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U.S. GOVERNMENT
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                 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS
                   AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
                   PRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013


                                WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012

                                                     U.S. SENATE,
                     SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS,
                                                          Washington, DC.
                   The subcommittee met at 10:02 a.m., in room SD-138, Dirksen
                 Senate Office Building, Hon. Tim Johnson (chairman) presiding.
                   Present: Senators Johnson, Nelson, Pryor, Tester, Murkowski,
                 and Coats.

                                DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE NAvY
                 STATEMENT OF HON. JACKALYNE PFANNENSTIEL, ASSISTANT SEC-
                     RETARY FOR ENERGY, INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT
                 ACCOMPANIED BY:
                    MAJOR GENERAL JAMES KESSLER, COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS
                    INSTALLATIONS COMMAND/ASSISTANT DEPUTY COMMANDANT
                    FOR INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS (FACILITIES)
                    REAR ADMIRAL DAVID BOONE, DIRECTOR, SHORE READINESS DI-
                    VISION, DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (FLEET READI-
                    NESS AND LOGISTICS)
                          OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR TIM JOHNSON
                   Senator JOHNSON. Good morning. This hearing will come to
                 order.
                   We meet today to discuss the President's fiscal year 2013 budget
                 request for military construction (MILCON) and family housing for
                 the Departments of the Navy and the Air Force.
                   I would note, for the benefit of our witnesses that although my
                 Ranking Member Senator Mark Kirk temporarily is absent, I am
                 told that he is making good progress toward recovery, and I look
                 forward to his return to the subcommittee. In the interim, I will
                 make sure that his interests are represented in all matters that
                 come before this subcommittee.
                   I am pleased to welcome our first panel of witnesses from the
                 Navy, Secretary Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, Assistant Secretary of the
                 Navy; Major General James Kessler, Assistant Deputy Com-
                 mandant for Installations and Logistics; and Rear Admiral David
                 Boone, Director, Navy Shore Readiness Division.

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