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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4590 

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major 

medical facility projects for which appropriations are being made for 

fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 

Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 

certain major medical facility projects for which appropriations are being made for fiscal year 2016, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal Year 2016 De5 partment of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety, Construc6 tion, and Leases Authorization Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN MAJOR MEDICAL FA2 CILITY PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

3 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af5 fairs may carry out the following major medical facility 

6 projects, with each project to be carried out in an amount 

7 not to exceed the amount specified for that project: 

8 (1) Seismic corrections to buildings, including 

9 retrofitting and replacement of high-risk buildings, 

10 in San Francisco, California, in an amount not to 

11 exceed $175,880,000. 

12 (2) Seismic corrections to facilities, including 

13 facilities to support homeless veterans, at the med14 ical center in West Los Angeles, California, in an 

15 amount not to exceed $100,250,000. 

16 (3) Seismic corrections to the mental health 

17 and community living center in Long Beach, Cali18 fornia, in an amount not to exceed $282,100,000. 

19 (4) Construction of an outpatient clinic, admin20 istrative space, cemetery, and columbarium in Ala21 meda, California, in an amount not to exceed 

22 $83,782,000. 

23 (5) Realignment of medical facilities in Liver24 more, California, in an amount not to exceed 

25 $188,650,000. 


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1 (6) Construction of a replacement community 

2 living center in Perry Point, Maryland, in an 

3 amount not to exceed $92,700,000. 

4 (7) Seismic corrections and other renovations to 

5 several buildings and construction of a specialty care 

6 building in American Lake, Washington, in an 

7 amount not to exceed $13,830,000. 

8 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON9 STRUCTION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 

10 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 or 

11 the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construc12 tion, Major Projects, account, $937,192,000 for the 

13 projects authorized in subsection (a). 

14 (c) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sub15 section (a) may only be carried out using— 

16 (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016 pur17 suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub18 section (b); 

19 (2) funds available for Construction, Major 

20 Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2016 

21 that remain available for obligation; 

22 (3) funds available for Construction, Major 

23 Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 that 

24 remain available for obligation; 


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1 (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

2 Projects, for fiscal year 2016 for a category of activ3 ity not specific to a project; 

4 (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

5 Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2016 for 

6 a category of activity not specific to a project; and 

7 (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

8 Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 for 

9 a category of activity not specific to a project. 

10 SEC. 3. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION. 

11 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact12 ment of this Act, for each project authorized in section 

13 2(a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 

14 Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep15 resentatives and the Senate the following information: 

16 (1) A line item accounting of expenditures re17 lating to construction management carried out by 

18 the Department of Veterans Affairs for such project. 

19 (2) The future amounts that are budgeted to be 

20 obligated for construction management carried out 

21 by the Department for such project. 

22 (3) A justification for the expenditures de23 scribed in paragraph (1) and the future amounts de24 scribed in paragraph (2). 


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1 (4) Any agreement entered into by the Sec2 retary regarding the Army Corps of Engineers pro3 viding services relating to such project, including re4 imbursement agreements and the costs to the De5 partment of Veterans Affairs for such services. 

6 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 

7 LEASES. 

8 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

9 following major medical facility leases at the locations 

10 specified, and in an amount for each lease not to exceed 

11 the amount shown for such location (not including any es12 timated cancellation costs): 

13 (1) For an outpatient clinic, Ann Arbor, Michi14 gan, an amount not to exceed $17,093,000. 

15 (2) For an outpatient mental health clinic, Bir16 mingham, Alabama, an amount not to exceed 

17 $6,971,000. 

18 (3) For an outpatient specialty clinic, Bir19 mingham, Alabama, an amount not to exceed 

20 $10,479,000. 

21 (4) For research space, Boston, Massachusetts, 

22 an amount not to exceed $5,497,000. 

23 (5) For research space, Charleston, South 

24 Carolina, an amount not to exceed $6,581,000. 


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1 (6) For an outpatient clinic, Daytona Beach, 

2 Florida, an amount not to exceed $12,664,000. 

3 (7) For Chief Business Office Purchased Care 

4 office space, Denver, Colorado, an amount not to ex5 ceed $17,215,000. 

6 (8) For an outpatient clinic, Gainesville, Flor7 ida, an amount not to exceed $4,686,000. 

8 (9) For an outpatient clinic, Hampton Roads, 

9 Virginia, an amount not to exceed $18,124,000. 

10 (10) For research space Mission Bay, Cali11 fornia, an amount not to exceed $23,454,000. 

12 (11) For an outpatient clinic, Missoula, Mon13 tana, an amount not to exceed $7,130,000. 

14 (12) For an outpatient clinic, Northern Colo15 rado, Colorado, an amount not to exceed 

16 $8,776,000. 

17 (13) For an outpatient clinic, Ocala, Florida, 

18 an amount not to exceed $5,279,000. 

19 (14) For an outpatient clinic, Oxnard, Cali20 fornia, an amount not to exceed $6,297,000. 

21 (15) For an outpatient clinic, Pike County, 

22 Georgia, an amount not to exceed $5,757,000. 

23 (16) For an outpatient clinic, Portland, Maine, 

24 an amount not to exceed $6,846,000. 


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1 (17) For an outpatient clinic, Raleigh, North 

2 Carolina, an amount not to exceed $21,607,000. 

3 (18) For an outpatient clinic, Santa Rosa, Cali4 fornia, an amount not to exceed $6,498,000. 

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