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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4590 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 22, 2016 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal Year 2016 De3 partment of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Con4 struction Authorization Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN MAJOR MEDICAL FA6 CILITY PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

7 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af9 fairs may carry out the following major medical facility 

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

11 not to exceed the amount specified for that project: 

12 (1) Seismic corrections to buildings, including 

13 retrofitting and replacement of high-risk buildings, 

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

15 exceed $175,880,000. 

16 (2) Seismic corrections to facilities, including 

17 facilities to support homeless veterans, at the med18 ical center in West Los Angeles, California, in an 

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

20 (3) Seismic corrections to the mental health 

21 and community living center in Long Beach, Cali22 fornia, in an amount not to exceed $282,100,000. 

23 (4) Construction of an outpatient clinic, admin24 istrative space, cemetery, and columbarium in Ala25 meda, California, in an amount not to exceed 

26 $83,782,000. 


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1 (5) Realignment of medical facilities in Liver2 more, California, in an amount not to exceed 

3 $188,650,000. 

4 (6) Construction of a replacement community 

5 living center in Perry Point, Maryland, in an 

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

7 (7) Seismic corrections and other renovations to 

8 several buildings and construction of a specialty care 

9 building in American Lake, Washington, in an 

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

11 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON12 STRUCTION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 

13 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 or 

14 the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construc15 tion, Major Projects, account, $937,192,000 for the 

16 projects authorized in subsection (a). 

17 (c) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sub18 section (a) may only be carried out using— 

19 (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016 pur20 suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub21 section (b); 

22 (2) funds available for Construction, Major 

23 Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2016 

24 that remain available for obligation; 


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1 (3) funds available for Construction, Major 

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

3 remain available for obligation; 

4 (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

5 Projects, for fiscal year 2016 for a category of activ6 ity not specific to a project; 

7 (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

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

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

10 (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

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

12 a category of activity not specific to a project. 

13 SEC. 3. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION. 

14 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act, for each project authorized in section 

16 2(a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 

17 Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep18 resentatives and the Senate the following information: 

19 (1) A line item accounting of expenditures re20 lating to construction management carried out by 

21 the Department of Veterans Affairs for such project. 

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

23 obligated for construction management carried out 

24 by the Department for such project. 


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1 (3) A justification for the expenditures de2 scribed in paragraph (1) and the future amounts de3 scribed in paragraph (2). 

4 (4) Any agreement entered into by the Sec5 retary regarding the Army Corps of Engineers pro6 viding services relating to such project, including re7 imbursement agreements and the costs to the De8 partment of Veterans Affairs for such services. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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