1、 www.crs.gov | 7-5700 February 12, 2015The Presidents FY2016 Military Construction Budget RequestPresident Barack Obama submitted his FY2016 budget request to Congress in early February, 2015. As part of that submission, the President has requested $8.4 billion in funding for domestic and overseas m
2、ilitary construction. Military Construction Defined Military construction is the creation, by the Department of Defense (on behalf of the defense agencies and Special Operations Command) or the Departments of the Army, Navy, or Air Force, of real property (that which cannot be moved). 10 U.S.C. 2802
3、 defines military construction projects as “surveys and site preparation; acquisition, conversion, rehabilitation, and installation of facilities; acquisition and installation of equipment and appurtenances integral to the project; acquisition and installation of supporting facilities (including uti
4、lities) and appurtenances incident to the project; and planning, supervision, administration, and overhead incident to the project.” The military construction appropriation funds the construction and operation of military family housing. It also supports the Military Housing Privatization Initiative