Authorization of appropriations

(a) Minor construction There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for the Construction, Minor Projects account, the following: (1) For fiscal year 2026, $1,000,000,000. (2) For fiscal year 2027, $2,000,000,000. (3) For fiscal year 2028, $3,000,000,000. (4) For fiscal year 2029, $4,000,000,000. (5) For fiscal year 2030, $5,000,000,000. (6) For fiscal year 2031, $5,000,000,000. (7) For fiscal year 2032, $5,000,000,000. (8) For fiscal year 2033, $5,000,000,000. (9) For fiscal year 2034, $5,000,000,000. (10) For fiscal year 2035, $5,000,000,000. (11) For fiscal year 2036, $5,000,000,000. (12) For fiscal year 2037, $5,000,000,000. (b) Major construction There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for the Construction, Major Projects account, the following: (1) For fiscal year 2026, $2,000,000,000. (2) For fiscal year 2027, $3,000,000,000. (3) For fiscal year 2028, $4,000,000,000. (4) For fiscal year 2029, $5,000,000,000. (5) For fiscal year 2030, $6,000,000,000. (6) For fiscal year 2031, $7,000,000,000. (7) For fiscal year 2032, $7,000,000,000. (8) For fiscal year 2033, $7,000,000,000. (9) For fiscal year 2034, $7,000,000,000. (10) For fiscal year 2035, $7,000,000,000. (11) For fiscal year 2036, $7,000,000,000. (12) For fiscal year 2037, $7,000,000,000. (c) Grants for extended care facilities There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to be used for grants for extended care facilities, the following: (1) For fiscal year 2026, $300,000,000. (2) For fiscal year 2027, $400,000,000. (3) For fiscal year 2028, $500,000,000. (4) For fiscal year 2029, $550,000,000. (5) For fiscal year 2030, $600,000,000. (6) For fiscal year 2031, $600,000,000. (7) For fiscal year 2032, $600,000,000. (8) For fiscal year 2033, $600,000,000. (9) For fiscal year 2034, $600,000,000. (10) For fiscal year 2035, $600,000,000. (11) For fiscal year 2036, $600,000,000. (d) Requirement for detailed justification (1) In general For any fiscal year in which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests an amount that is less than an amount specified in any of subsections (a) through (c), the Secretary shall include as part of the budget of the President for that fiscal year submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code— (A) a detailed justification and analysis for why the requested funding levels are sufficient to meet the infrastructure needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (B) an identification of which projects— (i) with respect to subsections (a) and (b), included in the Strategic Capital Investment Planning process, or successor process, will not be funded based on the level of funding requested; and (ii) with respect to subsection (c), included in the most recent approved State Home Construction Grants Priority List, will not be funded based on the level of funding requested. (2) Comparison to amount sent to Office of Management and Budget In providing information under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall indicate whether the numbers that appear in the budget for the accounts specified under subsections (a) through (c) match or do not match what the Secretary submitted for review to the Office of Management and Budget as part of the budget development process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for that fiscal year.