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S. 2363 110th Congress Senate

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Official title: A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 15, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2007
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.
Nov 15, 2007
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Nov 15, 2007
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 Latest action November 16, 2007

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD; (4) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (5) DOD chemical demilitarization construction; and (6) the Department of Defense Base Closure Accounts of 1990 and 2005.

Appropriates funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for: (1) the Veterans Benefits Administration; (2) readjustment benefits; (3) veterans insurance and indemnities; (4) the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund; (5) the Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program; (6) the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program; (7) guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans; (8) the Veterans Health Administration; (9) the National Cemetery Administration; (10) the Office of Inspector General; (11) construction for major and minor projects; and (12) grants for the construction of extended care facilities and veterans cemeteries.

Appropriates funds for: (1) the American Battle Monuments Commission; (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; (3) cemeterial expenses, Army; and (4) the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

Specifies restrictions and authorities regarding the use of funds appropriated in this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2363: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2363/
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