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FY2024 Military Construction Appropriations:
A Summary
September 8, 2023
On March 9, 2023, the Biden Administration submitted the FY2024 President’s Budget Request (PBR)
seeking $16.675 billion for U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) military construction (MILCON) and
family housing programs. The request was $2.325 billion (12%) less than the $19.000 billion provided for
such programs in the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2023 (Division J of P.L. 117-328). The House-passed version of the legislation for FY2024 (H.R. 4366)
would appropriate $799 million (4.8%) more than the requested amount. The Senate Appropriations
Committee-reported version of the legislation (S. 2127) recommends $2.395 billion (14.4%) more than
the requested amount.
Table 1. Comparison of House and Senate Military Construction
Appropriation bills for FY2024
(in thousands of dollars of budget authority)
FY2023
FY2024
Account
Enacted
Request
H.R. 4366
S. 2127
Military Construction, Army
$1,553,825
$1,470,555
$1,517,455
$1,876,875
Military Construction, Navy & Marine
$4,345,320
$6,022,187
$4,477,961
$6,046,309
Military Construction, Air Force
$2,614,996
$2,605,314
$2,439,614
$2,802,942
Military Construction, Defense-wide
$2,626,078
$2,984,682
$2,651,047
$3,132,782
Military Construction, Army National Guard
$459,018
$340,186
$369,261
$598,572
Military Construction, Army Reserve
$193,878
$107,076
$117,076
$151,076
Military Construction, Navy and Marine
$36,837
$51,291
$61,291
$51,291
Reserve
Military Construction, Air National Guard
$279,353
$178,722
$189,322
$304,426
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve
$85,423
$291,572
$330,572
$309,572
NATO Security Investment Program
$220,139
$293,434
$293,434
$293,434
Base Realignment and Closure
$574,687
$389,174
$539,174
$439,174
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FY2023
FY2024
Account
Enacted
Request
H.R. 4366
S. 2127
Subtotal, Military Construction
$12,989,554
$14,734,193
$12,986,207
$16,006,435
Subtotal, Family Housing
$1,986,330
$1,940,751
$1,970,751
$1,940,751
Subtotal, Administrative Provisions
$4,024,116
$0
$2,517,042
$1,122,814
Total, Military Construction
$19,000,000
$16,674,944
$17,474,000
$19,070,000
Source: H.Rept. 118-122, pp. 96-100; S.Rept. 118-43, pp. 106-109.
Notes: Family Housing budget numbers include Family Housing Construction, Family Housing Operation & Maintenance,
Family Housing Improvement Fund (FHIF), and Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund (UHIF).
President’s Budget Request
The FY2024 request seeks funding for numerous large military infrastructure projects, in terms of dollar
value (see Table 2).
Table 2. Selected Military Construction Projects in the FY2024 President’s Budget Request
(in thousands of dollars of budget authority)
Installation, State/Territory
Project
Amount
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
Dry Dock 3 Replacement (Inc)
$1,318,711
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, ME
Multi-Mission Drydock #1 Extension (Inc)
$544,808
Fort Meade, MD
NSAW Recap Building 4 (Inc)
$315,000
Joint Region Marianas, GU
PDI: Joint Communication Upgrade (Inc)
$292,830
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, VA
Weapons Magazines
$221,920
Naval Submarine Base New London, CT
Weapons Magazine & Ordnance Operations Facility
$219,200
March Air Reserve Base, CA
KC-46 Two Bay Maintenance/Fuel Hangar
$201,000
Naval Base Kitsap, WA
Shipyard Electrical Backbone
$195,000
Fort Meade, MD
Cybersecurity Operations Facility
$186,480
Fort Belvoir, VA
DIA Headquarters Annex
$185,000
Source: Construction Programs (C-1), Department of Defense Budget Fiscal Year 2024 March 2023 Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptrol er).
Note: The table shows the 10 largest MILCON projects in the President’s Budget Request, in terms of dol ar value. The
“(Inc)” indicator listed with the title or description of some projects denotes the project as an “incremental” part of a
larger, potentially multi-year MILCON project. Acronyms include: NSAW, National Security Agency Washington; PDI,
Pacific Deterrence Initiative; and DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency.
H.R. 4366 and Selected Funding Provisions
On June 27, 2023, the House Appropriations Committee reported a Military Construction, Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4366), and its accompanying report,
H.Rept. 118-122. On July 27, the House passed the measure, 219-211.The House-passed bill would
provide $17.474 billion for DOD MILCON programs, $799 million (4.8%) more than the requested
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H.R. 4366 would revise funding levels for certain MILCON projects requested in the PBR (see Table 3).
The legislation would also add funding for certain projects that were not requested, including Section 124,
which would provide $1.4 billion in funding for items that the services included on unfunded priorities
lists. Section 129 would provide $252 million for the Air Force to support expenses incurred by natural
disasters. Section 131 would add $195 million for planning and design for barracks replacement projects.
The House-passed measure (H.R. 4366) also included 24 Community Project Funding items requested by
some Members that would add $295 million.
Table 3. Proposed Funding for Selected Military Construction Projects in H.R. 4366
(in thousands of dollars of budget authority)
Requested
Location
Project Title
Amount
H.R. 4366
Guam/Joint Region Marianas, GU
PDI: Joint Communication Upgrade
$292,830
$50,000
(Inc.)
Naval Submarine Base New
Weapons Magazine & Ordnance
$219,200
$29,200
London, CT
Operations Fac.
Naval Weapons Station
Weapons Magazines
$221,920
$51,000
Yorktown, VA
Fort Belvoir, VA
DIA Headquarters Annex
$185,000
$25,000
Naval Base Kitsap, WA
Shipyard Electrical Backbone
$195,000
$60,000
El sworth Air Force Base, SD
B-21 Phase Hanger
$160,000
$34,000
Naval Station Norfolk, VA
MQ-25 Aircraft Laydown Facilities
$114,495
$8,495
Marine Barracks Washington, DC Bachelor Enlisted Quarters
$131,800
$31,800
Guam/Joint Region Marianas, GU
Missile Integration Test Facility
$174,540
$74,540
Port Hueneme, CA
Laboratory Compound Facilities
$110,000
$15,000
Improvement
Source: CRS analysis of H.R. 4366 and Construction Programs (C-1), Department of Defense Budget Fiscal Year 2024
March 2023 Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptrol er). A list of project line items and the changes made in
H.R. 4366 are found in the H.Rept. 118-122, see p. 79.
Note: The table shows the 10 MILCON projects in H.R. 4366 with the largest proposed change in funding compared to
the President’s Budget request. The “(Inc)” indicator listed with the title or description of some projects denotes the
project as an “incremental” part of a larger, potentially multi-year MILCON project.
S. 2127 and Selected Funding Provisions
On June 22, 2023, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported a Military Construction, Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, S. 2127, and its accompanying report, S.Rept. 118-43.
The committee-reported bill recommends $19.070 billion for MILCON programs, $2.4 billion (14.4%)
more than the requested amount.
S. 2127 recommends revised funding levels for certain MILCON projects requested in the PBR (see
Table 4). The legislation would also add funding for certain projects that were not requested. Section 129
recommends $150 million to the Air Force for construction related to costs incurred by natural disasters.
Section 130 recommends an additional $45 million for planning and design of Child Development Center
projects. Section 131 recommends $83 million for the Air National Guard construction accounts to fund
projects at future foreign military training sites. The Senate bill contains 125 projects listed as
Congressionally Directed Spending items that total $1.3 billion.

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Table 4. Proposed Funding for Selected Military Construction Projects in S. 2127
(in thousands of dol ars of budget authority)
Requested
Location
Project Title
Amount
S. 2127

PDI: Joint Communication Upgrade
$292,830
$180,000
Guam/Joint Region Marianas, GU
(Inc.)
Marine Corps Base, HI
Water Reclamation Facility Upgrade
$0
$109,000
Fort Jackson, SC
Reception Barracks Complex, Phase
$0
$101,000
2, Cost to Complete
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,
Dry Dock Replacement
$0
$90,000
HI
Lexington Armory, NY
National Guard Readiness Center
$0
$90,000
addition/alteration
Fort Meade, MD
Cyber Security Operations Center
$186,480
$100,000
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Weapons Magazines
$221,920
$137,472
VA
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,
Waterfront Production Facility
$0
$49,080
HI
(planning and design)
Fort Rucker, AL
Adv. Individual Training Barracks
$0
$41,200
Complex
Fort Hunter Liggett, CA
Network Enterprise Center
$0
$40,000
Source: CRS analysis of S.Rept. 118-43, pp. 79-99.
Notes: The table shows the 10 MILCON projects in S. 2127 with the largest proposed change in funding compared to the
President’s Budget request. The “(Inc)” indicator listed with the title or description of some projects denotes the project
as an “incremental” part of a larger, potentially multi-year MILCON project.





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Andrew Tilghman

Analyst in U.S. Defense Infrastructure Policy


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