas
Contingency Operations.
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level........................ $ - - -
Fiscal year 2011 budget request....................... 46,500,000
Committee recommendation in the bill\1\............... 46,500,000
Comparison with:
Fiscal year 2010 enacted level...................... 46,500,000
Fiscal year 2011 budget request..................... - - -
\1\Designated as emergency funding.
The Committee recommends an additional $46,500,000 in
emergency funding for Military Construction, Defense-Wide, the
same as the request, in support of Overseas Contingency
Operations.
Administrative Provisions
The bill includes three new provisions. The provisions are
as follows:
Section 401 designates funds made available by this title
as an emergency pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the
budget for fiscal year 2010.
Section 402 establishes a preference for United States
architectural and engineering services.
Section 403 establishes a preference for United States
contractors for military construction, except that the
Secretary of Defense may waive this preference if it is deemed
inconsistent with national security.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The bill includes eleven provisions that were included in
the fiscal year 2010 enacted appropriations bill and two new
provisions as follows:
Section 501 prohibits the obligation of funds beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided.
Section 502 requires pay raises to be absorbed within the
levels appropriated in the bill.
Section 503 prohibits the use of funds for programs,
projects or activities not in compliance with Federal law
relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property
rights, or unfunded mandates.
Section 504 prohibits the use of funds to support or defeat
legislation pending before Congress.
Section 505 encourages all departments and agencies funded
in this Act to expand the use of E-Commerce technologies and
procedures.
Section 506 limits funds from being transferred from this
appropriations measure to any instrumentality of the United
States Government without authority from an appropriation Act.
The Administration proposed to delete this provision.
Section 507 specifies the Congressional committees that are
to receive all reports and notifications.
Section 508 prohibits any funds in this Act to be used for
a project or program named for an individual serving as a
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States
Congress.
Section 509 requires all reports submitted to the Congress
to be posted on official websites of the submitting agency.
Section 510 prohibits funds in this Act for the Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
Section 511 prohibits the obligation of funds in this Act
in contravention of the new certification requirement
established by section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996,
which is to be included in revisions to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation pursuant to that section. The revised FAR will
require a certification from each prospective contractor that
it does not engage in any activity for which sanctions may be
imposed under section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
Section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 was added by
section 102(b) of the recent Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010.
Section 512 prohibits 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.
Section 513 prohibits the use of funds to process a new
enhanced-use lease at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
House of Representatives Report Requirements
The following items are included in accordance with various
requirements of the rules of the House of Representatives.
Changes in Application of Existing Law
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following statements are
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the
accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the
application of existing law.
Language is included in various parts of the bill to
continue on-going activities that require annual authorization
or additional legislation, which to date have not been enacted.
Language is included in various parts of the bill to place
limitations on the use of funds in the bill or change existing
limitations and which might, under some circumstances, be
construed as changing the application of existing law.
Language is included in various parts of the bill to allow
the Secretary of Defense to exceed certain limitations upon
notification to the Committee.
Language is included in various parts of the bill to allow
funding to be used for official reception and representation
expenses.
Language is included in various parts of the bill to enable
various appropriations to remain available for more than one
year for some programs for which the basic authority
legislation does not presently authorize such extended
availability.
Language is included in various parts of the bill to permit
the transfer of funds to other accounts.
Language is included in various parts of the bill to allow
funds to be used for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Language is included under Title I to prohibit payments for
cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contracts under certain circumstances.
Language is included under Title I to allow advances to the
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
under certain circumstances.
Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of
funds to begin construction of new bases without specific
appropriations.
Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of
funds for purchase of land or land easements under certain
circumstances.
Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of
funds for land acquisition, site preparation, and utility
installation for family housing unless funds have been made
available in annual appropriations Acts.
Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of
minor construction funds to transfer an activity between
installations without prior notification.
Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of
funds for the procurement of steel for any activity if American
steel producers have been denied the opportunity to compete for
such steel procurements.
Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of
funds to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation.
Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of
funds to initiate a new installation overseas without prior
notification.
Language is included under Title I to limit the use of
funds for architect and engineer contracts under certain
circumstances.
Language is included under Title I to limit the use of
funds for awarding contracts to foreign contractors under
certain circumstances.
Language is included under Title I to require the
Department of Defense to notify the appropriate committees of
Congress of any proposed military exercises under certain
circumstances.
Language is included under Title I to limit funding
obligations for certain appropriations in the last two months
of the fiscal year to 20 percent.
Language is included under Title I to allow prior year
construction funding to be available for currently authorized
projects.
Language is included under Title I to allow payment for the
cost associated with supervision, inspection, overhead,
engineering and design on family housing or military
construction projects that are being completed with expired or
lapsed funds.
Language is included under Title I to allow funds to be
expended on military construction projects for four fiscal
years after enactment under certain circumstances.
Language is included under Title I to allow for the
transfer of BRAC proceeds to the BRAC account.
Language is included under Title I to allow construction
funds to be transferred to Housing Improvement Funds.
Language is included under Title I to require the various
military departments to submit prior notice to the Committee of
solicitation for contracts with the private sector for military
family housing under certain circumstances.
Language is included under Title I to allow for the
transfer of BRAC funds to the Homeowners Assistance Program.
Language is included under Title I to limit funds for the
operation and maintenance of family housing to those provided
in this appropriation and to limit amounts expended on repairs
of general and flag officer quarters under certain
circumstances.
Language is included under Title I to allow funds in the
Ford Island Improvement Account to be available until expended
for certain purposes.
Language is included under Title I to limit funds for
projects at closed or realigned installations under certain
circumstances.
Language is included under Title I to allow for the
transfer of expired funding to the Foreign Currency Fluctuation
Account under certain circumstances.
Language is included under Title I to prohibit the use of
funds to expand Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site.
Language is included under Title I to allow funds to be
transferred among projects or activities within accounts under
certain circumstances.
Language is included under Title II to require that the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a priority for
treatment of veterans who are service-connected disabled, lower
income, or have special needs.
Language is included under Title II to require that the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs give priority funding of basic
medical benefits to priority groups 1 through 6.
Language is included under Title II to allow the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to dispense prescription drugs from VHA
facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written
prescriptions.
Language is included under Title II to allocate a portion
of non-recurring maintenance funds outside the Veterans
Equitable Resource Allocation.
Language is included under Title II providing for the
reimbursement to the Department of Defense for the costs of
overseas employee mail.
Language is included under Title II to require approval of
a transfer between projects of the information technology
systems account.
Language is included under Title II establishing time
limitations and reporting requirements concerning the
obligation of major construction funds, limiting the use of
funds, and allowing the use of funds for program costs.
Language is included under Title II to allow minor
construction funds to be used to repair non-medical facilities
damaged by natural disaster or catastrophe.
Language is included under Title II permitting transfers
between mandatory and discretionary accounts, limiting and
providing for the use of certain funds, funding administrative
expenses associated with life insurance programs from excess
program revenues, allowing reimbursement from enhanced-use
leases and for certain services, requiring notification of new
lease agreements, requiring disclosure of insurance and income
information, allowing a recovery audit collection program,
allowing veterans in the state of Alaska to use Indian Health
Service facilities under certain conditions, allowing medical
services funds for recreational and funeral expenses, and
limiting the obligation of non-recurring maintenance funds
during the last two months of the fiscal year.
Language is included under the Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims, Salaries and Expenses, to permit the use of
funds for a pro bono program.
Language is included under Cemeterial Expenses, Army,
Salaries and Expenses, to permit the use of funds for parking
maintenance and repairs.
Language is included under Title IV to limit the use of
funds for architect and engineer contracts under certain
circumstances.
Language is included under Title IV to limit the use of
funds for awarding contracts to foreign contractors under
certain circumstances.
Language is included under Title V to require sums
necessary for pay raises to be absorbed within levels
appropriated.
Language is included under Title V to limit the use of
funds for Federal entities when they are not in compliance with
Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of
private property rights, or unfunded mandates.
Language is included under Title V to limit the use of
funds for publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat
legislation pending before Congress.
Language is included under Title V to prohibit the transfer
of any funds except pursuant to authority provided in
appropriations Acts.
Language is included under Title V to prohibit the use of
funds for a project or program named for a serving Member of
the United States Congress.
Language is included under Title V to prohibit funding
being distributed to the Association of Community Organizations
for Reform Now or its subsidiaries.
Language is included under Title V prohibiting funding of a
contractor that has not certified that it does not engage in
activities for which sanctions may be imposed under section 5
of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
Language is included under Title V prohibiting funds from
being used to maintain or establish a computer network unless
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of
pornography.
Language is included under Title V prohibiting funds from
being used for processing new enhanced-use leases at the
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Appropriations Not Authorized by Law
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following table lists the
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not
authorized by law for the period concerned:
[Dollars in thousands]
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Appropriations in
Agency/program Last year of Authorization last year of Appropriations in
authorization level authorization this bill
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Military Construction, Army......... 2010 4,643,903 4,413,903 4,981,508
Military Construction, Navy......... 2010 3,769,003 3,534,003 3,587,376
Military Construction, Air Force.... 2010 1,890,426 1,860,835 1,556,889
Military Construction, Defense-Wide. 2010 2,822,823 3,093,679 3,046,112
Military Construction, Army National 2010 582,056 582,056 1,020,228
Guard..............................
Military Construction, Air National 2010 364,226 371,226 292,386
Guard..............................
Military Construction, Army Reserve. 2010 431,566 431,566 358,325
Military Construction, Navy Reserve. 2010 125,874 125,874 91,557
Military Construction, Air Force 2010 112,269 112,269 48,182
Reserve............................
North Atlantic Treaty Organization 2010 197,414 197,414 258,884
Security Investment Program........
Family Housing Construction, Army... 2010 273,236 273,236 92,369
Family Housing Operation and 2010 523,418 523,418 518,140
Maintenance, Army..................
Family Housing Construction, Navy 2010 146,569 146,569 186,444
and Marine Corps...................
Family Housing Operation and 2010 368,540 368,540 366,346
Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps.
Family Housing Construction, Air 2010 66,101 66,101 78,025
Force..............................
Family Housing Operation and 2010 502,936 502,936 513,792
Maintenance, Air Force.............
Family Housing Construction, Defense- 2010 2,859 2,859 - - -
Wide...............................
Family Housing Operation and 2010 49,214 49,214 50,464
Maintenance, Defense-Wide..........
Department of Defense Family Housing 2010 2,600 2,600 1,096
Improvement Fund...................
Homeowners Assistance Program....... 2010 300,000 323,225 16,515
Chemical Demilitarization 2010 151,541 151,541 124,971
Construction, Defense-Wide.........
Base Realignment and Closure, 1990.. 2010 496,768 496,768 460,474
Base Realignment and Closure, 2005.. 2010 7,455,498 7,455,498 2,354,285
Department of Veterans Affairs, 2010 1,183,810 1,194,000 1,166,036
Construction, Major Projects.......
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Transfer of Funds
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following statements are
submitted describing the transfer of funds provided in the
accompanying bill.
Language is included to allow Military Construction,
Defense-Wide funds to be transferred to other military
construction and family housing appropriations to be merged
with and available for the same purpose and same time period.
Language is included to allow BRAC proceeds to be
transferred to the BRAC account to be merged with and available
for the same purpose and same time period.
Language is included to allow for the transfer of funds
from Family Housing, Construction accounts to the Department of
Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund and funds from Military
Construction accounts to the Department of Defense Military
Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund.
Language is included to provide transfer authority from the
BRAC account to the Homeowners Assistance Program.
Language is included to allow the transfer of expired funds
to the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense''
account.
Language is included to transfer not to exceed $30,423,000
from Compensation and Pensions to General Operating Expenses,
Medical Support and Compliance, and Information Technology
Systems. These funds are for the administrative costs of
implementing cost-savings proposals required by the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 and the Veterans' Benefits
Act of 1992. Language is also included permitting necessary
sums to be transferred to the medical facilities revolving fund
to augment funding of medical centers for nursing home care
provided to pensioners as authorized by the Veterans' Benefits
Act of 1992.
Language is included to provide authority for the
Department of Veterans Affairs for any funds appropriated in
2011 for Compensation and Pensions, Readjustment Benefits, and
Veterans Insurance and Indemnities to be transferred among
those three accounts.
Language is included to transfer funds among the Medical
Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical
Facilities accounts.
Language is included to permit the funds from three life
insurance funds to be transferred to General Operating Expenses
and Information Technology Systems for the costs of
administering such programs.
Language is included to permit up to $38,544,000 to be
transferred to General Operating Expenses and Information
Technology Systems from any funds appropriated in fiscal year
2011 to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management and the
Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication for
services provided.
Language is included to transfer certain funds derived from
enhanced-use leasing activities to the Construction, Major
Projects and Construction, Minor Projects accounts.
Language is included to transfer funds from the Medical
Care Collections Fund to Medical Services.
Language is included to allow the transfer of funds from
the Capital Asset Fund to the Construction, Major Projects and
Construction, Minor Projects accounts.
Language is included to allow the transfer of funds from
various accounts to the Information Technology Systems account.
Language is included to allow the transfer of funds within
Information Technology Systems between projects subject to
approval by the Committee.
Language is included to allow the transfer of funds
provided for the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Joint
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Facility Demonstration Fund to operate the integrated Captain
James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center.
Language is included permitting funds deposited to the
Medical Care Collections Fund for health care provided at the
Lovell Federal Health Care Center to be transferred to the
Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund to fund operations of the
Love Center.
Language is included under the Department of Veterans
Affairs that would transfer no less than $15,000,000 for the
DoD/VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund as authorized by
section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code.
Language is included requiring that $10,000,000 of the
funds provided for Overseas Contingency Operations, Department
of Defense, Military Construction, Army, be transferred to the
Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General for
audits of military construction projects in Afghanistan.
Constitutional Authority
Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII requires each committee report
on a public bill or joint resolution to contain a statement
citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the
Constitution to enact the law proposed by the bill or joint
resolution.
The Committee on Appropriations bases its authority to
report this legislation on clause 7 of section 9 of article I
of the Constitution of the United States, which states ``No
money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of
Appropriations made by Law. ...''
Appropriations contained in this Act are made pursuant to
this specific power granted by the Constitution.
Comparison With the Budget Resolution
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget
Act.
[In millions of dollars]
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302(b) allocation This bill
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Budget Budget
authority Outlays authority Outlays
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Discretionary............................................... 75,998 80,895 75,998 80,887
Mandatory................................................... 69,190 69,000 69,190 69,000
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Five-Year Projection of Outlays
Pursuant to section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, the following table contains five-year
projections prepared by the Congressional Budget Office of
outlays associated with the budget authority provided in the
accompanying bill:
Millions
Budget Authority........................................ 75,998
Outlays:
2011................................................ 73,584
2012................................................ 10,026
2013................................................ 6,882
2014................................................ 2,741
2015................................................ 1,913
Assistance to State and Local Governments
Pursuant to section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, the amount of financial assistance to State
and local governments is as follows:
Millions
Budget Authority........................................ 199
Fiscal Year 2011 outlays resulting therefrom............ 47
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure
authorizes funding:
The Committee on Appropriations considers program
performance, including a program's success in developing and
attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing
funding recommendations.
Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the Committee notes that the
accompanying bill does not propose to repeal or amend a statute
or part thereof.
Full Committee Votes
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of
the House of Representatives, the results of each roll call
vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with
the names of those voting for and those voting against, are
required to be included in the Committee report. No roll call
votes were ordered on an amendment to, or the motion to report,
this bill.
Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items
The following table is submitted in compliance with clause
9 of rule XXI, and lists the Congressional earmarks (as defined
in paragraph (e) of clause 9) contained in the bill or in this
report. Neither the bill nor the report contains any limited
tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in
paragraphs (f) or (g) of clause 9 of rule XXI.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
[Presidentially Directed Spending Items]
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Requester(s)
Account State: Location Project Title Amount ---------------------------------------------------------------
Administration House
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Army Alabama: Fort Rucker Aviation Component Maintenance Shop $29,000,000 The President Bright
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Army Alabama: Fort Rucker Aviation Maintenance Facility $36,000,000 The President Bright
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Army Alabama: Fort Rucker Training Aids Center $4,650,000 The President
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Navy Alabama: Mobile T-6 Solo Capable Outlying Landing Field $29,082,000 The President
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Air Force Alabama: Maxwell AFB Add/Alter Air University Library $13,400,000 The President
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Air NG Alabama: Montgomery ANGB Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangar $7,472,000 The President Bright
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Army Alaska: Fort Greely Fire Station $26,000,000 The President
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Army Alaska: Fort Richardson Brigade Complex, Ph 1 $67,038,000 The President
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Army Alaska: Fort Richardson Multipurpose Machine Gun Range $12,200,000 The President
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Army Alaska: Fort Richardson Simulations Center $34,000,000 The President
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Army Alaska: Fort Wainwright Aviation Task Force Complex, Ph 2A (Hangar) $142,650,000 The President
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Army Alaska: Fort Wainwright Aviation Task Force Complex, Ph 2B (COF) $27,000,000 The President
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Army Alaska: Fort Wainwright Urban Assault Course $3,350,000 The President
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Air Force Alaska: Eielson AFB Repair Central Heat Plant & Boilers $28,000,000 The President
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Air Force Alaska: Elmendorf AFB Add/Alter Operations Squadron Tra. $4,749,000 The President
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Air Force Alaska: Elmendorf AFB Railhead Operations Facility $15,000,000 The President
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Air Force Alaska: Elmendorf AFB F-22 Add/Alter Weapons System Release Shop $10,525,000 The President
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FH Army Alaska: Fort Wainwright Family Housing Replacement (110 Units) $21,000,000 The President
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Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Aircraft Mainenance Hangar $63,280,000 The President
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Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Aircraft Mainenance Hangar $40,600,000 The President
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Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Communications Infrastructure Upgrade $63,730,000 The President
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Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Intermediate Maintenance Activity Facility $21,480,000 The President
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Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Simulator Facility $36,060,000 The President
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Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Utilities Infrastructure Upgrade $44,320,000 The President
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Navy Arizona: Yuma MCAS Van Pad Complex Relocation $15,590,000 The President
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Air Force Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB AMARG Hangar $25,000,000 The President
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Air Force Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB HC-130 AGE Maintenance Facility $4,600,000 The President
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Air Force Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB HC-130 Aerial Cargo Facility $10,700,000 The President
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Air Force Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB HC-130J Parts Store $8,200,000 The President
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Air Force Arizona: Fort Huachuca Reaper LRE Beddown $11,000,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Arizona: Yuma Proving Ground SOF Military Free Fall Simulator $8,977,000 The President
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Army NG Arizona: Florence Readiness Center $16,500,000 The President
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Air NG Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB Predator FOC Active Duty Associate $4,650,000 The President
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Army NG Arkansas: Camp Robinson Combined Support Maintenance Shop $30,000,000 The President
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Army NG Arkansas: Fort Chaffee Combined Arms Collective Training Facility $19,000,000 The President
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Army NG Arkansas: Fort Chaffee Live Fire Shoot House $2,500,000 The President
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Army California: Presidio of Monterey Advanced Individual Training Barracks $63,000,000 The President
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Army California: Presidio of Monterey General Instruction Building $39,000,000 The President
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Army California: Presidio of Monterey Satellite Communications Facility $38,000,000 The President
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Navy California: Camp Pendleton BEQ--13 Area $42,864,000 The President
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Navy California: Camp Pendleton BEQ--Las Flores $37,020,000 The President
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Navy California: Camp Pendleton CNATT/FRS--Aviation Training and BEQ $66,110,000 The President
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Navy California: Camp Pendleton Conveyance/Water Treatment $100,700,000 The President
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Navy California: Camp Pendleton MALS-39 Mainenance Hangar Expansion $48,230,000 The President
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Navy California: Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Energy Initiative $9,950,000 The President
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Navy California: Camp Pendleton North Region Tertiary Treatment Plant, Incr 2 $30,000,000 The President
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Navy California: Camp Pendleton Small Arms Magazine--Edson Range $3,760,000 The President
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Navy California: Camp Pendleton Truck Company Operations Complex $53,490,000 The President
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Navy California: Coronado NAB Rotary Hangar $67,160,000 The President Davis (CA)
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Navy California: Miramar MCAS Aircraft Mainenance Hangar $90,490,000 The President
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Navy California: Miramar MCAS Hangar 4 $33,620,000 The President
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Navy California: Miramar MCAS Parking Apron/Taxiway Expansion $66,500,000 The President
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Navy California: San Diego BEQ, Homeport Ashore $75,342,000 The President Davis (CA)
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Navy California: San Diego Berthing Pier 12 Replace & Dredging, Ph 1 $108,414,000 The President Davis (CA)
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Navy California: San Diego Marine Corps Energy Initiative $9,950,000 The President Davis (CA)
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Navy California: Twentynine Palms MCB BEQ and Parking Structure $53,158,000 The President
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Defense-Wide California: Point Loma Annex Replace Storage Facility, Incr 3 $20,000,000 The President Davis (CA)
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Defense-Wide California: Point Mugu Aircraft Direct Fueling Station $3,100,000 The President
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Army NG California: Camp Roberts Combined Arms Collective Training Facility $19,000,000 The President
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Army Reserve California: Fairfield Army Reserve Center $26,000,000 The President
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Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett ECS Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility $22,000,000 The President
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Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett ECS Warehouse $15,000,000 The President
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Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett Grenade Launcher Range $1,400,000 The President
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Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett Hand Grenade Familiarization Range (Live) $1,400,000 The President
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Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett Light Demolition Range $2,700,000 The President
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Army Reserve California: Fort Hunter Liggett Tactical Vehicle Wash Rack $9,500,000 The President
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Navy Reserve California: Twentynine Palms MCB Tank Vehicle Mainenance Facility $5,991,000 The President
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Army Colorado: Fort Carson Automated Sniper Field Fire Range $3,650,000 The President
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Army Colorado: Fort Carson Battalion Headquarters $6,700,000 The President
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Army Colorado: Fort Carson Brigade Complex $56,000,000 The President
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Army Colorado: Fort Carson Simulations Center $40,000,000 The President
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Air Force Colorado: Buckley AFB Security Forces Operations Facility $12,160,000 The President
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Air Force Colorado: Peterson AFB RAIDRS Space Control Facility $24,800,000 The President
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Air Force Colorado: U.S. Air Force Academy Center for Character & Leadership Development $27,600,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Colorado: Fort Carson SOF Tactical UAV Hangar $3,717,000 The President
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Army NG Colorado: Colorado Springs Readiness Center $20,000,000 The President
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Army NG Colorado: Fort Carson Regional Training Institute $40,000,000 The President
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Army NG Colorado: Gypsum HAATS/AASF $39,000,000 The President
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Army NG Colorado: Windsor Readiness Center $7,500,000 The President
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Chem Demil Colorado: Pueblo Depot Ammunition Demilitarization Facility, Ph XII $65,569,000 The President
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Army NG Connecticut: Windsor Locks Aviation Readiness Center $41,000,000 The President DeLauro; Larson
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Army NG Delaware: New Castle Armed Forces Reserve Center (JFHQ) $27,000,000 The President
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Air Force Delaware: Dover AFB C-5M/C-17 Maintenance Training Facility, Ph 2 $3,200,000 The President
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Air NG Delaware: New Castle CAP Joint Forces Operations Center--ANG Share $1,500,000 The President
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Air Force District of Columbia: Bolling AFB Joint Air Defense Operations Center $13,200,000 The President
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Defense-Wide District of Columbia: Bolling AFB Replace Parking Structure, Ph 1 $3,000,000 The President
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Army Florida: Eglin AFB Chapel $6,900,000 The President
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Army Florida: Miami-Dade County Command and Control Facility $41,000,000 The President
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Army Florida: Miami USAG Commissary (SOUTHCOM HQ) $19,000,000 The President
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Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Consolidated Warehouse Facility $17,260,000 The President
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Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Container Staging and Loading Lot $5,990,000 The President
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Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Container Storage Lot $4,910,000 The President
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Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Hardstand Extension $17,930,000 The President
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Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Paint and Blast Facility $18,840,000 The President
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Navy Florida: Blount Island MCSF Washrack Expansion $9,690,000 The President
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Navy Florida: Tampa JCSE Vehicle Paint Facility $2,300,000 The President
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Air Force Florida: Eglin AFB F-35 Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar $11,400,000 The President
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Air Force Florida: Hurlburt Field Add/Alter Special Operations School Facility $6,170,000 The President
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Air Force Florida: Hurlburt Field Add to Visiting Quarters (24 Room) $4,500,000 The President
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Air Force Florida: Hurlburt Field Base Logistics Facility $24,000,000 The President
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Air Force Florida: Patrick AFB Air Force Technical Applications Center $79,009,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Florida: Eglin AFB SOF Ground Support Battalion Detachment $6,030,000 The President
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Air NG Florida: Jacksonville IAP Security Forces Training Facility $6,700,000 The President
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Army Reserve Florida: North Fort Myers Army Reserve Center/Land $13,800,000 The President
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Army Reserve Florida: Orlando Army Reserve Center/Land $10,200,000 The President
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Army Reserve Florida: Tallahassee Army Reserve Center/Land $10,400,000 The President
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Air Reserve Florida: Patrick AFB Weapons Maintenance Facility $3,420,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Benning Land Acquisition $12,200,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Benning Museum Operations Support Building $32,000,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Benning Trainee Barracks Ph 2 $51,000,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Benning Training Battalion Complex, Ph 2 $14,600,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Benning Training Battalion Complex, Ph 2 $14,600,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Benning Vehicle Maintenance Shop $53,000,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Gordon Training Aids Center $4,150,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Automated Infantry Platoon Battle Course $6,200,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range $9,100,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Aviation Unit Operations Complex $47,000,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Battalion Complex $18,000,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Stewart General Instruction Building $8,200,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Modified Record Fire Range $3,750,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Simulations Center $26,000,000 The President
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Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Training Aids Center $7,000,000 The President
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Navy Georgia: Kings Bay NSB Security Enclave & Vehicle Barriers $45,004,000 The President
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Navy Georgia: Kings Bay NSB Waterfront Emergency Power $15,660,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Georgia: Fort Benning Dexter Elementary School Gym $2,800,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Georgia: Fort Benning SOF Company Support Faciliy $20,441,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Georgia: Fort Benning SOF Military Working Dog Kennel Complex $3,624,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Georgia: Augusta NSA/CSS Georgia Training Facility $12,855,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Georgia: Fort Stewart Health Clinic Add/Alt $35,100,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Georgia: Hunter AAF SOF TEMF Expansion $3,318,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Georgia: Hunter ANGS Fuel Unload Facility $2,400,000 The President
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Army NG Georgia: Cumming Readiness Center $17,000,000 The President
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Army NG Georgia: Dobbins ARB Readiness Center Add/Alt $10,400,000 The President
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Air NG Georgia: Savannah/Hilton Head IAP Relocate ASOS Facility $7,450,000 The President
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Army Reserve Georgia: Macon Army Reserve Center/Land $11,400,000 The President
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Army Hawaii: Fort Shafter Command and Control Facility, Ph 1 $58,000,000 The President
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Army Hawaii: Fort Shafter Flood Mitigation $23,000,000 The President
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Army Hawaii: Schofield Barracks Barracks $98,000,000 The President
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Army Hawaii: Schofield Barracks Barracks $90,000,000 The President
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Army Hawaii: Schofield Barracks Training Aids Center $24,000,000 The President
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Army Hawaii: Tripler AMC Barracks $28,000,000 The President
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Navy Hawaii: Camp H.M. Smith Physical Fitness Center $29,960,000 The President
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Navy Hawaii: Kaneohe Bay BEQ $90,530,000 The President
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Navy Hawaii: Kaneohe Bay Waterfront Operations Facility $19,130,000 The President
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Navy Hawaii: Pearl Harbor Center for Disaster Mgmt./Humanitarian Assistance $9,140,000 The President
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Navy Hawaii: Pearl Harbor Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command $99,328,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Hawaii: Hickam AFB Alter Fuel Storage Tanks $8,500,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Hawaii: Pearl Harbor NSWG3 Command and Operations Facility $28,804,000 The President
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Army NG Hawaii: Kalaeloa Combined Support Maintenance Shop $38,000,000 The President
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Air NG Hawaii: Hickam AFB F-22 Beddown Infrastructure Support $5,950,000 The President
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Air NG Hawaii: Hickam AFB F-22 Hangar, Squadron Operations & AMU $48,250,000 The President
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Air NG Hawaii: Hickam AFB F-22 Upgrade Munitions Complex $17,250,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Idaho: Mountain Home AFB Replace POL Fuel Storage Tanks $27,500,000 The President
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Army NG Idaho: Gowen Field Barracks (ORTC) Ph 1 $17,500,000 The President
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Army NG Idaho: Mountain Home AFB Tactical UAS Facility $6,300,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Illinois: Scott AFB Field Command Facility Upgrade (DISA) $1,388,000 The President
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Army NG Illinois: Springfield Add/Alt Combined Support Maintenance Shop $15,000,000 The President
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Air NG Illinois: Capital MAP CNAF Beddown Upgrade Facilities $16,700,000 The President
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Army Reserve Illinois: Quincy Army Reserve Center/Land $12,200,000 The President
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Air NG Indiana: Hulman RAP ASOS Beddown Upgrade Facilities $4,100,000 The President
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Army Reserve Indiana: Michigan City Army Reserve Center/Land $15,500,000 The President
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Army Reserve Iowa: Des Moines Army Reserve Center $8,175,000 The President
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Army Kansas: Fort Leavenworth Vehicle Maintenance Shop $7,100,000 The President
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Army Kansas: Fort Riley Automated Infantry Squad Battle Course $4,100,000 The President
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Army Kansas: Fort Riley Automated Qualification Training Range $14,800,000 The President
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Army Kansas: Fort Riley Battalion Complex, Ph 1 $31,000,000 The President
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Army Kansas: Fort Riley Known Distance Range $7,200,000 The President
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Army NG Kansas: Wichita Field Maintenance Shop $24,000,000 The President
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Army NG Kansas: Wichita Readiness Center $43,000,000 The President
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Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Automated Sniper Field Fire Range $1,500,000 The President
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Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Brigade Complex $67,000,000 The President
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Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Company Operations Facilities $25,000,000 The President
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Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Rappelling Training Area $5,600,000 The President
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Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Unit Operations Facilities $26,000,000 The President
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Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Urban Assault Course $3,300,000 The President
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Army Kentucky: Fort Campbell Vehicle Maintenance Shop $15,500,000 The President
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Army Kentucky: Fort Knox Access Corridor Improvements $6,000,000 The President
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Army Kentucky: Fort Knox MOUT Collective Training Facility $12,800,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Kentucky: Fort Campbell SOF Battalion Operations Complex $38,095,000 The President
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Army NG Kentucky: Burlington Readiness Center $19,500,000 The President
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Chem Demil Kentucky: Blue Grass Depot Ammunition Demilitarization Facility, Ph XI $59,402,000 The President
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Army Louisiana: Fort Polk Barracks $29,000,000 The President
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Army Louisiana: Fort Polk Heavy Sniper Range $4,250,000 The President
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Army Louisiana: Fort Polk Land Acquisition $6,000,000 The President
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Army Louisiana: Fort Polk Land Acquisition $24,000,000 The President
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Air Force Louisiana: Barksdale AFB Weapons Load Crew Training Facility $18,140,000 The President
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Army NG Louisiana: Fort Polk Tactical UAS Facility $5,500,000 The President
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Army NG Louisiana: Camp Minden Readiness Center $28,000,000 The President
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Navy Reserve Louisiana: New Orleans NAS/JRB Joint Air Traffic Control Facility $16,281,000 The President
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Army Maryland: Aberdeen Proving Ground Auto Tech Evaluation Facility Ph 2 $14,600,000 The President Ruppersberger
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Army Maryland: Fort Meade Indoor Firing Range $7,600,000 The President Ruppersberger
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Army Maryland: Fort Meade Wideband SATCOM Operations Center $25,000,000 The President Ruppersberger
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Navy Maryland: Indian Head NSWC Agile Chemical Facility, Ph 2 $34,238,000 The President Hoyer
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Navy Maryland: Patuxent River NAS Broad Area Maritime Surveillance T&E Facility $42,211,000 The President Hoyer
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Defense-Wide Maryland: Aberdeen Proving Ground USAMRICD Replacement, Incr 3 $105,000,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Maryland: Andrews AFB Replace Fuel Storage & Distribution Facility $14,000,000 The President Edwards (MD)
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Defense-Wide Maryland: Bethesda WRNNMC Parking Expansion $17,100,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Maryland: Bethesda Transient Wounded Warrior Lodging $62,900,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick Consolidated Logistics Facility $23,100,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick Information Services Facility Expansion $4,300,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick NIBC Security Fencing and Equipment $2,700,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick Supplemental Water Storage $3,700,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick USAMRIID Stage I, Incr 5 $17,400,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick Water Treatment Plant Repair & Supplement $11,900,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Meade North Campus Utility Plant $219,360,000 The President
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Army NG Maryland: St. Inigoes (Webster Tactical UAS Facility $5,500,000 The President Hoyer
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Air NG Maryland: Martin State Airport Replace Operations & Medical Training Facility $11,400,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Massachusetts: Hanscom AFB Mental Health Clinic Addition $2,900,000 The President
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Army NG Massachusetts: Hanscom AFB Armed Forces Reserve Center (JFHQ), Ph 2 $23,000,000 The President
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Army Reserve Massachusetts: Devens RFTA Automated Record Fire Range $4,700,000 The President
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Army NG Michigan: Camp Grayling Combined Arms Collective Training Facility $19,000,000 The President
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Army NG Minnesota: Arden Hills Field Maintenance Shop $29,000,000 The President
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Army NG Minnesota: Camp Ripley Infantry Squad Battle Course $4,300,000 The President
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Army NG Minnesota: Camp Ripley Tactical UAS Facility $4,450,000 The President
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Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Barracks $29,000,000 The President
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Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Brigade Headquarters $12,200,000 The President
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Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood General Instruction Building $7,000,000 The President
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Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Information Systems Facility $15,500,000 The President
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Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Training Barracks $19,000,000 The President
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Army Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Transient Advanced Trainee Barracks, Ph 2 $29,000,000 The President
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Army Reserve Missouri: Belton Army Reserve Center $11,800,000 The President
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Army NG Nebraska: Lincoln Readiness Center Add/Alt $3,300,000 The President
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Army NG Nebraska: Mead Readiness Center $11,400,000 The President
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Air Force Nevada: Creech AFB UAS Airfield Fire/Crash Rescue Station $11,710,000 The President
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Air Force Nevada: Nellis AFB F-35 Add/Alt 422 Test Evaluation Squadron Fac. $7,870,000 The President
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Air Force Nevada: Nellis AFB F-35 Add/Alt Flight Test Instrumentation Facility $1,900,000 The President
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Air Force Nevada: Nellis AFB F-35 Flight Simulator Facility $13,110,000 The President
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Air Force Nevada: Nellis AFB F-35 Maintenance Hangar/AMU $28,760,000 The President
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Army NG New Hampshire: Pembroke Barracks Facility (RTI) $15,000,000 The President
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Army NG New Hampshire: Pembroke Classroom Facility (RTI) $21,000,000 The President
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Air Force New Jersey: McGuire AFB Base Operations/Command Post Facility $8,000,000 The President Rothman
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Air Force New Jersey: McGuire AFB Dormitory (120 Room) $18,440,000 The President Rothman
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Army New Mexico: White Sands Missile Barracks $29,000,000 The President
Range
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Air Force New Mexico: Cannon AFB Dormitory (96 Room) $14,000,000 The President Lujan
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Air Force New Mexico: Cannon AFB UAS Squadron Operations Facility $20,000,000 The President Lujan
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Air Force New Mexico: Holloman AFB UAS Add/Alt Maintenance Hangar $15,470,000 The President Teague
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Air Force New Mexico: Holloman AFB UAS Maintenance Hangar $22,500,000 The President
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Air Force New Mexico: Kirtland AFB Aerial Delivery Facility Addition $3,800,000 The President
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Air Force New Mexico: Kirtland AFB Armament Shop $6,460,000 The President
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Air Force New Mexico: Kirtland AFB H/MC-130 Fuel System Maintenance Facility $14,142,000 The President
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Defense-Wide New Mexico: Cannon AFB SOF Add/Alt Simulator Facility for MC-130 $13,287,000 The President
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Defense-Wide New Mexico: Cannon AFB SOF C-130 Parking Apron Ph I $26,006,000 The President
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Defense-Wide New Mexico: Cannon AFB SOF Aircraft Parking Apron (MC-130J) $12,636,000 The President
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Defense-Wide New Mexico: Cannon AFB SOF Hangar/AMU (MC-130J) $24,622,000 The President
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Defense-Wide New Mexico: Cannon AFB SOF Operations and Training Complex $39,674,000 The President
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Defense-Wide New Mexico: White Sands Missile Health and Dental Clinics $22,900,000 The President
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Army NG New Mexico: Farmington Readiness Center Add/Alt $8,500,000 The President Lujan
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Army Reserve New Mexico: Las Cruces Army Reserve Center/Land $11,400,000 The President
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Army New York: Fort Drum Aircraft Fuel Storage Complex $14,600,000 The President
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Army New York: Fort Drum Aircraft Mainenance Hangar $16,500,000 The President
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Army New York: Fort Drum Battalion Complex $61,000,000 The President
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Army New York: Fort Drum Brigade Complex, Ph 1 $55,000,000 The President
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Army New York: Fort Drum Infantry Squad Battle Course $8,200,000 The President
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Army New York: Fort Drum Training Aids Center $18,500,000 The President
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Army New York: Fort Drum Transient Training Barracks $55,000,000 The President
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Army New York: U.S. Military Academy Science Facility, Ph 2 $130,624,000 The President
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Army New York: U.S. Military Academy Urban Assault Course $1,700,000 The President
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Air Force New York: Fort Drum 20th Air Support Operations Squadron Complex $20,440,000 The President
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Defense-Wide New York: Fort Drum West Point Middle School Add/Alt $27,960,000 The President
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Air NG New York: Fort Drum Reaper Infrastructure Support $2,500,000 The President Maffei
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Air NG New York: Stewart IAP Base Defense Group Beddown $14,250,000 The President
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Army Reserve New York: Binghamton Army Reserve Center/Land $13,400,000 The President
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Battalion Complex $33,000,000 The President
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Brigade Complex $50,000,000 The President
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Brigade Complex $25,000,000 The President
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Brigade Complex $41,000,000 The President
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Command and Control Facility (82nd Airborne) $53,000,000 The President Etheridge
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Company Operations Facilities $12,600,000 The President
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Dining Facility $11,200,000 The President
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Murchison Road Right of Way Acquisition $17,000,000 The President
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Staging Area Complex $14,600,000 The President
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Student Barracks $18,000,000 The President
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Vehicle Maintenance Shop $28,000,000 The President
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Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Vehicle Maintenance Shop $7,500,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune 2nd Intel Battalion Maintenance/Ops Complex $90,270,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Armory--II MEF--Wallace Creek $12,280,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ--Camp Johnson $46,550,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ--Courthouse Bay $42,330,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ--Courthouse Bay $40,780,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ--French Creek $43,640,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ--Rifle Range $55,350,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ--Wallace Creek $51,660,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ--Wallace Creek North $46,290,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune EOD Addition--2nd Marine Logistics Group $7,420,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Hangar $73,010,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Maintenance Hangar (HMLA) $74,260,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Maintenance/Ops Complex--2nd ANGLICO $36,100,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Energy Initiative $9,950,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Mess Hall--French Creek $25,960,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Mess Hall Addition--Courthouse Bay $2,553,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Motor Transportation/Comm. Maintenance Facility $18,470,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Utility Expansion--French Creek $56,050,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Utility Expansion--Hadnot Point $56,470,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Cherry Point MCAS BEQ $42,500,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Cherry Point MCAS Mariners Bay Land Acquisition--Bogue $3,790,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Cherry Point MCAS Missile Magazine $13,420,000 The President
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Navy North Carolina: Cherry Point MCAS Station Infrastructure Upgrades $5,800,000 The President
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Defense-Wide North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Tarawa Terrace I Replace Elementary School $16,646,000 The President
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Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg Replace McNair Elementary School $23,086,000 The President
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Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg Replace Murray Elementary School $22,000,000 The President
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Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF Admin/Company Operations $10,347,000 The President
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Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF C4 Facility--JSOC $41,000,000 The President
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Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF Joint Intelligence Brigade Facility $32,000,000 The President
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Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF Operational Communications Facility $11,000,000 The President
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Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF Operational Support Facility $13,465,000 The President
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Defense-Wide North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF Operations Additions $15,795,000 The President
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Army NG North Carolina: High Point Readiness Center Add/Alt $1,551,000 The President
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Air NG North Carolina: Stanly County Upgrade ASOS Facilities $2,000,000 The President
Airport
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Air Force North Dakota: Minot AFB Control Tower/Base Operations Facility $18,770,000 The President Pomeroy
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Army NG North Dakota: Camp Grafton Readiness Center Add/Alt $11,200,000 The President Pomeroy
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Defense-Wide Ohio: Columbus Replace Public Safety Facility $7,400,000 The President
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Army Oklahoma: Fort Sill General Purpose Storage Building $13,800,000 The President
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Army Oklahoma: Fort Sill Museum Operations Support Building $12,800,000 The President
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Army Oklahoma: McAlester AAP Igloo Storage, Depot Level $3,000,000 The President
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Air Force Oklahoma: Tinker AFB Upgrade Building 3001 Infrastructure, Ph III $14,000,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Pennsylvania: New Cumberland Depot Replace Headquarters Facility $96,000,000 The President
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Air NG Pennsylvania: State College ANGS Add/Alter AOS Facility $4,100,000 The President
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Navy Rhode Island: Newport NS Electromagnetic Sensor Facility $27,007,000 The President
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Army NG Rhode Island: East Greenwich U.S. Property and Fiscal Office $27,000,000 The President
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Army South Carolina: Fort Jackson Trainee Barracks $28,000,000 The President
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Army South Carolina: Fort Jackson Trainee Barracks Complex, Ph 1 $46,000,000 The President
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Army South Carolina: Fort Jackson Training Aids Center $17,000,000 The President
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Navy South Carolina: Beaufort MCAS AICUZ Land Acquisition $21,190,000 The President
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Navy South Carolina: Beaufort MCAS Aircraft Hangar--VMFAT-502 $46,550,000 The President
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Navy South Carolina: Beaufort MCAS Physical Fitness Center $15,430,000 The President
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Navy South Carolina: Beaufort MCAS Training and Simulator Facility $46,240,000 The President
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Air Force South Carolina: Charleston AFB Civil Engineer Complex--Ph 1 $15,000,000 The President
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Army NG South Dakota: Watertown Readiness Center $25,000,000 The President
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Air NG Tennessee: Nashville IAP Renovate Intel Squadron Facilities $5,500,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range $6,700,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Company Operations Facilities $18,500,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Digital Multipurpose Training Range $22,000,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Heavy Sniper Range $3,500,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Indoor Swimming Pool $15,500,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Light Demolition Range $2,100,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Live Fire Exercise Shoothouse $3,150,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Scout/RECCE Gunnery Complex $15,500,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Squad Defense Range $3,000,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss THAAD Battery Complex $17,500,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Transient Training Complex $31,000,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Urban Assault Course $2,800,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Vehicle Bridge Overpass $8,700,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Hood Battalion Complex $40,000,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Hood Brigade Complex $38,000,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Hood Company Operations Facilities $4,300,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Hood Convoy Live Fire $3,200,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Hood Live Fire Exercise Shoothouse $2,100,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Hood UAS Hangar $55,000,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Hood Urban Assault Course $2,450,000 The President
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Army Texas: Fort Sam Houston Simulations Center $16,000,000 The President Rodriguez
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Army Texas: Fort Sam Houston Training Aids Center $6,200,000 The President Rodriguez
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Air Force Texas: Dyess AFB C-130J Add/Alt Flight Simulator Facility $4,080,000 The President
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Air Force Texas: Ellington Field Upgrade UAV Maintenance Hangar $7,000,000 The President
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Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB BMT Satellite Classroom/Dining Facility No. 2 $32,000,000 The President Gonzalez; Rodriguez
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Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB One Company Fire Station $5,500,000 The President Gonzalez; Rodriguez
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Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB Recruit Dormitory, Ph 3 $67,980,000 The President Gonzalez; Rodriguez
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Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB Recruit/Family Inprocessing & Info Center $21,800,000 The President Gonzalez; Rodriguez
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Defense-Wide Texas: Fort Bliss Hospital Replacement, Incr 2 $147,100,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Texas: Lackland AFB Ambulatory Care Center, Ph 2 $162,500,000 The President
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Army NG Texas: Camp Maxey Combat Pistol/Military Pistol Qualification Course $2,500,000 The President
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Army NG Texas: Camp Swift Urban Assault Course $2,600,000 The President
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Army Reserve Texas: Denton Army Reserve Center/Land $12,600,000 The President
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Army Reserve Texas: Rio Grande Army Reserve Center/Land $6,100,000 The President
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Army Reserve Texas: San Marcos Army Reserve Center/Land $8,500,000 The President
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Air Force Utah: Hill AFB F-22 T-10 Engine Test Cell $2,800,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Utah: Camp Williams Data Center, Incr 2 $398,358,000 The President
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Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill 1200 Meter Range $14,500,000 The President
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Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill Indoor Firing Range $6,200,000 The President
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Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill Known Distance Range $3,800,000 The President
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Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill Light Demolition Range $4,100,000 The President
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Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill MOUT Collective Training Facility $65,000,000 The President
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Army Virginia: Fort Eustis Warrior in Transition Complex $18,000,000 The President
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Army Virginia: Fort Lee Automated Qualification Training Range $7,700,000 The President
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Army Virginia: Fort Lee Company Operations Facilities $4,900,000 The President
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Army Virginia: Fort Lee Museum Operations Support Building $30,000,000 The President
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Army Virginia: Fort Lee Training Aids Center $5,800,000 The President
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Navy Virginia: Norfolk Pier 1 Upgrades to Berth USNS Comfort $10,035,000 The President
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Navy Virginia: Norfolk Piers 9 and 10 Upgrades for DDG 1000 $2,400,000 The President
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Navy Virginia: Portsmouth Ship Repair Pier Replacement, Incr 2 $100,000,000 The President
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Navy Virginia: Quantico MCB Academic Facility Addition--SNCOA $12,080,000 The President
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Navy Virginia: Quantico MCB BEQ--WTBN $37,810,000 The President
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Navy Virginia: Quantico MCB Research Center Addition--MCU $37,920,000 The President
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Navy Virginia: Quantico MCB Student Officer Quarters--TBS $55,822,000 The President
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Air Force Virginia: Langley AFB F-22 Add/Alter Hangar Bay LO/CR Facility $8,800,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Virginia: Craney Island Replace Fuel Pier $58,000,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Virginia: Fort Belvoir Dental Clinic Replacement $6,300,000 The President Moran (VA); Connolly
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Defense-Wide Virginia: Pentagon Reservation Pentagon Metro & Corridor 8 Screening Facility $6,473,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Virginia: Pentagon Reservation Power Plant Modernization Ph 3 $51,928,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Virginia: Pentagon Reservation Secure Access Lane--Remote Vehicle Screening $4,923,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Virginia: Quantico MCB New Consolidated Elementary School $47,355,000 The President
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Army Reserve Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill Army Reserve Center $15,500,000 The President
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Army Reserve Virginia: Roanoke Army Reserve Center/Land $14,800,000 The President
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Army Reserve Virginia: Virginia Beach Army Reserve Center $11,000,000 The President
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Navy Reserve Virginia: Fort Story Navy Ordnance Cargo Logistics Training Comp. $21,346,000 The President
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Army Washington: Fort Lewis Barracks $47,000,000 The President
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Army Washington: Fort Lewis Barracks Complex $40,000,000 The President
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Army Washington: Fort Lewis Rappelling Training Area $5,300,000 The President
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Army Washington: Fort Lewis Regional Logistic Support Complex Warehouse $16,500,000 The President
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Army Washington: Fort Lewis Regional Logistic Support Complex $63,000,000 The President
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Army Washington: Yakima Sniper Field Fire Range $3,750,000 The President
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Navy Washington: Bangor CSDS-5 Laboratory Expansion Ph 1 $16,170,000 The President
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Navy Washington: Bangor Limited Area Emergency Power $15,810,000 The President
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Navy Washington: Bangor Waterfront Restricted Area Emergency Power $24,913,000 The President
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Navy Washington: Bremerton Limited Area Production/Staging Complex, Incr $19,116,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Washington: Fort Lewis Preventive Medicine Facility $8,400,000 The President
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Army NG Washington: Tacoma Combined Support Maintenance Shop $25,000,000 The President
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Navy Reserve Washington: Yakima Marine Corps Reserve Center $13,844,000 The President
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Army NG West Virginia: Moorefield Readiness Center $14,200,000 The President
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Army NG West Virginia: Morgantown Readiness Center $21,000,000 The President
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Army NG Wisconsin: Madison Aircraft Parking $5,700,000 The President
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Army Reserve Wisconsin: Fort McCoy AT/MOB Billeting Complex Ph I $9,800,000 The President
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Army Reserve Wisconsin: Fort McCoy NCO Academy Ph II $10,000,000 The President
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Air Force Wyoming: Camp Guernsey Nuclear/Space Security Tactics Training Center $4,650,000 The President
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Army NG Wyoming: Laramie Field Maintenance Shop $14,400,000 The President
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Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Army Aviation HQ Facilities $19,000,000 The President
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Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Barracks $18,000,000 The President
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Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Consolidated Community Support Area $14,800,000 The President
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Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Eastside Electrical Distribution $10,400,000 The President
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Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Eastside Utilities Infrastructure $29,000,000 The President
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Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Entry Control Point $7,500,000 The President
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Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Joint Defense Operations Center $2,800,000 The President
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Air Force Afghanistan: Bagram AB Consolidated Rigging Facility $9,900,000 The President
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Air Force Afghanistan: Bagram AB Fighter Hangar $16,480,000 The President
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Air Force Afghanistan: Bagram AB MEDEVAC Ramp Expansion/Fire Station $16,580,000 The President
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Navy Bahrain: Bahrain NSA NAVCENT Ammunition Magazines $89,280,000 The President
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Navy Bahrain: Bahrain NSA Operations and Support Facilities $60,002,000 The President
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Navy Bahrain: Bahrain NSA Waterfront Development, Ph 3 $63,871,000 The President
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Air Force Bahrain: Shaikh Isa AB North Apron Expansion $45,000,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Belgium: Brussels NATO Headquarters Facility $31,863,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Belgium: Brussels Replace SHAPE Middle School/High School $67,311,000 The President
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Navy Djibouti: Camp Lemonier Headquarters Facility $12,407,000 The President
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Navy Djibouti: Camp Lemonier General Warehouse $7,324,000 The President
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Navy Djibouti: Camp Lemonier Horn of Africa Joint Operations Center $28,076,000 The President
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Navy Djibouti: Camp Lemonier Pave External Roads $3,824,000 The President
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Army Germany: Ansbach Physical Fitness Center $13,800,000 The President
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Army Germany: Ansbach Vehicle Maintenance Shop $18,000,000 The President
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Army Germany: Grafenwoehr Barracks $17,500,000 The President
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Army Germany: Grafenwoehr Barracks $19,000,000 The President
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Army Germany: Grafenwoehr Barracks $20,000,000 The President
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Army Germany: Grafenwoehr Barracks $19,000,000 The President
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Army Germany: Rhine Ordnance Barracks Barracks Complex $35,000,000 The President
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Army Germany: Sembach Confinement Facility $9,100,000 The President
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Army Germany: Wiesbaden AB Command and Battle Center, Incr 2 $59,500,000 The President
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Army Germany: Wiesbaden AB New Access Control Point $5,100,000 The President
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Army Germany: Wiesbaden AB Information Processing Center $30,400,000 The President
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Army Germany: Wiesbaden AB Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility Inc 1 $46,000,000 The President
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Air Force Germany: Kapaun Dormitory (128 Room) $19,600,000 The President
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Air Force Germany: Ramstein AB C-130J Flight Simulator Facility $8,800,000 The President
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Air Force Germany: Ramstein AB Deicing Fluid Storage & Dispensing Facility $2,754,000 The President
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Air Force Germany: Ramstein AB UAS SATCOM Relay Pads & Facility $10,800,000 The President
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Air Force Germany: Vilseck ASOS Complex $12,900,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Germany: Katterbach Health/Dental Clinic Replacement $37,100,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Germany: Panzer Kaserne Replace Boeblingen High School $48,968,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Germany: Vilseck Health Clinic Add/Alt $34,800,000 The President
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FH Army Germany: Baumholder Family Housing Replacement (64 Units) $34,329,000 The President
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Navy Guam: Guam NB Apra Harbor Wharves Improvements, Ph 1, Incr 2 $40,000,000 The President Bordallo
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Navy Guam: Guam NB Defense Access Road Improvements $66,730,000 The President Bordallo
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Navy Guam: Guam NB Finegayan Site Prep and Utilities $47,210,000 The President Bordallo
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Air Force Guam: Andersen AFB Guam Strike Ops Group & Tanker Task Force Ren. $9,100,000 The President Bordallo
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Air Force Guam: Andersen AFB Guam Strike South Ramp Utilities, Ph 1 $12,200,000 The President Bordallo
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Air Force Guam: Andersen AFB PRTC--Combat Communications Operations Facility $9,200,000 The President Bordallo
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Air Force Guam: Andersen AFB PRTC--Red Horse Headquarters/Engineering Facility $8,000,000 The President Bordallo
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Air Force Guam: Andersen AFB PRTC--Commando Warrior Open Bay Student Barracks $11,800,000 The President Bordallo
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Defense-Wide Guam: Guam NH Hospital Replacement, Incr 2 $70,000,000 The President Bordallo
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Army NG Guam: Barrigada Combined Support Maintenance Shop, Ph 1 $19,000,000 The President Bordallo
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FH Navy Guantanamo Bay: Guantanamo NS Replace GTMO Housing $37,169,000 The President
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Army Honduras: Soto Cano AB Barracks $20,400,000 The President
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Army Italy: Vicenza Brigade Complex--Barracks/Community, Incr 4 $13,000,000 The President
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Army Italy: Vicenza Brigade Complex--Operations Support Facility, Incr $13,000,000 The President
4
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Air Force Italy: Aviano AB ASOS Facility $10,200,000 The President
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Air Force Italy: Aviano AB Dormitory (144 Room) $19,000,000 The President
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Navy Japan: Atsugi NAF MH-60R/S Trainer Facility $6,908,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Japan: Kadena AB Install Fuel Filters-Separators $3,000,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Japan: Misawa AB Hydrant Fuel System $31,000,000 The President
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Army Korea: Camp Walker Electrical System Upgrade & Natural Gas System $19,500,000 The President
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Air Force Korea: Kunsan AB DMT Flight Simulator Facility $7,500,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Korea: Camp Carroll Health/Dental Clinic Replacement $19,500,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Puerto Rico: Fort Buchanan Antilles ES/IS--Replace School $58,708,000 The President
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Army NG Puerto Rico: Camp Santiago Live Fire Shoot House $3,100,000 The President
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Army NG Puerto Rico: Camp Santiago Multipurpose Machine Gun Range $9,200,000 The President
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Air Force Qatar: Al Udeid AB Blatchford-Preston Complex, Ph III $62,300,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Qatar: Al Udeid AB NSA Warehouse $1,961,000 The President
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Navy Spain: Rota NS Air Traffic Control Tower $23,190,000 The President
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Air Force United Kingdom: RAF Mildenhall Extend Taxiway Alpha $15,000,000 The President
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Defense-Wide United Kingdom: RAF Alconbury Alconbury Elementary School Replacement $30,308,000 The President
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Defense-Wide United Kingdom: Menwith Hill PSC Construction--Generators 10 & 11 $2,000,000 The President
Station
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Defense-Wide United Kingdom: RAF Mildenhall Replace Hydrant Fuel Distribution System $15,900,000 The President
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Army NG Virgin Islands: St. Croix Readiness Center (JFHQ) $25,000,000 The President
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Air Force Worldwide Unspecified F-35 Flight Simulator Facility $12,190,000 The President
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Air Force Worldwide Unspecified F-35 Academic Training Center $54,150,000 The President
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Air Force Worldwide Unspecified F-35 Squadron Operations Facility $10,260,000 The President
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Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Classified Project $41,900,000 The President
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[Congressionally Directed Spending Items]
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Account State: Location Project Title Amount Requester(s)
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Army Alabama: Fort Rucker Emergency Medical Services Facility $1,700,000 Bright
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Air Force Alabama: Maxwell AFB Air Traffic Control Tower $810,000 Bright
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Defense-Wide Arizona: Marana SOF Parachute Training Facility $6,250,000 Giffords
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Army NG Arkansas: Camp Robinson Regional Training Institute, Ph 2 $2,334,000 Snyder
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Navy California: Coronado NAB MESG-1 Consolidated Boat Maintenance Facility $6,890,000 Davis (CA)
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Air Force California: Los Angeles AFB Parking Structure, Ph 2 $4,500,000 Sanchez, Loretta
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Air NG California: Moffett Field Relocate Main Gate $2,000,000 Eshoo
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Navy California: Monterey NSA International Academic Instruction Building $11,960,000 Farr
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Army NG California: Sacramento Field Maintenance Shop Paving $891,000 Matsui
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Air Force California: Travis AFB BCE Maintenance Shops and Supply Warehouse $387,000 Garamendi; Miller, George; Thompson (CA)
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Army NG California: Ventura Renewable Photovoltaic Solar Power $1,466,000 Capps
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Air NG Colorado: Buckley AFB Repair Taxiways Juliet and Lima $4,000,000 Perlmutter
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Army NG Colorado: Watkins Parachute Maintenance Facility $3,569,000 Salazar
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Navy Connecticut: New London NSB Submarine Group Two Headquarters $550,000 Courtney; DeLauro
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Air Force Florida: MacDill AFB Infrastructure Improvements $249,000 Castor (FL)
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Navy Florida: Panama City NSA Land Acquisition--9 Acres $5,960,000 Boyd
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Navy Georgia: Albany MCLB Maintenance Center Test Firing Range $5,180,000 Bishop (GA)
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Air Force Georgia: Robins AFB Combat Communications Squadron Warehouse $5,500,000 Marshall
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Army NG Illinois: Marseilles Training Area Simulation Center $2,500,000 Halvorson
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Air Force Illinois: Scott AFB New Fitness Facility, Ph 1 $396,000 Jackson (IL); Costello
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Navy Indiana: Crane NSWC Platform Protection Engineering Complex $760,000 Ellsworth
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Army NG Iowa: Camp Dodge Regional Training Institute, Ph 1 $800,000 Boswell
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Air NG Iowa: Des Moines Corrosion Control Hangar $4,750,000 Boswell
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Army NG Iowa: Iowa City Simulation Center/MVSB/Helipad/Parking $1,999,000 Loebsack
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Army NG Kentucky: Frankfort Joint Forces Headquarters, Ph 1 $281,000 Chandler
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Air NG Kentucky: Standiford Field Contingency Response Group Facility $534,000 Yarmuth
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Air NG Louisiana: New Orleans NAS/JRB ASA Replace Alert Complex $2,000,000 Cao; Melancon
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Navy Maine: Portsmouth NSY Consolidation of Structural Shops, Ph 1 $11,910,000 Shea-Porter; Pingree
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Army NG Maryland: Easton Readiness Center Add/Alt $347,000 Kratovil
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Army Maryland: Fort Meade Infrastructure--Mapes Road & Cooper Avenue $1,750,000 Ruppersberger; Kratovil; Sarbanes
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Navy Maryland: Patuxent River NAS Atlantic Test Range Addition $10,160,000 Hoyer
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Air NG Massachusetts: Barnes ANGB Add to Aircraft Maintenance Hangar $6,000,000 Olver
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Army NG Michigan: Fort Custer (Augusta) Troop Service Support Center $446,000 Schauer
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Air NG Minnesota: Duluth Load Crew Training & Weapons Release Shops $8,000,000 Oberstar
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Army NG Minnesota: Mankato Field Maintenance Shop $947,000 Walz
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Defense-Wide Mississippi: Stennis Space Center SOF Land Acquisition, Ph 3 $8,000,000 Taylor
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Air Force Missouri: Whiteman AFB Consolidated Air Operations Facility $23,500,000 Skelton
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Army NG Nevada: Las Vegas Civil Support Team Ready Building $8,771,000 Titus; Berkley
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Air NG New Jersey: Atlantic City IAP Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangar $8,500,000 Andrews; Rothman (NJ)
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Army Reserve New Jersey: Fort Dix Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range $9,800,000 Adler (NJ); Andrews; Rothman (NJ)
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Air Force New Mexico: Holloman AFB Parallel Taxiway, Runway 07/25 $8,000,000 Teague
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Air Force New Mexico: Kirtland AFB Replace Fire Station 3 $6,800,000 Heinrich
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Army New York: Fort Drum Alert Holding Area Facility $6,700,000 Owens
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Air Reserve New York: Niagara Falls ARS C-130 Flightline Operations Facility, Ph 1 $9,500,000 Slaughter
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Army NG New York: Ronkonkoma (MacArthur Flightline Rehabilitation $2,780,000 Israel
Airport)
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Air NG New York: Stewart ANGB Aircraft Conversion Facility $3,750,000 Hinchey; Hall (NY)
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Army NG North Carolina: Camp Butner Barracks (AT), Ph 1 $1,484,000 Butterfield; Miller (NC)
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Army NG North Carolina: Morrisville AASF 1 Fixed Wing Hangar Annex $8,815,000 Price (NC)
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Army NG North Carolina: Murphy Fire Fighting Team Support Facility $223,000 Shuler
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Air Force North Carolina: Pope AFB Crash/Fire/Rescue Station $13,500,000 Kissell; McIntyre
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Air Force North Dakota: Grand Forks AFB Central Deployment Center $495,000 Pomeroy
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Army NG Ohio: Camp Sherman Maintenance Building Add/Alt $3,100,000 Space
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Army NG Ohio: Ravenna Training Site Unit Training Equipment Site Add/Alt $2,000,000 Ryan (OH)
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Air NG Ohio: Toledo Express Airport Replace Security Forces Complex $7,300,000 Kaptur
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Defense-Wide Oklahoma: Tulsa IAP Fuels Storage Complex $1,036,000 Boren
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Army NG Oregon: Salem Armed Forces Reserve Center Add/Alt (JFHQ) $1,243,000 Schrader
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Air NG Pennsylvania: Fort Indiantown Gap Multipurpose Air National Guard Training Facility $675,000 Holden
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Army NG Pennsylvania: Hermitage Readiness Center $671,000 Dahlkemper
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Army NG Pennsylvania: Tobyhanna Armed Forces Reserve Center $1,513,000 Kanjorski
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Army NG Pennsylvania: Williamsport Field Maintenance Shop $1,508,000 Carney
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Army NG Rhode Island: Middletown Readiness Center Add/Alt $3,646,000 Kennedy
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Army NG Rhode Island: Quonset Point Readiness Center $3,729,000 Langevin
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Air NG South Carolina: McEntire JRB Replace Operations and Training Facility $9,100,000 Clyburn
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Air NG South Dakota: Joe Foss Field Aircraft Maintenance Shops $3,600,000 Herseth Sandlin
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Air Force Tennessee: Arnold AFB AEDC Power Distribution Modernization $378,000 Davis (TN)
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Army Texas: Corpus Christi Depot Rotor Blade Processing Facility, Ph 2 $13,400,000 Ortiz
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Alternative Energy Projects $1,166,000 Reyes
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Army Texas: Fort Bliss Rail Yard Improvements $2,070,000 Reyes
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Army Texas: Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center $1,000,000 Edwards (TX)
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Navy Texas: Kingsville NAS Youth Center $2,610,000 Ortiz
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Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB Consolidated Security Forces Ops Center, Ph 1 $900,000 Gonzalez; Rodriguez
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Air Force Texas: Laughlin AFB Community Event Complex $10,500,000 Rodriguez
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Army NG Texas: Laredo Receiving, Staging, & Onward Integration Facility/ $475,000 Cuellar
Hangar
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Army NG Texas: McLennan County Operational Reserve Headquarters $5,000,000 Edwards (TX)
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Army NG Texas: South Texas Training Center Cantonment and Support Infrastructure $5,000,000 Cuellar; Edwards (TX); Ortiz
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Army Virginia: Fort Belvoir Growth Support Infrastructure $3,060,000 Moran (VA); Connolly
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Air Force Virginia: Langley AFB Clear Zone Land Acquisition, Ph 1 $3,000,000 Nye; Scott (VA)
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Defense-Wide Washington: Fort Lewis SOF Military Working Dog Kennel $4,700,000 Smith (WA)
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Navy Washington: Kitsap NB Charleston Gate ECP Improvements $6,150,000 Dicks
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Army NG West Virginia: Bridgeport FWAATS Apron Expansion $2,000,000 Mollohan
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Army NG West Virginia: Bridgeport FWAATS Expansion $2,000,000 Mollohan
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Army NG West Virginia: Glen Jean Emergency Power Generator $1,500,000 Rahall
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Army NG Wisconsin: Wausau Field Maintenance Shop $12,008,000 Obey
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Army NG Guam: Barrigada Joint Forces HQ Readiness Center Add/Alt $778,000 Bordallo
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[Presidentially Directed Spending Items]
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Requester(s)
Account State: Location Project Title Amount -----------------------------------------------------------------
Administration House
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Major Projects Louisiana: New Orleans New Medical Facility $310,000,000 The President
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Major Projects Colorado: Denver New Medical Facility $450,700,000 The President
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Major Projects California: Palo Alto Polytrauma/Ambulatory Care $30,000,000 The President
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Major Projects California: Alameda Outpatient Clinic and Columbarium (Design) $17,332,000 The President
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Major Projects Nebraska: Omaha Replacement Medical Facility (Design) $56,000,000 The President
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Major Projects Pennsylvania: Indiantown Gap Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements $23,500,000 The President
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Major Projects California: Los Angeles Columbarium Expansion $27,600,000 The President
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Major Projects Washington: Tahoma Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements $25,800,000 The President
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AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
[Congressionally Directed Spending Item]
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Account State: Location Project Title Amount Requester(s)
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Salaries and Expenses Philippines: Cabanatuan American Memorial Improve and Rehabilitate Bataan Death March Memorial $1,000,000 Israel
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ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF REPRESENTATIVES LEWIS, WAMP, YOUNG, CRENSHAW, AND
CARTER
This year for the first time since the enactment of the
1974 Congressional Budget Act, the Democrat controlled U.S.
House of Representatives failed to consider and pass a budget.
According to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service,
the House has passed a budget every year since the
Congressional Budget Act first took effect for fiscal year
1976. This represents a historic and unprecedented failure by
the Democrat controlled Congress to meet a basic responsibility
on fiscal issues: to annually adopt a spending plan that sets
priorities for spending, revenues, deficits and debt for at
least the next five years.
Instead, the Democrat Majority resorted to a tortuous
procedural sleight-of-hand to evade a direct vote in order to
``deem'' the adoption of a one-year resolution that provided
the Appropriations Committee a topline discretionary amount for
FY 2011 while failing to provide a designation for overseas
military contingencies despite promising for years that they
would never fund the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere as
an emergency or outside the regular budget process. This
unwillingness to pass a real budget was only necessary because
of the explosion of debt and deficits unleashed by the reckless
spending of Congressional Democrats and the President.
In contrast, the Republican Members of the Appropriations
Committee recognize the Nation can't afford another trillion
dollar Democrat spending spree or the massive borrowing that
will be needed to finance it, meaning even more taxes in the
future on American families, small businesses and
entrepreneurs. CBO's recent report on the Long-Term Budget
Outlook shows that under our current budget path, U.S. debt
will soon reach unsustainable levels. Additionally,
Appropriations Republicans proposed an alternative FY 2011
spending allocation that would have provided $1.090 trillion in
regular discretionary spending, the same as last year's level,
and put the brakes on the runaway growth in discretionary
spending.
This responsible spending plan proposed by Committee
Republicans would have saved the taxpayer $31 billion this year
alone compared to the suballocations adopted by the majority
and at least $39 billion, if not more, compared to the
President's Budget request. And by ensuring the Democrat
spending increase was not permanently added to future budgets,
the Republican plan saved $341 billion in budget authority over
the next decade compared to the House Democrat allocation. The
Republican plan included the funding levels that the President
requested in his fiscal year 2011 budget for the agencies and
programs funded in this Military Construction, Veterans Affairs
and Related Agencies bill.
The fiscal year 2011 appropriations bill for Military
Construction, Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies provides
$18.7 billion for military construction, family housing and
quality of life projects for those serving in our all-volunteer
military. For those that have served our nation in the
military, the bill provides nearly $121 billion for mandatory
and discretionary programs within the Department of Veterans
Affairs. The bill also provides $286 million for the monuments
and cemeteries that honor our fallen heroes, and $1.3 billion
for the war on terror.
The Military Construction portion of this bill includes
$18.7 billion in new budget authority for fiscal year 2011.
These funds will allow the military to construct projects that
are a high priority for the services, the commanders in the
field, and to the families that equally share in the burden of
service to our country. To that end, we want to recognize the
continuation of the guard/reserve and troop trainee barracks
initiatives that are funded in the bill. The $390 million to
fund these critical unmet needs are a prime example of this
subcommittee ensuring that we are working together to meet
unbudgeted, yet high priority, requirements for all of our
troops.
We support the decision to promote the more efficient and
expeditious use of funding for the war on terror by providing
these funds to construction categories rather than to specific
projects. This approach should allow commanders in the field
some flexibility to address facility requirements without the
notification requirements that can take several weeks to clear
through the bureaucracy. We look forward to working with the
majority to ensure that this approach is adopted by the
conference committee.
Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs in the bill
is $121 billion, of which $64 billion is mandatory. The bill
includes $50.6 billion in advance appropriations for VA medical
care for fiscal year 2012. This is in addition to the $48.6
billion in advance appropriations for VA medical care that the
fiscal year 2010 bill made available ensuring that regardless
of where we stand on October 1, 2010 with the appropriations
process, our veterans should have full access to their medical
care. While on the subject of advance appropriations, we are
concerned that the timeframes for OMB's apportionment process
and VA's allocation process are hard to predict, and as a
result advance appropriations may not get apportioned/allocated
in a timely manner. We remain committed to the language in the
fiscal year 2010 conference report and we expect the advance
appropriations funds to be made available to the Veterans
Integrated Service Networks on October 1, 2010.
The Chairman's subcommittee mark recommended a $50 million
cut to the VA Information Technology (IT) account. While the
cut is minuscule in contrast to the $1.7 billion in unobligated
balances that the VA is projecting at the end of fiscal year
2010 and fiscal year 2011 in this account, the fact that it
represents a cut is commendable. The Committee has used these
funds to increase VA's Minor Construction account by $40
million, the National Cemetery Administration by $8.5 million,
and Arlington National Cemetery by $1.5 million. There were
three amendments that were offered at the Subcommittee that cut
an additional $35 million from this account.
VA's IT account has consistently received negative reviews
from the General Accounting Office and VA's Inspector General.
The VA has taken steps to address IT management, and we believe
they have made some improvements; however, $1.7 billion in
unobligated balances projected for two successive fiscal years
illustrate that the VA has a ways to go before these issues are
resolved.
The Office of Inspector General provides invaluable audit
and inspection oversight to the Committee, the Congress and the
Secretary. Unfortunately, this is the only account in VA that
did not receive an increase even though the fiscal year 2011
budget request increased overall by more than 10 percent over
fiscal year 2010. The IG's budget request of $109 million would
only have allowed it to maintain current services.
The IG testified in February, and indicated additional
funds above the request would allow the IG to focus on the
quality of outsourced care which has grown to $3.8 billion;
increase proactive investigations to expose fiduciary and
procurement fraud; expose VHA employee drug diversion; increase
use of computer forensics; allow for timely investigations of
alleged misconduct by senior officials; and allow the expansion
of audit coverage of IT systems development, acquisition, and
implementation.
This is the one account that represents effective
stewardship of taxpayer dollars, and, as such, Ranking Member
Wamp offered an amendment at Subcommittee to provide an
additional $6 million for the VA Inspector General. The
Subcommittee overwhelmingly adopted the amendment.
The budget submitted by the President proposed to cut 306
claims processors from the Education program. At the same time,
the VA is projecting a 30 percent increase in workload for GI
Bill benefit claims between fiscal year 2009 and fiscal year
2011. The justification to reduce claims processors is based on
the assumption that productivity from more experienced staff
and automated processing of new GI bill claims would allow this
staff reduction. The OIG has noted that it takes about a year
to become proficient in processing claims, but the Veterans
Benefit Administration (VBA) was having claims processers
process claims after only 2 months of training. This led to
errors and time wasted.
A November 2009 OIG report said that VBA paid $4.3 million
in overtime to process education claims, with the most overtime
being in September and October. The IG recommended that VBA
come up with a plan to reduce its overtime or risk ``employee
burn out and diminishing returns''. Reducing claims processors
at this time will only add to this problem.
The first phase of long term IT solution was supposed to
begin in spring 2010, but the VA has not shown any evidence
that the solution is going to be in place to have an impact for
the fall 2010 application surge. The IG is currently engaged in
an audit into the emergency payments that were being made last
fall/spring in which some VA offices were hand-writing benefit
checks. Mr. Crenshaw offered an amendment that restored this
critical staffing in the Education Program, and the amendment
was adopted by the Subcommittee on a bipartisan vote.
The majority included provisions in the bill and report
that direct the VA to be more transparent with their budget
documents and other reporting requirements. We commend the
majority for including these provisions.
There is an alarming rate of growth in Departmental
Administration accounts at the VA. Since fiscal year 2009,
Departmental Administration has grown overall by 38 percent,
from $336 million in fiscal year 2009 to $463 million in fiscal
year 2011, an increase of $127 million. A look inside some of
the individual offices reveals some of the astonishing growth:
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION*
[Dollars in thousands]
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Change 2009
FY 2009 FY 2011 v. 2011
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Office of Public and $10,005 $23,705 +$13,700
Intergovernmental Affairs....... 137%
Office of Policy and Planning.... $14,602 $28,783 +$14,181
97%
Office of Operations............. $12,025 $22,091 +$10,066
84%
Office of Acquisitions, $45,243 $79,582 +$34,339
Logistics, & Construction....... 76%
Office of Congressional and $4,379 $7,247 +$2,868
Legislative Affairs............. 65%
Office of the Secretary.......... $7,146 $10,808 +$3,662
51%
Office of Management............. $37,546 $48,557 +$11,101
29%
Office of Human Resources........ $61,901 $76,177 +$14,276
23%
Office of the General Counsel.... $74,343 $91,049 +$16,706
22%
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*Accounts showing 20 percent or more increase since FY 2009.
While it is important that Departmental Administration
accounts have adequate funding to provide necessary services,
we believe that some of these funds would be put to better use
by hiring more claims processors or even reducing the deficit.
The bill provides $286 million for the Related Agencies.
The Committee's recommendation of $39.6 million for Arlington
National Cemetery (ANC) is $1.5 million above the request. The
additional funding is to pay for resource requirements in
response to recent Army Office of Inspector General findings at
the cemetery. The new Executive Director at Arlington reported
on July 1 that it would take at least 45 to 60 days before she
has a handle on what additional requirements she may need.
The Committee also included language directing the ANC to
submit a report on implementation of the Total Cemetery
Management System (TCMS). Mr. Young of Florida offered an
amendment that was adopted by the Subcommittee that includes
reporting requirements on benchmarks/deliverables of the TCMS.
The Committee included $64.667 million for the American
Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), an increase of $467,000
above the budget request to pay for an enhanced web-based
virtual tour system for the ABMC. The Committee has not
received any justification for this increase. The Commission
Secretary did testify that the ABMC would like to begin working
on this enhancement; however, this increase is without any
justification whatsoever. Mr. Lewis offered an amendment at
Subcommittee that requires a spending plan be submitted to the
Committee before these funds can be obligated. The amendment
received the full support of the Subcommittee.
In conclusion, we commend the majority for doing an
excellent job of producing a bill that shows unwavering support
for our men and women in uniform, for those who have served our
country in the military, and for the monuments and cemeteries
that honor our fallen heroes. This bill deserves the support of
all Members of the House.