Calendar No. 100 111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 1st Session SENATE 111–40 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 2010 JULY 7, 2009.—Ordered to be printed Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1407] The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1407) mak- ing appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. Amounts in new budget authority Total of bill as reported to the Senate for fiscal year 2010 1 ............................................................. $133,926,656,000 Total of bill as reported to the Senate for fiscal year 2011, advance appropriations ...................... 48,183,000,000 Amount of 2009 appropriations 2 ............................. 126,817,267,000 Amount of 2010 budget estimate 3 .......................... 133,487,510,000 Bill as recommended to Senate for fiscal year 2010 compared to— Amount of 2009 appropriations 2 ..................... ∂7,109,389,000 Amount of 2010 budget estimate 3 ................... ∂439,146,000 1 Includes $1,398,984,000 in overseas contingency operations funding for fiscal year 2010. 2 Includes $7,211,342,000 in emergency funding provided in Public Laws 110–329 and 111–5 and in supplemental funding provided in Public Law 111–32. 3 Includes $1,404,984,000 in overseas contingency operations funding for fiscal year 2010. 50–779 PDF CONTENTS Page Background: Purpose of the Bill ............................................................................................ 4 Comparative Statement ................................................................................... 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: Keeping America’s Commitment to Our Nation’s Veterans .......................................................................................... 6 Title I: Military Construction: Items of Special Interest: Hearings .............................................................................................. 8 Summary of Committee Recommendations ..................................... 8 Reprogramming Guidelines ............................................................... 8 Real Property Maintenance ............................................................... 9 Incremental Funding ......................................................................... 9 Global Challenges .............................................................................. 10 Barracks Modernization .................................................................... 15 Green Building Technology ............................................................... 16 Military Construction, Army .................................................................... 17 Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps ..................................... 18 Military Construction, Air Force .............................................................. 19 Military Construction, Defense-Wide ...................................................... 20 Military Construction, Reserve Components .......................................... 23 North Atlantic Treaty Organization ........................................................ 24 Family Housing Overview ........................................................................ 24 Family Housing Construction, Army ....................................................... 25 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army ............................. 26 Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps ........................ 26 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps ....................................................................................................... 27 Family Housing Construction, Air Force ................................................. 28 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ....................... 29 Family Housing Construction, Defense-Wide ......................................... 29 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide ................ 30 Family Housing Improvement Fund ........................................................ 30 Homeowners Assistance Fund .................................................................. 30 Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide ........................ 31 Base Closure Account 1990 ...................................................................... 32 Base Closure Account 2005 ...................................................................... 33 Administrative Provisions ........................................................................ 40 Title II: Department of Veterans Affairs ...................................................................... 42 Items of Special Interest: Hearings .............................................................................................. 42 Summary of Committee Recommendation ....................................... 42 Department Overview ........................................................................ 42 Veterans Benefits Administration ........................................................... 44 Compensation and Pensions .............................................................. 44 Readjustment Benefits ....................................................................... 46 Veterans Insurance and Indemnities ............................................... 47 Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund ........................................ 47 Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account ......................... 48 (2) 3 Page Title II—Continued Department of Veterans Affairs—Continued Veterans Benefits Administration—Continued Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account ........... 48 Veterans Health Administration: Medical Services ................................................................................. 51 Medical Support and Compliance ..................................................... 56 Medical Facilities ............................................................................... 57 Medical and Prosthetic Research ...................................................... 58 Medical Care Cost Recovery Collections .......................................... 59 Medical Care Collection Fund—Revenues Applied ......................... 59 National Cemetery Administration .......................................................... 59 Departmental Administration .................................................................. 60 General Operating Expenses ............................................................. 61 Information Technology Systems ...................................................... 63 Office of the Inspector General ......................................................... 64 Construction, Major Projects ............................................................. 65 Construction, Minor Projects ............................................................. 67 Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities ............ 68 Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries .................. 69 Administrative Provisions ................................................................. 69 Title III: Related Agencies: American Battle Monuments Commission: Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 71 Foreign Currency Fluctuations ......................................................... 71 U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Salaries and Expenses .... 72 Department of Defense—Civil: Cemeterial Expenses, Army: Salaries and Expenses ......................................................................................... 72 Armed Forces Retirement Home .............................................................. 73 Title IV: Overseas Contingency Operations: Military Construction, Army .................................................................... 74 Military Construction, Air Force .............................................................. 74 Military Construction, Defense-Wide ...................................................... 75 Title V: Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Health Administration Overview ............................................. 76 Medical Services ........................................................................................ 76 Medical Support and Compliance ............................................................ 76 Medical Facilities ...................................................................................... 76 Title VI: General Provisions ................................................................................... 78 Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of the Sen- ate .......................................................................................................................... 79 Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ..................................................................................................................