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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (113th Congress)

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Sam Farr (CA)

David Price (NC)

Barbara Lee (CA)

 

 

Jurisdiction

Department of Defense

Military Construction, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Defense-Wide, and Guard and Reserve Forces 

Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide 

Military Family Housing Construction and Operation and Maintenance, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, and Defense-Wide 

Family Housing Improvement Fund 

Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

Homeowners Assistance Fund 

Base Realignment 

Closure Accounts NATO Security Investment Program

Department of Veterans Affairs

Related Agencies

American Battle Monuments Commission 

Armed Forces Retirement Home 

Department of Defense, Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army 

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Recent Activity
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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.

• The Appropriations bill fully funds the FY2014 budget request for the new combined BRAC account at $451.3 million, a decrease of $84.2 million from the FY2013 enacted level.

The bill we are considering continues our long commitment to our veterans and military facilities. It continues a bipartisan tradition of providing funding levels that members on both sides agree are appropriate, while avoiding contentious legislative riders that complicate passage.
I continue to be frustrated with the unacceptable claims backlog and the lack of an integrated Electronic Health Records System which is causing unconscionable delays.
This bill provides funding levels that members on both sides agree are appropriate, while avoiding contentious legislative riders that complicate passage.
I am pleased the 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act would continue our long commitment of caring for the men and women who have served in uniform, and providing the resources necessary for maintenance and construction of military facilities.