Congressional Direction of Military Infrastructure Funding (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Oct. 23, 2024 |
| Report Number |
IF12790 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Andrew Tilghman |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
Congress has a variety of legislative and budgetary options
for directing U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
infrastructure spending. During the past 10 years, Congress
has used statutory provisions to direct infrastructure
spending to support construction or renovation of DOD
research laboratories, child development centers,
unaccompanied housing facilities, and certain projects in
the Indo-Pacific region.
Funding for DOD’s infrastructure generally comes from
one of two types of DOD appropriations accounts: 1)
military construction (MILCON) accounts, which provide
for construction of new facilities; and 2) accounts known as
Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization
(FSRM), which are primarily intended for renovation of
existing facilities. FSRM is a component of Operation and
Maintenance (O&M) accounts.
Both MILCON and FSRM provide mechanisms for
Congress to direct budget authority or expedite
infrastructure investment for a particular purpose or for
certain types of facilities.
