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I always look forward to this hearing. These individuals always give us the best picture for what those on the front lines are dealing with.
We talk a lot about facilities, equipment, force structure and strategy, but it is the men and women like the ones sitting before us that really make our military what it is today.
I truly believe that our servicemembers and the support of the family members make our military great and it is our responsibility to make sure they are taken care of. That is exactly why I started the Military Family Caucus so we can better address the issues these gentlemen will raise today.
I want to make sure we are doing enough to help our servicemembers and their families because the last thing they need to worry about while being deployed is what is going on back home.
2013 enacted level: $71.9 billion
2014 Committee mark: $73.3 billion
2014 Omnibus: $73.3 billion
· $9.8 billion for Military Construction projects, which is $817 million below the 2013 enacted level, including:
o $1.5 billion for Family Housing construction, which is $133 million less than the 2013 enacted level.
· $451.4 million for the new combined Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) account, which is equal to the President's budget request.
· $380.8 million in rescissions from prior Appropriations Acts due to savings on projects and the decision to incrementally fund selected large projects.
Highlights and Key Points:
2013 Enacted: $71.929 billion
President's Request: $74.690 billion
Appropriations bill: $73.320 billion
Military Construction: $9.954 billion, a decrease of $670 million below 2013 and $1.056 billion below the budget request, is provided for Military Construction programs.
• The Appropriations bill provides Reserve Components total funding of $676.3 million, which is $17 million below the FY2014 budget request and $369 million below the FY2013 enacted level.
• The Appropriations bill fully funds the FY2014 budget request for Family Housing construction at $1.542 billion, a reduction of $107 million from the FY2013 enacted level.