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A $134 billion spending bill approved by the U.S. Senate includes $476.1 million for military construction projects in Virginia.
The measure approved Tuesday night on a rare 100-0 vote also funds veterans programs.
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb says the Virginia construction projects include $3.66 million to expand an electromagnetic research and engineering facility at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren.
The legislation also allocates $8.9 million to upgrade the marshalling area at Fort Eustis, $32 million for the second phase of the Fort Pickett Regional Training Institute and $30.4 million for a C-40 hangar at Oceana Naval Air Station.
The bill now heads to House-Senate talks to produce a final version for President Barack Obama to sign.
The C-40A Clipper provides logistics support to the Navy, according to the Navy's Web site.
The U.S. Naval Reserve operates and maintains the aircraft, which was ordered to replace the Navy's aging fleet of C-9 Skytrains, according to the site. It is the Naval Reserve's first new logistics aircraft in 17 years.
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