Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs [454]
Secretarial Area: Veterans and Defense Affairs
formerly under: Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $473,958 $567,418 $1,041,376
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $473,958 $767,418 $1,241,376
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $479,656 $888,395 $1,368,051
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $948,902 $2,174,899 $3,123,801
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $699,823 $4,026,795 $4,726,618
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $941,320 $2,699,932 $3,641,252
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $1,704,627 $371,919 $2,076,546
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget $691,320 $2,699,932 $3,391,252
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments $619,813 ($2,328,013) ($1,708,200)
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $393,494 $0 $393,494
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $1,311,167 $372,030 $1,683,197
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget $691,320 $2,699,932 $3,391,252
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $619,847 ($2,327,902) ($1,708,055)
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 6.00 3.00 9.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 6.00 3.00 9.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 6.00 3.00 9.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 6.00 3.00 9.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 6.00 3.00 9.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 6.00 3.00 9.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 4.00 2.00 6.00
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget 6.00 3.00 9.00
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments (2.00) (1.00) (3.00)
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 4.00 2.00 6.00
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget 6.00 3.00 9.00
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments (2.00) (1.00) (3.00)
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee retirement rates to 80 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.H. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly. A companion adjustment provides funding to increase state employee retirement rates to 90 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rate.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $8,972 $8,972
Nongeneral Fund $21,070 $21,070
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded two percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.P. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,574 $5,574
Nongeneral Fund $13,852 $13,852
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Adjust appropriation to accelerate the employer retirement contribution phase in schedule Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in employee retirement rates to 90 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rate budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.U. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,376 $4,376
Nongeneral Fund $10,873 $10,873
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded health insurance costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.G. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $553 $553
Nongeneral Fund $1,703 $1,703
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Adjust appropriation for changes in information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the changes in information technology costs budgeted in Central Appropriations, Items 468.M. and 470.B. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,752) ($1,752)
Nongeneral Fund ($232) ($232)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee other post employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.K.3. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $352 $352
Nongeneral Fund $826 $826
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded increase in internal service fund costs due to salary adjustments Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation to agencies to offset increases in internal service fund costs due to the salary and benefit adjustments in Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,094 $1,094
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded compression pay adjustment for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the compression pay adjustment for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.Q. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $114 $114
Nongeneral Fund $284 $284
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Convert general fund positions to non-general fund positions Base Budget Adjustment
  Converts two general fund positions to non-general fund positions since positions are supported by non-general funding.
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Transfer positions between cabinet secretaries Base Budget Adjustment
  Transfers positions between cabinet secretaries associated with the transfer of homeland security responsibilities. Funding was transferred in the 2015 General Assembly session but not the positions.
 
  FY FY
Positions (3.00) (3.00)
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Remove one time funding Decision Package
  Removes one time funding from dedicated special revenues.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($2,350,000) ($2,350,000)
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Support recommendations from Governor's Commission on Military Installations and Defense Activities Decision Package
  Provides funding to support the recommendations of the Governor's Commission on Military Installations and Defense Activities. The recommendations were developed in support of four goals: build collaboration among entities to protect federal facilities and areas for growth in the Commonwealth; promote business, technology, transportation, education, and economic development efforts to support, attract, and retain existing military installations and defense activities in the Commonwealth; support the Commonwealth’s role in research and development related to or arising out of military missions, contracting, and defense activities; and expand collaborative activities related to strategic economic interests including aerospace, cyber-security, modeling and simulation, energy, and unmanned systems.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $600,000 $600,000
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Transfer a portion of centrally funded appropriation between cabinet secretaries Decision Package
  Transfers a portion of centrally funded costs to support the homeland security responsibilities that were transferred as authorized in Chapter 115 of the 2014 Session of the General Assembly from the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($29,026) ($29,026)
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Adjust appropriation for the costs of the new Cardinal financial system Decision Package
  Reflects the agency's share of the costs of the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $622 $650
Nongeneral Fund $2,637 $2,748
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Adjust appropriation to support workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Supports the agency's workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($92) ($86)
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Working Group to Review JLARC Findings General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment creates a working group within the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs to study JLARC findings related to the Virginia Veteran and Family Support program, to develop a detailed implementation plan based upon its work, and to present its plan to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission no later than November 15, 2016. Upon completion of the report, the associated funding is to be provided to the Department of Veterans Services to implement recommendations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $393,494 $0
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MEI Project Approval Commission General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores language related to the MEI Project Approval Commission that was inadvertantly dropped from the introduced budget.
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U.S. Navy Master Jet Base General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment ensures that the recurring, dedicated special revenue component of the U.S. Navy Master Jet Base and Auxiliary Landing Field encroachment mitigation program is continued through the biennium. This does not require any additional state funds.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-07-2025 17:03:28