WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a House vote today, Third District Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC) voted in favor of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010, legislation that includes $810 million in funding for military construction at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejuene, Marine Corps Air Stations Cherry Point and New River, and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The legislation passed the House by a vote of 415 to 3.

“I am very grateful that the Congress and the Department of Defense have worked together to identify and support funding for these high priority projects for the 3rd Congressional District’s military installations,” Congressman Jones said.

“I’m also pleased to support the vital funding for veterans included in this bill – such as Veterans Health Administration funding for mental health care, homeless veterans assistance, and practices to improve access to care for veterans in rural areas. Caring for our veterans is a cost of war and part of honoring America’s commitment to those who have made such incredible sacrifices for our country,” Jones said. “I am also pleased that an amendment was included in the bill to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a report to Congress detailing the current and planned use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in VA medical facilities. In my work in the House Armed Services Committee, I’ve been very vocal about HBOT’s demonstrated potential for helping our nation’s injured service members, who deserve the best treatment available.”

The military construction recommendations approved by the House for North Carolina’s Third Congressional District include:

MCB Camp Lejeune 4th Infantry Battalion Ops Complex, $55,150,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (Wallace Creek), $34,160,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (Wallace Creek), $43,480,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (Wallace Creek), $44,390,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (Wallace Creek), $44,390,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (Wallace Creek), $42,110,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Consolidated InfoTech/Telecom Complex, $46,120,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Field Training Facility—Devil Dog—SOI, $37,170,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Maintenance/Ops Complex, $52,390,000

MCB Camp Lejeune MP Working Dog Kennel—Relocation, $8,370,000

MCB Camp Lejeune New Base Entry Point and Road Phase 1, $79,150,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Physical Fitness Center, $39,760,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Pre-Trial Detainee Facility, $18,580,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Road Network (Wallace Creek), $15,130,000

MCB Camp Lejeune SOI-East Facilities (Camp Geiger), $56,940,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Utility Expansion (Courthouse Bay), $56,280,000

MCB Camp Lejeune EMS/Fire Vehicle Facility, $10,600,000

MCB Camp Lejeune Ordnance Magazines, $12,360,000

MCAS New River Apron Expansion Phase 2, $35,600,000

MCAS New River Gymnasium/Outdoor Pool, $19,920,000

MCAS New River Parallel Taxiway, $17,870,000

MCAS New River Tactical Support Van Pad Addition, $5,490,000

MCAS New River VMMT-204 Maintenance Hangar Phase 3, $28,210,000

Seymour Johnson AFB Radar Approach Control Complex Phase 1, $6,900,000

Total: $810,520,000