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      "title": "Appropriations for FY2002: Military Construction",
      "summary": "The military construction (MilCon) appropriations bill provides funding for (1) military\nconstruction\nprojects in the United States and overseas; (2) military family housing operations and construction;\n(3) U.S. contributions to the NATO Security Investment Program; and (4) the bulk of base\nrealignment and closure (BRAC) costs.\n  Funding for rebuilding parts of the Pentagon destroyed in the terrorist attack of September 11,\n2001, is likely to be included in military construction appropriations. Preliminary estimates of the\ntotal cost vary from $100 million to $1 billion. Part of the emergency funding legislation,\n H.R. 2888  ( P.L. 107-38 ), passed by Congress Friday, September 14, will be allocated\nfor this rebuilding. To date, $173.4 million in contracts have been awarded for emergency structural\nassessment, repair, and restoration to the Pentagon, with provision for additional awards at 60-day\nintervals.\n  On June 27, the Administration submitted a $343.5 billion amended FY2002 defense budget\nrequest. $10.0 billion of this is intended for military construction. Of that amount, $4.6 billion is\nintended for the active services and DOD; $0.6 billion for the National Guard and Reserves; $4.1\nbillion for construction and operation of military family housing; $0.2 billion for the NATO Security\nInvestment Program, and $0.5 billion for BRAC. Separate versions of appropriations bills (both\ngranting $10.5 billion in new budget authority) have been passed by Congress ( H.R. 2904  and  S. 1460 ).\n  A key issue in Congress is funding for quality of life construction. Military work facilities,\nparticularly those overseas and those by the National Guard and Reserves, are perceived by many\nas being deteriorated and underfunded. Recently, Congress has often appropriated more in\nconstruction funds than the Administration has requested. Congress has similarly augmented budget\nrequests for military family housing appropriations. The FY2002 military construction bill exceeds\nthe requested amount by 5.3%.\n  An additional key issue is the future of the Efficient Facilities Initiative (EFI). DOD\nrecommended legislation on August 3 to initiate a worldwide assessment of military installation\nrequirements, based on the results of the current Quadrennial Defense Review, and a subsequent\nround of base closures and realignments. The legislation as submitted would permanently authorize\nthe service secretaries to convey base property to local or state government or private enterprise and\nlease back what is necessary for military use. This is modeled on a demonstration project begun\nduring FY2000 at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. If enacted, the EFI is likely to affect the future need\nfor military construction and operations and maintenance funding.\n  Other issues include the provision of construction contingency funds in budget requests (to\nenable uninterrupted construction), an understanding of the total costs of DOD real property (spread\nacross several budget accounts), and recent conflicts between Administration and congressional\nconstruction priorities and funding. Conference action on the bill is pending.",
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      "id": "RL31010 2001-11-07",
      "date": "2001-11-07",
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      "title": "Appropriations for FY2002: Military Construction",
      "summary": "Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees.",
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