Military Construction: FY2017 Appropriations (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Oct. 4, 2016 |
| Report Number |
R44639 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Daniel H. Else, Specialist in National Defense |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
Military construction for active and reserve components of the armed forces, military family
housing construction and operations, the U.S. contribution to the NATO Security Investment
Program, military base closures and realignment actions, and the military housing privatization
initiative will be funded through Title I and Title IV of the FY2017 Military Construction,
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The act is associated with three
separate bill numbers: H.R. 4974, S. 2806, and H.R. 2577.
For FY2017, the President requested $7.44 billion in new budget authority for regular (base
budget) military construction and family housing activities and an additional $172.5 million for
Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) construction for a total of $7.62 billion in new budget
authority. The bill’s conference committee recommended $7.73 billion in the base budget and
$172.0 million in OCO funding for a total of $7.90 billion in new budget authority. With
additional funds available through the rescission of prior-year appropriations, Congress could
make available up to $8.03 billion in base funding and $172.0 million in OCO appropriations for
a total military construction appropriation of $8.21 billion for FY2017.
The FY2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
originated in the House as H.R. 4974, introduced on April 15, 2016. A similar bill, S. 2806, was
introduced in the Senate on April 18, 2016. On May 19, 2016, the Senate combined the versions
of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD), Military Construction and
Veterans Affairs (MILCON/VA), and Zika Response and Preparedness appropriations bills into
H.R. 2577 (a T-HUD appropriations bill for FY2016 that the House had passed in June, 2015),
passed the amended bill, and sent it to the House. The House substituted its own amendment in
three divisions (Division A: MILCON/VA, Division B: Zika Response Appropriations, and
Division C: Zika Vector Control), removing the T-HUD portion for H.R. 2577, passed the bill,
and requested a conference.
The conference met on June 15, 2016, and filed its report (H.Rept. 114-640) the next day.
The conference bill contained four divisions: (1) Division A: MILCON/VA; (2) Division
B: Zika Response and Preparedness Appropriations; (3) Division C: Zika Vector Control;
and (4) Division D: Rescission of Funds. The House agreed to the report on June 23,
2016.The Senate incorporated portions of the amended H.R. 2577 into another bill, H.R.
5325, organized as (1) Division A: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; (2) Division B: Zika Response and Preparedness; (3)
Division C: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017; and (4) Division D: Rescissions of Funds, and
passed the bill. The House agreed to the amended H.R. 5325 the same day. The President
signed H.R. 5325 into law (P.L. 114-223 ) on September 29, 2016.
