Zach Nunn: “I will take just about 1 minute. It is my understanding from all the information that I have been provided that every…”

“I will take just about 1 minute. It is my understanding from all the information that I have been provided that every project here that is the subject of this amendment and the critique that has been laid down by our colleagues from Ohio and Arizona, each one of these projects is in the 5-year defense plan of the Department of Defense. Each project also can begin construction in fiscal year 1997. Each project is mission essential or quality-of-life related. And each project is consistent with BRAC actions. I would like to see if there are any of these projects that are on closed military bases or ones being closed. I am informed that none of them is. That has been carefully screened. If they are, I certainly would like to have someone show me which one is on a closing military base, because that is contrary to all the information that we have. A breakdown of the requested projects that have been added to the budget: There has been $206 million added for quality of life improvements-- barracks, family housing, fitness centers, child care centers, dining facilities, family support centers, education centers, et cetera: $169 million for training and readiness-related projects; $81 million for maintenance shops and facilities; $51 million for general infrastructure improvement projects; $50 million for new mission-related projects; and $41 million for health/safety/environment-related projects.”