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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbdeu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AF- FAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:00 a.m. in room SD-138, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Martin Heinrich, chairman of the sub- committee, presiding. Present: Senators Heinrich, Schatz, Tester, Baldwin, Boozman, and Hoeven. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS STATEMENT OF HON. DENIS R. MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VET- ERANS AFFAIRS OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH Senator HEINRICH. This hearing of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Sub- committee is now called order. Today, we are going to be discussing the Department of Veterans Affairs' fiscal year 2022 Budget and fiscal year 2023 Advanced Ap- propriations Requests. Veterans deserve more than just words of gratitude for their sacrifice when they return home. They deserve the quality care and benefits that they have earned. This budget strives to do that and requests a mandatory appropriation of $153 billion, and a discretionary appropriation of $113 billion. That is an 8.2 percent increase over fiscal year 2021. It also requests 156 billion mandatory advanced appropriation, as well as 111 billion discretionary advanced appropriation just to support its medical programs in fiscal year 2023. The cost of med- ical care continues to grow, and there are a lot of issues that we want to discuss this morning. We understand that VA's budget request is a bit complicated this year. The Department's request reflects the direct and indirect costs of the pandemic, including addressing the increases in the disability claims backlog, as well as the provision of deferred care, and increased mental health services. Funding provided in the Families First Act, the CARES Act, and the American Rescue Plan demonstrate congressional support for veterans during this chal- lenging time, and much of the funding remains available for use in fiscal year 2022. (1)

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