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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
The 2007 budget provides $35,697 million in discretionary
funding for veterans health, benefits, and other services, including $38,530 million in gross discretionary budget authority and $2,833 million in anticipated medical collections. VA
is submitting its 2007 budget request using the account structure enacted in P.L. 109–114, the Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act,
2006.
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds
General and special funds:

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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in section
1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including care and treatment
in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including medical supplies and equipment and salaries and expenses of
health-care employees hired under title 38, United States Code, and
aid to State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United
States
Code;
ø$22,547,141,000¿
$25,511,509,000,
plus
reimbursementsø, of which not less than $2,200,000,000 shall be expended for specialty mental health care: Provided, That
$1,225,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That
such $1,225,000,000 shall be available only if an official budget request is transmitted by the President to the Congress that revises
the President’s budget amendment of July 14, 2005, to designate
the entire $1,225,000,000 as an emergency requirement¿: Provided
øfurther¿, That of the funds made available under this heading, not
to exceed $1,100,000,000 shall be available until September 30,
ø2007¿ 2008: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a
priority for treatment for veterans who are service-connected disabled,
lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall give priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits
to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription
drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based on requirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation
of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further,
That for the Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 721
of Public Law 107–314, a minimum of $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of
title 38, United States Code. (Military Construction, Military Quality
of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006.)
øFor an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’, $198,265,000,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes in
the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005: Provided, That the amount
provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress),
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.¿
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)

01.00

2005 actual

Balance, start of year ....................................................

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Balance, start of year ....................................................
153
156
Receipts:
02.20 Pharmaceutical co-payments, MCCF .............................
650
701
02.21 Pharmaceutical co-payments, MCCF—legislative proposal not subject to PAYGO ...................................... ................... ...................
02.22 Enhanced-use lease proceeds, MCCF ............................
27
1
02.23 First party collections, MCCF .........................................
119
120
02.24 First party collections, MCCF—legislative proposal not
subject to PAYGO ...................................................... ................... ...................
02.25 Third party collections, MCCF ........................................
1,056
1,178
02.26 Parking fees, MCCF .......................................................
3
4
02.27 Compensated work therapy, MCCF ................................
35
44
02.28 MCCF, Long-term care copayments ...............................
5
6
02.40 Payments from compensation and pension, MCCF .......
2
1

256
1,304
4
46
6
1

02.99

2,055

2,834

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
2,050
2,211
Appropriations:
05.00 Medical services ............................................................
¥1,894
¥2,054
05.01 Medical services—legislative proposal not subject to
PAYGO ........................................................................ ................... ...................
05.02 Medical services—legislative proposal not subject to
PAYGO ........................................................................ ................... ...................
05.03 Medical services—legislative proposal not subject to
PAYGO ........................................................................ ................... ...................

2,991

Total receipts and collections ...................................

1,897

157
808
288
1
120

04.00

MEDICAL SERVICES

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01.99

153
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2006 est.

2007 est.

156

157

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¥2,289
¥226
¥288
¥30

05.99

Total appropriations ..................................................

¥1,894

¥2,054

¥2,833

07.99

Balance, end of year .....................................................

156

157

158

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

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2006 est.

2007 est.

00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04
00.05
00.06
00.07
00.08

Obligations by program activity:
Acute hospital care ........................................................
Rehabilitative care .........................................................
Psychiatric care .............................................................
Nursing home care ........................................................
Subacute care ................................................................
Residential care .............................................................
Outpatient care ..............................................................
CHAMPVA ........................................................................

4,685
340
661
2,183
85
174
13,630
527

4,882
381
867
2,083
76
211
15,477
597

5,270
384
975
2,220
77
240
17,510
665

00.91
01.01
01.02
01.03
01.04
01.05
01.06
01.07

Total operating expenses ..........................................
Acute hospital care ........................................................
Rehabilitative care .........................................................
Psychiatric care .............................................................
Nursing home care ........................................................
Subacute care ................................................................
Residential care .............................................................
Outpatient care ..............................................................

22,285
139
12
23
45
2
5
426

24,574
159
14
26
51
2
6
486

27,341
191
17
32
62
3
7
589

01.91

Total capital investment ...........................................

652

744

901

02.93
09.01

Total direct program .................................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

22,937
170

25,318
175

28,242
182

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

23,107

25,493

28,424

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

619
23,438

949
24,986

442
27,982

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
40.20
Appropriation (special fund) .....................................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced (P.L. 108–447)
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ...................................
42.00
Transferred from other accounts ..............................
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24,057
25,935
28,424
¥23,107
¥25,493
¥28,424
¥1 ................... ...................
949

442 ...................

21,011
22,772
25,511
1,894
2,054
2,289
¥156 ................... ...................
¥166
¥15 ...................
685 ................... ...................

955

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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

General and special funds—Continued
MEDICAL SERVICES—Continued
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
2005 actual

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43.00
68.00
68.10
68.90
70.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Discretionary:
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................

2006 est.

2007 est.

23,268

24,811

27,800

146

175

182

24 ................... ...................

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total discretionary) .....................................

170

175

182

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

23,438

24,986

27,982

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Adjustments in expired accounts (net) .........................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................
74.10 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (expired) ................................................
72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40
74.00

2,415
2,715
3,305
23,107
25,493
28,424
¥22,773
¥24,903
¥27,321
¥24 ................... ...................

WORKLOAD

¥24 ................... ...................
14 ................... ...................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

2,715

3,305

4,408

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

20,113
2,660

21,430
3,473

24,072
3,249

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

22,773

24,903

27,321

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources .....................................................
88.40
Non-Federal sources .............................................

Medical Services.—Provides for a comprehensive, integrated
health care delivery system that addresses the needs of eligible veterans and beneficiaries in VA medical centers, outpatient clinic facilities, contract hospitals, State homes, and
outpatient programs on a fee basis. Hospital and outpatient
care is also provided by the private sector for certain dependents and survivors of veterans under the Civilian Health and
Medical Programs for the Department of Veterans Affairs
(CHAMPVA).
Medical Care Collections Fund (MCCF).—VA estimates collections of more than $2.8 billion, representing 8-percent of
available resources (this includes the collections in the legislative proposal section). VA has the authority to collect inpatient and outpatient co-payments, medication co-payments,
and nursing home co-payments; authority for certain income
verification; authority to recover third-party insurance payments from veterans for nonservice-connected conditions; and
authority to collect revenue from enhanced use leases. These
collections also include those collected from the Compensated
Work Therapy Program, Compensation and Living Expenses
Program, and the Parking Program.

¥89
¥70

¥97
¥78

¥98
¥84

¥159

¥175

¥182

Provision of Veterans Health Care—
Acute hospital care.—Costs for 2007 are estimated to increase by $169 million for operating medical, neurological,
surgical, contract and State home hospital beds.
Estimated operating levels are:
2005 actual

Patients treated ......................................................................
Average daily census ..............................................................
Average employment ...............................................................

543,577
8,961
34,714

88.95
88.96

89.00
90.00

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................
Against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) ..................................
Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to
expired accounts ...................................................
Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

¥24 ................... ...................
13 ................... ...................

23,268
22,614

24,811
24,728

27,800
27,139

(in millions of dollars)

Enacted/requested:
2005 actual
2006 est.
Budget Authority .....................................................................
23,268
24,811
Outlays ....................................................................................
22,614
24,728
Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority ..................................................................... .................... ....................
Outlays .................................................................................... .................... ....................

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Total:
Budget Authority .....................................................................
Outlays ....................................................................................

23,268
22,614

24,811
24,728

2007 est.

27,800
27,139
–251
–539
27,549
26,600

For 2007, the budget requests total resources for the VA
Medical Services appropriation of $27.5 billion, and increase
of $2.9 billion ($2.2 billion in appropriation and $0.8 billion
in collections) over the 2007 level. This includes ($24.7 billion
in appropriated budget authority and $2.8 billion to be collected in the Medical Care Collections Fund.
The budget request level also includes a comprehensive set
of legislative proposals that will continue to concentrate VA’s
health care resources to meet the needs of our highest priority
core veterans—those with service-connected conditions, those
with lower incomes, and veterans with special health care
needs. These proposals are discussed in the Medical Services
legislative proposal section.
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Average daily census ..............................................................
Average employment ...............................................................

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2007 est.

573,884
9,253
34,643

15,253
1,210
3,355

2006 est.

15,429
1,210
3,416

2007 est.

15,493
1,210
3,416

Psychiatric care.—An increase of $114 million is estimated in 2007 for the inpatient care of veterans with problems related to mental illness, including alcohol and drug
problems.
Estimated operating levels are:
2005 actual

Patients treated ......................................................................
Average daily census ..............................................................
Average employment ...............................................................

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays

559,076
9,084
34,632

Rehabilitative care.—An increase of $6 million in 2007
is estimated for the provision of rehabilitative care, including spinal cord injury care.
Estimated operating levels are:
2005 actual

88.90

2006 est.

109,604
4,363
6,205

2006 est.

109,132
4,340
6,205

2007 est.

108,767
4,286
6,820

Nursing home care.—In 2007, an increase of $148 million
is estimated for the care of residents in VA nursing homes,
contract nursing homes and State nursing homes.
Estimated operating levels are:
2005 actual

Patients treated ......................................................................
Average daily census ..............................................................
Average employment ...............................................................

99,158
34,375
14,394

2006 est.

94,562
33,378
14,377

2007 est.

96,474
34,358
14,377

Noninstitutional extended care.—Included in outpatient
estimates in 2007 is an increase of $48 million estimated
for noninstitutional extended care programs such as adult
day care; home based primary care, skilled nursing and
rehabilitation care; and home health aids.
Estimated operating levels are:
2005 actual

Average daily census ..............................................................

27,469

2006 est.

32,105

2007 est.

36,722

Subacute care.—An increase of $2 million is estimated
in 2007 for the treatment of veterans who require a level
of care between acute and long-term care, as provided in
VA hospital intermediate bed sections.
Estimated operating levels are:
2005 actual

Patients treated ......................................................................
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13,216

2006 est.

12,663

2007 est.

12,184

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Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Average daily census ..............................................................
Average employment ...............................................................

399
832

345
816

327
805

Residential care.—An increase of $30 million is estimated
in 2007 for the care of veterans in locations other than
their own homes, such as domiciliary care programs.
Estimated operating levels are:
2005 actual

Patients treated ......................................................................
Average daily census ..............................................................
Average employment ...............................................................

30,472
9,015
1,660

2006 est.

29,595
11,035
1,675

2007 est.

29,085
11,349
1,675

Outpatient care.—An increase of $2.095 billion is estimated in 2007 for the cost of outpatient medical and dental
care provided by staff, physicians, and dentists participating
under a fee basis arrangement for certain eligible veterans.
Estimated operating levels are:
NUMBER OF MEDICAL VISITS AND DENTAL WORKLOADS
Medical visits (in thousands):
Staff visits ..............................................................................
Fee visits .................................................................................
Readjustment counseling .......................................................

2005 actual

52,343
4,846
1,047

55,541
5,450
1,075

58,513
5,943
1,100

Total ...........................................................................

58,236

62,066

65,556

Dental:
Staff:
Examinations ..................................................................
Treatments .....................................................................

548,734
338,048

630,000
389,000

649,000
401,000

Total ...........................................................................

886,782

1,019,000

1,050,000

Fee: Cases completed ........................................................

26,007

30,000

31,000

Average employment ...............................................................

73,648

73,664

73,664

2006 est.

2007 est.

Civilian health and medical program of the Department
of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA).—An increase of $68 million is estimated in 2007 for private hospital and outpatient
care for dependents and survivors of certain veterans.
Estimated operating levels are:
2005 actual

Average daily hospital census ................................................
Outpatient (in thousands) ......................................................

597
5,178

2006 est.

619
5,600

2007 est.

629
5,800

2005 actual

Documented increases in the use of joint procurement
contracts .............................................................................
Develop implementation guides for consolidated health
informatics standards adopted by VA and DoD ................

2005 actual

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2006 est.

2007 est.

87%
90%

77%
88%

78%
88%

77%
77%

74%
73%

74%
73%

2005 actual

2006 est.

2007 est.

96%

96%

96%

93%

93%

93%

27,469

32,105

36,722

VA DoD Sharing.—VA’s strategy is to improve collaboration and exchange with DoD.
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150M

$160M

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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

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11.1
11.3
11.5

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................
Other than full-time permanent ...........................
Other personnel compensation .............................

2006 est.

2007 est.

7,933
180
900

8,246
187
935

8,663
197
982

9,013
2,415
1
18
189
42
12

9,368
2,572
11
18
209
44
12

9,842
2,729
11
19
234
47
15

146
1
2,010
38
662
300
610

166
1
2,353
45
689
304
816

229
1
3,348
58
723
317
932

26.0
31.0
32.0
41.0
41.0
43.0

Total personnel compensation .........................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Benefits for former personnel ...................................
Employee travel .........................................................
Beneficiary travel ......................................................
All other .....................................................................
Transportation of things ...........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Printing and reproduction .........................................
Other contractual services ........................................
Outpatient dental fees ..............................................
Medical and nursing fees .........................................
Community nursing homes .......................................
Contract hospitalization ............................................
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) ...................
Medical supplies and materials ...............................
Equipment .................................................................
Medical land and structures .....................................
Medical grants, subsidies, and contributions ..........
Medical grants to private organizations ...................
Interest and dividends ..............................................

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

22,937
170

25,318
175

28,242
182

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

23,107

25,493

28,424

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
21.0
21.0
22.0
23.3
24.0
25.2
25.6
25.6
25.6
25.6
25.6

394
616
691
5,928
6,739
7,495
647
784
901
5 ................... ...................
434
494
558
62
77
92
10 ................... ...................

Personnel Summary

Access to Medical Care.—VA’s strategy is to improve access and timeliness of service by reducing waiting times
in specialty and primary care clinics in medical centers
nationwide, and by relying more extensively on non-institutional forms of long-term care.
Percentage of primary care appointments scheduled within
30 days of desired date .....................................................
Percentage of specialty care appointments scheduled within
30 days of desired date .....................................................
Increase non-institutional long-term care as expressed by
average daily census .........................................................

2006 est.

Revenue Cycle Improvement.—VHA is seeking to improve
its performance in the area of medical care collections. The
revenue cycle improvement plan includes initiatives that
will improve efficiency and accuracy.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Provide High Quality Health Care.—Use of clinical practice guidelines in treating patients results in improved
health of veterans and reduced use of services. The prevention index spotlights and summarizes a variety of evidenced
based measures for high quality preventive health care.
VHA’s strategy to monitor satisfaction through patient surveys will identify areas of improvement in all medical services.
Clinical Practice Guidelines Index ..........................................
Prevention Index II ..................................................................
Percent of patients rating VA health care service as very
good or excellent:
Inpatient .............................................................................
Outpatient ...........................................................................

957

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Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................
Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................
1001

2006 est.

2007 est.

133,270

133,270

138,207

2,013

2,013

2,013

MEDICAL SERVICES
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
Title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) To authorize an annual enrollment fee, as follows:
(a) In section 1705, by inserting the following new subsection (d)
at the end:
‘‘(d) The Secretary may not enroll or continue the enrollment of
a veteran under paragraph (a)(7) or (a)(8) unless the veteran annually
pays to the United States an enrollment fee of $250.’’.
(b) In section 1729A(b), by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(8) as (2) through (9), and by inserting the following new paragaph
(1):
‘‘(1) Section 1705(d) of this title.’’.
(2) To authorize increased pharmacy copayments, as follows in section 1722A:
(a) in subsection (1), by inserting ‘‘eligible for care under section
1710(a)(1) or (a)(2)’’ after the word, ‘‘veteran,’’ the first time it appears
in paragraph (1);
(b) in subsection (a), by striking out paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as (2);
(c) in subsection (b), paragraph (1), by striking out ‘‘increase’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘adjust’’ and by inserting ‘‘or (c)’’ before
‘‘; and’’;
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

General and special funds—Continued

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

MEDICAL SERVICES—Continued

2005 actual

Identification code 36–0160–2–1–703

(d) in subsection (b), paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or (c)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and
(e) by redesignating subsection (c) as ‘‘(d)’’ and inserting the following new subsection (c):
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall require a veteran eligible for care under
section 1710(a)(3) to pay the United States $15 for each 30-day supply
of medication furnished such veteran under this chapter on an outpatient basis for the treatment of a nonservice-connected disability.’’.
(3) To prohibit the application of third party medical care collections
to first party veteran debt, as follows:
(a) section 1729 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection (j):
‘‘(j) In the case of a veteran who is liable to the United States
for a payment described in section 1710, 1710B, or 1722A with respect
to care or services (including medication) furnished under this chapter,
no amounts recovered or collected under this section may be applied
in full or partial satisfaction of such liability of the veteran.’’.
EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall
apply only with respect to a payment for which a veteran becomes
liable under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, on and after
the date of the enactment of this Act.

2006 est.

2007 est.

11.1
11.3
11.5

Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .................................................. ................... ...................
Other than full-time permanent ............................... ................... ...................
Other personnel compensation .................................. ................... ...................

¥87
¥2
¥10

11.9
12.1
21.0
22.0
23.3
25.2
25.6
26.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Beneficiary travel ...........................................................
Transportation of things ................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Other contractual services .............................................
Medical and nursing fees ..............................................
Medical supplies and materials ....................................

...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................

¥99
¥27
¥3
¥2
¥27
¥33
¥7
¥53

Total new obligations ................................................ ................... ...................

¥251

99.9

...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................

Personnel Summary
2005 actual

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2006 est.

2007 est.

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment ..................... ................... ...................
¥4,285
Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment ..................... ................... ................... ...................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
f
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0160–2–1–703

2007 est.

DOD-VA HEALTH CARE SHARING INCENTIVE FUND

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Health care for veterans ................................................ ................... ...................

¥251

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

02.93

Total direct program ................................................. ................... ...................

¥251

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................ ................... ...................

¥251

Identification code 36–0165–0–1–703

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................ ................... ...................
Total new obligations .................................................... ................... ...................

¥251
251

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..................................................

6

20

30

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

6

20

30

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

30
30

24.40

2005 actual

2006 est.

2007 est.

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year ................... ................... ...................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
40.20
Annual Enrollment fee of $250 for Priority Level
7 and 8 veterans ..................................................
40.20
Pharmaceutical copayments, increase from $8 to
$15 for Priority Levels 7 and 8 veterans .............
40.20
Eliminate thrid party offset for veterans copayments ....................................................................

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2006 est.

54
64
30 ...................

................... ...................

¥795

................... ...................

226

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

60
¥6

84
¥20

64
¥30

................... ...................

288

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

54

64

34

................... ...................

30

43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................ ................... ...................

¥251

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
42.00
Transferred from other accounts ..............................

30

30 ...................

Change in obligated balances:
Total new obligations .................................................... ................... ...................
Total outlays (gross) ...................................................... ................... ...................

43.00

30

30 ...................

73.10
73.20

¥251
539

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................ ................... ...................

288

72.40
73.10
73.20

86.90

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..................... ................... ...................

¥539

74.40

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ...................

¥251
¥539

86.90
86.93

The proposed legislation will allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to collect two user fees from priority level 7
and 8 (PL 7/8) veterans. The first user fee proposal will establish an annual enrollment fee of $250, and the second will
increase pharmacy copayments from $8 to $15 for a 30-day
supply of drugs. Both of these user fees will be charged to
PL 7/8 veterans only. These proposals will continue to concentrate VA’s health care resources to meet the needs of our
highest priority core veterans—those with service-connected
conditions, lower incomes, and special health care needs.
Legislation is also being proposed that will allow VA to
eliminate the third-party offset for first-party copayments
similar to the practice in the private sector.
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Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ................................... ...................
Total new obligations ....................................................
6
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
¥1
Obligated balance, end of year ................................

5

5
20
¥14

11
30
¥23

11

18

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..................... ...................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................
1

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

1

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

30
1

8 ...................
6
23
14

23

30 ...................
14
23

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0165–0–1–703

25.1
26.0
31.0
32.0

Advisory and assistance services ..................................
1
Supplies and materials ................................................. ...................
Equipment ......................................................................
4
Land and structures ......................................................
1

99.9
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Total new obligations ................................................
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6

2006 est.

2007 est.

14
2
3
1

19
2
6
3

20

30

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

The purpose of the fund is to enable the Departments to
carry out a program to identify and provide incentives to
implement creative sharing initiatives at the facility, intraregional and nationwide levels. The Departments have established the fund and developed processes and criteria to solicit
and select projects. Section 721 of the FY 2003 National Defense Authorization Act, Public Law 107–314, established the
fund and requires VA and Department of Defense (DoD) to
establish a joint incentive program. Each Secretary shall annually contribute a minimum of $15 million to the fund.
f

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research
activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support
of capital policy activities; øuniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901–5902 of title 5, United States Code;¿ and
administrative and legal expenses of the Department for collecting
and recovering amounts owed the Department as authorized under
chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and the Federal Medical
Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); ø$2,858,442,000¿
$3,177,000,000, plus reimbursements, of which $250,000,000 shall be
available until September 30, ø2007¿ 2008. (Military Construction,
Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act,
2006.)

68.90
70.00

703
33
211
285
30
53
2,684

817
40
233
315
31
60
1,505

833
46
255
315
31
60
1,610

00.91

3,999

3,001

3,150

01.01
01.02
01.03
01.04
01.05
01.06

Total operating expenses .................................
Capital investment:
Provision of veterans health care:
Acute hospital care ..........................................
Rehabilitative care ...........................................
Psychiatric care ................................................
Nursing home care ...........................................
Residential care ...............................................
Outpatient care ................................................

01.91

Total capital investment ..................................

372

24

27

02.93
09.01

Total direct program .................................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

4,371
45

3,025
50

3,177
52

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

4,416

3,075

3,229

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

33
4,483

99
2,977

1
3,229

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

4,483

2,977

3,229

656
839
833
4,416
3,075
3,229
¥4,221
¥3,081
¥3,167
¥16 ................... ...................
¥3 ................... ...................
7 ................... ...................
839

833

895

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

3,632
589

2,401
680

2,622
545

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

4,221

3,081

3,167

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources .....................................................
88.40
Non-Federal sources .............................................

¥48
¥2

¥48
¥2

¥50
¥2

88.90

¥50

¥50

¥52

89.00
90.00

106
8
9
6 ................... ...................
19
1
1
43
3
3
6 ................... ...................
192
12
14

52

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

2007 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
Operating expenses:
Provision of veterans health care:
00.01
Acute hospital care ..........................................
00.02
Rehabilitative care ...........................................
00.03
Psychiatric care ................................................
00.04
Nursing home care ...........................................
00.05
Subacute care ..................................................
00.06
Residential care ...............................................
00.07
Outpatient care ................................................

50

74.40

88.96
2006 est.

46

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Adjustments in expired accounts (net) .........................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................
74.10 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (expired) ................................................

88.95

2005 actual

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total discretionary) .....................................

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40
74.00

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 36–0152–0–1–703

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................
Against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) ..................................
Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to
expired accounts ...................................................
Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

¥3 ................... ...................
7 ................... ...................

4,437
4,171

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99

1

1

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
4,707
2,858
3,177
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced (P.L. 108–447)
¥38 ................... ...................
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ...................................
¥232 ................... ...................
42.00
Transferred from other accounts .............................. ...................
69 ...................
43.00
68.00
68.10

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Discretionary:
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................

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2,927
50

3,177
52

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2,927
3,031

3,177
3,115

For 2007, the budget requests total resources for the VA
Medical Administration appropriation of $3.2 billion, an increase of $250 million over the 2006 level.
The Medical Administration appropriation finances the expenses of management, security, and administration of the
VA health care system through the operation of VA medical
centers, other facilities, Veterans Integrated Service Networks
offices and facility director offices, chief of staff operations,
quality of care oversight, legal services, billing and coding
activities, procurement, financial management, and human
resource management. This appropriation also finances the
National Program Administration, VHA headquarters, which
provides corporate leadership and support to VA’s comprehensive and integrated health care system with a Headquarters’
staff that includes a capital facilities management and development process.
2005 actual

4,516
3,076
3,230
¥4,416
¥3,075
¥3,229
¥1 ................... ...................

959

Average employment ...................................................................

35,652

2006 est.

35,652

2007 est.

35,652

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0152–0–1–703

11.1
11.3
11.5

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................
Other than full-time permanent ...........................
Other personnel compensation .............................

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
21.0
22.0
23.3
24.0
25.2
25.6
26.0
31.0
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Total personnel compensation .........................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Benefits for former personnel ...................................
Employee travel .........................................................
All other .....................................................................
Transportation of things ...........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Printing and reproduction .........................................
Other contractual services ........................................
Medical and nursing fees .........................................
Medical supplies and materials ...............................
Equipment .................................................................
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VET

2006 est.

2007 est.

1,756
40
200

1,871
43
213

1,947
44
221

1,996
590
11
34
1
7

2,127
593
2
26
1
6

2,212
621
3
27
1
6

232
10
1,043
5
69
365

58
4
132
4
48
21

65
4
156
4
51
24

960

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

General and special funds—Continued
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)—Continued
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0152–0–1–703

2006 est.

2007 est.

32.0
43.0

Medical land and structures .....................................
Interest and dividends ..............................................

7
3
3
1 ................... ...................

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

4,371
45

3,025
50

3,177
52

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

4,416

3,075

3,229

23.95

Total new obligations ....................................................

¥3,311

¥3,429

¥3,601

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

102

1

1

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced (P.L. 108–447)
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ...................................
42.00
Transferred from other accounts ..............................
43.00

68.00
68.10

Personnel Summary
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0152–0–1–703

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................
Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2006 est.

2007 est.

35,385

35,362

35,328

267

290

324

f

MEDICAL FACILITIES
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities and other necessary
facilities for the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative
expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real
property acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department;
for oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged
to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of
the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or
by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for
leases of facilities; and for laundry and food services,
ø$3,297,669,000,¿ $3,569,000,000, plus reimbursements, of which
$250,000,000 shall be available until September 30, ø2007¿ 2008.
(Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Act, 2006.)

2005 actual

Identification code 36–0162–0–1–703

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
Operating expenses:
Provision of veterans health care:
00.01
Acute hospital care ..........................................
00.02
Rehabilitative care ...........................................
00.03
Psychiatric care ................................................
00.04
Nursing home care ...........................................
00.05
Subacute care ..................................................
00.06
Residential care ...............................................
00.07
Outpatient care ................................................

2007 est.

765
119
377
525
38
128
1,014

Total operating expenses .................................
Capital investment:
Provision of veterans health care:
Acute hospital care ..........................................
Rehabilitative care ...........................................
Psychiatric care ................................................
Nursing home care ...........................................
Subacute care ..................................................
Residential care ...............................................
Outpatient care ................................................

2,729

2,820

2,966

131
11
32
69
4
14
297

136
11
33
72
4
15
308

141
12
35
75
4
15
321

01.91

Total capital investment ..................................
Grant Program:

558

579

603

02.93
09.01

Total direct program .............................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

3,287
24

3,399
30

3,569
32

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

3,311

3,429

3,601

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

59
3,354

102
3,328

1
3,601

23.90

Total budgetary resources available for obligation

3,413

3,430

3,602

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3,298

3,569

23

30

32

1 ................... ...................
24

30

32

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

3,354

3,328

3,601

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40
74.00

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Adjustments in expired accounts (net) .........................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

921

1,046

1,106

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

2,456
584

2,925
379

3,175
366

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

3,040

3,304

3,541

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources .....................................................
88.40
Non-Federal sources .............................................

¥9
¥15

¥12
¥18

¥12
¥20

88.90

¥24

¥30

¥32

88.96

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................
Against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) ..................................
Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to
expired accounts ...................................................
Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

658
921
1,046
3,311
3,429
3,601
¥3,040
¥3,304
¥3,541
¥7 ................... ...................
¥1 ................... ...................

¥1 ................... ...................
1 ................... ...................

3,330
3,016

3,298
3,274

3,569
3,509

For 2007, the budget requests total resources for the VA
Medical Facilities appropriation of $3.6 billion, an increase
of $271 million over the 2006 level.
Medical Facilities.—Provides for the operations and maintenance of the capital infrastructure required to provide health
care to the Nation’s veterans. These costs include utilities,
engineering, capital planning, leases, laundry and food services, grounds maintenance, trash removal, housekeeping, fire
protection, pest management, facility repair, and property disposition and acquisition.
2005 actual

Average employment ...................................................................

26,715

2006 est.

26,715

2007 est.

26,715

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0162–0–1–703

PO 00000

3,330

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total discretionary) .....................................

89.00
90.00
752
92
311
528
38
128
971

01.01
01.02
01.03
01.04
01.05
01.06
01.07
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2006 est.

740
90
305
550
37
127
880

00.91

68.90

88.95

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Discretionary:
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................

3,792
3,298
3,569
¥30 ................... ...................
¥452 ................... ...................
20 ................... ...................

2006 est.

2007 est.

11.1
11.3
11.5

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................
Other than full-time permanent ...........................
Other personnel compensation .............................

974
22
110

1,103
25
125

1,135
25
129

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0

Total personnel compensation .........................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Benefits for former personnel ...................................
Employee travel .........................................................

1,106
322
2
4

1,253
233
1
4

1,289
243
1
4

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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.2
23.3

21
14
15
108

22
14
15
110

24
16
16
120

25.2
26.0
26.0
31.0
32.0
43.0

All other .....................................................................
Transportation of things ...........................................
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
Rental payments to others ........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Other contractual services ........................................
Medical supplies and materials ...............................
Provisions ..................................................................
Equipment .................................................................
Medical land and structures .....................................
Interest and dividends ..............................................

426
427
203
80
79
479
1

434
442
207
84
81
498
1

473
471
221
87
84
519
1

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

3,287
24

3,399
30

3,569
32

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

3,311

3,429

3,601

Personnel Summary
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0162–0–1–703

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................
Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2006 est.

26,548

26,537

167

178

2007 est.

178

AND

PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and
prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter 73
of title 38, United States Code, to remain available until September
30,
ø2007¿
2008,
ø$412,000,000¿
$399,000,000,
plus
reimbursementsø, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be used
for Gulf War Illness research¿. (Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

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Identification code 36–0161–0–1–703

2006 est.

2007 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
Operating expenses:
00.01
Bio-medical laboratory science research .............
00.02
Rehabilitation research .........................................
00.03
Health services research ......................................
00.04
Clinical science research ......................................

208
45
60
64

215
47
62
66

205
45
59
63

00.91

377

390

372

01.01
01.02
01.03
01.04

Total operating expenses .................................
Capital investment:
Bio-medical laboratory science research .............
Rehabilitation research .........................................
Health services research ......................................
Clinical science research ......................................

25
6
2
4

25
6
3
4

25
6
2
4

01.91

Total capital investment ..................................

37

38

37

01.92
09.01

Total direct program .............................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

414
55

428
45

409
45

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

469

473

454

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

53
457

41
457

25
444

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

510
¥469

498
¥473

469
¥454

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

41

25

15

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced ..........................

405
412
399
¥3 ................... ...................

43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................
Discretionary:
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

402

412

399

55

45

45

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

457

457

444

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Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Adjustments in expired accounts (net) .........................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (expired) ................................................

123
140
165
469
473
454
¥454
¥448
¥441
¥2 ................... ...................
4 ................... ...................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

140

165

178

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

289
165

327
121

317
124

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

454

448

441

¥64

¥45

¥45

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources
Against gross budget authority only:
88.96
Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to
expired accounts ...................................................

26,537

f

MEDICAL

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40
74.10

961

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

9 ................... ...................

402
390

412
403

399
396

For 2007, the total budgetary resources of $1.6 billion remain essentially unchanged. These resources are comprised
of direct appropriations of $399 million, medical care support
of $366 million and federal and private sector grants of $884
million, which represents 54 percent of the total resources.
This account is an intramural program whose mission is
to acquire knowledge and create innovations that advance
the health and care of veterans and the Nation. Veterans’
health issues are addressed comprehensively in the following
four program divisions and the medical care research support
required for these programs:
Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development Service.—
This research strives to understand the disease process so
that efficient, rational interventions can be made to cure or
alleviate the effects of disease. The program supports investigator-initiated research projects, the training of clinicians in
basic and clinical research, and centers of excellence devoted
to specific diseases. The research is done in areas particularly
relevant to the veteran population—aging, chronic disease,
mental illness, substance abuse, military occupations, and environmental exposures.
Rehabilitation Research and Development Service.—Rehabilitation Research is dedicated to the development and application of science and engineering to improve the care and
quality of life for the physically disabled. The Service comprises investigator-initiated research projects, the training of
clinicians and engineers in rehabilitation research, centers
of excellence devoted to specific disabilities, and technology
transfer. Areas particularly relevant to the disabled veteran
population—aging, sensory loss, and trauma related illness,
are the focus of the research.
Health Services Research and Development Service.—Health
Services Research is directed toward improving the outcome
effectiveness and cost efficiency of health care delivery for
the veteran population. Supporting the program are investigator-initiated research projects, the training of clinicians in
applied clinical research, centers of excellence devoted to specific aspects of health care delivery, and service-directed
projects addressing clinical management needs. The research
focuses on the translation of research findings to clinical best
practices for all veteran patients. Particular contributions are
made in the areas of aging, substance abuse, health systems,
and special populations.
Clinical Science Research and Development Service.—Clinical Science Research will encompass interventional and observational studies in humans, including pharmacological and
surgical studies.
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

General and special funds—Continued
MEDICAL

AND

CANTEEN SERVICE REVOLVING FUND

PROSTHETIC RESEARCH—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

VA’s Medical and Prosthetic Research programs are included in the Federal Science & Technology (FS&T) budget.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES

The VA Research program has adopted three new performance measures to assess its effectiveness in transferring research results to advance veterans’ health care.
• Percent of milestones achieved towards development of
a standard clinical practice for pressure ulcers.
• Percent of milestones achieved towards development of
a new treatment for postraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
• Accrual rate for multi-site clinical trials.
Performance Measure
2005

Number of peer-reviewed publications authored
by VA investigators within the fiscal year ......
Progress towards development of one new treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) ...............................................................
Progess towards development of a standard
clinical practice for pressure ulcers ................
Study subject accrual rate for multi-site clinical
trials .................................................................

2006

2007

Strategic
Target

5

5

5

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

249

252

252

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

9
247

6
248

2
253

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

256
¥249

254
¥252

255
¥252

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

6

2

3

40%

60%

67%

100%

52%

65%

70%

100%

69.90

29%

32%

34%

50%

2006 est.

2007 est.

412
1,015
205

399
1,042
208

Total program resources ................................................

1,551

1,632

1,649

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0161–0–1–703

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................
Other than full-time permanent ...........................
Other personnel compensation .............................

134
14
28

2006 est.

141
15
29

2007 est.

132
14
27

Total personnel compensation .........................
176
185
173
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
45
48
45
Benefits for former personnel ................................... ...................
1
1
Employee travel .........................................................
3
3
3
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
1 ................... ...................
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
1
1
1
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
1
1
1
Printing and reproduction .........................................
1
1
1
Other services ............................................................
122
129
125
Supplies and materials .............................................
32
32
32
Equipment .................................................................
31
27
27
Land and structures ..................................................
1 ................... ...................

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

414
55

428
45

409
45

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

469

473

454

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total mandatory) .........................................

247

248

253

72.40
73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

22
249
¥241

30
252
¥249

33
252
¥253

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

30

33

32

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................

238
3

247
2

252
1

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

241

249

253

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

¥247

¥248

¥253

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ...........................................................................
¥6
1 ...................

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, start of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.02 Total investments, end of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.01

2005 actual

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................
Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................
1001

2006 est.

2007 est.

2,946

2,865

2,579

260

260

260

In addition to research staff shown above, 5,100 staff carry
out research at VA supported by other Federal and non-Federal resources.
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24

26

24

20

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Personnel Summary
Identification code 36–0161–0–1–703

30

The Veterans Canteen Service was established to furnish,
at reasonable prices, merchandise and services necessary for
the comfort and well-being of veterans in VA medical facilities.
Financing.—Operations will be financed from current revenues.

2005 actual

Identification code 36–4014–0–3–705
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148
99

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Mandatory:
69.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
247
248
253
69.00
Offsetting collections (from investment) .............. ................... ................... ...................

390
966
195

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99

3,000

2005 actual

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98

2,623

Medical and prosthetic research appropriation ..........................
Federal resources ........................................................................
Other non-federal resources ........................................................

24.0
25.2
26.0
31.0
32.0

Obligations by program activity:
Reimbursable operating expenses .................................
Reimbursable direct operations .....................................
Reimbursable capital investment: Sales program: Purchase of equipment and leasehold ..........................

2007 est.

2,655

[In millions of dollars]

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
21.0
23.1
23.3

09.01
09.02
09.10

2006 est.

2,793

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM RESOURCES

11.1
11.3
11.5

2005 actual

Identification code 36–4014–0–3–705

2006 est.

2007 est.

11.1
11.3

Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent ..................................................
Other than full-time permanent ...............................

43
36

45
37

46
37

11.9
12.1
21.0
25.2
26.0
31.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................

79
20
2
3
139
6

82
21
1
3
140
5

83
22
1
4
137
5

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

249

252

252

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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Trust Funds

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Trust Funds

Personnel Summary
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4014–0–3–705

Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2006 est.

GENERAL POST FUND, NATIONAL HOMES

2007 est.

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2,952

2,940

2,950

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8180–0–7–705
f

01.00

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

2006 est.

2007 est.

Obligations by program activity:
09.01 Operating expenses ........................................................
09.02 Capital investments .......................................................

161
19

161
19

165
19

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

180

180

184

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

16
187

23
180

23
190

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

203
¥180

203
¥180

213
¥184

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

23

23

29

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
69.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections
(gross): Offsetting collections (cash) ...................
Change in obligated balances:
72.40 Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
73.10 Total new obligations ....................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40

187

180

190

7 ................... ...................
180
180
184
¥187
¥180
¥190

Obligated balance, end of year ................................ ................... ...................

¥6

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................

187

180

190

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

¥187

¥180

¥190

86.97

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ................... ...................

These nonprofit corporations provide a flexible funding
mechanism for the conduct of approved research at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. These organizations
will derive funds to operate various research activities from
Federal and non-Federal sources. No appropriation is required
to support these activities.

2006 est.

2007 est.

Balance, start of year ....................................................

1

1

3

Balance, start of year ....................................................
Receipts:
02.00 General post fund, national homes, Interest on investments .........................................................................
02.60 General post fund, national homes, Deposits ...............

1

1

3

2
29

3
32

3
33

02.99

Total receipts and collections ...................................

31

35

36

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriations:
05.00 General post fund, national homes ...............................

32

36

39

¥31

¥33

¥33

1

3

6

01.99

MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

Identification code 36–4026–0–3–703

963

04.00

07.99

Balance, end of year .....................................................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8180–0–7–705

2006 est.

2007 est.

00.01
00.03

Obligations by program activity:
Religious, recreational, and entertainment activities
Therapeutic residence maintenance ..............................

29
1

30
1

31
2

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

30

31

33

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

62
31

63
33

65
33

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

93
¥30

96
¥31

98
¥33

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

63

65

65

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.26
Appropriation (trust fund) .........................................

31

33

33

72.40
73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

5
30
¥31

4
31
¥32

3
33
¥31

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

4

3

5

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority ......................... ...................
32
31
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................
31 ................... ...................

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

31

32

31

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

31
31

33
32

33
31

67

64

64

64

64

64

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, start of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.02 Total investments, end of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.01

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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4026–0–3–703

2006 est.

2007 est.

21.0
25.2
26.0
31.0

Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................

5
142
14
19

2
112
47
19

2
116
47
19

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

180

180

184

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This fund consists of: gifts, bequests, and proceeds from
the sale of property left in the care of the facilities by former
beneficiaries; patients’ fund balances; and, proceeds from the
sale of effects of beneficiaries who die leaving no heirs or
without having otherwise disposed of their estate. Such funds
are used to promote the comfort and welfare of veterans at
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliaries where no general
appropriation is available. Public Law 102–54 authorizes compensation work therapy and therapeutic transitional housing
and loan programs to be funded from the General Post Fund.
(38 U.S.C. chs. 83 and 85.)
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

General and special funds—Continued
GENERAL POST FUND, NATIONAL HOMES—Continued
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)—Continued

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8180–0–7–705

2006 est.

2007 est.

06.05
06.06
06.07

Burial flags ....................................................................
Headstones and markers ...............................................
Graveliners/Pre-placed crypts ........................................

18
38
25

19
41
30

19
42
35

06.91
09.01

Total burial program .................................................
Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors ..............

152
175
185
10 ................... ...................

09.99

Total reimbursable program ......................................

10 ................... ...................

21.0
25.2
26.0
31.0
32.0

Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................
Land and structures ......................................................

2
15
10
2
1

2
17
9
2
1

2
19
9
2
1

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

32,348

34,981

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

1,060
32,372

1,083 ...................
33,898
38,007

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

30

31

33

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

33,432
34,981
38,007
¥32,348
¥34,981
¥38,007
¥1 ................... ...................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

1,083 ................... ...................

f

VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.00
Appropriation .............................................................
32,608
33,898
37,417
60.00
Appropriaton COLA .................................................... ................... ...................
590
61.00
Transferred to other accounts ...................................
¥246 ................... ...................

Federal Funds
General and special funds:
COMPENSATION

AND

38,007

PENSIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized
by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61);
pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law
(38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial
benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and
certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance
policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 540 et seq.) and
for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977,
and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45
Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), ø$33,897,787,000¿ $38,007,095,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed
ø$23,491,000¿ $24,512,000 of the amount appropriated under this
heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and
‘‘Medical administration’’ for necessary expenses in implementing the
provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code,
the funding source for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such
sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall
be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical care collections fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided
to pensioners as authorized. (Military Construction, Military Quality
of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006.)

62.50

Appropriation (total mandatory) ...........................
Mandatory:
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) REPS ...........................

32,362

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

32,372

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Adjustments in expired accounts (net) .........................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

88

59

3,087

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................

31,201
3,502

33,840
1,170

34,920
59

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

34,703

35,010

34,979

69.00

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

33,898

38,007

10 ................... ...................
33,898

38,007

2,442
88
59
32,348
34,981
38,007
¥34,703
¥35,010
¥34,979
1 ................... ...................

¥10 ................... ...................

32,362
34,694

33,898
35,010

38,007
34,979

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
WORKLOAD
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0102–0–1–701

2006 est.

2007 est.

Compensation:
2005 actual

01.01
01.02

Obligations by program activity:
Veterans .........................................................................
Survivors ........................................................................

24,445
4,197

26,666
4,479

29,423
4,662

01.91

Compensation sub-total ............................................

28,642

31,145

34,085

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02.00
02.01
02.02
02.03
02.04
02.05
02.06

Other compensation expenses ...................................
28,642
Chapter 18 .....................................................................
17
Clothing allowance ........................................................
51
Misc Assistance (EAJ, SAFD) .........................................
4
Medical exam pilot program ..........................................
68
OBRA payment to VBA ...................................................
1
Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors .............. ...................

31,145
18
54
4
81
2
7

34,085
19
57
3
85
2
7

02.91

Total other compensation expenses ..........................

141

166

173

02.93
03.02
03.03

Total compensation ...................................................
Veterans .........................................................................
Survivors ........................................................................

28,783
2,652
731

31,311
2,734
739

34,258
2,796
745

03.91
04.01

Pensions sub total ....................................................
Reimbursements to GOE and VHA .................................

3,383
20

3,473
22

3,541
23

04.92
06.02
06.03
06.04

Total pensions ...........................................................
Burial allowance ............................................................
Burial plots ....................................................................
Service-connected deaths ..............................................

3,403
31
17
23

3,495
37
20
28

3,564
39
21
29

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Rating-Related Actions ...........................................................
Non Rating Actions .................................................................

703,167
246,068

2006 est.

822,441
253,451

2007 est.

738,747
258,519

WORKLOAD
Pension:
2005 actual

Rating-Related Actions ...........................................................
Non Rating Actions .................................................................

85,131
274,082

2006 est.

87,685
282,304

2007 est.

89,439
287,950

This appropriation provides for the payment of compensation, pension, and burial benefits to veterans and survivors.
Compensation is paid to veterans for disabilities incurred
in or aggravated during active military service. Dependency
and Indemnity Compensation is paid to survivors of servicepersons or veterans whose death occurred while on active
duty or as a result of service-connected disabilities. Compensation and vocational rehabilitation is provided to the children of Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth
defects. The Secretary may pay a clothing allowance to each
veteran who uses a prescribed medication for a service-connected skin condition or wears a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance (including a wheelchair) which, in the judgment of
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Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

the Secretary, tends to damage or tear the clothing of such
veteran.
Miscellaneous benefits provided for are:
(a) payments for claims made pursuant to the provision
of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924, as
amended;
(b) a special allowance (38 U.S.C. 1312) to dependents
of certain veterans who died after December 31, 1956, but
who were not fully and currently insured under the Social
Security Act; and
(c) payments authorized by the Equal Access to Justice
Act.
The appropriation also provides for a pilot program authorizing VA to contract out medical examinations to determine
service-connected disabilities of veterans who are potential
applicants of compensation benefits and a program to allow
VA to perform income matches for certain compensation recipients.
In accordance with Public Law 97–377, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS) program restores social
security benefits to certain surviving spouses or children of
veterans who died of service-connected causes.
Legislation is proposed to provide a cost-of-living adjustment comparable to the annual social security increase to
recipients of disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and clothing allowances. The increase, effective with payments made on January 1, 2007, is expected
to be 2.6 percent.
AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMPENSATION CASES AND PAYMENTS
2005 actual

2006 est.

2007 est.

2,600,583
$9,400

2,713,606
$9,827

2,867,013
$10,263

Total obligations (in millions) .......................................

$24,445

$26,666

$29,961

Survivors:
Total ........................................................................................
Average payment per case, per year ......................................

326,272
$12,865

340,318
$13,161

348,479
$13,378

Total obligations (in millions) .......................................

$4,197

$4,479

$4,662

Chapter 18:
Children ...................................................................................
Average payment per case, per year ......................................

1,171
$14,782

1,219
$15,389

1,234
$15,789

Total obligations (in millions) .......................................

$17

$18

$19

Veterans:
Cases ......................................................................................
Average payment per case, per year ......................................

Clothing allowance:
Number of veterans ................................................................
Average payment per case, per year ......................................

82,333
$615

83,644
$641

87,053
$657

Total obligations (in millions) .......................................

$51

$54

$57

Other compensation caseload:
Special allowance dependents ...............................................
Equal Access to Justice payments .........................................

110
803

102
803

94
803

REPS:
Cases ......................................................................................
Average benefit .......................................................................

306
$29,438

393
$18,572

298
$22,720

Obligations (in millions) ................................................

$9

$7

$6

965

tive with payments made on January 1, 2007, is expected
to be 2.6 percent.
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PENSION CASES AND PAYMENTS
Veterans:
Cases ......................................................................................
Average payment per case, per year ......................................

2005 actual

2006 est.

2007 est.

337,787
$7,850

330,764
$8,266

325,305
$8,594

Total obligations (in millions) .......................................

$2,652

$2,734

$2,796

Survivors:
Total ........................................................................................
Average payment per case, per year ......................................

211,240
$3,460

202,699
$3,646

194,504
$3,828

Total obligations (in millions) .......................................

$731

$739

$745

Burial benefits provides for: (a) the payment of an allowance of $300 (plus transportation charges where death occurs
under VA care) to reimburse, in part, the burial and funeral
expense of an eligible deceased veteran; (b) the payment of
$300 for a plot allowance where an eligible veteran is not
buried in a national cemetery or other cemetery under the
jurisdiction of the United States; (c) the payment of a burial
allowance up to $2,000 when a veteran dies as a result of
service-connected disability; (d) furnishing a flag to drape the
casket of each deceased veteran entitled thereto; (e) furnishing a headstone or marker for the grave of a veteran
and, in certain cases, eligible dependents; and (f) authority
to provide outer burial receptacles in the National Cemetery
Administration.
NUMBER OF BURIAL BENEFITS
2005 actual

Burial allowance ..........................................................................
Burial plot ...................................................................................
Service-connected dealth ............................................................
Burial flags .................................................................................
Headstones and markers ............................................................
Graveliners ...................................................................................
Preplaced crypts ..........................................................................

81,254
63,769
13,578
540,000
350,183
59,965
32,282

2006 est.

82,033
65,581
13,938
542,415
356,257
66,702
46,000

2007 est.

82,843
67,430
14,304
544,518
355,388
57,884
65,600

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0102–0–1–701

42.0
99.0

Direct obligations: Insurance claims and indemnities
Reimbursable obligations: Reimbursable obligations ...

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

2006 est.

2007 est.

32,338
34,981
38,007
10 ................... ...................
32,348

34,981

38,007

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READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

Pension benefits may be paid to veterans or their survivors.
A veteran’s entitlement is based on active duty service of
a specific length (normally 90 days or more) during a designated war period, disabilities considered permanent and
total, and countable income below established levels. There
is no disability requirement for survivor cases or veterans
age 65 or older. Income support is provided at established
benefit levels.
An automatic annual cost-of-living increase comparable to
the annual social security increase is provided for those pensioners in the improved program and to parents receiving
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For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to
or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters
21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61), ø$3,309,234,000¿
$3,262,006,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which
the Secretary is authorized to provide under section 3104(a) of title
38, United States Code, other than under subsection (a)(1), (2), (5),
and (11) of that section, shall be charged to this account. (Military
Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0137–0–1–702

2006 est.

2007 est.

01.01
01.02

Obligations by program activity:
Sons and daughters ......................................................
Spouses ..........................................................................

342
47

378
52

410
57

01.91
02.01
02.02
02.03
02.04

Total education and training ....................................
Vocational rehabilitation training ..................................
Subsistence allowance ...................................................
Automobiles and adaptive equipment ...........................
Housing Grants ..............................................................

389
336
229
54
28

430
366
242
60
29

467
399
259
67
29

02.91

Total special assistance to disabled veterans .........

647

697

754

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Federal Funds—Continued

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THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

General and special funds—Continued
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS—Continued
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0137–0–1–702

2006 est.

2007 est.

03.01
03.02
03.03
03.04
03.05
03.06
03.09

Work study .....................................................................
Payments to States ........................................................
All-volunteer assistance: Basic benefits and all other
Tuition Assistance ..........................................................
Licensing and Certification ...........................................
Reporting fees ................................................................
Reimbursement to GOE ..................................................

25
18
1,788
19
1
4
1

26
19
2,069
20
1
4
8

27
19
2,159
21
1
4
2

03.91

Total All-volunteer assistance and other ..................

1,856

2,147

2,233

Total Readjustment Benefits Direct Program ...........
2,892
Veterans’ and Servicepersons basic benefits ...............
5
Veterans’ and Servicepersons supplementary benefits
93
Chapter 1606 Reservists benefits .................................
131
Chapter 1606 Reservists supplementary benefits ........
56
Chapter 1607 Reservists benefits ................................. ...................
National Call to Service ................................................. ...................

3,274
5
98
127
54
148
1

3,454
5
98
148
63
192
3

03.93
09.01
09.02
09.03
09.04
09.05
09.06
09.09

Total Reimbursable education program ....................

285

433

509

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

3,177

3,707

3,963

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

247
3,087

157
3,742

192
3,771

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

3,334
¥3,177

3,899
¥3,707

3,963
¥3,963

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

157

192 ...................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.00
Appropriation .............................................................
62.00
Transferred from other accounts ..............................

2,556
3,309
3,262
246 ................... ...................

62.50

Appropriation (total mandatory) ...........................
Mandatory:
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

2,802

285

433

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

3,087

72.40
73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

69.00

3,309

370,248
$5,789

373,368
$5,983

3,742

3,771

Total cost (in millions) ..................................................

$1,887

$2,144

$2,234

82
3,177
¥3,222

37
3,707
¥3,695

49
3,963
¥3,916

Reservists (1606):
Number of trainees .................................................................
Average cost per trainee ........................................................

87,589
$2,098

81,930
$2,172

91,579
$2,256

Total cost (in millions) ..................................................

$186

$180

$209

37

49

96
Reservists (1607):
Number of trainees ................................................................. ....................
Average cost per trainee ........................................................ ....................

40,455
$3,648

50,755
$3,791

Total cost (in millions) .................................................. ....................

$148

$192

87.00

3,222

3,695

3,916

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

¥285

¥433

¥509

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

2,802
2,937

3,309
3,262

3,262
3,407

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WORKLOAD 1
2005 actual

26,501
60,936
6,893
13,978

2006 est.

27,296
62,764
7,100
15,096

28,047
64,490
7,295
15,850

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2006 est.

2007 est.

211,418
1,122,663

223,455
1,202,524

233,455
1,258,996

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Dependents’ education and training.—This program provides benefits to children and spouses of veterans who died
of a service-connected disability or whose service-connected
disability is rated permanent and total. In addition, dependents of servicepersons missing in action or interned by a
hostile foreign government for more than 90 days are also
eligible. The following table provides a comparison of trainees
and costs for the Dependents Educational Assistance program.
NUMBER OF TRAINEES AND COST

2007 est.

may be in more than one category.

Original claims ............................................................................
Adjustments/supplemental claims ..............................................

2007 est.

336,347
$5,611

3,675
241

1 Veterans

2006 est.

509

3,501
194

Evaluation and planning .............................................................
Rehabilitation services ................................................................
Employment services status .......................................................
Vocational/educational counseling ..............................................

2005 actual

Veterans/Servicemembers:
Number of trainees .................................................................
Average cost per trainee ........................................................

2,893
329

89.00
90.00

CASELOAD AND AVERAGE COST DATA

3,262

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
86.98 Outlays from mandatory balances ................................
Total outlays (gross) .................................................

This appropriation finances educational assistance allowances for certain service persons, veterans and for eligible
dependents of those veterans: (a) who died from service-connected causes or have a total and permanent rated serviceconnected disability; and (b) servicepersons who were captured or missing in action. In addition, certain disabled veterans are provided with vocational rehabilitation, specially
adapted housing grants, and automobile grants with the associated approval adaptive equipment. Voluntary contributions
by eligible servicepersons and matching contributions provided by the Department of Defense are included in the PostVietnam Era Veterans Education Account.
All Volunteer Force educational assistance (Montgomery GI
Bill).—Public Law 98–525, enacted October 19, 1984, established two new educational programs: an assistance program
for veterans who enter active duty during the period beginning July 1, 1985; and an assistance program for certain
members of the Selected Reserve. Public Law 108–375 established a program to provide educational assistance to members of the reserve components called or ordered to active
service in response to a war or national emergency declared
by the President or the Congress, in recognition of the sacrifices that those members make in answering the call to
duty. The Readjustment Benefit appropriation pays the basic
benefit allowance for veterans, except for certain Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education participants who transferred
to the Montgomery GI Bill program. Supplementary educational assistance, Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education
converters, reservists, and the National Call to Service Program are financed by payments from the Department of Defense.
The following table shows a caseload and cost comparison
for these beneficiaries under existing legislation.

2005 actual

2006 est.

2007 est.

Sons and daughters:
Number of trainees .................................................................
Average cost per trainee (in dollars) .....................................

63,863
$5,348

68,142
$5,510

71,412
$5,726

Total cost (in millions) ..................................................

$342

$375

$409

Spouses and widow(ers):
Number of trainees .................................................................
Average cost per trainee (in dollars) .....................................

10,497
$4,497

11,289
$4,640

11,823
$4,824

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Total cost (in millions) ..................................................

$47

$52

$57

Special Assistance to Disabled Veterans.—Service-disabled
veterans requiring vocational rehabilitation receive assistane
to cover the costs of subsistence, tuition, books, supplies, and
equipment. In addition to monetary benefits, individuals may
also receive rehabilitation evaluation, planning, and delivery
services designed to move the veteran into a suitable job.
Special Assistance to Disabled Veterans.—Certain disabled
veterans are provided with automobile grants with the associated approved adaptive equipment. An allowance, up to a
maximum of $11,000 is provided to certain service-disabled
veterans and servicepersons toward the purchase price of an
automobile. Adaptive equipment and the maintenance and
replacement of such equipment is also provided.
Specially adapted housing grants.—Specially adapted housing grants, up to a maximum of $50,000, are provided to
certain severely disabled veterans. Veterans who suffer service-connected blindness or who have lost the use of both upper
extremities can receive up to $10,000.
Tuition Assistance.—Public Law 106–398, enacted October
30, 2000, allows the military services to pay up to 100 percent
of tuition and expenses charged by a school for service members. If a service department pays less than 100 percent,
a service member eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill—Activeduty (MGIB) can elect to receive MGIB benefits for all or
a portion of the remaining expenses. Public Law 108–454
established a program that provides availability of education
benefits for payment for national admissions exams and national exams for credit at institutions of higher education.
Licensing and certification test payments.—Under Public
Law 106–419, veterans and other eligible persons may receive
up to $2,000 to pay fees required for civilian occupational
licensing and certification examinations needed to enter,
maintain, or advance in employment in a vocation or profession—effective March 1, 2001.
National Call to Service.—The 2003 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Department of Defense to offer
an active duty enlistment option of 15 months plus training
time to facilitate interest in National Service. Program participants will be given the opportunity to select one of the
following incentives: a $5,000 enlistment bonus, repayment
of student loans up to $18,000, or one of two education allowances.

Average cost per trainee ........................................................

$840

$866

$899

Total cost (in millions) ..................................................

$19

$20

$21

Education Benefits for Payment for National Admissions
Exams:
Number of trainees .................................................................
Total cost (in millions) ..................................................

0
0

117,846
$14

119,609
$14

Licensing and Certification:
Number of payments ..............................................................
Average cost per trainee ........................................................

4,706
$314

4,706
$314

4,706
$314

Total cost (in millions) ..................................................
National Call to Service:
Number of trainees .................................................................

$1

$1

$1

0

200

1,000

Total cost (in millions) ..................................................

$0

$1

$3

Work-Study.—Certain veterans, reservists, and dependents
pursuing a program of rehabilitation, education or training,
who are enrolled as a full-time student, can work up to 250
hours per semester, receiving the Federal ($5.15 on September 1, 1997) or state minimum wage rate, whichever is
higher.
2005 actual

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2007 est.

Number of contracts ...............................................................

18,937

21,365

24,007

Total cost (in millions) ..................................................

$27

$28

$29

Payments to States.—State approving agencies are reimbursed for the costs of inspecting, approving, and supervising
programs of education and training offered by educational
institutions and training establishments in which veterans,
dependents, and reservists are enrolled or are about to enter.
Reporting fees.—Reporting fees are paid to education and
training institutions to help defray the costs of certifying education enrollment for veterans enrolled in training during
a calendar year.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0137–0–1–702

41.0

2006 est.

2007 est.

99.0

Direct obligations: Grants, subsidies, and contributions ...........................................................................
Reimbursable obligations: Reimbursable obligations ...

2,892
285

3,274
433

3,454
509

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

3,177

3,707

3,963

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CASELOAD AND AVERAGE COST DATA
2005 actual

967

2006 est.

2007 est.

Special assistance to disabled veterans:
Rehabilitation Evaluation Planning and Service cases .........
Number of participants ..........................................................
Average cost ...........................................................................

22,940
69,763
$8,088

23,628
71,801
$8,474

24,278
73,776
$8,912

Total cost (in millions) ..................................................

$564

$608

$657

Automobiles or other conveyances:
Number of Conveyances .........................................................
Average benefit .......................................................................

1,461
$10,784

1,461
$10,784

1,461
$10,784

Obligations (in millions) ................................................

$16

$16

$16

Adaptive equipment (including maintenance, repair: and installation for automobiles)
Number of items .....................................................................
Average benefit .......................................................................

8,009
$4,714

8,009
$5,475

Obligations (in millions) ................................................

$38

Housing grants:
Number of housing grants .....................................................
Average cost per grant ...........................................................

VETERANS INSURANCE

AND

INDEMNITIES

For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance,
servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and
veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by title 38, United
States Code, chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, ø$45,907,000¿
$49,850,000, to remain available until expended. (Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations
Act, 2006.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0120–0–1–701

2006 est.

2007 est.

8,009
$6,358

00.01
00.10
00.12

Obligations by program activity:
Payment to NSLI ............................................................
VMLI death claims .........................................................
Payment to service-disabled veterans insurance .........

1
11
35

1
11
36

1
10
41

$44

$51

01.00

Total direct expenses ................................................

47

48

52

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

47

48

52

668
$42,259

668
$43,293

668
$43,293

Total cost (in millions) ..................................................

$28

$29

$29

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

1
47

1
48

1
52

Tuition Assistance:
Number of trainees .................................................................

53
¥52

23,080

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

49
¥48

23,080

23.90
23.95

48
¥47

23,080

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VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

General and special funds—Continued
VETERANS INSURANCE

AND

INDEMNITIES—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0120–0–1–701

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.00
Appropriation .............................................................
Mandatory:
69.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................
70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

2006 est.

1

2007 est.

1

1

POLICIES AND INSURANCE IN FORCE
2005 actual

44

46

50

3

2

2

47

48

52

¥1
48
¥48

¥1
52
¥52

¥1

¥1

¥1

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

47
48
52
1 ................... ...................

87.00

48

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: VMLI premiums

2007 est.

2,430
$165

2,350
$164

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

2006 est.

2007 est.

42.0
99.0

Direct obligations: Insurance claims and indemnities
Reimbursable obligations: Reimbursable obligations ...

45
2

46
2

50
2

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

47

48

52

48

Public enterprise funds:
SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS INSURANCE FUND

52

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4012–0–3–701

¥3

¥2

¥2

2006 est.

2007 est.

09.01
09.02
09.03

Obligations by program activity:
Capital investment ........................................................
Death Claims .................................................................
All Other .........................................................................

12
56
7

13
66
8

14
69
7

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

75

87

90

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

5
81

11
83

7
88

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

86
¥75

94
¥87

95
¥90

Note.—The Department of Veterans Affairs insurance policy loans are not an extension of Federal credit. Credit
schedules previously shown for this account have been discontinued.

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

11

7

5

The Insurance business line administers six life insurance
programs, including two trust funds, two public enterprise
funds, a trust revolving fund, and Veteran’s Mortgage Life
Insurance (VMLI), and supervises two additional programs
for the benefit of servicepersons, veterans, and their beneficiaries through contracts with a commercial company. All
programs are operated on a commercial basis, to the extent
possible, consistent with all applicable statutes. The Insurance appropriation is the funding mechanism for the following
administration of the Government life insurance activities:
U.S. Government Life Insurance Fund (USGLI); National
Service Life Insurance (NSLI); Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance Fund (S–DVI); and Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance
(VMLI).
Military and naval insurance.—Payments are made to the
USGLI fund for certain World War I veterans for extra hazards of military service and for claims on war risk insurance
issued to servicemen and veterans of World War I.
National service life insurance (NSLI).—Payments are made
to the NSLI fund for certain World War II veterans for: (a)
the extra hazards of service; (b) gratuitous insurance granted
to certain persons unable to apply for national service life
insurance; and (c) death claims on policies under the waiver
of a premium while the insured was on active duty.
Payment to service-disabled veterans insurance fund (S–
DVI).—Payments are made to the S–DVI fund to supplement
the premiums and other receipts of the fund in amounts
necessary to pay claims on insurance policies issued to veterans with service-connected disabilities.

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
69.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections
(gross): Offsetting collections (cash) ...................

81

83

88

72.40
73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

9
75
¥75

9
87
¥87

9
90
¥89

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

9

9

10

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
75
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................ ...................

82
5

88
1

87

89

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................
90.00 Outlays ...........................................................................

44
45

46
46

50
50

WORKLOAD
Policy service actions ..................................................................
Collections ...................................................................................
Disability claims ..........................................................................
Insurance awards ........................................................................

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2,514
$166

2006 est.

f

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
86.98 Outlays from mandatory balances ................................
Total outlays (gross) .................................................

VMLI policies:
Number of policies ..................................................................
Amount of insurance (dollars in millions) .............................

Identification code 36–0120–0–1–701

Change in obligated balances:
72.40 Obligated balance, start of year ................................... ...................
73.10 Total new obligations ....................................................
47
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
¥48
74.40

Veterans mortgage life insurance (VMLI).—Payments are
made to mortgage holders under this program, which provides
mortgage protection life insurance to veterans who have received a grant for specially adapted housing due to severe
disabilities. The general decline in the number of policies
and the amount of insurance in force is expected to continue
in 2007 as indicated in the following table.

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2005 actual

2006 est.

2007 est.

809,000
1,957,000
33,000
511,000

759,000
1,777,000
31,000
489,000

716,000
1,597,000
28,000
457,000

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86.97
86.98
87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

75

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources: Insurance account .....................
¥36
¥37
¥40
88.40
Interest on loans ...................................................
¥3
¥3
¥3
88.40
Insurance premiums earned .................................
¥31
¥32
¥34
88.40
Repayments of loans ............................................
¥11
¥11
¥11
88.40
Other income ......................................................... ................... ................... ...................
88.90

89.00
90.00

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

¥81

¥83

¥88

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ...........................................................................
¥6
4
1

This fund finances the payment of claims on nonparticipating life insurance policies issued and currently is open
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VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

for new issues to veterans having service-connected disabilities. The program provides insurance coverage for servicedisabled veterans at standard rates.
Operating costs—
Death claims.—Represents payments to designated beneficiaries.
All other.—Represents payments to policyholders who
surrender their policies for their cash value and hold endowment policies which have matured.
Capital investment.—A policyholder may borrow up to 94
percent of the value of his policy.
The trend in the number and amount of policies in force
is indicated in the following table.
POLICIES AND INSURANCE IN FORCE
2005 actual

Number of policies ......................................................................
Insurance in force (dollars in millions) ......................................

2006 est.

175,200
$1,728

182,192
$1,810

187,324
$1,873

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

33.0
42.0

Investments and loans ..................................................
Insurance claims and indemnities ................................

2006 est.

12
63

2007 est.

14
73

14
76

Reimbursable obligations .....................................

75

87

90

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

75

87

90

f

VETERANS REOPENED INSURANCE FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

1 ................... ...................

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

53

53

53

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................

41
20

37
26

34
26

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

61

63

60

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.20
Interest on Federal securities ...............................
88.40
Interest on loans ...................................................
88.40
Insurance premiums earned .................................
88.40
Repayments of loans ............................................

¥28
¥1
¥8
¥4

¥25
¥1
¥7
¥4

¥23
¥1
¥6
¥4

88.90

¥41

¥37

¥34

88.95
88.96

89.00
90.00

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................
Against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) ..................................
Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to
expired accounts ...................................................

1 ................... ...................
¥1 ................... ...................

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ...........................................................................
20
26
26

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, start of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.02 Total investments, end of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.01

442

422

397

422

397

370

Note.—The Department of Veterans Affairs insurance policy loans are not an extension of Federal credit. Credit
schedules previously shown for this account have been discontinued.

99.0

Identification code 36–4010–0–3–701

Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................

74.40

2007 est.

Financing.—Operations are financed from premiums and
other receipts. Additional funds are received by transfer from
the veterans’ insurance and indemnities appropriation, instead of direct appropriations to this fund.
Operating results and financial condition.—Since premium
and other receipts are insufficient to cover operations, the
fund continues to project liabilities in excess of assets. The
deficit is expected to reach an estimated $583 million by
September 30, 2007.

Identification code 36–4012–0–3–701

74.00

2006 est.

2007 est.

09.01
09.02
09.03
09.04

Obligations by program activity:
Death claims ..................................................................
Dividends .......................................................................
All other .........................................................................
Capital investment: policy loans ...................................

39
13
6
3

41
11
8
3

41
10
6
3

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

61

63

60

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

391
41

371
37

345
34

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

432
¥61

408
¥63

379
¥60

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

371

345

319

This fund pays claims and administrative costs on participating life insurance policies issued during the period May
1, 1965, through May 2, 1966, under three life insurance
programs: (1) service-disabled standard insurance; (2) servicedisabled rated insurance; and (3) nonservice disabled insurance availing disabled World War II and Korean conflict veterans an opportunity to acquire life insurance coverage who
were no longer eligible for other Government insurance.
Budget program—
Death claims.—Represents payments to designated beneficiaries.
Dividends.—Policyholders participate in the distribution
of annual dividends.
All other.—This represents resources for the administrative costs of processing claims and maintaining the accounts, and to those policyholders who: (a) surrender their
policies for cash value; (b) hold endowment policies which
have matured; and (c) have purchased total disability income coverage and subsequently become disabled.
Policy loans made.—A policyholder may borrow up to 94
percent of the cash value of his policy at an interest rate
adjusted to reflect private sector borrowing costs.
The following table reflects the decrease in the number
of policies and the amount of insurance in force:
POLICIES AND INSURANCE IN FORCE

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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Mandatory:
69.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
69.10
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................
69.90

72.40
73.10
73.20

Number of policies ..................................................................
Insurance in force (dollars in millions) .................................
42

37

34

¥1 ................... ...................

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total mandatory) .........................................

41

37

34

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

52
61
¥61

53
63
¥63

53
60
¥60

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52,881
$488

2006 est.

2007 est.

47,980
$448

43,130
$408

Financing.—Operations are financed from premiums collected from policyholders and interest on investments. Excess
earnings of the fund are now distributed to the policyholders
in the form of an annual dividend.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

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2005 actual

Identification code 36–4010–0–3–701

33.0

Investments and loans ..................................................

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3

2006 est.

2007 est.

3

3

970

VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

Public enterprise funds—Continued

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

VETERANS REOPENED INSURANCE FUND—Continued

2005 actual

Identification code 36–4010–0–3–701

2006 est.

2007 est.

42.0
43.0

Insurance claims and indemnities ................................
Interest and dividends ...................................................

42
16

47
13

44
13

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

61

63

60

f

SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4009–0–3–701

09.01
09.02
09.03

Obligations by program activity:
Premium payments ........................................................
Payments to carrier .......................................................
Payment to GOE .............................................................

520
105
1

10.00

Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ................

626

2006 est.

2007 est.

810
855
400 ...................
1
1
1,211

2005 actual

Identification code 36–4009–0–3–701

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)—Continued

856

2006 est.

2007 est.

41.0

Grants, subsidies, and contributions ............................

626

1,211

856

99.0

Reimbursable obligations .....................................

626

1,211

856

f

Credit accounts:
HOUSING PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may
be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by subchapters
I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code: Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974: Provided further, That during fiscal year ø2006¿ 2007, within
the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations
for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
and guaranteed loan programs, ø$153,575,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General operating
expenses’’¿ $153,185,000.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21.40
22.00
23.90
23.95
24.40

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year ................... ...................
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
626
1,543
Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

626
¥626

1,543
¥1,211

1,188
¥856

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year ...................

332

332

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
69.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections
(gross): Offsetting collections (cash) ...................

72.40
73.10
73.20
74.40

332
856

626

1,543

856

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ................................... ................... ...................
Total new obligations ....................................................
626
1,211
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
¥626
¥1,543

¥332
856
¥856

¥332

¥332

Obligated balance, end of year ................................ ...................

626

1,543

856

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources: Withholdings from serviceman’s pay .....

¥626

¥1,543

¥856

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ................... ...................

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Memorandum (non-add) entries:
92.01 Total investments, start of year: Federal securities:
Par value ................................................................... ................... ................... ...................
92.02 Total investments, end of year: Federal securities:
Par value ................................................................... ................... ................... ...................

This fund finances the payment of group life insurance
premiums to private insurance companies under the
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1965, as amended.
This includes premiums for the new Traumatic
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) that became
effective December 1, 2005. TSGLI provides for payment between $25,000 and $100,000 (depending on the type of injury)
to any member of the uniformed services covered by SGLI
who sustains a traumatic injury that results in certain serious
losses.
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GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS
VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed transitional housing loan program authorized by subchapter VI of chapter
37 of title 38, United States Code, not to exceed $750,000 of the
amounts appropriated by this Act for ‘‘General operating expenses’’
and ‘‘Medical administration’’ may be expended. (Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations
Act, 2006.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–1119–0–1–704

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................

86.97

For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program
authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States
Code, ø$580,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’¿ $615,000: Provided,
That no new loans in excess of $30,000,000 may be made in fiscal
year ø2006¿ 2007.

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00.01
00.02
00.05
00.06
00.07
00.08
00.09

2006 est.

2007 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct loan subsidy ........................................................
5
29
31
Guaranteed loan subsidy ............................................... ................... ...................
20
Reestimates of direct loan subsidy ...............................
1,067
36 ...................
Interest on reestimates of the direct loan subsidy
604
3 ...................
Reestimates of guaranteed loan subsidy ......................
111 ................... ...................
Interest on reestimates of guaranteed loan subsidy
107 ................... ...................
Administrative expenses ................................................
153
154
154

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

2,047

222

205

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

51
2,042

46
214

38
197

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

2,093
¥2,047

260
¥222

235
¥205

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

46

38

30

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced pursuant to
H.R. 2673 ..............................................................

154

154

154

¥1 ................... ...................

43.00

153

154

154

60.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................
Mandatory:
Appropriation .............................................................

1,889

60

43

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

2,042

214

197

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ................................... ...................

5

13

72.40

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Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
73.10
73.20

Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

2,047
¥2,042

222
¥214

205
¥197

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

5

13

21

86.90
86.97

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................

153
1,889

154
60

154
43

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

2,042

214

197

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

2,042
2,042

214
214

197
197

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–1119–0–1–704

Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001 Acquired Direct Loans ....................................................
115002 Native American Direct Loans .......................................
115003 Transitional Housing Direct Loan ..................................
115004 Vendee Direct Loans ......................................................

2006 est.

62
6
5
92

217
5
11
151

223
5
11
366

165

384

605

¥5.12
¥7.75
82.16
¥5.12

9.18
¥13.79
79.89
¥5.64

10.43
¥13.46
70.74
¥3.46

132901 Weighted average subsidy rate .....................................
¥2.57
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001 Acquired Direct Loans ....................................................
¥4
133002 Native American Direct Loans ....................................... ...................
133003 Transitional Housing Direct Loans ................................
5
133004 Vendee Direct Loans ......................................................
¥6

5.08

2.93

20
¥1
9
¥9

23
¥1
8
¥13

133901 Total subsidy budget authority ......................................
¥5
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001 Acquired Direct Loans ....................................................
¥4
134002 Native American Direct Loans ....................................... ...................
134003 Transitional Housing Direct Loan .................................. ...................
134004 Vendee Direct Loans ......................................................
¥6

19

17

20
¥1
4
¥9

23
¥1
11
¥13

¥10

14

20

115901 Total direct loan levels ..................................................
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001 Acquired Direct Loans ....................................................
132002 Native American Direct Loan .........................................
132003 Transitional Housing Direct Loan ..................................
132004 Vendee Direct Loans ......................................................

134901 Total subsidy outlays .....................................................
Direct loan upward reestimate subsidy budget authority:
135001 Acquired Direct Loan .....................................................
135002 Native American Direct Loan .........................................

1,668
39 ...................
3 ................... ...................

135901 Total upward reestimate budget authority ....................
1,671
39
Direct loan downward reestimate subsidy budget authority:
137001 Acquired Direct Loans ....................................................
¥200
¥112
137002 Native American Direct Loan .........................................
¥2
¥3
137004 Vendee Direct Loans ...................................................... ................... ...................
137901 Total downward reestimate budget authority ...............

¥202

215901 Total loan guarantee levels ...........................................
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232001 Veterans Housing Benefit Program ...............................
232002 Guaranteed Loan Sale Securities ..................................

...................

...................
...................
...................

¥115 ...................

Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget
authority:
215001 Veterans Housing Benefit Program ...............................
22,544
36,110
215002 Guaranteed Loan Sale Securities .................................. ................... ...................

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2007 est.

37,189
492

22,544

36,110

37,681

¥0.32
0.00

¥0.32
0.00

¥0.36
3.99

232901 Weighted average subsidy rate .....................................
¥0.32
¥0.32
Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233001 Veterans Housing Benefit Program ...............................
¥74
¥116
233002 Guaranteed Loan Sale Securities .................................. ................... ...................

¥0.30

233901 Total subsidy budget authority ......................................
¥74
¥116
Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234001 Veterans Housing Benefit Program ...............................
¥74
¥116
234002 Guaranteed Loan Sale Securities .................................. ................... ...................

¥114

971

235901 Total upward reestimate budget authority ....................
Guaranteed loan downward reestimate subsidy budget
authority:
237001 Veterans Housing Benefit Program ...............................
237002 Guaranteed Loan Sale Securities ..................................

218

1 ...................

¥787
¥31

¥1,108 ...................
¥68 ...................

237901 Total downward reestimate subsidy budget authority

¥818

¥1,176 ...................

Administrative expense data:
351001 Budget authority ............................................................
359001 Outlays from new authority ...........................................

153
153

154
154

154
154

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990,
this account records, for these programs, the subsidy costs
associated with the direct loans obligated and loan guarantees
committed in 1992 and beyond, (including modifications of
direct loans or loan guarantees that resulted from obligations
or commitments in any year), as well as for the administrative expenses of these programs. The subsidy amounts are
estimated on a net present value basis.
Veterans housing benefit program fund program account.—
The Federal guaranty for this program protects lenders
against the following types of losses: (a) for loans of $45,000
or less, 50 percent of the loan is guaranteed; (b) for loans
greater than $45,000, but not more than $56,250, $22,500;
(c) for loans more than $56,250, but less than $144,000, the
lesser of $36,000 or 40 percent of the loan; or (d) for loans
in excess of $144,000 the guarantee will be the lesser of:
25 percent of the Freddie Mac conforming loan limit for a
single family residence, as adjusted for the year involved;
or 25 percent of the loan; or the veteran’s available entitlement.
Native American veterans housing loan program account.—
The Native American Veterans Housing Loan program provides direct loans to veterans living on trust lands under
38 U.S.C. chapter 37, section 3761. These loans are available
to purchase, construct or improve homes to be occupied as
the veteran’s residence. The principal amount of a loan under
this authority is generally limited to $80,000, except in areas
where housing costs are significantly higher than average
costs nationwide. This is a pilot program that began in 1993
and is authorized through December 31, 2008.
Guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans
program account.—Public Law 105–368, the ‘‘Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 1998,’’ established a pilot project
designed to expand the supply of transitional housing for
homeless veterans and to guarantee up to 15 investment
loans with a maximum aggregate value of $100 million. The
project must enforce sobriety standards and provide a wide
range of supportive services such as counseling for substance
abuse and job readiness skills. Residents will be required
to pay a reasonable fee.
This appropriation provides for the corporate leadership and
operational support to VA’s housing business line.
The Housing program facilitates the extension of private
capital, on more liberal terms than generally available to
nonveterans, to: assist veterans and servicepersons in obtaining housing credits; and assist veterans in retaining their
homes during periods of temporary economic difficulty
through intensive supplemental mortgage loan servicing.

¥134
20

WORKLOAD
[In thousands]

234901 Total subsidy outlays .....................................................
Guaranteed loan upward reestimate subsidy budget authority:
235001 Guaranteed Loan ............................................................
235002 Guaranteed Loan Sales ..................................................
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¥116

¥134
20

2005 actual

Construction and valuation ....................................................
Loan processing ......................................................................
Loan service and claims ........................................................

194,101
441,938
327,055

2006 est.

219,000
502,000
340,000

2007 est.

225,000
510,000
357,000

¥114

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
4 ................... ...................
214
1 ...................
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Identification code 36–1119–0–1–704

25.2

Other services ................................................................

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153

2006 est.

154

2007 est.

154

972

VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

Credit accounts—Continued
89.00
90.00

GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS
VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT—Continued

Net financing authority and financing disbursements:
Financing authority ........................................................
Financing disbursements ...............................................

2005 actual

2006 est.

2007 est.

41.0

Grants, subsidies, and contributions ............................

1,894

68

51

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

2,047

222

205

f

00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04
00.05

Obligations by program activity:
Direct loans ....................................................................
191
Interest on Treasury borrowing ......................................
236
Property sales expense ..................................................
5
Property management/other expense .............................
7
Property improvement expense ...................................... ...................

368
105
6
6
1

2007 est.

589
94
6
6
1

Direct Program by Activities—Subtotal (1 level)
Payment of negative subsidy to receipt account ..........
Payment of downward reestimate to receipt account
Payment of excess interest earned to receipt account

439
10
78
122

486
696
9
13
80 ...................
33 ...................

08.91

Direct Program by Activities—Subtotal (1 level)

210

122

13

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

649

608

709

21.40
22.00
22.60

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New financing authority (gross) ....................................
Portion applied to repay debt ........................................

203
1,922
¥202

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

1,923
¥649

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

1,274 ...................
626
729
¥1,292
¥20
608
¥608

709
¥709

1,274 ................... ...................

1,758

481

589

2,146
¥1,982

346
¥201

895
¥755

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total mandatory) .........................................

164

145

140

70.00

Total new financing authority (gross) ......................

1,922

626

729

72.40
73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total financing disbursements (gross) .........................

71
649
¥651

69
608
¥623

54
709
¥708

74.40
87.00

Obligated balance, end of year ................................
Total financing disbursements (gross) .........................

69
651

54
623

55
708

69.90

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2006 est.

00.91
08.01
08.02
08.04

New financing authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
67.10
Authority to borrow ....................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Mandatory:
69.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
69.47
Portion applied to repay debt ...............................

Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources:Payments from program account
¥1,668
¥20
¥23
88.00
Transfer of loan sales from LSSA ........................ ................... ...................
¥492
88.00
Reimbursements from DLFA .................................
¥5
¥51
¥82
88.25
Interest on uninvested funds ...............................
¥87 ................... ...................
88.40
Repayments of principal .......................................
¥247
¥118
¥130
88.40
Interest received on loans ....................................
¥56
¥73
¥77
88.40
Fees .......................................................................
¥2
¥3
¥7
88.40
Cash sale of properties ........................................
¥81
¥77
¥80
88.40
Other .....................................................................
¥1
¥4
¥4
88.90
88.96

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................
Against gross financing authority only:
Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to
expired accounts ...................................................

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¥2,147

¥346

¥895

1 ................... ...................
PO 00000

¥166
¥187

2006 est.

2007 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans ............................................. ................... ................... ...................
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt from limitation ............
191
368
589
Total direct loan obligations .....................................

191

368

589

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .............................................
1,032
934
1,289
Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
154
368
589
Repayments:
1251
Repayments and prepayments ..................................
¥247
¥118
¥130
1253
Proceeds from loan asset sales to the public with
recourse ................................................................. ................... ...................
¥492
1262 Adjustments: Discount on loan asset sales to the
public or discounted ................................................. ................... ................... ...................
Write-offs for default:
1263
Direct loans ...............................................................
¥5
¥3
¥4
1264
Other adjustments, Data Reconciliation ................... ...................
108
166
1210
1231

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

2005 actual

Identification code 36–4127–0–3–704

1150

HOUSING DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT

Identification code 36–4127–0–3–704

280
277

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 36–1119–0–1–704

¥224
¥1,495

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1290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

934

1,289

1,418

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990,
this non-budgetary account records all cash flows to and from
the Government resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992
and beyond (including modifications of direct loans that resulted from obligations in any year). The amounts in this
account are a means of financing and are not included in
the budget totals.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
2004 actual

Identification code 36–4127–0–3–704

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury ..................................
Investments in US securities:
1106
Receivables, net .................................................
Net value of assets related to post–
1991 direct loans receivable:
1401
Direct loans receivable, gross .................................
1402
Interest receivable .....................................................
1405
Other ..........................................................................
1499

274

1,344

2,208

39

1,032
19
–680

934
22
1

Net present value of assets related to direct
loans .............................................................

1999

Total assets ...............................................................
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2103
Debt ............................................................................
2105
Other ..........................................................................

2005 actual

371

957

2,853

2,340

2,582
271

2,157
183

2999

Total liabilities ..........................................................

2,853

2,340

4999

Total liabilities and net position ...................................

2,853

2,340

f

HOUSING GUARANTEED LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4129–0–3–704

00.01
00.02
00.04
00.05
00.06
00.07
00.09
00.10
00.11

2006 est.

2007 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Acquisition of homes .....................................................
717
1,806
1,694
Losses on defaulted loans .............................................
235
593
556
Reimburse DLFA for loan sales ..................................... ................... ...................
492
Payment to trustee reserve ............................................
4 ...................
33
Reimburse Liquidating for subordination certificate ....
7 ................... ...................
Loan Sale Closing Costs ................................................ ................... ...................
27
Property sales expense ..................................................
86
131
123
Property management expense ......................................
56
115
108
Property improvement expense ......................................
3
30
29

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VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
00.12

Loans acquired ..............................................................

101

00.91
08.01
08.02
08.04

Direct Program by Activities—Subtotal (1 level)
Payment of negative subsidy to receipt account ..........
Payment of downward reestimate to receipt account
Payment of excess interest to receipt account .............

1,209
74
573
246

08.91

Direct Program by Activities—Subtotal (1 level)

893

1,292

134

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

2,102

4,181

3,416

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
22.00 New financing authority (gross) ....................................
22.60 Portion applied to repay debt ........................................

214

220

2262

2,889
3,282
116
134
843 ...................
333 ...................

2263

4,273
4,426
3,475
2,258
3,230
3,847
¥3 ................... ...................

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

6,528
¥2,102

7,656
¥4,181

7,322
¥3,416

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

4,426

3,475

3,906

2,273

3,230

3,847

New financing authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Mandatory:
69.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
69.10
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................
69.90

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total mandatory) .........................................

¥15 ................... ...................

2264

Terminations for default that result in acquisition
of property .............................................................
Terminations for default that result in claim payments ....................................................................
Other adjustments, net .............................................

2290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

195,107

196,772

196,935

2299

Memorandum:
Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding,
end of year ................................................................

66,142

65,827

65,247

74.40
87.00

Obligated balance, end of year ................................
Total financing disbursements (gross) .........................

88.95
88.96

89.00
90.00

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................
Against gross financing authority only:
Change in receivables from program accounts .......
Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to
expired accounts ...................................................

3,230

22
2,102
¥2,127

12
4,181
¥4,169

24
3,416
¥3,422

15 ................... ...................
12
2,127

2004 actual

24
4,169

18
3,422

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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury ..................................
Investments in US securities:
1106
Receivables, net .................................................
Net value of assets related to post–
1991 acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1501
Accounts Receivable from Foreclosed Property ......
1504
Foreclosed property ...................................................
1505
Other Assets ..............................................................
1599

Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteed loans ............................

64

1,071
4
19

3
553
35

1,094

591

5,666

5,058

13
3,465

¥3,847

2999

Total liabilities ..........................................................

5,666

5,058

15 ................... ...................

4999

Total liabilities and net position ...................................

5,666

5,058

¥3,230

f

1 ................... ...................

HOUSING LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT

22,544
7,235

PO 00000

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4025–0–3–704

2006 est.

36,111
11,590

Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .............................................
347,251
195,107
Disbursements of new guaranteed loans ......................
22,544
36,110
Guarantees of loans sold to the public with recourse ................... ...................
Repayments and prepayments ......................................
¥28,938
¥31,832
Adjustments:
2261
Terminations for default that result in loans receivable .......................................................................
¥235
¥593
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296

17
4,485

2210
2231
2232
2251

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4,403

3
1,577

2007 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on commitments:
2111 Limitation on guaranteed loans made by private lenders .............................................................................. ...................
1 ...................
2131 Guaranteed loan commitments exempt from limitation
22,544
36,110
37,189
2132 Guaranteed loan commitments for loan asset sales
with recourse ............................................................. ................... ...................
492

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4,276

6
1,158

¥2,274

1999

2005 actual

Total assets ...............................................................
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2103
Debt ............................................................................
2105
Other liabilities .........................................................
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201
Accounts payable ......................................................
2204
Non-federal liabilities for loan guarantees ............

2005 actual

Total guaranteed loan commitments ........................
Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments

¥105
¥214
¥253
¥144,693 ................... ...................

3,847

Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)

2150
2199

¥1,694

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990,
this non-budgetary account records all cash flows to and from
the Government resulting from loan guarantees committed
in 1992 and beyond, including modifications of guaranteed
loans that resulted from commitments in any year, and from
the guarantee of loans sold through the securitization programs. The amounts in this account are a means of financing
and are not included in the budget totals.

Net financing authority and financing disbursements:
Financing authority ........................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Loan sale proceeds ........................................................
¥146
939
¥425

Identification code 36–4129–0–3–704

¥1,806

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
2,258

Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Payments from program account .........................
¥218
¥1
¥20
88.00
Recoveries from DLFA ...........................................
¥180
¥357
¥580
88.25
Interest on uninvested funds ...............................
¥239
¥223
¥204
88.40
Funding fees .........................................................
¥409
¥610
¥619
88.40
Cash sale of properties ........................................
¥1,210
¥2,039
¥1,913
88.40
Refunds from Trust ............................................... ................... ...................
¥14
88.40
Redemption of properties and other ....................
¥15 ................... ...................
88.40
Subordinate Certificate Deposits .......................... ................... ................... ...................
88.45
Loan sale proceeds ...............................................
¥3 ...................
¥497
88.90

¥717

Note: Improvements to processes that track VA guaranteed loan activity and provide budget formulation data,
including the total amount of outstanding debt, have revealed a 2005 discrepancy of $145 billion. Upgrades
to VA’s tracking systems will be activated by 2007, minimizing the risk of such errors in the future.

Identification code 36–4129–0–3–704

Change in obligated balances:
72.40 Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
73.10 Total new obligations ....................................................
73.20 Total financing disbursements (gross) .........................
74.00 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................

973

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37,681
12,428

196,772
37,189
492
¥35,015

¥556
Fmt 3616

2006 est.

2007 est.

00.01
00.04
00.05

Obligations by program activity:
Acquisition of homes .....................................................
Acquisition of defaulted guaranteed loans ...................
Repurchase of loans sold ..............................................

15
6
2

12
3
1

9
3
1

00.91

Total capital investments .........................................

23

16

13

01.00
01.02
01.03
01.04
01.05

Total capital investments .........................................
Property management expense ......................................
Sales expense ................................................................
Claims processed ...........................................................
Other operating expenses ..............................................

23
5
3
¥7
1

16
4
3
¥6
1

13
4
3
¥6
1

01.91

Total operating expenses ..........................................

2

2

2

10.00

Total new obligations (object class 33.0) ................

25

18

15

21.40
22.00
22.40

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Capital transfer to general fund ...................................

28
57
¥28

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32 ...................
18
15
¥32 ...................

974

VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

Credit accounts—Continued

2290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

10,992

8,094

5,961

2299

Memorandum:
Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding,
end of year ................................................................

2,636

1,920

1,392

HOUSING LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT—Continued
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4025–0–3–704

2006 est.

2007 est.

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Mandatory:
69.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
69.10
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................
69.27
Capital transfer to general fund ..........................
69.90

72.40
73.10
73.20
74.00

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total mandatory) .........................................
Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................

57
¥25

18
¥18

15
¥15

32 ................... ...................

101

79

64

1 ................... ...................
¥45
¥61
¥49

57

18

15

2 ...................
18
15
¥20
¥15

¥1 ................... ...................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................

22
2

18
15
2 ...................

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

24

20

2 ................... ...................

15

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources: Payments from direct loan financing account ...............................................
¥15
88.40
Loan and other repayments ..................................
¥19
88.40
Sale of homes, cash .............................................
¥45
88.40
Interest on loans ...................................................
¥22
88.40
Other revenues ...................................................... ...................

¥11
¥14
¥34
¥19
¥1

¥8
¥11
¥27
¥17
¥1

¥101

¥79

¥64

88.90
88.95

89.00
90.00

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................
Against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) ..................................
Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury ..................................
Investments in US securities:
1106
Receivables, net .................................................
1201 Non-Federal assets: Investments in non-Federal securities, net .....................................................................
Net value of assets related to post–
1991 direct loans receivable:
1401
Direct loans receivable, gross .................................
1402
Interest receivable .....................................................
1405
Other ..........................................................................
1499

2
25
¥24

1601
1602

Net present value of assets related to direct
loans .............................................................
Net value of assets related to pre–1992
direct loans receivable and acquired defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
Direct loans, gross ...................................................
Interest receivable .....................................................

1699
1703

¥45
¥77

1290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

¥61
¥59

¥49
¥49

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186

178

84
4
–2

.......................
.......................
.......................

86

.......................

........................
66

74
1

66

75

1705
1706

........................
........................
........................

–287
287
17

1799

Value of assets related to loan guarantees ..

........................

17

Total assets ...............................................................
LIABILITIES:
2103 Federal liabilities: Debt ...................................................
2207 Non-Federal liabilities: Other ..........................................

371

309

364
7

302
7

2999

Total liabilities ..........................................................

371

309

4999

Total liabilities and net position ...................................

371

309

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990,
this account records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from direct loans obligated and loan guarantees committed prior to 1992. All new activity in this program
in 1992 and beyond is recorded in the corresponding program
and financing accounts.

2007 est.

79

75

57

2
¥19

1
¥15

1
¥11

¥5
¥4
¥3
18 ................... ...................
75

2005 actual

Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year .............................................
2251 Repayments and prepayments ......................................
Adjustments:
2261
Terminations for default that result in loans receivable .......................................................................
2262
Terminations for default that result in acquisition
of property .............................................................
2264
Other adjustments, net .............................................

5

NATIVE AMERICAN DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT
2006 est.

57

44

Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 36–4025–0–3–704

33

f

2005 actual

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year .............................................
1232 Disbursements: Purchase of loans assets from the
public .........................................................................
1251 Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .................
Write-offs for default:
1263
Direct loans ...............................................................
1264
Other adjustments, net1 ...........................................

28

1999

¥1 ................... ...................

2005 actual

Value of assets related to direct loans .........
Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and
interest (–) ...........................................................
Accounts receivable from foreclosed property ........
Foreclosed property ...................................................

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 36–4025–0–3–704

2004 actual

Identification code 36–4025–0–3–704

2006 est.

2007 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4130–0–3–704

00.01
00.03
00.91
08.01
08.02

Obligations by program activity:
Direct loans1 ..................................................................
Interest on Treasury borrowing ......................................

2006 est.

2007 est.

6
5
5 ...................

Direct Program by Activities—Subtotal ....................
11
Negative Subsidies Obligated ........................................ ...................
Payment of downward reestimate to receipt account
2

5
1

5
6
1
1
3 ...................

08.91

Direct Program by Activities—Subtotal (1 level)

2

4

1

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

13

9

7

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year ...................
1
2
New financing authority (gross) ....................................
71
10
8
Portion applied to repay debt ........................................
¥57 ................... ...................

3,601
¥946

10,992
¥2,889

8,094
¥2,127

21.40
22.00
22.60

¥4

¥3

¥3

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

14
¥13

11
¥9

10
¥7

¥15
8,356

¥12
6

¥9
6

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

1

2

3

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VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
New financing authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
67.10
Authority to borrow ....................................................
Discretionary:
68.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

61

7

5

10

3

3

70.00

71

10

8

72.40
73.10
73.20
74.40
87.00

Total new financing authority (gross) ......................

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ................................... ...................
Total new obligations ....................................................
13
Total financing disbursements (gross) .........................
¥11
Obligated balance, end of year ................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

2 ...................
9
7
¥11
¥6

2 ...................
11
11

975

budget purposes, all FFB loans shall be treated as direct
loans.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990,
this non-budgetary account records all cash flows to and from
the Government resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992
and beyond (including modifications of direct loans that resulted from obligations in any year). The amounts in the
account are means of financing and are not included in the
budget totals.
f

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT

1
6

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources: Reimbursements from NADL .....
88.25
Interest on uninvested funds ...............................
88.40
Non-federal sources—Repayments and prepayments of principal ............................................
88.40
Non-Federal sources—Interest received on loans

2005 actual

Identification code 36–4258–0–3–704

¥4 ................... ...................
¥3 ................... ...................
¥2
¥1

¥1
¥2

2006 est.

2007 est.

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Guaranteed (Direct) Loans ............................................. ...................

11

11

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................ ...................

11

11

¥1
¥2

88.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

¥10

¥3

¥3

21.40
22.00
22.60

89.00
90.00

Net financing authority and financing disbursements:
Financing authority ........................................................
Financing disbursements ...............................................

61
2

7
8

5
3

23.90
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year ...................
5 ...................
New financing authority (gross) ....................................
6
6
11
Portion applied to repay debt ........................................
¥1 ................... ...................
Total budgetary resources available for obligation
5
Total new obligations .................................................... ...................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

11
¥11

11
¥11

5 ................... ...................

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4130–0–3–704

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans .............................................
1121 Limitation available from carry-forward .......................
1142 Unobligated direct loan limitation (¥) ........................
1150

2006 est.

2007 est.

50
30
30
2 ................... ...................
¥46
¥25
¥25

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

6

5

5

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year .............................................
23
27
31
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
6
5
5
1251 Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .................
¥2
¥1
¥1
1264 Write-offs for default: Data Reconciliation ................... ................... ................... ...................
1290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

27

31

35

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury ..................................
Investments in US securities:
1106
Receivables, net .................................................
Net value of assets related to post–
1991 direct loans receivable:
1401
Direct loans receivable, gross .................................
1499
1901

2

3

.......................

22

27

22
5

27
3

30

32

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1999

Total assets ...............................................................
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101
Accounts payable ......................................................
2103
Federal liabilities debt .............................................
2105
Other liabilities .........................................................

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total mandatory) .........................................

5

4

11

70.00

Total new financing authority (gross) ......................

6

6

11

72.40
73.10
74.00

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ................................... ...................
¥5
6
Total new obligations .................................................... ...................
11
11
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................
¥5 ................... ...................
Obligated balance, end of year ................................

¥5

6

17

2005 actual

........................

Net present value of assets related to direct
loans .............................................................
Other Federal assets: Other assets ...............................

69.90

74.40

2004 actual

Identification code 36–4130–0–3–704

New financing authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
67.10
Authority to borrow ....................................................
1
2 ...................
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Mandatory:
69.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................ ...................
4
11
69.10
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................
5 ................... ...................

Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and financing disbursements:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources ...................
¥4
¥11
Against gross financing authority only:
88.95
Change in receivables from program accounts .......
¥5 ................... ...................

89.00
90.00

Net financing authority and financing disbursements:
Financing authority ........................................................
1
Financing disbursements ............................................... ...................

2 ...................
¥4
¥11

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4258–0–3–704

2006 est.

2007 est.

2999

Total liabilities ..........................................................

30

32

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans ............................................. ................... ................... ...................
1121 Limitation available from carry-forward .......................
100
95
89
1143 Unobligated limitation carried forward (P.L. xx) (¥)
¥95
¥89
¥78

4999

Total liabilities and net position ...................................

30

32

1150

........................
28
2

–3
32
3

This account contains information on the Native American
Veterans Housing Loan program and the Guaranteed Transitional Housing Loans for Homeless Veterans program. The
Transitional Housing loans are 100% guaranteed and use the
Federal Financing Bank (FFB) as the lending institution. For
VerDate Aug 31 2005

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1210
1231
1251

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

5

6

11

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year ............................................. ................... ...................
5
Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ................... ...................
5
15
Repayments: Repayments and prepayments ................. ................... ................... ...................

1290
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20

VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

976

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

Credit accounts—Continued
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT

2999

Total liabilities ..........................................................

........................

2

4999

Total liabilities and net position ...................................

........................

2

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4259–0–3–702

f
2006 est.

2007 est.

Trust Funds
POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS EDUCATION ACCOUNT

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Direct loans ....................................................................

3

3

4

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

3

3

4

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8133–0–7–702

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
22.00 New financing authority (gross) ....................................
22.60 Portion applied to repay debt ........................................

1 ................... ...................
3
3
4
¥1 ................... ...................

23.90
23.95

3
¥3

24.40

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

3
¥3

4
¥4

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year ................... ................... ...................

01.00

Balance, start of year ....................................................

68.90

3

3
¥3

3
¥3

4

3
¥3

Total receipts and collections ...................................

1

1

1

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriations:
05.00 Post-Vietnam era veterans education account .............

2

2

2

¥1

¥1

¥1

1

1

1

07.99

Balance, end of year .....................................................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total discretionary) ..................................... ................... ................... ...................

2005 actual

Identification code 36–8133–0–7–702

70.00

Total new financing authority (gross) ......................

Change
73.10 Total
73.20 Total
87.00 Total

3

in obligated balances:
new obligations ....................................................
financing disbursements (gross) .........................
financing disbursements (gross) .........................

3
¥3
3

Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and financing disbursements:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Repayments and
prepayments of principal ......................................

89.00
90.00

3

3
¥3
3

2006 est.

2007 est.

4

4
¥4
4

00.01
00.03

Obligations by program activity:
Payment to post-Vietnam era trainees .........................
Participant disenrollments .............................................

1
2

1
2

1
1

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

3

3

2

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

73
1

71
1

69
1

¥3

¥3

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

74
¥3

72
¥3

70
¥2

Net financing authority and financing disbursements:
Financing authority ........................................................ ................... ...................
Financing disbursements ............................................... ................... ...................

1
1

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

71

69

68

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.26
Appropriation (trust fund) .........................................

1

1

1

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

1
3
¥3

1
3
¥3

1
2
¥2

¥3

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4259–0–3–702

2006 est.

2007 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans .............................................

3

3

4

72.40
73.10
73.20

1150

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

3

3

4

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

1

1

1

1210
1231
1251

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .............................................
Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
Repayments: Repayments and prepayments (¥) ........

1
3
¥3

1
3
¥3

1
3
¥3

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................

1
2

1
2

1
1

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

3

3

2

1290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

1

1

1
89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

1
3

1
3

1
2

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
2004 actual

Identification code 36–4259–0–3–702

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1

Balance, start of year ....................................................
1
1
1
Receipts:
02.00 Contributions, Post-Vietnam era veterans education
account ...................................................................... ...................
1
1
02.20 Deductions from military pay, Post-Vietnam era veterans education account ...........................................
1 ................... ...................

04.00
3

2007 est.

1

01.99

02.99
New financing authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
67.10
Authority to borrow (indefinite) .................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Discretionary:
68.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
68.47
Portion applied to repay debt ...............................

2006 est.

1

ASSETS:
Investments in US securities:
1106
Federal assets: Fund assets: Fund Balance with
Treasury .................................................................
Net value of assets related to post–
1991 direct loans receivable:
1401
Direct loans receivable, gross .................................
1499

Net present value of assets related to direct
loans .............................................................

1999

Total assets ...............................................................
LIABILITIES:
2103 Federal liabilities: Debt ...................................................
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........................

1

........................

1

........................

1

........................

2

........................

2

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This account consists of voluntary contributions by eligible
servicepersons and matching contributions provided by the
Department of Defense. The fund provides educational assistance payments to participants who entered the service after
December 31, 1976, and are pursuing training under chapter
32, title 38, U.S.C. Section 901 is a non-contributory program
with educational assistance provided by the Department of
Defense. Public Law 99–576, enacted October 28, 1986, closed
the program permanently for new enrollments effective March
31, 1987. Public Law 106–419, enacted November 1, 2000,
provides qualified participants in this program another opportunity (through October 31, 2001) to convert to the All-VolunSfmt 3616

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VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

977

teer Force Educational Assistance program (Montgomery GI
Bill). The estimated activity in the fund follows:

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

1,518

1,505

1,470

CONTRIBUTIONS, PARTICIPANTS, DISENROLLMENTS, REFUNDS AND TRAINEES

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Total new obligations ....................................................

1,518
¥1,518

1,505
¥1,505

1,470
¥1,470

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.26
Appropriation (trust fund) .........................................
60.28
Appropriation (previously unavailable) .....................

855
356

795
407

734
455

Appropriation (total mandatory) ...........................
Mandatory:
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

1,211

1,202

1,189

307

303

281

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

1,518

1,505

1,470

72.40
73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

1,468
1,518
¥1,514

1,472
1,505
¥1,521

1,456
1,470
¥1,498

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

1,472

1,456

1,428

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
1,514
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................ ...................

1,098
423

1,014
484

[In millions of dollars]
2005 actual

Total budget authority .................................................................
Servicepersons contributions ..................................................
Transferred from Department of Defense (bonus) .................
Transferred from Department of Defense (matching) ............
Transferred from Department of Defense (section 901) ........
Total participants (end of year) ..................................................
Total contributors (end of year) ..................................................
Average contribution per contributor (actual dollars) ................
Number of disenrollments ...........................................................
Total refunds ...............................................................................
Total trainees ..............................................................................
Total trainee cost ........................................................................
Average cost per trainee (actual dollars) ...................................
Section 901 trainees ...................................................................

2006 est.

$1
$1
$0
$0
$0
195,715
264
$1,175
1,600
$1
723
$1
$1,571
35

2007 est.

$1
$0
$0
$1
$0
193,897
232
$1,175
1,400
$2
650
$1
$1,420
28

$1
$0
$0
$1
$0
192,301
204
$1,175
1,200
$1
600
$1
$1,487
27

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8133–0–7–702

2006 est.

2007 est.

41.0
44.0

Grants, subsidies, and contributions ............................
Refunds ..........................................................................

1
2

1
2

1
1

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

3

3

2

62.50
69.00

86.97
86.98
87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

1,514

1,521

1,498

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.40
Repayments of loans ............................................
88.40
Optional settlements .............................................
88.40
Net income offsets adjustments ..........................

¥98
¥2
¥207

¥94
¥2
¥207

¥88
¥2
¥191

88.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

¥307

¥303

¥281

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

1,211
1,207

1,202
1,218

1,189
1,217

10,949

10,597

10,174

10,597

10,174

9,690

f

NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE FUND
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8132–0–7–701

2006 est.

Balance, start of year ....................................................
Adjustments:
01.90 Adjustments ...................................................................

9,492

01.99

9,491

9,134

8,727

682
1
171

632
1
162

587
1
146

Total receipts and collections ...................................

854

795

734

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriations:
05.00 National service life insurance fund .............................
05.01 National service life insurance fund .............................

10,345

9,929

9,461

¥855
¥356

¥795
¥407

¥734
¥455

Balance, start of year ....................................................
Receipts:
02.00 NSLI fund, Interest .........................................................
02.01 NSLI fund, Payments from general and special funds
02.20 NSLI fund, Premium and other receipts ........................
02.99
04.00

9,134

2007 est.

01.00

8,727

¥1 ................... ...................

05.99

Total appropriations ..................................................

¥1,211

¥1,202

¥1,189

07.99

Balance, end of year .....................................................

9,134

8,727

8,272

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Death claims ..................................................................
00.02 Disability claims ............................................................
00.03 Matured endowments .....................................................
00.04 Cash surrenders .............................................................
00.05 Dividends .......................................................................
00.06 Interest paid on dividend credits and deposits ............
00.07 Payment to Insurance account ......................................

2006 est.

677
10
8
31
269
55
22

684
9
11
29
235
54
23

690
8
13
29
207
50
24

1,072
61

1,045
61

1,021
59

02.93
09.01
09.02
09.03
09.04
09.05
09.06
09.07

Total direct obligations .............................................
Death claims ..................................................................
Disability Claims ............................................................
Matured Endowments ....................................................
Cash Surrenders ............................................................
Dividends .......................................................................
Interest paid on dividend credits and deposits ............
Payment to Insurance account ......................................

1,133
243
4
3
11
97
19
8

1,106
261
4
4
11
90
20
9

1,080
264
3
5
11
79
19
9

09.09

Reimbursable program ..............................................

385

399

390

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This fund was established in 1940. It is for the World
War II servicemen’s and veterans’ insurance program. Over
22 million policies were issued under this program. Activity
of the fund reflects a declining claim workload. The trend
in the number and amount of policies in force is shown as
follows:
POLICIES AND INSURANCE IN FORCE

Total operating expenses ..........................................
Capital investment: Policy loans ...................................

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Note.—The Department of Veterans Affairs insurance policy loans are not an extension of Federal credit. Credit
schedules previously shown for this account have been discontinued.

2007 est.

00.91
02.01

VerDate Aug 31 2005

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, start of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.02 Total investments, end of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.01

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Number of policies ......................................................................
Insurance in force (dollars in millions) ......................................

2004 actual

2005 est.

2006 est.

1,202,065
$13,198

1,102,190
$12,256

1,003,065
$11,345

This fund is operated on a commercial basis to the extent
possible. The income of the fund is derived from premium
receipts, interest on investments, and payments which are
made to the fund from the Veterans insurance and indemnities appropriation.
Assets of the fund, which are largely invested in special
interest-bearing Treasury securities and in policy loans, are
expected to decrease from $10,761 million as of September
30, 2006 to $10,208 million as of September 30, 2007. The
actuarial estimate of policy obligations as of September 30,
2007, totals $9,958 million, leaving a balance of $250 million
for contingency reserves.
The status of the fund, excluding noncash transactions, is
as follows:
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978

VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE FUND—Continued
Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8132–0–7–701

Unexpended balance, start of year:
Balance, start of year ....................................................
Adjustments:
0190
Adjustments ...............................................................
0100

0199

Total balance, start of year ......................................
Cash income during the year:
Current law:
Receipts:
1200
NSLI fund, Interest ................................................
1201
NSLI fund, Payments from general and special
funds ................................................................
Offsetting receipts (proprietary):
1220
NSLI fund, Premium and other receipts ...............
Offsetting collections:
1280
National service life insurance fund ....................
1281
National service life insurance fund ....................
1282
National service life insurance fund ....................
1299
Income under present law ........................................
3299

2006 est.

10,961

¥2 ................... ...................
10,606

682

632

587

1

1

1

171

162

146

98
207
2
1,161

94
207
2
1,098

88
191
2
1,015

1,098

1,015

¥1,514
¥1,514

¥1,521
¥1,521

¥1,498
¥1,498

6599

¥1,514

¥1,521

¥1,498

9
10,597

9
10,174

10
9,690

10,606

10,183

9,700

9900

Total balance, end of year ........................................
Commitments against unexpended balance, end of year:
Uncommitted balance, end of year ...........................

10,606

10,183

9,700

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8132–0–7–701

2006 est.

Direct obligations:
Investments and loans ..............................................
Insurance claims and indemnities ...........................
Interest and dividends ..............................................

61
726
346

61
733
312

59
740
281

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

1,133
385

1,106
399

1,080
390

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

1,518

1,505

1,470

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE FUND
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

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2006 est.

2007 est.

Balance, start of year ....................................................

34

29

25

Balance, start of year ....................................................
Receipts:
02.00 Interest and profits on investments in public debt
securities, USGLI .......................................................

34

29

25

3

3

2

04.00

01.99

Reimbursable program ..............................................

3

2

2

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

8

7

6

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Total new obligations ....................................................

8
¥8

7
¥7

6
¥6

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.26
Appropriation (trust fund) .........................................
60.28
Appropriation (previously unavailable) .....................

3
5

3
4

2
4

62.50

Appropriation (total mandatory) ...........................

8

7

6

72.40
73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

16
8
¥9

15
7
¥9

13
6
¥8

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

15

13

11

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................

3
6

3
6

2
6

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

9

9

8

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

8
9

7
9

6
8

50

45

44

45

44

44

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, start of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.02 Total investments, end of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.01

This fund was established in 1919 to receive premiums
and pay claims on insurance issued under the provisions of
the War Risk Insurance Act. The general decline in the activity of the fund is indicated in the following table:
POLICIES AND INSURANCE IN FORCE
2005 actual

Number of policies ......................................................................
Insurance in force (dollars in millions) ......................................

f

01.00

09.09

Note.—The Department of Veterans Affairs insurance policy loans are not an extension of Federal credit. Credit
schedules previously shown for this account have been discontinued.

2007 est.

33.0
42.0
43.0

Identification code 36–8150–0–7–701

1 ...................
1
1
1
1

10,183

1,161

8799

1
1
2

10,183

Total cash income .....................................................
Cash outgo during year:
Current law:
4500
National service life insurance fund ........................
4599
Outgo under current law (¥) ..................................
Total cash outgo (¥) ...............................................
Unexpended balance, end of year:
8700 Uninvested balance (net), end of year ..........................
8701 National service life insurance fund .............................

Interest paid on dividend credits and deposits ............
Death Claims .................................................................
Dividends .......................................................................

2007 est.

10,606

10,959

00.06
09.01
09.02

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriations:
05.00 United States Government life insurance fund .............
05.01 United States Government life insurance fund .............

37

32

27

¥3
¥5

¥3
¥4

¥2
¥4

05.99

Total appropriations ..................................................

¥8

¥7

¥6

07.99

Balance, end of year .....................................................

29

25

21

9,034
$28

2006 est.

7,750
$24

2007 est.

6,560
$20

The fund is operated on a commercial basis to the extent
possible. The income of the fund is derived from interest
on investments and payments from the Veterans insurance
and indemnities appropriation. Effective January 1, 1983, premiums were discontinued because reserves held in the fund
were adequate to meet future liabilities of the program.
Assets of the fund, which are largely invested in interestbearing securities and policy loans, are estimated to decrease
from $41 million as of September 30, 2006, to $35 million
as of September 30, 2007, as an increasing number of policies
mature through death or disability. The actuarial evaluation
of policy obligations as of September 30, 2007, totals $34
million, leaving a balance of $1 million for contingency reserves.
The status of the fund, excluding noncash transactions, is
as follows:
Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8150–0–7–701

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Death claims ..................................................................
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2007 est.

Unexpended balance, start of year:
0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................

50

44

38

0199

50

44

38

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Cash income during the year:
Current law:
Receipts:
1200
Interest and profits on investments in public
debt securities, USGLI ......................................
1299
Income under present law ........................................

3
3

3
3

2
2

3299

3

3

2

¥9
¥9

¥9
¥9

¥8
¥8

6599

¥9

¥9

¥8

¥1
45

¥6
44

¥12
44

44

38

32

Total cash outgo (¥) ...............................................
Unexpended balance, end of year:
8700 Uninvested balance (net), end of year ..........................
8701 United States Government life insurance fund .............
8799

Total balance, end of year ........................................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8150–0–7–701

Outlays ...........................................................................

¥40

¥17

¥10

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, start of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.02 Total investments, end of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................

1,888

1,928

1,945

1,928

1,945

1,955

90.00

Total cash income .....................................................
Cash outgo during year:
Current law:
4500
United States Government life insurance fund ........
4599
Outgo under current law (¥) ..................................

2006 est.

2007 est.

42.0
43.0

Direct obligations:
Insurance claims and indemnities ...........................
Interest and dividends ..............................................

4
1

2
2

1
2

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

5
3

4
3

3
3

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

8

7

6

f

VETERANS SPECIAL LIFE INSURANCE FUND

92.01

Note.—The Department of Veterans Affairs insurance policy loans are not an extension of Federal credit. Credit
schedules previously shown for this account have been discontinued.

This fund finances the payment of claims on life insurance
policies issued before January 3, 1957, to veterans who served
in the Armed Forces subsequent to April 1, 1951. No new
policies can be issued. Policyholders may elect to purchase
total disability income coverage with the payment of additional premiums.
Budget program—
Death claims.—Represents payments to designated beneficiaries.
Cash surrenders.—A policyholder may terminate his or
her insurance by cashing in the policy for its cash value.
Dividends.—Policyholders participate in the distribution
of annual dividends.
All other.—Classified in this category are payments to
policyholders who: (a) hold endowment policies which have
matured; (b) have purchased total disability income coverage and subsequently become disabled; and (c) are paid
interest on dividend credits and deposits.
The following table reflects the decrease in the number
of policies and the amounts of insurance in force:

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8455–0–8–701

Obligations by program activity:
09.01 Death claims ..................................................................
09.02 Cash surrenders .............................................................
09.03 Dividends .......................................................................
09.04 All other .........................................................................
09.05 Payments to Insurance account ....................................
09.06 Capital investment ........................................................

POLICIES AND INSURANCE IN FORCE
2006 est.

2005 actual

2007 est.

Number of policies ......................................................................
Insurance in force (dollars in millions) ......................................
68
4
81
28
6
14

82
5
80
32
6
14

86
4
77
31
6
14

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

201

219

218

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

1,556
222

1,577
216

1,574
210

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

1,778
¥201

1,793
¥219

1,784
¥218

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

1,577

1,574

1,566

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
69.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections
(gross): Offsetting collections (cash) ...................

222

216

210

206,501
$2,490

2006 est.

198,490
$2,431

2007 est.

189,940
$2,370

Financing.—Payments from this fund are financed primarily from premium receipts and interest on investments.
Operating results and financial condition.—Lower than expected death rates on insurance written against this fund
has kept death claim payments well below the amount of
premium and interest receipts, thereby producing an annual
increase in the total revenue of the fund. Excess earnings
of the fund are now distributed to the policyholders in the
form of an annual dividend.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–8455–0–8–701

Change in obligated balances:
72.40 Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
73.10 Total new obligations ....................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

979

2006 est.

2007 est.

33.0
42.0
43.0

Investments and loans ..................................................
Insurance claims and indemnities ................................
Interest and dividends ...................................................

14
83
104

14
99
106

14
103
101

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

201

219

218

f

333
201
¥182

352
219
¥199

372
218
¥200

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

352

372

390

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................

182

199

200

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.20
Interest on Federal securities ...............................
88.40
Interest on loans ...................................................
88.40
Insurance premiums earned .................................
88.40
Repayments of loans ............................................

¥140
¥5
¥61
¥16

¥136
¥5
¥59
¥16

¥133
¥5
¥57
¥15

88.90

¥222

¥216

¥210

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74.40

89.00

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................

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For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the facilities including parking projects under the jurisdiction or for the
use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes
set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109,
8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, including planning,
architectural and engineering services, construction management
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated
with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction
costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project
is more than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title
38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were made
available in a previous major project appropriation, ø$607,100,000¿
$399,000,000, to remain available until expended, øof which
$532,010,000 shall be for Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
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DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007
Discretionary:
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

1

1

1

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

482

998

400

72.40
73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

201
423
¥146

478
431
¥418

491
677
¥520

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

478

491

648

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

1
145

8
410

3
517

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

146

418

520

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

¥1

¥1

¥1

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

481
145

997
417

399
519

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS—Continued
68.00

Services (CARES) activities; and¿ of which ø$2,500,000¿ $2,000,000
shall be to make reimbursements as provided in section 13 of the
Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 612) for claims paid for
contract disputes: Provided, That except for advance planning activities, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to
capital investments, and other capital asset management related activities, such as portfolio development and management activities,
and investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning and design activities funded through
the design fund and CARES funds, including needs assessments
which may or may not lead to capital investments, none of the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be used for any project which
has not been approved by the Congress in the budgetary process:
Provided further, That funds provided in this appropriation for fiscal
year ø2006¿ 2007, for each approved project (except those for CARES
activities referenced above) shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding
of a construction documents contract by September 30, ø2006¿ 2007;
and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September
30, ø2007¿ 2008: Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall promptly report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress any approved major construction
project in which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established aboveø: Provided further, That none of the funds
in this or any other Act may be used to reduce the mission, services
or infrastructure, including land, of the 18 facilities on the Capital
Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) list requiring further study as specified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs without
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress¿. (Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006.)
øFor an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’,
$367,500,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico
in calendar year 2005: Provided, That the amount provided under
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.¿
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0110–0–1–703

2006 est.

Receipts:
Enhanced-use lease proceeds, MCCF ............................ ...................
Appropriations:
05.00 Construction, major projects ......................................... ...................
02.20

07.99

2007 est.

22 ...................

89.00
90.00

Major
The ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ appropriations, fund
construction projects costing more than $7 million, and support new cemeteries in the vicinity of Bakersfield, CA; Birmingham, AL; Columbia/Greenville, SC; Jacksonville, FL;
Sarasota County, FL; and Southeastern, PA; cemetery improvements and expansions in Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Gerald
B.H. Solomon Saratoga, NY; Great Lakes, MI; Abraham
Lincoln, IL; and Quantico, VA; fund facility improvements,
realignments, and support seismic corrections as related
to CARES in Milwaukee, WI; St. Louis, MO; Columbia,
MO; Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA.; and American Lakes,
WA.
Additional funds are provided to abate asbestos and other
hazardous materials from Department-owned buildings, reimburse the Judgment Fund, improve facility security at
Department-owned buildings, and support advance planning and design activities.

¥22 ...................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Balance, end of year ..................................................... ................... ................... ...................

2005 actual

Identification code 36–0110–0–1–703

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 36–0110–0–1–703

00.01
00.02
00.04
00.05

Obligations by program activity:
Medical Programs ..........................................................
National Cemeteries .......................................................
Staff Offices ...................................................................
Regional Offices .............................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

2006 est.

25.2
26.0
31.0
32.0

1
4
1
1
415

1
4
1
1
423

1
4
1
1
669

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

422
1

430
1

676
1

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

423

431

677

2007 est.

389
350
578
31
79
93
2
2
6
1 ................... ...................
423

431

2007 est.

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Other than full-time permanent ..................................................................
Other services ............................................................
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................
Land and structures ..................................................

11.3
2005 actual

2006 est.

677

937
482

996
998

1,563
400

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

1,419
¥423

1,994
¥431

1,963
¥677

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

996

1,563

1,286

Personnel Summary
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0110–0–1–703

1001

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

6

2006 est.

2007 est.

6

6

f

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
459
607
399
40.20
Appropriation (special fund) ..................................... ...................
22 ...................
40.30
Appropriations adjusted pursuant to PL 109–148
Hurricane Supplemental ....................................... ...................
368 ...................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced ..........................
¥4 ................... ...................
42.00
Transferred from other accounts ..............................
26 ................... ...................
43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

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CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
facilities including parking projects under the jurisdiction or for the
use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning and
assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the
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project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage
system construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106,
8108, 8109, 8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United States Code,
where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the
amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States
Code, ø$198,937,000¿ $198,000,000, to remain available until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous ‘‘Construction,
minor projects’’ appropriations which are hereby made available for
any project where the estimated cost is equal to or less than the
amount set forth in such section, øof which $155,000,000 shall be
for Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) activities: Provided, That funds in this account shall be available¿ for:
(1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction
or for the use of the Department which are necessary because of
loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and
(2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further
loss by such causes. (Military Construction, Military Quality of Life
and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006.)
øFor an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects,’’
$1,800,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico
in calendar year 2005: Provided, That the amount provided under
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.¿
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0111–0–1–703

2006 est.

2007 est.

00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04

Obligations by program activity:
Medical programs ..........................................................
National Cemeteries .......................................................
Staff Offices ...................................................................
Regional Offices .............................................................

260
36
1
1

165
36
6
17

145
25
9
10

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

298

224

189

to patient life and safety, correct code deficiencies, improve
national cemeteries and regional and staff offices.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0111–0–1–703

11.3

114
245

61
201

38
198

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

359
¥298

262
¥224

236
¥189

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

61

38

47

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
267
199
198
40.30
Appropriations adjusted pursuant to PL 109–148
Hurricane Supplemental ....................................... ...................
2 ...................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced ..........................
¥2 ................... ...................
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ...................................
¥20 ................... ...................
43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

Change in obligated balances:
72.40 Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
73.10 Total new obligations ....................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

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74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

245

201

322
298
¥217

403
224
¥232

395
189
¥211

403

395

373

36
196

36
175

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

217

232

211

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................
90.00 Outlays ...........................................................................

245
217

201
232

198
211

Minor
The ‘‘Construction minor projects’’ appropriation, which
funds construction projects costing less than $7 million with
a minor improvement component costing $500,000 or more
is used to improve the infrastructure of medical facilities
and other Department owned facilities to reduce the risk
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2007 est.

25.2
26.0
31.0
32.0

3
27
1
1
266

3
27
1
1
192

3
27
1
1
157

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

298

224

189

Personnel Summary
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0111–0–1–703

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

1001

50

2006 est.

2007 est.

56

56

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GRANTS

FOR

CONSTRUCTION

OF

STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing
home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State homes,
for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131–8137
of title 38, United States Code, $85,000,000, to remain available
until expended. (Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

2006 est.

2007 est.

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..................................................

123

85

85

10.00

Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ................

123

85

85

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

22
104

3
85

3
85

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

126
¥123

88
¥85

88
¥85

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

3

3

3

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced ..........................

105
85
85
¥1 ................... ...................

43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

104

85

85

72.40
73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

261
123
¥97

287
85
¥92

280
85
¥94

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

287

280

271

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
97
Outlays from discretionary balances ............................. ...................

2
90

2
92

198

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority ..................... ...................
86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances .............................
217

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Personnel compensation: Other than full-time permanent ...........................................................................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................
Land and structures ......................................................

Identification code 36–0181–0–1–703

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

981

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86.90
86.93
87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

97

92

94

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

104
97

85
92

85
94

f

GRANTS

FOR

CONSTRUCTION

OF

STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES

For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or improving
State veterans cemeteries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38,
United States Code, $32,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

982
GRANTS

FOR

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES—
Continued

(Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Act, 2006.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0183–0–1–705

2006 est.

2007 est.

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Grants to States ............................................................

36

32

32

10.00

Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ................

36

32

32

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out
the direct loan program, $305,000, which may be transferred to and
merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
(Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Act, 2006.)
øFor an additional amount for ‘‘General Operating Expenses’’,
$24,871,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005: Provided,
That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2006.¿
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
23.90
23.95
24.40

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

4 ................... ...................
32
32
32
36
¥36

32
¥32

32
¥32

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year ................... ................... ...................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

32

32

32

72.40
73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

31
36
¥21

46
32
¥23

55
32
¥27

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

46

55

60

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
21
86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances ............................. ...................

17
6

17
10

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

21

23

27

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

32
21

32
23

32
27

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GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses
in support of Department-Wide capital planning, management and
policy activities, uniforms or allowances therefor; not to exceed
$25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services
Administration for security guard services, and the Department of
Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, ø$1,410,520,000¿
$1,480,764,000: Provided, That expenses for services and assistance
authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a)
of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence
in daily living, shall be charged to this account: Provided further,
That the Veterans Benefits Administration shall be funded at not
less than ø$1,053,938,000¿ $1,167,859,000: Provided further, That
of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed
$75,000,000 shall be available for obligation until September 30,
ø2007¿ 2008: Provided further, That from the funds made available
under this heading, the Veterans Benefits Administration may purchase up to two passenger motor vehicles for use in operations of
that Administration in Manila, Philippines.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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2006 est.

2007 est.

00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04
00.06

Obligations by program activity:
Compensation and pensions .........................................
Education .......................................................................
Vocational rehabilitation and counseling ......................
Insurance .......................................................................
General administration ..................................................

922
83
133
4
285

916
86
139
4
317

924
90
149
4
313

01.00
09.01
09.02
09.04
09.05
09.06

Direct Program by Activities—Subtotal (running)
Compensation and pensions .........................................
Education .......................................................................
Insurance .......................................................................
Housing ..........................................................................
General administration ..................................................

1,427
79
1
39
149
263

1,462
95
2
38
131
86

1,480
99
2
40
127
80

09.99

Total reimbursable program ......................................

531

352

348

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

1,958

1,814

1,828

21.40
22.00
22.30

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Expired unobligated balance transfer to unexpired account ..........................................................................

70
1,971

87 ...................
1,727
1,835

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

11 ................... ...................
2,052
1,814
1,835
¥1,958
¥1,814
¥1,828
¥7 ................... ...................
87 ...................

7

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
1,326
1,411
1,481
40.30
Appropriations adjusted pursuant to PL 109–148
(Hurricane Supplemental) ..................................... ...................
25 ...................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced pursuant to P.L.
108–447 ................................................................
¥11 ................... ...................
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ................................... ...................
¥61 ...................
42.00
Transferred from other accounts ..............................
125 ................... ...................
43.00

68.00
68.10

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Discretionary:
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................

1,440

1,375

1,481

530

352

354

1 ................... ...................

68.90

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total discretionary) .....................................

531

352

354

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

1,971

1,727

1,835

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40
74.00

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Adjustments in expired accounts (net) .........................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the cost of direct loans, $53,000, as authorized by chapter
31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That
funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
$4,242,000.

2005 actual

Identification code 36–0151–0–1–705

308
432
521
1,958
1,814
1,828
¥1,815
¥1,725
¥1,769
¥18 ................... ...................
¥1 ................... ...................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

432

521

580

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

1,536
279

1,456
269

1,544
225

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

1,815

1,725

1,769

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DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources
Against gross budget authority only:
88.95
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) ..................................
88.96
Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to
expired accounts ...................................................

Personnel Summary
¥531

¥352

¥354

¥1 ................... ...................
1 ................... ...................

1,440
1,285

1,375
1,373

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment1 ...................
Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

total cost of administering veterans insurance programs is funded through direct appropriations to this
account and through reimbursements from the insurance trust fund.

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0151–0–1–705

Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001 Vocational Rehabilitation ...............................................

2006 est.

2007 est.

12,824

13,466

13,646

2,258

2,221

2,239

FTE treated as reimbursements in all years and the effects of Credit Reform, per P.L. 101–508.

OFFICE

OF

INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
ø$70,174,000, to¿ $69,499,000, of which $3,474,950 shall remain
available until September 30, ø2007¿ 2008. (Military Construction,
Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act,
2006.)

2007 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0170–0–1–705

2006 est.

2007 est.

3

3

4

3

3

4

01.01

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program ...............................................................

67

72

70

1.14

1.59

2.00

01.92
09.01

Total direct program .................................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

67
3

72
3

70
3

132901 Weighted average subsidy rate .....................................
0.00
0.00
0.00
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001 Subsidy budget authority ............................................... ................... ................... ...................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

70

75

73

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

2
72

3 ...................
72
73

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

74
¥70

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

115901 Total direct loan levels ..................................................
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001 Subsidy rate ...................................................................

133901 Total subsidy budget authority ...................................... ................... ................... ...................
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001 Subsidy outlays .............................................................. ................... ................... ...................
134901 Total subsidy outlays ..................................................... ................... ................... ...................

This appropriation provides for the Department’s top management direction and administrative support, including fiscal, personnel, and legal services.
General Administration.—Includes Departmental executive
direction, Departmental Support offices, the General Counsel,
the Board of Veterans Appeals, and the Board of Contract
Appeals.
Funding for non-personal services Information Technology
is included in VA’s Central IT fund beginning FY2006.
The Pershing Hall Revolving Fund was created to operate
and manage Pershing Hall, an asset of the United States,
located in Paris, France. All operating expenses for Pershing
Hall are borne by the revolving fund and all receipts generated by the operation of Pershing Hall are deposited in
the revolving fund.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0151–0–1–705

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11.5

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2006 est.

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1,481
1,415

1 The

2005 actual

Identification code 36–0151–0–1–705

1 Reflects

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................
90.00 Outlays ...........................................................................

983

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................
Other personnel compensation .............................

2006 est.

783
153

807
158

838
216
10
2
101

936
249
13
4
119

965
255
13
4
123

24.0
25.2
26.0
31.0

Total personnel compensation .........................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
Transportation of things ...........................................
Rent ...........................................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Printing and reproduction .........................................
Other services ............................................................
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................

31
3
188
15
23

40
4
84
9
4

41
4
61
9
5

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

1,427
531

1,462
352

1,480
348

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

1,958

1,814

1,828

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12.1
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.3

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¥73

3 ................... ...................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
70
70
70
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced ..........................
¥1 ................... ...................
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ................................... ...................
¥1 ...................
43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................
Discretionary:
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

69

69

70

3

3

3

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

72

72

73

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Adjustments in expired accounts (net) .........................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

16

21

23

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

56
11

60
10

61
10

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

67

70

71

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

¥3

¥3

¥3

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

69
64

69
67

70
68

68.00

2007 est.

703
135

75
¥75

89.00
90.00

13
16
21
70
75
73
¥67
¥70
¥71
¥1 ................... ...................

This appropriation provides Department-wide audit, investigation, and health care inspection and support functions
to identify and report weaknesses and deficiencies in VA programs and operations that create conditions for existing or
potential instances of criminal activity, fraud, waste, and mismanagement. The audit function plans and conducts internal
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Trust Funds—Continued

OFFICE

OF

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

INSPECTOR GENERAL—Continued

tigative function conducts criminal and administrative investigations of improper and illegal activities involving VA programs, personnel, beneficiaries, and other third parties. The
health care inspection function performs legislatively mandated medical care quality assurance reviews and oversight.
Funding for the Inspector General’s non-personal services
Information Technology (IT) program is provided through
VA’s Central IT fund beginning FY 2006.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0170–0–1–705

25.2
26.0
31.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent ........
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Employee Travel .........................................................
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Other services ............................................................
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3

99.9

2006 est.

41
12
3
3

47
14
3
3

2007 est.

45
13
3
4

1
1
1
5
3
3
1
1
1
1 ................... ...................
67
3

Total new obligations ................................................

72
3

70

75

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................
Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

27

26

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................ ...................

1,241

1,283

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................ ...................
Total new obligations .................................................... ...................

1,241
¥1,241

1,283
¥1,283

24.40

73

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year ................... ................... ...................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation ............................................................. ...................
Discretionary:
68.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) ..................................... ...................

1,214

1,257

27

26

1,241

1,283

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ................................... ................... ...................
Total new obligations .................................................... ...................
1,241
Total outlays (gross) ...................................................... ...................
¥745

496
1,283
¥1,205

70.00

72.40
73.10
73.20

Total new budget authority (gross) .......................... ...................

74.40

86.90
86.93

Obligated balance, end of year ................................ ...................

496

574

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..................... ...................
745
Outlays from discretionary balances ............................. ................... ...................

771
434

87.00
2005 actual

1001

Reimbursable program—Subtotal ............................ ...................

70
3

Personnel Summary
Identification code 36–0170–0–1–705

09.09

2006 est.

2007 est.

429

485

458

25

25

25

Total outlays (gross) ................................................. ...................

745

1,205

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources ...................

¥27

¥26

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ...................

1,214
718

1,257
1,179

89.00
90.00

f

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
For necessary expenses for information technology systems and
telecommunications support, including developmental information
systems and operational information systems; for the capital asset
acquisition of information technology systems, including management
and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by chapter 3109 of
title 5, United States Code, ø$1,213,820,000¿ $1,257,000,000, to remain available until September 30, ø2007¿ 2008: Provided, That none
of these funds may be obligated until the Department of Veterans
Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congressø, and such Committees approve,¿ a plan for expenditure
that: (1) meets the capital planning and investment control review
requirements established by the Office of Management and Budget;
(2) complies with the Department of Veterans Affairs enterprise architecture; (3) conforms with an established enterprise life cycle methodology; and (4) complies with the acquisition rules, requirements,
guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the Federal Government: Provided further, That within ø30¿ 60 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
a reprogramming base letter which provides, by project, the costs
included in this appropriation. (Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006.)

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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0167–0–1–705

00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04

Obligations by program activity:
Veterans Health Administration .....................................
Veterans Benefits Administration ..................................
National Cemetery Administration .................................
General administration and other .................................

...................
...................
...................
...................

01.00
09.01
09.02
09.03

Direct Program by Activities—Subtotal ....................
Credit administration .....................................................
Insurance administration ...............................................
Education administration ..............................................

...................
...................
...................
...................

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810
60
4
340

2007 est.

832
55
4
366

1,214
1,257
19
22
3
4
5 ...................
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–0167–0–1–705

2006 est.

2007 est.

31.0

Direct obligations:
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Other services ............................................................
Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts .................................................
Equipment .................................................................

...................
...................

240
504

249
521

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations .................................................. ...................
Reimbursable obligations .............................................. ...................

1,214
27

1,257
26

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................ ...................

1,241

1,283

23.1
23.3
25.2
25.3

...................

20

21

...................
...................

50
400

52
414

f

NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration
for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including
uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized
by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial
operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, ø$156,447,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading,¿
$160,733,000, of which not to exceed ø$7,800,000¿ $8,037,000 shall
be available until September 30, ø2007¿ 2008. (Military Construction,
Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act,
2006.)
øFor an additional amount for ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’,
$200,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005: Provided, That
the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2006.¿
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Trust Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

02.01

Obligations by program activity:
Administrative expenses ................................................

147

153

161

for a term not to exceed 10 years. Proceeds from such leases
are deposited in the Facilities Operation Fund, and are available to cover costs incurred by the National Cemetery Administration in the operation and maintenance of property of
the Administration.

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

147

153

161

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

21.40
22.00
22.30

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Expired unobligated balance transfer to unexpired account ..........................................................................

1
148

2 ...................
149
161

2

2 ...................

2005 actual

Identification code 36–0129–0–1–705

2006 est.

2007 est.

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

151
153
161
¥147
¥153
¥161
¥2 ................... ...................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

2 ................... ...................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
Appropriation .............................................................
149
156
161
Appropriation permanently reduced pursuant to P.L.
108–447 ................................................................
¥1 ................... ...................
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ................................... ...................
¥7 ...................
43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Adjustments in expired accounts (net) .........................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

30

37

42

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

123
24

120
26

129
27

87.00

147

146

156

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

2005 actual

Identification code 36–0129–0–1–705

40.00
40.35

148

149

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11.1
11.3

70
4

11.9
12.1
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.3
24.0
25.2
26.0
31.0
32.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Transportation of things ................................................
Rent ................................................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................
Land and structures ......................................................

74
77
80
23
24
26
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
1
1
1
26
29
33
7
7
7
6
6
5
1 ................... ...................

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

147

73
4

153

76
4

161

161

Personnel Summary
33
30
37
147
153
161
¥147
¥146
¥156
¥3 ................... ...................

148
147

149
146

161
156

The mission of the National Cemetery Administration is
to honor veterans with final resting places in national shrines
and with lasting tributes that commemorate their service to
our Nation. The National Cemetery Administration’s vision
is to serve all veterans and their families with the utmost
dignity, respect, and compassion. Every national cemetery will
be a place that inspires visitors to understand and appreciate
the service and sacrifice of our Nation’s veterans. There are
four related programs managed by the National Cemetery
Administration including: (1) burying eligible veterans and
their family members in national cemeteries and maintaining
the graves and their environs as national shrines; (2) administering grants to States in establishing, expanding, or improving State veteran cemeteries; (3) providing headstones
and markers for the graves of eligible veterans in national,
State, and private cemeteries; and (4) providing presidential
memorial certificates to family and friends of deceased veterans, recognizing the veterans’ contribution and service to
the Nation.
The National Cemetery Administration also reflects budget
information for the National Cemetery Gift Fund and the
National Cemetery Administration Facilities Operation Fund.
Through the Gift Fund, the Secretary is authorized to accept
gifts and bequests which are made for the purpose of
beautifying national cemeteries or are determined to be beneficial to such cemeteries, or are made for the purpose of
the operation, maintenance, or improvement of the National
Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. Through the Facilities Operation Fund, the Secretary is authorized to lease any undeveloped land and unused or underutilized buildings of the National Cemetery Administration, or parts or parcels thereof,
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Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent ..................................................
Other than full-time permanent ...............................

2005 actual

Identification code 36–0129–0–1–705

1001

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

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2006 est.

2007 est.

1,566

1,589

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SUPPLY FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4537–0–4–705

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................
90.00 Outlays ...........................................................................

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Obligations by program activity:
Reimbursable program-COGS-Merchandizing ................
Reimbursable program-Other-Operations ......................
Reimbursable program-COGS-Printing and Publications ...........................................................................
09.04 Reimbursable program-Other ........................................
09.05 Reimbursable program-Equipment-Procurement Services and Distribution .................................................
09.01
09.02
09.03

2006 est.

2007 est.

1,744
82

2,092
89

2,588
91

8
2

10
1

12
1

3

1

1

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

1,839

2,193

2,693

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

278
2,219

658
2,193

658
2,693

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

2,497
¥1,839

2,851
¥2,193

3,351
¥2,693

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

658

658

658

1,737

2,193

2,693

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Mandatory:
69.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
69.10
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................
69.90

72.40
73.10
73.20
74.00

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total mandatory) .........................................
Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................

482 ................... ...................
2,219

2,193

2,693

643
1,839
¥2,095

¥95
2,193
¥2,193

¥95
2,693
¥2,693

¥482 ................... ...................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

¥95

¥95

¥95

86.97

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................

2,095

2,193

2,693

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DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

SUPPLY FUND—Continued

FRANCHISE FUND

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

2005 actual

Identification code 36–4537–0–4–705

2006 est.

2007 est.

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources .....................................................
88.40
Non-Federal sources .............................................

¥1,688
¥2,193
¥2,693
¥49 ................... ...................

88.90

¥1,737

88.95

89.00
90.00

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................
Against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) ..................................

¥2,193

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ...........................................................................
358 ................... ...................

Under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 8121, the Supply Fund
is responsible for the operation and maintenance of a supply
system for VA. The Supply Fund is an intragovernmental
revolving fund without fiscal year limitations.
Budget program.—The fund provides financial support for:
(1) a National Acquisition Center or central contracting office;
(2) the maintenance of field station inventories; (3) a service
and distribution center; (4) a service and reclamation program; (5) a national prosthetics distribution center; and (6)
an asset management service.
Costs for the administration of supply activities at VA field
stations are not financed by the Supply Fund. These costs
are charged directly to applicable appropriations accounts.
Financing.—Costs of supplies, equipment, and services acquired through the Supply Fund and Supply Fund operating
costs are recovered through reimbursements from the VA appropriations and other Government agencies receiving goods
and services. For 2007, Supply Fund sales are estimated to
reach $2.4 billion.
Operating results.—The Fund operated at a loss of $3.0
million in 2005. The new total of retained earnings is $93
million. Operating expense as related to sales was 5 percent.

2005 actual

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2006 est.

2007 est.

11.1
11.5

Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent ..................................................
Other personnel compensation ..................................

30
1

36
1

37
1

11.9
12.1
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.3
24.0
25.1
26.0
31.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Transportation of things ................................................
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................

31
7
4
5
2
2
8
831
708
241

37
9
6
10
3
1
8
1,082
701
336

38
7
6
10
2
2
9
1,421
744
454

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

1,839

2,193

2,693

Personnel Summary
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4537–0–4–705

Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

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Obligations by program activity:
Reimbursable program ..................................................

259

393

427

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

259

393

427

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

76
272

89
393

89
427

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

348
¥259

482
¥393

516
¥427

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

89

89

89

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
69.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections
(gross): Offsetting collections (cash) ...................

272

393

427

20
259
¥231

22
393
¥393

22
427
¥427

72.40
73.10
73.20
74.10

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (expired) ................................................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

22

22

22

86.97

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................

231

393

427

¥26 ................... ...................

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources .....................................................
88.00
Federal sources .....................................................

¥272
¥393
¥427
26 ................... ...................

88.90

¥246

88.96

89.00
90.00

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

2006 est.

09.01

¥2,693

¥482 ................... ...................

2005 actual

Identification code 36–4539–0–4–705

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................
Against gross budget authority only:
Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to
expired accounts ...................................................

¥393

¥427

¥26 ................... ...................

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ...........................................................................
¥15 ................... ...................

VA Franchise Fund has permanent authority under P.L.
104–204, as amended by P.L. 109–114. Established in 1997,
administrative services included in the Franchise Fund are
financed on a fee-for-service basis rather than through VA’s
General Administration appropriation. VA Enterprise Centers
are the lines of business within the VA Franchise Fund and
are expected to have net billings of about $426 million and
employ 744.
The Franchise Fund concept is intended to increase competition for government administrative services resulting in
lower costs and higher quality.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4539–0–4–705

2006 est.

2007 est.

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
24.0
25.2
26.0
31.0

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................

45
10
1
4
30
2
155
2
10

49
11
4
1
34
6
273
2
13

51
12
3
1
37
6
304
2
11

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

259

393

427

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Personnel Summary
2005 actual

Identification code 36–4539–0–4–705

Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

688

2006 est.

2007 est.

745

744

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GENERAL FUND RECEIPT ACCOUNTS
(in millions of dollars)
2005 actual

2006 est.

2007 est.

Offsetting receipts from the public:
36–247300 Contributions from military personnel, Veteran’s Educational Assistance Act of 1984 ......................
36–273330 Housing downward reestimates .......................
36–275510 Housing negative subsidies .............................

198
1,021
84

198
198
1,293 ...................
125
147

General Fund Offsetting receipts from the public .....................

1,303

1,616

345

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year ø2006¿ 2007 for ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be transferred as necessary to any
other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ørequest
from¿ submit notice thereof to the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress øthe authority to make the transfer and
an approval is issued, or absent a response,¿ and a period of 30
days has elapsed.
SEC. 202. Appropriations available in this title for salaries and
expenses shall be available for services authorized by section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease
of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore,
as authorized by sections 5901–5902 of title 5, United States Code.
øSEC. 203. No appropriations in this title (except the appropriations
for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, and ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’)
shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the
construction of any new hospital or home.¿
SEC. ø204¿ 203. No appropriations in this title shall be available
for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except beneficiaries
entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, and
persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901–7904 of title
5, United States Code or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement of cost is made to the ‘‘Medical services’’ account at such rates
as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
SEC. ø205¿ 204. Appropriations available in this title for ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall be available for payment of prior
year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the
corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal
year ø2005¿ 2006.
SEC. ø206¿ 205. Appropriations available in this title shall be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a)
of title 31, United States Code, except that if such obligations are
from trust fund accounts they shall be payable from ‘‘Compensation
and pensions’’.
SEC. ø207¿ 206. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during
fiscal year ø2006¿ 2007, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from
the National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United
States Government Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse
the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ account for the cost of administration of the insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus
earnings accumulated in an insurance program in fiscal year ø2006¿
2007 that are available for dividends in that program after claims
have been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set
aside: Provided further, That if the cost of administration of an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated
in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent
of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
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determine the cost of administration for fiscal year ø2006¿ 2007
which is properly allocable to the provision of each insurance program
and to the provision of any total disability income insurance included
in such insurance program.
øSEC. 208. The paragraph under the heading ‘‘Franchise Fund’’
in title I of Public Law 104–204 (31 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘franchise fund pilot, as authorized by section
403 of Public Law 103–356, to be available as provided in such
section’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs franchise
fund, to be available without fiscal year limitation’’; and
(2) by striking the final proviso.¿
SEC. ø209¿ 207. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account
during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services,
may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds are
received.
SEC. ø210¿ 208. Funds available in this title or funds for salaries
and other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication for all services provided
at rates which will recover actual costs but not exceed ø$29,758,000¿
$31,246,000 for the Office of Resolution Management and $3,059,000
for the Office of Employment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That payments may be made in advance for services
to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided further, That
amounts received shall be credited to ‘‘General operating expenses’’
for use by the office that provided the service.
øSEC. 211. No appropriations in this title shall be available to
enter into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual
rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary submits a report
which the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
approve within 30 days following the date on which the report is
received.¿
SEC. ø212¿ 209. No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs
shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or medical
services provided to any person under chapter 17 of title 38, United
States Code, for a non-service-connected disability described in section
1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require,
current, accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes
of section 1729 of such title: Provided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the United States,
the reasonable charges for such care or services from any person
who does not make such disclosure as required: Provided further,
That any amounts so recovered for care or services provided in a
prior fiscal year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal
year in which amounts are received.
SEC. ø213¿ 210. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at
the discretion of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including disposal)
may be deposited into the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations and improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized are
in addition to the amount provided for in ‘‘Construction, major
projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’.
SEC. ø214¿ 211. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical services’’
are available—
(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment;
and
(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses
incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries receiving care
in the Department.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. ø215¿ 212. øThat such¿ Such sums as may be deposited
to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A
of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to ‘‘Medical services’’, to remain available until expended for the purposes of this
account.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. ø216¿ 213. Amounts made available for fiscal year ø2006¿
2007 under the ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical administration’’, and
‘‘Medical facilities’’ accounts may be transferred among the accounts
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GENERAL FUND RECEIPT ACCOUNTS—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—Continued
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)—Continued

fer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ørequest
from¿ submit notice thereof to the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress øthe authority to make the transfer and
an approval is issued¿.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

øSEC. 217. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2006 for the Veterans
Benefits Administration made available under the heading ‘‘General
operating expenses’’ may be transferred to the ‘‘Veterans Housing
Benefit Program Fund Program Account’’ for the purpose of providing
funds for the nationwide property management contract if the administrative costs of such contract exceed $8,800,000 in the fiscal year.¿
SEC. ø218¿ 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall allow veterans eligible under existing Department of Veterans Affairs medical care requirements and
who reside in Alaska to obtain medical care services from medical
facilities supported by the Indian Health Service or tribal organizations. The Secretary shall: (1) limit the application of this provision
to rural Alaskan veterans in areas where an existing Department
of Veterans Affairs facility or Veterans Affairs-contracted service is
unavailable; (2) require participating veterans and facilities to comply
with all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the
Secretary; (3) require this provision to be consistent with Capital
Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services activities; and (4) result
in no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs or the
Indian Health Service.

(1) the Iraq War Clinician Guide has tremendous value; and
(2) the Secretary of Defense and the National Center on Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder should continue to work together to
ensure that the mental health care needs of servicemembers and
veterans are met.
(b) COLLABORATION.—The National Center on Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder shall collaborate with the Secretary of Defense—
(1) to enhance the clinical skills of military clinicians through
training, treatment protocols, web-based interventions, and the development of evidence-based interventions; and
(2) to promote pre-deployment resilience and post-deployment readjustment among servicemembers serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
(c) TRAINING.—The National Center on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder shall work with the Secretary of Defense to ensure that clinicians in the Department of Defense are provided with the training
and protocols developed pursuant to subsection (b)(1).¿
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

øSEC. 225. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical administration’’, ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical facilities’’, ‘‘General operating expenses’’, ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ and ‘‘Office of Inspector
General’’ accounts for fiscal year 2006, may be transferred to or
from the ‘‘Information technology systems’’ account: Provided, That
before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval
is issued.¿
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SEC. ø219¿ 215. øThat such¿ Such sums as may be deposited
to the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant
to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred
to the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, minor
projects’’ accounts, to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.
øSEC. 220. None of the funds available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in this Act or any other Act, may be used to replace
the current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.¿
øSEC. 221. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors of the
Veterans Integrated Service Networks from conducting outreach or
marketing to enroll new veterans within their respective Networks.¿
SEC. ø222¿ 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
a quarterly report on the financial status of the Veterans Health
Administration.
øSEC. 223. None of the funds made available in this Act or any
other Act may be used—
(1) with respect to the 2,100 compensation cases identified in
the Scope and Methodology description in VA Inspector General
Report No. 05–00765–137 as having been reviewed by the Office
of Inspector General—
(A) to retroactively revoke or reduce a veteran’s disability
compensation payments for post traumatic stress disorder
based on a finding that the Department of Veterans Affairs
failed to collect justifying documentation unless the award of
compensation was the direct result of fraud by the applicant;
or
(B) to prospectively revoke or reduce a veteran’s disability
compensation payments for post traumatic stress disorder,
based on a finding that the Department of Veterans Affairs
failed to collect justifying documentation, effective before the
date on which the veteran’s time to exhaust all available administrative and judicial appeals has expired or such administrative and judicial appeals are finally decided; or
(2) for the implementation of Recommendation 3 of VA Inspector
General Report No. 05–00765–137 or any related review and investigation of post traumatic stress, individual unemployability, and
schedular 100 percent ratings cases, until the Department of Veterans Affairs reports to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress on its plans for implementing this recommendation, and outlines the staffing and funding requirements.¿
øSEC. 224. CLINICAL TRAINING AND PROTOCOLS. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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øSEC. 226. For purposes of perfecting the funding sources of the
Department of Veterans Affairs’ new ‘‘Information technology systems’’ account, funds made available for fiscal year 2006 may be
transferred from the ‘‘General operating expenses’’, ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ accounts to
the ‘‘Medical administration’’ account: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued.¿
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. ø227¿ 217. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Information technology systems’’ account may be transferred between projects: Provided, That no project may be increased or decreased by more than
$1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting øa request¿ notice thereof to
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress øthe
authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent
a response,¿ and a period of 30 days has elapsed.
øSEC. 228. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall conduct an
information campaign in States with an average annual disability
compensation payment of less than $7,300 (according to the report
issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector
General on May 19, 2005), to inform all veterans receiving disability
compensation, by direct mail, of the history of below average disability compensation payments to veterans in such States, and to
provide all veterans in each such State, through broadcast or print
advertising, with the aforementioned historical information and instructions for submitting new claims and requesting review of past
disability claims and ratings.¿
øSEC. 229. Of the funds available to the Department of Veterans
Affairs in this Act or any other Act, no more than $50,000,000 shall
be available for the HealtheVetVista project, for fiscal year 2006:
Provided, That none of the funds made available for the
HealtheVetVista project may be obligated until the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve a financial expenditure plan for the entire project.¿
SEC. ø230¿ 217. The authority provided by section 2011 of title
38, United States Code, shall continue in effect through September
30, ø2006¿ 2007. (Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006.)
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TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 402. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year ø2006¿
2007 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed
within the levels appropriated in this Act.
SEC. 403. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known
to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available
that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any
Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private
property rights, or unfunded mandates.
SEC. 404. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act shall
be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal
and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or
propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use
of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film
presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before
Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself.
SEC. 405. All departments and agencies funded under this Act
are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities
and funding, to expand their use of ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and
procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities.

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øSEC. 406. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by,
or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations
Act.¿
SEC. ø407¿ 406. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee
on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate.
øSEC. 408. (a) Section 613 of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, is amended by striking ‘‘the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission’’, and inserting ‘‘a grant for the Trade Lawyers Advisory Group’’.
(b) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on
the date of enactment of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.¿ (Military Construction,
Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act,
2006.)

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