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      "id": 104848,
      "date": "1998-02-26",
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      "title": "Appropriations for FY1998: Military Construction",
      "summary": "The military construction (MilCon) appropriations bill finances (1) military construction projects\nin\nthe United States and overseas; (2) military family housing operations and construction; (3) U.S.\ncontributions to the NATO Security Investment Program; and (4) most base realignment and closure\ncosts.\n  This paper reviews the appropriations and authorization process for military construction. The\nappropriators have finished their work on  H.R. 2016 . Both chambers approved the\nconference report for the military construction appropriations bill ( H.Rept. 105-247 ) and the\nPresident signed the bill on September 30, 1997, creating  P.L. 105-45 . The defense authorizing\nconference report ( H.Rept. 105-340 ) passed the House on October 23 and the Senate on November\n7. The President signed the authorization bill on November 18, 1997, creating  P.L. 105-85 .\n  The debate perennially centers on the adequacy of the President's budget for military\nconstruction needs and the necessity for congressional add-ons, especially for Guard and Reserve\nprojects. FY1998 congressional additions to the military construction request have prioritized\nprojects to improve the quality of life for servicemembers and Guard and Reserve construction.\n  For FY1998, the Administration has requested budget authority of $8.4 billion. This is down\nfrom the FY1996 level of $11.1 billion and the FY1997 level of $9.8 billion. The House and Senate\nappropriations conference committee added $800 million and 129 additional projects to the request.\n  On October 6, 1997, the President exercised his line item veto authority on the FY1998 military\nconstruction appropriations law. Thirty-eight projects were eliminated by the President because they\nwere not requested, could not be completed in FY1998 and did not contribute to the quality of life\nfor servicemembers. The savings of $287 million from the eliminated projects go directly to the U.S.\nTreasury for deficit reduction -- not to the Department of Defense.\n  The Congress considered two disapproval bills. The Senate passed  S. 1292 , which\nwould have reversed the cancellation of 36 of the 38 projects, on October 30. The House passed a\nbill to reinstate all 38 projects --  H.R. 2631  -- on November 8. Then the House-passed\nversion was approved by the Senate on November 9, obviating the need for a conference committee. \nThe President vetoed the bill on November 13. On February 5, 1998, the House overrode the\nPresident's veto of  H.R. 2631  by voting 347-69. On February 26, 1998, the Senate\noverrode the veto by a vote of 78-20. With the veto overturned, funding is restored for the 38\ntargeted projects.",
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    "Appropriations",
    "Foreign Affairs",
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