FY 2004 Appropriation………………………………...…...$9.841 billion

President’s FY 2005 Request …………………………….$9.553 billion

Committee Recommendation…………………………... $10.003 billion

Increase above FY 2004 Appropriation………………..... ..$162 million

Increase above President’s Request..……………………..$450 million

HIGHLIGHTS

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION:

$5.5 billion  (55% of total bill), including:

$4.5 billion for Active Duty construction

$945 million for Guard and Reserve construction

FAMILY HOUSING:

$4.0 billion (40% of total bill), including:

OTHER:

$489 million (5% of total bill), including:

$161 million for NATO Security Investment Program

$246 million for base realignment and closure activities (in addition to $115 million in estimated Navy land sale revenues), providing for $321 million in environmental cleanup and $40 million for operations and maintenance