Bill > HR4366

This bill makes consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. * **Department of Defense Military Construction:** * Army: $2,022,775,000 * Navy and Marine Corps: $5,531,369,000 * Air Force: $2,741,424,000 * Defense-Wide: $3,161,782,000 * Army National Guard: $620,647,000 * Air National Guard: $295,526,000 * Army Reserve: $151,076,000 * Navy Reserve: $51,291,000 * Air Force Reserve: $331,572,000 * North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program: $293,434,000 * Department of Defense Base Closure Account: $489,174,000 * Family Housing Construction (Army): $304,895,000 * Family Housing Operation and Maintenance (Army): $395,485,000 * Family Housing Construction (Navy and Marine Corps): $277,142,000 * Family Housing Operation and Maintenance (Navy and Marine Corps): $373,854,000 * Family Housing Construction (Air Force): $237,097,000 * Family Housing Operation and Maintenance (Air Force): $324,386,000 * Family Housing Operation and Maintenance (Defense-Wide): $50,785,000 * Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund: $6,611,000 * Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund: $496,000 * Additional amounts for various military construction accounts for unfunded priorities, resilience, lab facilities, natural disasters, child development centers, barracks, and demolition. * **Department of Veterans Affairs:** * Veterans Benefits Administration - Compensation and Pensions: $15,072,388,000 (FY2024) and $182,310,515,000 (FY2025) * Veterans Benefits Administration - Readjustment Benefits: $374,852,000 (FY2024) and $13,399,805,000 (FY2025) * Veterans Benefits Administration - Insurance and Indemnities: $12,701,000 (FY2024) and $135,119,422 (FY2024) * Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund: Administrative expenses of $316,742,419 * Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account: Administrative expenses of $460,698 * Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account: Administrative expenses of $2,718,546 * Veterans Benefits Administration - General Operating Expenses: $3,899,000,000 * Veterans Health Administration - Medical Services: $71,000,000,000 (FY2025) * Veterans Health Administration - Medical Community Care: $20,382,000,000 (FY2025) * Veterans Health Administration - Medical Support and Compliance: $11,800,000,000 (FY2025) * Veterans Health Administration - Medical Facilities: $149,485,000 (FY2023) and $9,400,000,000 (FY2025) * Veterans Health Administration - Medical and Prosthetic Research: $943,000,000 * National Cemetery Administration: $480,000,000 * Departmental Administration - General Administration: $475,000,000 * Board of Veterans Appeals: $287,000,000 * Information Technology Systems: $6,401,000,000 * Veterans Electronic Health Record: $1,334,142,000 * Office of Inspector General: $296,000,000 * Construction, Major Projects: $961,218,560 * Construction, Minor Projects: $692,000,000 * Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities: $171,000,000 * Grants for Construction of Veterans Cemeteries: $60,000,000 * **Related Agencies:** * American Battle Monuments Commission: $158,630,000 * United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: $47,200,000 * Department of Defense—Civil Cemeterial Expenses, Army: $99,880,000 * Department of Defense—Civil Cemeterial Expenses, Army—Construction: $88,600,000 * Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund: $77,000,000 * **General Provisions:** Includes various provisions related to the use of funds, reporting requirements, and prohibitions on certain activities. The bill covers multiple fiscal years, primarily fiscal year 2024, with some funds remaining available until September 30, 2028, or until expended. Significant conditions on spending include requirements for notification to Congressional committees for certain transfers and reprogramming actions, and restrictions on the use of funds for specific purposes such as initiating new overseas installations without prior notification or awarding contracts to foreign contractors under certain conditions. The bill also specifies FTE counts where applicable, particularly for the Veterans Health Administration.