US HR 4366

Title: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Author: John Rice Carter

Summary
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 This bill provides FY2024 appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE This title provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Military Construction for * the Army; * the Navy and Marine Corps; * the Air Force; * Defense-Wide agencies and activities (other than military departments); * the Army and Air National Guard; and * the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves. The title also provides appropriations to DOD for the (1) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program, and (2) the DOD Base Closure Account. The title provides appropriations to DOD for Construction and Operation and Maintenance of Family Housing for * the Army, * the Navy and Marine Corps, * the Air Force, and * Defense-Wide agencies and activities (other than military departments). The title provides appropriations to DOD for (1) the Family Housing Improvement Fund, and (2) the Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund. (Sec. 101) This section prohibits funds provided by this title from being used for payments exceeding $25,000 under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction in the United States without a specific DOD approval in writing. The section includes an exception for work that is to be performed in Alaska. (Sec. 102) This section permits construction funds provided by this title to be used for hiring passenger motor vehicles. (Sec. 103) This section permits construction funds provided by this title to be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration for the construction of access roads DOD has certified as important to national defense. (Sec. 104) This section prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to begin construction of new bases in the United States without a specific appropriation. (Sec. 105) This section prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to purchase land or land easements in excess of 100% of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. The section includes exceptions for (1) determinations of value by a federal court, (2) purchases negotiated by the Department of Justice, (3) values less than $25,000, and (4) purchases that are otherwise determined by DOD to be in the public interest. (Sec. 106) This section prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to acquire land, provide for site preparation, or install utilities for family housing, except housing for which appropriations have been provided. (Sec. 107) This section prohibits funds provided by this title for minor construction from being used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or installation to another without notifying Congress in advance. (Sec. 108) This section prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to procure steel for construction unless American producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been allowed to compete for the procurement. (Sec. 109) This section prohibits funds provided to DOD for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal year from being used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation. (Sec. 110) This section prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to initiate a new installation overseas without notifying Congress in advance. (Sec. 111) This section prohibits funds provided by this title from being used for architect and engineer contracts estimated to exceed $500,000 for projects in Japan, NATO member countries, or countries bordering the Arabian Gulf unless the contracts are awarded to U.S. firms or U.S. firms in joint ventures with host nation firms. (Sec. 112) This section prohibits funds provided by this title for military construction in U.S. territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, from

Status
S.Amdt.1092 Considered by Senate.

Bill Documents
US HR 4366 - Engrossed in House (07/27/2023)
2023-06-27 - US HR 4366 (Engrossed in House (07/27/2023))