H.R. 8469

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: John R. Carter · 0 cosponsors

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies.

The bill 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;
  • the Army and Air National Guard; and
  • the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves.

The bill also provides appropriations to DOD for

  • the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program;
  • the Base Closure Account;
  • 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;
  • the Family Housing Improvement Fund; and
  • the Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund.

Within the VA budget, the bill provides appropriations for

  • the Veterans Benefits Administration,
  • the Veterans Health Administration,
  • the National Cemetery Administration,
  • Departmental Administration, and
  • the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund.

The bill provides appropriations for related agencies and programs, including

  • the American Battle Monuments Commission,
  • the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims,
  • Cemeterial Expenses of the Army, and
  • the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts. 

Text of the bill

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I DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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Sec. 247. Since introduced

(a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this title to ensure that the ratio of veterans to full-time employment equivalents within any program of rehabilitation conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time employment equivalent.

(b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, including—

(1) an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for each such program; and

(2) recommendations for such action as the Secretary considers necessary to reduce the veteran-to-staff ratio for each such program.

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