Calendar No. 469

Calendar No. 469 111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2d Session SENATE 111–226 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 2011 JULY 19, 2010.—Ordered to be printed Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 3615] The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 3615) mak- ing appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. Amounts in new budget authority Total of fiscal year 2011 bill as reported to the Senate .................................................................... $143,530,131,000 Total of fiscal year 2012 advance appropriations included in this bill ............................................... 50,610,985,000 Amount of 2010 appropriations ............................... 182,750,300,000 Amount of 2011 budget estimate ............................ 143,531,666,000 Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— Amount of 2010 appropriations ........................ ¥39,220,169,000 Amount of 2011 budget estimate ..................... ¥1,535,000 57–470 PDF CONTENTS Page Background: Purpose of the Bill ............................................................................................ 4 Committee Recommendation ........................................................................... 4 Overview and Summary of the Bill ................................................................. 4 Military Construction: Investing in Infrastructure for Our Troops and Their Families ............................................................................................... 5 Department of Veterans Affairs: Transfomation to a 21st Century Depart- ment ............................................................................................................... 6 Title I: Military Construction: Items of Special Interest: Hearings .............................................................................................. 7 Summary of Committee Recommendations ..................................... 7 Reprogramming Guidelines ............................................................... 7 Real Property Maintenance ............................................................... 7 Incremental Funding ......................................................................... 7 Global Challenges .............................................................................. 7 Military Construction, Army .................................................................... 16 Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps ..................................... 17 Military Construction, Air Force .............................................................. 18 Military Construction, Defense-Wide ...................................................... 19 Military Construction, Reserve Components .......................................... 22 North Atlantic Treaty Organization ........................................................ 25 Family Housing Overview ........................................................................ 26 Family Housing Construction, Army ....................................................... 26 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army ............................. 27 Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps ........................ 27 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps ....................................................................................................... 29 Family Housing Construction, Air Force ................................................. 29 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ....................... 30 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide ................ 30 Family Housing Improvement Fund ........................................................ 31 Homeowners Assistance Fund .................................................................. 31 Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide ........................ 32 Base Closure Account 1990 ...................................................................... 33 Base Closure Account 2005 ...................................................................... 33 Administrative Provisions ........................................................................ 37 Title II: Department of Veterans Affairs: Items of Special Interest: Hearings .............................................................................................. 39 Summary of Committee Recommendation ....................................... 39 Department Overview ........................................................................ 39 Veterans Benefits Administration ........................................................... 40 Compensation and Pensions .............................................................. 41 Readjustment Benefits ....................................................................... 42 Veterans Insurance and Indemnities ............................................... 42 Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund ........................................ 43 Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account ......................... 44 Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account ........... 44 Veterans Health Administration .............................................................. 44 Medical Services ................................................................................. 47 Medical Support and Compliance ..................................................... 51 (2) 3 Page Title II—Continued Department of Veterans Affairs—Continued Veterans Health Administration—Continued Medical Facilities ............................................................................... 52 Medical and Prosthetic Research ...................................................... 53 Medical Care Cost Recovery Collections .......................................... 54 Medical Care Collection Fund—Revenues Applied ......................... 54 National Cemetery Administration .......................................................... 55 Departmental Administration .................................................................. 55 General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration .. 56 General Administration ..................................................................... 58 Information Technology Systems ...................................................... 61 Office of Inspector General ................................................................ 61 Construction, Major Projects ............................................................. 63 Construction, Minor Projects ............................................................. 65 Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities ............ 66 Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries .................. 67 Administrative Provisions ................................................................. 68 Title III: Related Agencies: American Battle Monuments Commission: Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 70 Foreign Currency Fluctuations ......................................................... 70 U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Salaries and Expenses .... 71 Department of Defense—Civil: Cemeterial Expenses, Army: Salaries and Expenses ......................................................................................... 71 Armed Forces Retirement Home .............................................................. 73 Title IV: Overseas Contingency Operations: Military Construction, Army .................................................................... 74 Military Construction, Air Force .............................................................. 75 Military Construction, Defense-Wide ...................................................... 75 Title V: General Provisions ..................................................................................... 76 Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of the Sen- ate .......................................................................................................................... 77 Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ................................................................................................................... 78 Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ................................................................................................................... 78 Budgetary Impact of Bill ......................................................................................... 79 Military Construction Project Listing by Location ................................................ 80 Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items ...................................... 107 BACKGROUND PURPOSE OF THE BILL The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agen- cies appropriations bill provides necessary funding for the plan- ning, design, construction, alteration, and improvement of military facilities worldwide, for both active and reserve forces. It also fi- nances the cost of military family housing and the U.S. share of the NATO Security Investment Program. In addition, the bill provides funding to implement base closures and realignments

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