House Report 112-094 – MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2012

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) serves nearly 58 million people: 22,700,000 veterans and 35,100,000 family members of living veterans or survivors of deceased veterans. This group constitutes more than 18 percent of the United States population. To serve adequately the nation’s veterans, the VA employs 285,000 people, making it one of the largest Federal agencies in terms of employment.

The Committee recommends a total of $129,726,000,000 in budget authority for programs in fiscal year 2012, an increase of $7,853,791,000 or 6.4 percent above the fiscal year 2011 enacted level and $475,737,000 below the budget request. In addition, advance appropriations of $52,541,000,000 are provided for fiscal year 2013.

The Senate and House are reviewing this report and further information will be reported once enacted.