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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4601 

To improve the management and performance of the capital asset programs 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs so as to better serve veterans, 

their families, caregivers, and survivors, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 25, 2022 

Mr. TESTER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To improve the management and performance of the capital 

asset programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

so as to better serve veterans, their families, caregivers, 

and survivors, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Build, Utilize, Invest, Learn, and Deliver for Veterans 

6 Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘BUILD for Veterans Act of 2022’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT 

Sec. 101. Establishment of offices of capital asset personnel at medical centers 

of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 102. Development of performance metrics of capital asset management by 

Department of Veterans Affairs and monitoring for improvement. 

Sec. 103. Expansion of membership of the Capital Asset Planning Committee. 

TITLE II—REPORTS 

Sec. 201. Review of climate resilience of facilities, land, and other relevant capital assets of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 202. Reports on capital asset planning, management, budgeting, staffing, 

and performance of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 203. Annual report on completion of disposal and reuse requirements of 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 204. Report on improvements to medical staffing for new medical facilities 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 205. Report on improvements to alignment of information technology 

funding and activation of medical and other space of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 206. Bimonthly report on key capital asset investments, activities, and performance of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 207. Reports on projected need for funding for infrastructure and capital 

assets of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 208. Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs reports on 

Department infrastructure projects. 

Sec. 209. Comptroller General report on capital asset program management 

and execution by Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 210. Reports on dental and long-term care physical infrastructure needs 

of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 211. Report on feasibility and advisability of using a dedicated budget account for maintenance of capital assets of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 212. Report on women veterans retrofit initiative. 

Sec. 213. Report on physical infrastructure needs of the research and development facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 214. Review and report on provisions of law relating to Department of 

Veterans Affairs construction and facilities management. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON4 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con5 gress’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Appropriations and 

2 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen3 ate; and 

4 (B) the Committee on Appropriations and 

5 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

6 House of Representatives. 

7 (2) CAPITAL ASSET.—The term ‘‘capital asset’’ 

8 means the physical infrastructure, land, buildings, 

9 and other related items under the operation and con10 trol of the Department of Veterans Affairs, includ11 ing the information technology and other support 

12 systems needed to ensure the physical space can be 

13 used to deliver intended services and functions of the 

14 Department. 

15 TITLE I—CAPITAL ASSET 

16 MANAGEMENT 

17 SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES OF CAPITAL ASSET 

18 PERSONNEL AT MEDICAL CENTERS OF DE19 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

20 (a) OFFICES OF CAPITAL ASSET PERSONNEL.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—By not later than 18 months 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each 

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1 fairs has a dedicated office and sufficient staff to 

2 conduct— 

3 (A) facility planning; 

4 (B) long-range capital planning; 

5 (C) management of projects and capital as6 sets relating to the execution of major construc7 tion projects, minor construction projects, 

8 major leases, minor leases, non-recurring main9 tenance, and related matters at the medical 

10 center and facilities of the Department in the 

11 catchment area surrounding the medical center; 

12 (D) engineering, including matters relating 

13 to seismic repairs and projects; 

14 (E) maintenance and repair of existing in15 frastructure; 

16 (F) the collection of views of veterans and 

17 employees of the Department to understand the 

18 capital assets needs of the Department; and 

19 (G) other relevant functions relating to 

20 capital assets of the Department as determined 

21 by the Secretary. 

22 (2) TASKS.—To the greatest extent possible, 

23 the Secretary shall ensure that each of the require24 ments under paragraph (1) are held by a different 

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1 burden a small number of individuals with such re2 quirements. 

3 (3) LEAD OFFICIAL.—The Secretary shall des4 ignate one individual as the lead senior official re5 sponsible for integration and coordination of, and 

6 accountability for, the functions described in sub7 paragraph (A) through (F) of paragraph (1). 

8 (4) STAFFING MODEL.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

10 maintain a staffing model for the offices under 

11 paragraph (1) that ensures a minimum base 

12 level of capital asset staffing. 

13 (B) UPDATE.—The Secretary shall update 

14 the staffing model under subparagraph (A) reg15 ularly to ensure it is effective in achieving the 

16 goals of this section. 

17 (5) TREATMENT OF STATES AND TERRITORIES

18 WITHOUT A MEDICAL CENTER.—In the case of a 

19 State or territory of the United States in which the 

20 Department does not operate a full-service medical 

21 center, the office required under paragraph (1) shall 

22 be located at the largest medical facility of the De23 partment in that State or territory, and any ref24 erence in this section to a medical center shall be 

25 deemed to be a reference to that medical facility. 


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1 (b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish 

2 appropriate professional certifications, educational back3 ground, and other qualifications to be required of individ4 uals employed at a position in an office described in sub5 section (a) to manage the duties of such position under 

6 this section. 

7 (c) DUTIES.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The duties of an office de9 scribed in subsection (a) for a medical center of the 

10 Department shall include the following: 

11 (A) The development, monitoring, and im12 plementation of capital asset objectives for the 

13 catchment area surrounding the medical center, 

14 including community-based outpatient clinics 

15 and other sites of care of the Department in 

16 that area. 

17 (B) The coordination of capital asset man18 agement and planning with counterparts at 

19 other medical centers of the Department in the 

20 region and facility planners for the Veterans In21 tegrated Service Network or Networks in the 

22 region. 

23 (C) Effective delivery of capital asset 

24 projects. 


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1 (D) Maintenance and repair of existing in2 frastructure. 

3 (E) Constantly monitoring the needs of 

4 veterans and employees of the Department as it 

5 relates to medical space and services at the 

6 medical center and facilities in the catchment 

7 area surrounding the medical center to forward 

8 plan and identify and submit plans, through 

9 processes of the Department, to meet those 

10 needs, including by formulating local and re11 gional capital improvement and asset manage12 ment plans for medical facilities of the Depart13 ment through the regular collection of— 

14 (i) views and expectations of veterans 

15 in that area who are eligible users of 

16 health care and related services provided 

17 by the Department with respect to— 

18 (I) preferences and needs of 

19 those veterans for the care received 

20 from medical facilities of the Depart21 ment in that area; and 

22 (II) the need for improvements 

23 and enhancements to infrastructure of 

24 the Department; and 


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1 (ii) views of relevant medical staff of 

2 the Department at the medical center and 

3 facilities in that catchment area regarding 

4 their preferences and needs for how to de5 liver health care to veterans and how those 

6 preferences impact the infrastructure 

7 needs of the Department. 

8 (F) Having an understanding of the cap9 ital asset policies, procedures, and directives of 

10 the Department, including those issued by the 

11 central office of the Department, Veterans Inte12 grated Service Networks, the Veterans Health 

13 Administration, the Office of Information and 

14 Technology, the Office of Management, the Of15 fice of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, 

16 the Office of General Counsel, or any successor 

17 offices, and any other office of the Department 

18 with significant responsibility over capital asset 

19 management and planning. 

20 (G) Implementing locally those policies, 

21 procedures, and directives. 

22 (H) Providing feedback regarding ways in 

23 which those policies, procedures and directives 

24 can be improved. 


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1 (I) Having an understanding of the impor2 tance for collaboration and coordination among 

3 all relevant offices of the Department, including 

4 the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Con5 struction, the Office of Asset Enterprise Man6 agement, the Office of Information and Tech7 nology, and other internal stakeholders as re8 quired to achieve success in all phases of capital 

9 asset management. 

10 (2) COLLECTION OF VIEWS AND EXPECTA11 TIONS.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Views and expectations 

13 may be collected under paragraph (1)(E) 

14 through multiple channels and the process used 

15 for such collection shall ensure that the views 

16 and expectations collected provide a representa17 tive sample of the population from which such 

18 views and expectations are collected. 

19 (B) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Any information 

20 collected under paragraph (1)(E) shall be col21 lected in a manner that provides an option for 

22 submission of views that are anonymous and 

23 confidential. 

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1 of veterans and medical staff under paragraph 

2 (1)(E), an office described in subsection (a) for 

3 a medical center of the Department shall ensure 

4 that the viewpoints of a diverse population of 

5 veterans being served by the medical center and 

6 medical staff of the medical center or in the 

7 catchment area of the medical center are cap8 tured. 

9 (d) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD PROCESS TO SO10 LICIT VIEWS ON EFFECTIVENESS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 

12 a standardized process to regularly solicit feedback 

13 from individuals and entities described in paragraph 

14 (2) regarding the effectiveness of and ways to im15 prove— 

16 (A) the infrastructure and asset manage17 ment investment processes and procedures of 

18 the central office of the Department and Vet19 erans Integrated Service Networks of the De20 partment; and 

21 (B) the guidance of the central office and 

22 Veterans Integrated Service Networks regard23 ing such processes and procedures to the med24 ical centers, facilities in the catchment area of 


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1 those medical centers, and Veterans Integrated 

2 Service Networks, as appropriate. 

3 (2) INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES DESCRIBED.— 

4 The individuals and entities described in this para5 graph are the following: 

6 (A) Each office described in subsection (a) 

7 for a medical center of the Department. 

8 (B) Medical staff of the Department at fa9 cilities in the catchment area of the medical 

10 center. 

11 (C) Veterans Integrated Service Networks. 

12 (D) Staff of offices within the central of13 fice of the Department, including the Office of 

14 Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, the 

15 Office of Asset Enterprise Management, the Of16 fice of Information and Technology, and the Of17 fice of Healthcare Environment and Facilities 

18 Programs. 

19 (3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Any information col20 lected under paragraph (1) shall be collected in a 

21 manner that provides an option for submission of 

22 views that are anonymous and confidential. 

23 (e) USE OF REPORT FINDINGS.—The Secretary shall 

24 use the results of the report required under section 202 


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1 in establishing the offices required under subsection (a) 

2 and carrying out any other requirements of this section. 

3 SEC. 102. DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE METRICS OF 

4 CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT BY DEPART5 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND MONI6 TORING FOR IMPROVEMENT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet9 erans Affairs shall— 

10 (1) develop meaningful and measurable goals 

11 and metrics— 

12 (A) to assess the performance of the cap13 ital asset management programs of the Depart14 ment of Veterans Affairs to allow the Secretary 

15 to make sound decisions regarding construction, 

16 leasing, acquisition, maintenance, and disposal 

17 of capital assets; and 

18 (B) that are in alignment with Department 

19 strategic plans, budgets, and mission to serve 

20 veterans, their families, and caregivers; 

21 (2) develop an internal dashboard or other tool 

22 to monitor progress towards meeting those goals; 

23 (3) establish and implement internal governance 

24 processes to direct necessary improvements to 


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1 strengthen performance and achievement of those 

2 goals; and 

3 (4) submit to appropriate committees of Con4 gress a report on the development of those goals and 

5 metrics in paragraph (1) and the implementation of 

6 the internal dashboard or other tool under para7 graph (2) and the internal governance process under 

8 paragraph (3). 

9 (b) INTERNAL DASHBOARD.—The Secretary shall en10 sure that the internal dashboard developed under sub11 section (a)(2) includes meaningful and relevant goals with 

12 related metrics that— 

13 (1) would evaluate capital asset management 

14 performance of the Department and provide relevant 

15 information to guide necessary improvements; and 

16 (2) are developed consistent with recommenda17 tions set forth by the Comptroller General of the 

18 United States. 

19 (c) CONSIDERATION OF PART TWO OF STRATEGIC

20 PLAN TO IMPROVE VA’S DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT

21 OF CAPITAL ASSET.—In developing the internal dash22 board under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall consider 

23 the findings in part two of the Strategic Plan to Improve 

24 VA’s Delivery and Management of Capital Asset required 

25 under section 202(a)(4). 


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1 SEC. 103. EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE CAPITAL 

2 ASSET PLANNING COMMITTEE. 

3 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact4 ment of this Act, in order to facilitate Federal health in5 frastructure planning, coordination, and investment, the 

6 Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Under Sec7 retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall mod8 ify the membership of the Capital Asset Planning Com9 mittee established as a subordinate entity of the Depart10 ment of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint 

11 Executive Committee established under section 320 of title 

12 38, United States Code, to include the following: 

13 (1) Not fewer than one officer or employee of 

14 the Indian Health Service. 

15 (2) Not fewer than one officer or employee of 

16 the Department of Health and Human Services who 

17 is not an employee of the Indian Health Service. 

18 TITLE II—REPORTS 

19 SEC. 201. REVIEW OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF FACILITIES, 

20 LAND, AND OTHER RELEVANT CAPITAL AS21 SETS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

22 AFFAIRS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

24 shall conduct a comprehensive review of the climate resil25 ience of facilities, land, and other relevant capital assets 

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1 (b) ELEMENTS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The review conducted under 

3 subsection (a) shall— 

4 (A) provide a comprehensive assessment of 

5 existing facilities, land, and other relevant cap6 ital assets that may be at risk due to changes 

7 in the climate, including potential vulnerabilities 

8 related to— 

9 (i) proximity to a body of water; 

10 (ii) proximity to an area prone to 

11 flooding; 

12 (iii) proximity to an area prone to 

13 wild fire; 

14 (iv) proximity to an area prone to tor15 nadoes, hurricanes, or other storms; and 

16 (v) such other matters as the Sec17 retary considers appropriate after con18 sulting with the United States Global 

19 Change Research Program on the best 

20 available observations and forward-looking 

21 climate projections by region, including sea 

22 level rise data; 

23 (B) include a description of strategies to 

24 improve the climate resilience of existing facili25 ties, land, and other relevant capital assets at 


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1 risk due to changes in the climate, including po2 tential modifications to facility operations and 

3 maintenance practices, and the cost of such 

4 strategies; 

5 (C) include an analysis of the design 

6 standards and building codes used by the De7 partment of Veterans Affairs to site, plan, 

8 build, lease, renovate, and purchase land, facili9 ties, infrastructure, and other capital assets of 

10 the Department and whether those design 

11 standards and building codes reflect both ob12 served and forward-looking climate information; 

13 (D) include an analysis of the effect of cli14 mate change on energy usage, energy sources, 

15 and utility systems of the Department and the 

16 Department’s mitigation strategies; 

17 (E) use, in consultation with the United 

18 States Global Change Research Program, for19 ward-looking climate information and other pro20 jections to anticipate changing environmental 

21 conditions during the design life of existing or 

22 planned facilities, land, and other capital assets 

23 of the Department and make relevant decisions 

24 and planning strategies based on this informa25 tion; 


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1 (F) after consulting with the United States 

2 Global Change Research Program and other 

3 relevant Federal and non-Federal entities, in4 clude recommendations for best practices, 

5 standards, and solutions for future placement, 

6 planning, renovation, leasing, purchase, and 

7 construction of facilities and land of the De8 partment so as to avoid or mitigate the chal9 lenges resulting from placing a facility in an 

10 area at risk of being vulnerable to harm from 

11 the impacts of changing environmental condi12 tions; and 

13 (G) assess how the Department can incor14 porate climate resilience information into its 

15 processes and procedures for capital asset in16 vestment decisions. 

17 (2) SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND PROJEC18 TIONS.—Sources of information and projections used 

19 under paragraph (1)(E) may include the Bureau of 

20 the Census (for population projections), the National 

21 Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 

22 (for land use change projections and climate projec23 tions), the United States Geological Survey (for land 

24 use change projections), the United States Global 

25 Change Research Program and the National Climate 


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1 Assessment (for climate observations and projec2 tions), and such other sources as the Secretary con3 siders reliable in consultation with the United States 

4 Global Change Research Program. 

5 (c) REPORT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

9 Congress a report detailing the results of the review 

10 conducted under subsection (a) and the actions the 

11 Secretary will take in response to the findings of 

12 such review. 

13 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para14 graph (1) shall include the following: 

15 (A) Recommendations for legislative and 

16 administrative action to mitigate and respond 

17 to the findings contained in the review con18 ducted under subsection (a). 

19 (B) A description of action to be taken by 

20 the Secretary to improve the climate resilience 

21 of existing facilities, land, infrastructure and 

22 other capital assets under the jurisdiction or 

23 control of the Department. 

24 (C) A description of changes in policy, di25 rectives, and procedures of the Department to 


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1 mitigate, plan for, and improve resilience of fu2 ture constructed, leased, or other facilities, 

3 land, and other relevant capital assets under 

4 the jurisdiction or control of the Department. 

5 (D) A description of how the Department 

6 will incorporate climate resilience information 

7 into its processes and procedures for capital 

8 asset investment decisions. 

9 (E) A description of changes the Depart10 ment will make to ensure the facilities, land, 

11 and other relevant capital assets of the Depart12 ment are available to furnish care and services 

13 under section 1785 of title 38, United States 

14 Code, during or following a disaster or emer15 gency. 

16 (F) The estimated cost to implement the 

17 changes described in the report. 

18 (G) The estimate timeline to implement 

19 the changes described in the report. 

20 (H) Such other matters, recommendations, 

21 or requests as the Secretary considers appro22 priate. 

23 (3) UPDATES.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than five 

25 years after the date on which the Secretary 


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1 submits the report under paragraph (1) and not 

2 less frequently than once every five years there3 after until the date that is 21 years after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

6 Congress an update of the report submitted 

7 under paragraph (1). 

8 (B) CONTENTS.—Each update submitted 

9 under subparagraph (A) shall describe the ef10 forts of the Department since the submittal of 

11 the latest report or update, as the case may be, 

12 relating to matters covered by the report and 

13 such other matters as the Secretary considers 

14 appropriate. 

15 (d) CLIMATE RESILIENCE DEFINED.—In this sec16 tion, the term ‘‘climate resilience’’ means— 

17 (1) anticipating, preparing for, and adapting to 

18 changing environmental conditions such as vari19 ations in average weather conditions that persist 

20 over multiple decades or longer that encompass in21 creases and decreases in temperature, shifts in pre22 cipitation, and changing risk of certain types of se23 vere weather events; and 


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1 (2) the ability to withstand, respond to, and re2 cover rapidly from disruptions while ensuring the 

3 sustainment of mission-critical operations. 

4 SEC. 202. REPORTS ON CAPITAL ASSET PLANNING, MAN5 AGEMENT, BUDGETING, STAFFING, AND PER6 FORMANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

7 AFFAIRS. 

8 (a) INITIAL REPORT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appro12 priate committees of Congress a report on the plan13 ning, management, budgeting, staffing, and perform14 ance by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating 

15 to capital assets. Such report shall be known as the 

16 ‘‘Strategic Plan to Improve VA’s Delivery and Man17 agement of Capital Assets’’ (in this subsection re18 ferred to as the ‘‘Report’’). 

19 (2) STRUCTURE.—The Report shall consist of 

20 not fewer than two parts as set forth in this sub21 section. 

22 (3) PART ONE.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Part one of the Report 

24 shall focus on the human capital needs for the 

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1 Department (in this subsection referred to as 

2 ‘‘Part One’’). 

3 (B) ELEMENTS.—Part One shall include 

4 the following: 

5 (i) A description of the steps being 

6 taken by the Department, and the steps 

7 that the Department plans to take during 

8 the 10-year period following the date of the 

9 Report, including a specific timeline, to en10 sure sufficient capital asset personnel at 

11 the local, regional, and central office levels 

12 of the Department are available and pre13 pared to— 

14 (I) execute the current level of 

15 capital asset work, including mainte16 nance, delivery of new facilities, dis17 posal, and reuse; 

18 (II) handle future capital asset 

19 work described in subclause (I) during 

20 such 10-year period; and 

21 (III) perform any other capital 

22 asset activities as identified by the 

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1 (ii) A plan that addresses the needed 

2 capital asset workforce of the Department 

3 by— 

4 (I) identifying and describing the 

5 staffing needs and status of such 

6 workforce, including— 

7 (aa) the number of currently 

8 authorized positions; 

9 (bb) the number of filled po10 sitions of those positions author11 ized; 

12 (cc) the number of unfilled 

13 positions of those positions au14 thorized, including reasons why 

15 those positions are not filled and 

16 steps the Department is taking 

17 to fill those positions; 

18 (dd) the number of current 

19 positions needed above the level 

20 currently authorized; and 

21 (ee) future needs, including 

22 expected growth or reduction, 

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1 (II) providing the data under 

2 subclause (I) at the Departmental 

3 level, disaggregated by relevant divi4 sions of the Department and by— 

5 (aa) data for the Veterans 

6 Health Administration, broken 

7 out by field, Veterans Integrated 

8 Service Network, and central of9 fice, including the Office of 

10 Healthcare Environment and Fa11 cilities Programs; 

12 (bb) data for the Office of 

13 Acquisition, Logistics, and Con14 struction, broken out by field, re15 gion, and central office; 

16 (cc) data for the National 

17 Cemetery Administration, broken 

18 out by field, region, and central 

19 office; 

20 (dd) data for the Veterans 

21 Benefits Administration, broken 

22 out by field, region, and central 

23 office; 

24 (ee) data for the Office of 

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1 (ff) data for the Office of 

2 Information and Technology, bro3 ken out by field, region, and cen4 tral office; and 

5 (gg) data for all other of6 fices of the Department not cov7 ered under items (aa) through 

8 (ff) that have capital asset staff 

9 or significant capital asset re10 sponsibilities at the field, re11 gional, or central office level; and 

12 (III) including an estimate of the 

13 funding required to accomplish filling 

14 the unfilled and future positions speci15 fied under subclause (I) during the 

16 10-year period following the date of 

17 the Report. 

18 (iii) A description of the efforts taken 

19 and planned to be taken by the Depart20 ment to recruit, retain, and develop the ex21 isting and future capital asset workforce of 

22 the Department. 

23 (iv) A description of any changes 

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1 ters to ensure the qualification standards 

2 of the workforce— 

3 (I) match the needs of the De4 partment; and 

5 (II) align where appropriate with 

6 relevant Federal Government and in7 dustry standards and best practices. 

8 (v) A description of how the Depart9 ment will coordinate the human capital ef10 forts of the Department across the Vet11 erans Health Administration, the Office of 

12 Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, 

13 the National Cemetery Administration, the 

14 Veterans Benefits Administration, the Of15 fice of Asset Enterprise Management, and 

16 other entities of the Department so as to 

17 leverage collective efforts, reduce unneces18 sary duplication, and identify opportunities 

19 for collaboration and efficiency. 

20 (vi) With respect to a Department21 wide succession plan for leadership and 

22 mission-critical occupations in the capital 

23 asset workforce of the Department— 


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1 (I) if such a plan is not already 

2 developed, a timeline for the develop3 ment of such a plan; and 

4 (II) if such a plan is already de5 veloped, the current implementation 

6 status of such plan. 

7 (vii) An assessment of different re8 gional challenges in rural, suburban, and 

9 urban areas to recruit and retain the nec10 essary capital asset workforce of the De11 partment and steps to be taken by the De12 partment in response to such challenges. 

13 (viii) With respect to the report pub14 lished by the National Academies of 

15 Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on 

16 December 24, 2019, entitled ‘‘Facilities 

17 Staffing Requirement for VHA-Resource 

18 Planning and Methodology for the Fu19 ture’’— 

20 (I) a plan and timeline to imple21 ment all recommendations from the 

22 report; and 

23 (II) if the Secretary decides not 

24 to implement a recommendation of 


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1 the report, a description of why such 

2 decision was made. 

3 (ix) A description of how the Depart4 ment will leverage contract support and 

5 partnerships with other Federal agencies, 

6 nonprofits, and other stakeholders to meet 

7 the short-, medium-, and long-term human 

8 capital needs for infrastructure to ensure 

9 that the Department has the experience 

10 and workforce needed to match the current 

11 and future projected infrastructure work12 load of the Department. 

13 (x) A description of any improvements 

14 to training or curriculum of the Depart15 ment that are needed to enhance the edu16 cation of the capital asset employees of the 

17 Department to ensure they are as pro18 ficient as possible in their jobs. 

19 (xi) A description of such legislative 

20 or administrative action as the Secretary 

21 considers necessary. 

22 (xii) Such other matters as the Sec23 retary considers necessary. 

24 (C) STAFF COVERED BY REPORT.—Part 

25 One shall cover all relevant staff required for 


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1 the entire lifecycle of facilities, land, and other 

2 relevant capital assets of the Department, in3 cluding the following: 

4 (i) Individuals who keep facilities 

5 clean, such as janitorial and housekeeping 

6 staff and housekeeping aids. 

7 (ii) Individuals who maintain facili8 ties, such as through repairs and preventa9 tive maintenance. 

10 (iii) Groundskeepers. 

11 (iv) Planners, engineers, and archi12 tects. 

13 (v) Project managers. 

14 (vi) Individuals with expertise in real 

15 estate, acquisition, leasing, and easements. 

16 (vii) Energy or utility experts, includ17 ing experts with respect to energy effi18 ciency and renewable energy. 

19 (viii) Individuals who work in— 

20 (I) capital asset management; 

21 (II) healthcare engineering; 

22 (III) environmental management; 

23 or 

24 (IV) occupational safety and 

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1 (ix) Individuals who conduct con2 tracting, including contracting officers, re3 lated to capital assets locally, regionally, or 

4 nationally for all various types of construc5 tion or infrastructure work, such as minor 

6 construction, major construction, non-re7 curring maintenance, minor leases, and 

8 major leases. 

9 (x) Individuals knowledgeable in rel10 evant rules and procedures related to prop11 erty disposal or transfer, environmental re12 mediation, historic preservation, and other 

13 similar topics. 

14 (xi) Any other position that has a crit15 ical role in the planning, contracting, deliv16 ery, maintenance, upkeep, and disposal of 

17 capital assets. 

18 (xii) Any other positions the Secretary 

19 determines relevant. 

20 (4) PART TWO.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Part two of the Report 

22 shall cover the methods undertaken by the De23 partment to accomplish changes to improve the 

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1 tenance, renovations, land acquisition, or new 

2 construction or leasing, including through bet3 ter planning, project management, cost, and 

4 schedule performance (in this subsection re5 ferred to as ‘‘Part Two’’). 

6 (B) ELEMENTS.—Part Two shall include 

7 the following: 

8 (i) A timeline for accomplishing the 

9 changes described in subparagraph (A). 

10 (ii) A description of the steps the De11 partment is taking or will take to shorten 

12 the time it takes from project concept to 

13 completion while controlling costs and 

14 budget, meeting schedule, and achieving 

15 established goals. 

16 (iii) A description of what new or 

17 modified contracting or other services, ar18 rangements, strategies, contract vehicles or 

19 mechanisms, innovations, pilots, and part20 nerships the Department is planning to use 

21 during the five-year period following the 

22 date of the Report, including— 

23 (I) a timeline of how and when 

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1 (II) a description of any limita2 tions under current law (including 

3 regulations) that would prevent or are 

4 preventing the Department from 

5 using innovative contracting vehicles, 

6 services, arrangements, administrative 

7 action, or other agreements and strat8 egies and what legislative changes are 

9 needed to facilitate use of those ap10 proaches, including a description of 

11 whether each limitation is a limitation 

12 for all Federal agencies or only for 

13 the Department. 

14 (iv) A description of the costs in15 curred or added to meet Federal or De16 partment standards, including those for re17 siliency that are needed and greater or 

18 more stringent than private industry 

19 standards. 

20 (v) A description of the steps the De21 partment has taken or plans to take to im22 prove capital project delivery by standard23 izing facility design, modularizing facilities 

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1 flexibility, agility, and quality, including a 

2 timeline for the completion of such steps. 

3 (vi) A description of steps the Depart4 ment is taking to make all of its relevant 

5 capital assets energy efficient and climate 

6 resilient. 

7 (vii) The steps the Secretary will take 

8 to ensure the Office of Information and 

9 Technology and the Office of Acquisition, 

10 Logistics, and Construction of the Depart11 ment, or similar successor offices, are inte12 grated into all relevant aspects of the cap13 ital asset planning and implementation 

14 process of the Department, including at 

15 the earliest stage of every capital asset 

16 project in the field so as to improve com17 munication, coordination, and project 

18 scope, cost, and schedule. 

19 (viii) A description of any other ac20 tions the Department is taking or will take 

21 to improve its delivery and management of 

22 capital assets. 

23 (ix) A description of such legislative 

24 or administrative action as the Secretary 

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1 manage and deliver needed capital assets 

2 of the Department. 

3 (x) Such other matters as the Sec4 retary considers necessary. 

5 (b) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Not later than three 

6 years after the date on which the initial report required 

7 by subsection (a) is submitted, and once every three years 

8 thereafter for a period of six years, the Secretary shall 

9 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

10 including— 

11 (1) a description of any changes with respect to 

12 the matters described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of 

13 subsection (a) since the previous report was sub14 mitted; 

15 (2) an explanation of plans under the previous 

16 report compared to actions taken since that report 

17 was submitted; and 

18 (3) a discussion of the results and performance 

19 of the Department since the previous report includ20 ing in cost savings, faster facility delivery, or reduc21 tion in the number of unaddressed priority capital 

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1 SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORT ON COMPLETION OF DISPOSAL 

2 AND REUSE REQUIREMENTS OF DEPART3 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

4 (a) INITIAL REPORT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 

6 Affairs shall include with the budget justification 

7 materials that are submitted to Congress in support 

8 of the Department of Veterans Affairs budget for 

9 the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the 

10 enactment of this Act (as submitted with the budget 

11 of the President for such fiscal year under section 

12 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a report 

13 containing a specific timeline to accomplish the ac14 tions required of the Secretary included in the dis15 posal and reuse reports included in the annual budg16 et of the Department of Veterans Affairs submitted 

17 by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

18 United States Code, or similar future reports. 

19 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para20 graph (1) shall include the following: 

21 (A) A description of a specific timeline and 

22 plan to sell, reuse, dispose of, demolish, or oth23 erwise manage the property that the Secretary 

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1 (B) A list of any impediments or chal2 lenges to carrying out any action described in 

3 subparagraph (A), including environmental re4 mediation and preservation mitigation and any 

5 assistance need for executive or legislative ac6 tion to address those impediments or chal7 lenges. 

8 (C) A discussion of whether disposal and 

9 reuse actions do not get completed or initiated 

10 because they most compete with urgent direct 

11 health care or other more time-sensitive infra12 structure needs of the Department. 

13 (D) A detailed cost estimate of the fund14 ing, including funding type, needed to accom15 plish all of the actions described in paragraph 

16 (1), including the number of fiscal years for 

17 which such funding is needed. 

18 (E) A discussion of whether the Depart19 ment would benefit from having a distinct and 

20 separate account within the budget of the De21 partment dedicated to the management of the 

22 disposal of these assets. 

23 (F) Such other matters as the Secretary 

24 considers appropriate. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—For the first fiscal year 

2 after the fiscal year referred to in subsection (a)(1) 

3 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall 

4 include with the budget justification materials that 

5 are submitted to Congress in support of the Depart6 ment budget for that first fiscal (as submitted with 

7 the budget of the President for such fiscal year 

8 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

9 Code) a report on actions described in such sub10 section. 

11 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report required by para12 graph (1) shall include the following: 

13 (A) An update to the most recent report 

14 under subsection (a) or this subsection, as ap15 plicable, with respect to each of subparagraphs 

16 (A) through (F) of paragraph (2) of such sub17 section. 

18 (B) Information on how many disposal and 

19 reuse actions from the previous year’s report 

20 were accomplished or not accomplished. 

21 (C) Information about what may have in22 hibited the accomplishment of those actions de23 scribed in subparagraph (B) that were not ac24 complished. 


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1 (D) A description of best practices or les2 sons learned with respect to actions described in 

3 subsection (a)(1). 

4 SEC. 204. REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS TO MEDICAL STAFF5 ING FOR NEW MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE 

6 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet9 erans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees 

10 of Congress a report on planned actions to improve the 

11 alignment of staffing of new or expanded medical facilities 

12 of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

14 (a) shall— 

15 (1) describe the current process for how and 

16 when in the construction, leasing, and other relevant 

17 capital improvement process staff are hired to fill ex18 panded or new medical space of the Department; 

19 and 

20 (2) assess whether such process requires im21 provement to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, 

22 that new medical space and staffing levels for that 

23 space are in complete alignment allowing for full 

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1 space, including such legislative or administrative ac2 tion as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

3 SEC. 205. REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS TO ALIGNMENT OF 

4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNDING AND 

5 ACTIVATION OF MEDICAL AND OTHER SPACE 

6 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF7 FAIRS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet10 erans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees 

11 of Congress a report on any potential improvements to the 

12 alignment of funding of the Department of Veterans Af13 fairs for information technology so as to facilitate more 

14 effective and efficient activation of medical and other rel15 evant space of the Department. 

16 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

17 (a) shall include the following: 

18 (1) A description of any current limitations on 

19 funding mechanisms, including the timing and se20 quencing of information technology and health care 

21 resources that are needed to purchase, procure, and 

22 install information technology equipment and related 

23 information technology assets and services needed 

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1 space of the Department, whether leased, owned, or 

2 otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Department. 

3 (2) Any proposed solutions the Secretary may 

4 have to address the limitations described in para5 graph (1). 

6 (3) Any legislative or administrative action re7 quired to achieve the solutions described in para8 graph (2). 

9 (4) Such other matters as the Secretary con10 siders appropriate. 

11 SEC. 206. BIMONTHLY REPORT ON KEY CAPITAL ASSET IN12 VESTMENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND PERFORM13 ANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

14 AFFAIRS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the first March 31 

16 occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act and 

17 not less frequently than once every other month thereafter 

18 until the eleventh March 31 occurring after the date of 

19 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Af20 fairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con21 gress a report on completed and planned key capital asset 

22 investments of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each report submitted 

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1 (A) A list of the major construction, minor 

2 construction, non-recurring maintenance, major 

3 and minor lease projects (including lease renew4 als, extensions, standstill agreements, and in5 terim leases) and construction or infrastructure 

6 management support contracts awarded since 

7 the last report submitted under subsection (a) 

8 (or in the case of the first report submitted 

9 under such subsection, in the last 90 days). 

10 (B) For each contract award listed pursu11 ant to subparagraph (A), the following: 

12 (i) The contract amount. 

13 (ii) A description of the project for 

14 which the contract was awarded. 

15 (iii) The location of the project for 

16 which the project was awarded. 

17 (iv) An indication of whether the 

18 amount of the contract award, including 

19 relevant increment awards, was more than 

20 10 percent greater than the estimated cost 

21 of the project, or project increment, or 180 

22 days later than the planned schedule for 

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1 tions being taken to address the overages 

2 and delays. 

3 (C) A list of major construction, minor 

4 construction, non-recurring maintenance, major 

5 and minor lease projects (including lease renew6 als, extensions, standstill agreements, and in7 terim leases) and construction or infrastructure 

8 management support contracts the Secretary 

9 plans to initiate or award. 

10 (D) For each contract award listed pursu11 ant to subparagraph (C), the following: 

12 (i) The general month or quarter of 

13 expected award. 

14 (ii) Whether the planned action is off15 or on-track as it relates to schedule and 

16 cost and if off-track, an explanation of why 

17 and a description of the corrective actions 

18 being taken. 

19 (E) Such observations of best practices, 

20 impediments, and accomplishments as the Sec21 retary may find that relate to the capital asset 

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1 appropriate with respect to such practices, im2 pediments, and accomplishments. 

3 (F) Meaningful metrics that show the 

4 progress of the Department toward meeting rel5 evant goals of the Department relating to cap6 ital asset management. 

7 (G) Steps the Department is taking in in8 dividual projects that are behind schedule or 

9 otherwise underperforming and steps the De10 partment is taking to improve overall capital 

11 asset management. 

12 (H) Such other matters as the Secretary 

13 considers appropriate. 

14 (2) METRICS.—Beginning not later than two 

15 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

16 metrics described in subsection (b)(1)(F) shall in17 clude the metrics developed under section 102(a). 

18 (c) MATTERS RELATING TO REPORTING SCHED19 ULES.—In each report under subsection (a), when report20 ing on schedule for completion, the Secretary shall distin21 guish between the date an award was to occur, the date 

22 a construction action was to be completed (meaning the 

23 space is ready for use), and the date veteran patients or 

24 other users, including employees of the Department, are 

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1 (d) MATTERS RELATING TO REPORTING COSTS.—In 

2 each report under subsection (a), when reporting on costs 

3 for capital asset projects of the Department, the Secretary 

4 may include information regarding Federal requirements 

5 that may drive cost increases to projects that may not 

6 exist in the non-Federal construction sector. 

7 SEC. 207. REPORTS ON PROJECTED NEED FOR FUNDING 

8 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL ASSETS 

9 OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

10 (a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than May 31, 2023, 

11 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the ap12 propriate committees of Congress a report summarizing 

13 the projected amount of funding for infrastructure and 

14 capital assets that the Department of Veterans Affairs will 

15 need for the 10 fiscal years that begin immediately fol16 lowing such date. 

17 (b) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—The Secretary shall in18 clude in the annual budget of the Department submitted 

19 by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

20 States Code, for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year 

21 thereafter a report described in subsection (a) relating to 

22 the 10 fiscal years that begin immediately following the 

23 date on which such budget is submitted. 

24 (c) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by this section 

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1 and for the entire period covered by the report, the fol2 lowing: 

3 (1) The funding needs of the Department 

4 disaggregated by funding purpose, including the fol5 lowing: 

6 (A) Land acquisition. 

7 (B) Operations and maintenance of facili8 ties of the existing capital asset portfolio of the 

9 Department to include the minimum level of 

10 funding below which facilities could not be ap11 propriately maintained. 

12 (C) Operations and maintenance of the 

13 planned future capital asset portfolio of the De14 partment. 

15 (D) New construction, by type, including 

16 major construction, minor construction, and 

17 nonrecurring maintenance. 

18 (E) Major and minor leasing. 

19 (F) Activation of space. 

20 (G) Disposal, reuse, and remediation. 

21 (H) Staffing to support the planning, de22 livery, management, and maintenance of the 

23 Department’s current and future capital asset 

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1 (I) Such other categories as the Secretary 

2 deems relevant. 

3 (2) The funding needs under paragraph (1) 

4 disaggregated by component of the Department and 

5 type of capital asset investment. 

6 (3) A description of the cost increases which 

7 may or have been incurred because of the delay in 

8 adequate funding and forward movement on capital 

9 asset projects. Such description may include a dis10 cussion of the negative effect of the lack of stable 

11 and predictable funding on the ability of the Depart12 ment to plan, staff, and execute effective capital 

13 asset management. 

14 (4) Such other matters as the Secretary con15 siders appropriate, include matters relating to nec16 essary legislative or administrative action. 

17 SEC. 208. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

18 VETERANS AFFAIRS REPORTS ON DEPART19 MENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than three years after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, and at least twice 

22 during the ten-year period beginning on the date that is 

23 three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

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1 gress a report examining the management and perform2 ance of relevant capital asset projects of the Department 

3 that were initiated after the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act. 

5 (b) SAMPLE PROJECTS.—The Inspector General shall 

6 select meaningful and representative samples of categories 

7 of projects for review, such as major construction, minor 

8 construction, nonrecurring maintenance, major and minor 

9 leases, land acquisition, and disposals. 

10 (c) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under sub11 section (a) may include, at the discretion of the Inspector 

12 General, the following: 

13 (1) A comparison of planned versus actual cost, 

14 schedule, and scope metrics. 

15 (2) Improvements or lack thereof to project 

16 management at the local, regional, or national levels. 

17 (3) Observations on key characteristics inhib18 iting successful delivery of projects or allowing for 

19 successful delivery of projects. 

20 (4) An identification of areas of waste, fraud, 

21 and abuse, if any. 

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1 SEC. 209. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON CAPITAL 

2 ASSET PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND EXECU3 TION BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF4 FAIRS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than three years after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act and not less fre7 quently than once every three years thereafter until the 

8 date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment of 

9 this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

10 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

11 a report reviewing the progress of the Department of Vet12 erans Affairs toward meeting the goals, metrics, and other 

13 plans of the Department under this Act, including under 

14 sections 101, 102, and 202. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

16 (a) may include the following: 

17 (1) A review of the performance of the Depart18 ment related to planning, oversight, management of 

19 human capital, contracting, and execution of capital 

20 asset projects. 

21 (2) A review of how the Department is com22 plying with the requirements of this Act. 

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1 SEC. 210. REPORTS ON DENTAL AND LONG-TERM CARE 

2 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF DE3 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

4 Not later than one year after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

6 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— 

7 (1) a report, disaggregated by medical center or 

8 other relevant health care facility of the Department 

9 of Veterans Affairs, on— 

10 (A) the physical infrastructure needed 

11 (new facilities, renovations, remodels, leases, 

12 etc.) to provide dental services to veterans eligi13 ble for such services under the laws adminis14 tered by the Secretary; and 

15 (B) additional physical infrastructure 

16 needed to respond to the need for additional ca17 pacity to provide dental services if eligibility 

18 standards are modified to make a greater num19 ber of veterans eligible for such services; and 

20 (2) a report identifying the physical infrastruc21 ture needs of the Department to support current 

22 and future anticipated long-term care needs and 

23 models of care for veterans, including— 

24 (A) infrastructure needed to support the 

25 delivery of long-term care for women veterans, 

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1 with memory loss, and other population groups 

2 with unique needs; and 

3 (B) information regarding the plans of the 

4 Department to provide such care as it is build5 ing capacity but space is not yet available to 

6 meet the demand for such care. 

7 SEC. 211. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF 

8 USING A DEDICATED BUDGET ACCOUNT FOR 

9 MAINTENANCE OF CAPITAL ASSETS OF DE10 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

11 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

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

13 of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate com14 mittees of Congress a report on the feasibility and advis15 ability of having a dedicated budget account from which 

16 the Department of Veterans Affairs would draw funds to 

17 pay for maintenance, preventative maintenance, and re18 pair of the capital assets of the Department. 

19 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 

20 (a) shall include the following: 

21 (1) The best practices in the Federal Govern22 ment and private industry relating to planning and 

23 budgeting for capital asset maintenance. 

24 (2) Relevant formulas and percentages that or25 ganizations use to set aside resources in advance to 


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1 pay for needed and expected maintenance costs 

2 based on the size, need, and other requirements of 

3 the organization. 

4 SEC. 212. REPORT ON WOMEN VETERANS RETROFIT INITIA5 TIVE. 

6 Section 5102 of the Deborah Sampson Act of 2020 

7 (title V of Public Law 116–315; 38 U.S.C. 8110 note) 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub10 section (d); and 

11 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol12 lowing new subsection (c): 

13 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

14 after the date of the enactment of the Build, Utilize, In15 vest, Learn, and Deliver for Veterans Act of 2022, and 

16 annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall sub17 mit to Congress, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 

18 the Senate, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

19 House of Representatives a report containing— 

20 ‘‘(1) an identification of the funding provided to 

21 the Department for retrofitting prioritized under 

22 subsection (a) for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 

23 year in which the report is submitted; 

24 ‘‘(2) a list of projects conducted with such 

25 funding, including— 


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1 ‘‘(A) amounts obligated for each such 

2 project; 

3 ‘‘(B) the locations of each such project; 

4 ‘‘(C) a short description of each such 

5 project; and 

6 ‘‘(D) the status of each such project; and 

7 ‘‘(3) a list of projects for retrofitting prioritized 

8 under subsection (a) that remain unfunded and the 

9 estimated funding required for those projects to be 

10 completed, on a project by project basis.’’. 

11 SEC. 213. REPORT ON PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS 

12 OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FA13 CILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF14 FAIRS. 

15 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

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

17 of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on 

18 the physical infrastructure needs of the research and de19 velopment facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

20 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 

21 (a) shall include the following: 

22 (1) Recommendations for new facilities, renova23 tions of existing facilities, leasing of facilities and 

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1 of or currently uses to perform its research and de2 velopment function. 

3 (2) Detailed information on the information 

4 technology resources the Department requires in 

5 order to make the research and development facili6 ties of the Department functional and high per7 forming in the short, medium, and long term, and 

8 those needed to enable employees of the Department 

9 to perform their research and development in an ef10 fective and efficient manner. 

11 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the report re12 quired by subsection (a), the Secretary may consider the 

13 following: 

14 (1) The findings of the 2012 final report of the 

15 Research Infrastructure Program of the Depart16 ment. 

17 (2) Current and updated data providing the 

18 most accurate and holistic presentation of the phys19 ical infrastructure needs of the research and devel20 opment program of the Department, including with 

21 respect to information technology. 


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1 SEC. 214. REVIEW AND REPORT ON PROVISIONS OF LAW 

2 RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

3 AFFAIRS CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES 

4 MANAGEMENT. 

5 (a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

6 shall review section 312A of title 38, United States Code, 

7 and determine whether the provisions of such section, in8 cluding the qualifications and responsibilities of the Direc9 tor of Construction and Facilities Management set forth 

10 in subsections (b) an (c) of such section, respectively, are 

11 meaningful, relevant, and reflect the current operational 

12 needs, organization structure, and all other requirements 

13 for the effective and efficient management of construction 

14 and facilities management. 

15 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

17 to Congress a report regarding whether provisions of sec18 tion 312A of title 38, United States Code, or other provi19 sions of such title relating to construction and facilities 

20 management should be revised to align more closely with 

21 current and future operational needs of the Department. 

22 (c) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 

23 (b) shall include the following: 

24 (1) An assessment of whether other offices, ad25 ministrations, or entities of the Department should 

26 be directed to take over certain functions currently 


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1 assigned to Director of Construction and Facilities 

2 Management pursuant to statute so as to match 

3 operational realties and needs, improve efficiencies, 

4 streamline management and lines of authority and 

5 responsibility, or other reasons that would be bene6 ficial to the capital asset management and planning 

7 and delivery of the Department. 

8 (2) An assessment of whether functions of other 

9 entities of the Department should be assumed by the 

10 Director of Construction and Facilities management 

11 to match operational realities and needs, improve ef12 ficiencies, streamline management and lines of au13 thority and responsibility, or other reasons that 

14 would be beneficial to the capital asset management 

15 and planning and delivery of the Department. 

16 (3) Identification of whether any new offices, 

17 structures, or reporting structures should be created 

18 or modified in the Department to improve oper19 ational effectiveness for capital asset management. 

20 (4) Specific reasons for the changes that are 

21 recommend in the report or if no changes are nec22 essary, a justification for not making any changes. 

23 (5) Identification of such legislative or adminis24 trative action as the Secretary determines necessary 


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1 to implement the changes necessary to improve cap2 ital asset management at the Department. 

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