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Military Construction-VA Appropriations, Fiscal 2016: Where the Money Goes

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Figures are in thousands of dollars of new budget authority and include mandatory programs.

Fiscal 2015
Enacted
Fiscal 2016
President's Request
Fiscal 2016
Appropriations
Total direct appropriations $169,188,368 $281,923,122 $278,249,736
Defense Department $6,558,000 $8,437,620 $8,171,000
   Military construction $4,777,212 $6,653,105 $6,515,205
      Active duty 4,350,663 6,102,436 5,964,536
      Reserve and national guard 426,549 550,669 550,669
   Family housing 1,190,535 1,413,181 1,404,281
   Base realignment and closure 315,085 251,334 266,334
   NATO security investment program 199,700 120,000 135,000
   Chemical demilitarization construction 38,715 -- --
   Administrative provisions $36,753 -- -$149,820
      Appropriations 242,000 -- 222,000
      Rescissions -205,247 -- -371,820
Department of Veterans Affairs $162,172,782 $273,241,161 $269,795,679
   Veterans Benefits Administration* $94,293,775 $198,695,432 $193,938,028
      Compensation and pensions, FY16 79,071,000 79,124,675 76,865,545
      Readjustment benefits, FY16 14,997,136 15,344,922 14,313,357
      Other programs, including advance FY17 totals 225,639 104,225,835 102,759,126
   Veterans Health Administration** $59,460,313 $65,192,103 $66,376,025
      Medical services 47,812,391 52,797,197 51,673,000
      Medical support and compliance 6,144,000 6,593,961 6,524,000
      Medical facilities 4,915,000 5,179,132 5,179,132
      Medical and prosthetic research 588,922 621,813 630,735
   Departmental administration 8,177,894 9,087,406 9,240,406
   Administrative provisions, including rescissions -16,000 -- -30,000
   National Cemetery Administration 256,800 266,220 271,220
Related agencies $236,586 $244,341 $283,057
   American Battle Monuments Commission 76,000 77,100 107,100
   Cemeterial expenses, Army 65,800 70,800 79,516
   Armed Forces Retirement Home 63,400 64,300 64,300
   U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 31,386 32,141 32,141
Overseas Contingency Operations $221,000 -- --

*Some appropriations include advance funds for fiscal 2017 in the president's request and fiscal 2016 omnibus
**Some appropriations include advances from fiscal 2015, as well as advance funds for fiscal 2017. Totals represent all requests added together.
Source: House and Senate Appropriations Committee