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<p>FY 2003-04 <a name="2"></a>MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET - <a name="1"></a>S.B. 266 (H-1): HOUSE-PASSED</p>

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<td class="table1column1" width="82%" style="border-right: none; border-left: none; border-top: 0.04in double #7f7f7f; border-bottom: 0.04in double #7f7f7f" valign="top"><p><span style="font-weight: bold">FY 2003-04 Senate-Passed Gross Appropriations<span>.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&a mp;#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&# 160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;. &#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.</span></span></p>

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<td class="table1column1" width="82%" style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-top: none" valign="top"><p><span style="font-weight: bold">House Changes to Senate-Passed:</span></p>

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<td class="table1column2" width="18%" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none" align="right" valign="top"><p style="text-indent: 5.325in; margin-left: -5.325in">&#160;</p>

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<td class="table1column1" width="82%" style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-top: none" valign="top"><p style="text-indent: -0.4875in; margin-left: 0.4875in">&#160;&#160;1.<span>&#160;&#160;&#160;& #160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-weight: bold">Challenge Program.</span> The House concurred with the Governor&#8217;s

recommendation and removed the $1,340,700 GF/GP added by the Senate

and replaced it with the same amount of private donation funds.</p>

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<td class="table1column1" width="82%" style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-top: none" valign="top"><p style="text-indent: -0.4875in; margin-left: 0.4875in">&#160;&#160;2.<span>&#160;&#160;&#160;& #160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-weight: bold">Phone Cards for Reservists. </span>The House added GF/GP funds to provide for

the distribution of prepaid phone cards by the State Family Program Office to

Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Reservists deployed

overseas on active duty. </p>

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<td class="table1column2" width="18%" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none" align="right" valign="top"><p>10,000</p>

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<td class="table1column1" width="82%" style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-top: none" valign="top"><p style="text-indent: -0.4875in; margin-left: 0.4875in">&#160;3. <span>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-weight: bold">Phone Cards for National Guard Members. </span> The House added GF/GP funds

to provide for the distribution of prepaid phone cards by the State Family

Program Office to National Guard members deployed overseas on active duty.

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<td class="table1column2" width="18%" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none" align="right" valign="top"><p>10,000</p>

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<td class="table1column1" width="82%" style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-top: none" valign="top"><p style="text-indent: -0.4875in; margin-left: 0.4875in">&#160;4.<span>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;& #160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-weight: bold">Items-of-Difference.</span> The House decreased line items by $100 each to create

items-of-difference.<span>&#160;</span></p>

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<td class="table1column2" width="18%" style="border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none" align="right" valign="top"><p>(2,500)</p>

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<td class="table1column1" width="82%" style="border-right: none; border-left: none; border-top: none" valign="top"><p>Total Changes<span>.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#1 60;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.& amp;#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.& #160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160; .&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&am p;#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#16 0;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&a mp;#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.</span></p>

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<td class="table1column2" width="18%" style="border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: 0.0133333in solid" align="right" valign="top"><p>$17,500</p>

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<td class="table1column1" width="82%" style="border-right: none; border-left: none; border-top: 0.04in double #7f7f7f; border-bottom: 0.04in double #7f7f7f" valign="top"><p><span style="font-weight: bold">FY 2003-04 House-Passed Gross Appropriation<span>.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&am p;#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#16 0;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&a mp;#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;</span></span ></p>

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<td class="table1column2" width="18%" style="border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: 0.04in double #7f7f7f; border-bottom: 0.04in double #7f7f7f" align="right" valign="top"><p><span style="font-weight: bold">$103,115,000</span></p>

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<p>FY 2003-04 <a name="3"></a>MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS</p>

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<td class="table2column1" width="100%" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: 0.04in double #7f7f7f" valign="top"><p><span style="font-weight: bold">Changes from FY 2003-04 Senate-Passed:</span></p>

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<td class="table2column1" width="100%" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none" valign="top"><p style="text-indent: -0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in">&#160;1.<span>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#16 0;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-weight: bold">State Military Cemeteries. </span> The House deleted this section which would appropriate funds for

State military cemeteries in Crawford and Dickinson counties if necessary legislation and funding

becomes available. (Sec. 214) </p>

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<td class="table2column1" width="100%" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none" valign="top"><p style="text-indent: -0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in">&#160;2.<span>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#16 0;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-weight: bold">Education Assistance Program for Guard members. </span> The House amended this section by

lowering the maximum which could be spent on the program from $2.0 million to $1.3 million.

(Sec. 212)</p>

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<td class="table2column1" width="100%" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none" valign="top"><p style="text-indent: -0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in">&#160;3.<span>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#16 0;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-weight: bold">Challenge Program. </span> The House deleted a subsection which requires efforts to find private funds

to replace GF/GP funds for the program. (Sec. 302)</p>

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<td class="table2column1" width="100%" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none" valign="top"><p style="text-indent: -0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in">&#160;4.<span>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#16 0;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-weight: bold">Reservists Phone Cards.</span> The House added a section which provides that $10,000 from the

headquarters and armories unit shall be used to distribute phone cards by the State Family

Program Office to Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Reservists deployed

overseas on active duty. (Sec. 303)</p>

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<td class="table2column1" width="100%" style="border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; border-bottom: none" valign="top"><p style="text-indent: -0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in">&#160;5.<span>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#16 0;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-weight: bold">National Guard Members Phone Cards. </span> The House added a section which provides that

$10,000 from the headquarters and armories unit shall be used to distribute phone cards by the

State Family Program Office to National Guard members deployed overseas on active duty. (Sec.

303a)</p>

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<p>Date Completed: <a name="5"></a>6-11-03 - Fiscal Analyst: <a name="4"></a>Bruce Baker</p>

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