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Union Calendar No. 421 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4590 

[Report No. 114–545] 

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 

MAY 10, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 23, 2016] 


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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. 


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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, Construction, 

6 and Leases Authorization Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN MAJOR MEDICAL FA8 CILITY PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

9 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af11 fairs may carry out the following major medical facility 

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

13 not to exceed the amount specified for that project: 

14 (1) Seismic corrections to buildings, including 

15 retrofitting and replacement of high-risk buildings, in 

16 San Francisco, California, in an amount not to ex17 ceed $175,880,000. 

18 (2) Seismic corrections to facilities, including fa19 cilities to support homeless veterans, at the medical 

20 center in West Los Angeles, California, in an amount 

21 not to exceed $100,250,000. 

22 (3) Seismic corrections to the mental health and 

23 community living center in Long Beach, California, 

24 in an amount not to exceed $282,100,000. 


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1 (4) Construction of an outpatient clinic, admin2 istrative space, cemetery, and columbarium in Ala3 meda, California, in an amount not to exceed 

4 $83,782,000. 

5 (5) Realignment of medical facilities in Liver6 more, California, in an amount not to exceed 

7 $188,650,000. 

8 (6) Construction of a replacement community 

9 living center in Perry Point, Maryland, in an 

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

11 (7) Seismic corrections and other renovations to 

12 several buildings and construction of a specialty care 

13 building in American Lake, Washington, in an 

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

15 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON16 STRUCTION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the 

17 Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 or the 

18 year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, 

19 Major Projects, account, $937,192,000 for the projects au20 thorized in subsection (a). 

21 (c) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sub22 section (a) may only be carried out using— 

23 (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016 pur24 suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub25 section (b); 


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1 (2) funds available for Construction, Major 

2 Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2016 that 

3 remain available for obligation; 

4 (3) funds available for Construction, Major 

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

6 remain available for obligation; 

7 (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

8 Projects, for fiscal year 2016 for a category of activity 

9 not specific to a project; 

10 (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

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

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

13 (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

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

15 category of activity not specific to a project. 

16 SEC. 3. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION. 

17 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

18 of this Act, for each project authorized in section 2(a), the 

19 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees 

20 on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and 

21 the Senate the following information: 

22 (1) A line item accounting of expenditures relat23 ing to construction management carried out by the 

24 Department of Veterans Affairs for such project. 


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

2 obligated for construction management carried out by 

3 the Department for such project. 

4 (3) A justification for the expenditures described 

5 in paragraph (1) and the future amounts described in 

6 paragraph (2). 

7 (4) Any agreement entered into by the Secretary 

8 regarding the Army Corps of Engineers providing 

9 services relating to such project, including reimburse10 ment agreements and the costs to the Department of 

11 Veterans Affairs for such services. 

12 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 

13 LEASES. 

14 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

15 following major medical facility leases at the locations spec16 ified, and in an amount for each lease not to exceed the 

17 amount shown for such location (not including any esti18 mated cancellation costs): 

19 (1) For an outpatient clinic, Ann Arbor, Michi20 gan, an amount not to exceed $17,093,000. 

21 (2) For an outpatient mental health clinic, Bir22 mingham, Alabama, an amount not to exceed 

23 $6,971,000. 


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1 (3) For an outpatient specialty clinic, Bir2 mingham, Alabama, an amount not to exceed 

3 $10,479,000. 

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

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

6 (5) For research space, Charleston, South Caro7 lina, an amount not to exceed $6,581,000. 

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

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

10 (7) For Chief Business Office Purchased Care of11 fice space, Denver, Colorado, an amount not to exceed 

12 $17,215,000. 

13 (8) For an outpatient clinic, Gainesville, Flor14 ida, an amount not to exceed $4,686,000. 

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

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

17 (10) For research space Mission Bay, California, 

18 an amount not to exceed $23,454,000. 

19 (11) For an outpatient clinic, Missoula, Mon20 tana, an amount not to exceed $7,130,000. 

21 (12) For an outpatient clinic, Northern Colo22 rado, Colorado, an amount not to exceed $8,776,000. 

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

24 amount not to exceed $5,279,000. 


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1 (14) For an outpatient clinic, Oxnard, Cali2 fornia, an amount not to exceed $6,297,000. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 (18) For an outpatient clinic, Santa Rosa, Cali10 fornia, an amount not to exceed $6,498,000. 

11 SEC. 5. MONTHLY REPORTS ON STATUS OF MAJOR MED12 ICAL FACILITY PROJECTS. 

13 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—For each month that begins 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

15 shall submit to Congress a report on the status of each 

16 major medical facility project authorized under section 2. 

17 Each such report shall include, for each project covered by 

18 the report, information about the status of the design and 

19 procurement planning, contract modification management, 

20 and cost escalation of the project. 

21 (b) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit month22 ly reports under this section shall terminate on the date 

23 on which the Administrative Investigative Board of the De24 partment of Veterans Affairs submits to Congress the report 

25 of the Administrative Investigative Board on the major 


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1 medical facility project carried out at the Department med2 ical center in Aurora, Colorado. 

3 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF SALE OF PERSHING HALL. 

4 Section 403 of the Veterans’ Benefits Programs Im5 provement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–86; 38 U.S.C. 2400 

6 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

7 subsection: 

8 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF SALE.—(1) The Secretary 

9 may sell for fair market value Pershing Hall and transfer 

10 and convey to the purchaser all right, title, and interest 

11 of the United States in or to such property. The Secretary 

12 shall determine fair market value based on an independent 

13 assessment conducted by another department or agency of 

14 the Federal Government or a nongovernmental entity. The 

15 Secretary may only accept money as consideration for such 

16 sale. 

17 ‘‘(2) If the Secretary sells Pershing Hall pursuant to 

18 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall return to the entity from 

19 which the United States acquired Pershing Hall pursuant 

20 to the Act of June 28, 1935, (Chapter 323; 49 Stat. 426) 

21 any personal property (including memorabilia regarding 

22 General Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces 

23 in France during World War I) in the possession of the 

24 Department of Veterans Affairs as of the date of the enact25 ment of this subsection that was located in Pershing Hall 


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1 (or otherwise associated with Pershing Hall) on the date 

2 of such acquisition. 

3 ‘‘(3) The funds received by the Secretary pursuant to 

4 the sale of Pershing Hall under paragraph (1) shall be de5 posited in the ‘Construction, Major Projects’ account of the 

6 Department and be made available, without fiscal year lim7 itation, for the purposes of such account. 

8 ‘‘(4)(A) Effective on the day after the date of the sale 

9 of Pershing Hall authorized under paragraph (1), the au10 thority of the Secretary to carry out subsections (a), (b), 

11 (c), and (e) shall terminate except for purposes of carrying 

12 out paragraph (2) of this subsection. 

13 ‘‘(B) Effective on the date that is one year after the 

14 date of the sale of Pershing Hall authorized under para15 graph (1), the Pershing Hall Revolving Fund shall be abol16 ished and the corpus of the fund, including accrued interest, 

17 shall be deposited in the ‘Construction, Major Projects’ ac18 count of the Department and be made available, without 

19 fiscal year limitation, for the purposes of such account.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 421 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4590 

[Report No. 114–545] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 

cal year 2016, and for other purposes. for which appropriations are being made for fiscarry out certain major medical facility projects 

MAY 10, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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