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Calendar No. 592 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3421 

[Report No. 109–328] 

To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases 

for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 6, 2006 

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

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 

Reported by Mr. CRAIG, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs 

for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, 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. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2006 MAJOR 

2 MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS. 

3 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

4 following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 

5 2006, with each project to be carried out in the amount 

6 specified for that project: 

7 (1) Restoration, new construction or replace8 ment of the medical center facility for the Depart9 ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orle10 ans, Louisiana, due to damage from Hurricane 

11 Katrina in an amount not to exceed $675,000,000 

12 $636,000,000. The Secretary is authorized to carry 

13 out the project as a collaborative effort consistent with 

14 the New Orleans Collaborative Opportunities Study 

15 Group Report dated June 12, 2006. 

16 (2) Restoration of the Department of Veterans 

17 Affairs Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, and con18 solidation of services performed at the Department 

19 of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gulfport, Mis20 sissippi, in an amount not to exceed $310,000,000. 

21 (3) Replacement of the Department of Veterans 

22 Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, in an 

23 amount not to exceed $52,000,000. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR MAJOR MED2 ICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 

3 AUTHORIZED UNDER CAPITAL ASSET RE4 ALIGNMENT INITIATIVE. 

5 Notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 221 of the 

6 Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Im7 provement Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–170; 117 Stat. 

8 2050), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into 

9 contracts before September 30, 2009, to carry out each 

10 major medical facility project, as originally authorized by 

11 such section 221, as follows with each project to be carried 

12 out in the amount specified for that project: 

13 (1) Construction of an outpatient clinic and re14 gional office at the Department of Veterans Affairs 

15 Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska, in an amount 

16 not to exceed $75,270,000. 

17 (2) Consolidation of clinical and administrative 

18 functions of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

19 Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Depart20 ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 

21 Brecksville, Ohio, in an amount not to exceed 

22 $102,300,000. 

23 (3) Construction of the Extended Care Building 

24 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Cen25 ter in Des Moines, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed 

26 $25,000,000. 


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1 (4) Renovation of patient wards at the Depart2 ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Durham, 

3 North Carolina, in an amount not to exceed 

4 $9,100,000. 

5 (5) Correction of patient privacy deficiencies at 

6 the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 

7 Gainesville, Florida, in an amount not to exceed 

8 $85,200,000. 

9 (6) 7th and 8th Floor Wards Modernization ad10 dition at the Department of Veterans Affairs Med11 ical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, in an amount not 

12 to exceed $27,400,000. 

13 (7) Construction of a new Medical Center Facil14 ity at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 

15 Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, in an amount not to ex16 ceed $406,000,000. 

17 (8) Construction of an Ambulatory Surgery/ 

18 Outpatient Diagnostic Support Center in the Gulf 

19 South Submarket of Veterans Integrated Service 

20 Network (VISN) 8 and completion of Phase I land 

21 purchase, Lee County, Florida, in an amount not to 

22 exceed $65,100,000. 

23 (9) Seismic Corrections-Buildings 7 & 126 at 

24 the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 


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1 Long Beach, California, in an amount not to exceed 

2 $107,845,000. 

3 (10) Seismic Corrections-Buildings 500 & 501 

4 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Cen5 ter, Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to ex6 ceed $79,900,000. 

7 (11) Construction of a New Medical Center fa8 cility in the Orlando, Florida, area in an amount not 

9 to exceed $377,700,000. 

10 (12) Consolidation of Campuses at the Univer11 sity Drive and H. John Heinz III divisions, Pitts12 burgh, Pennsylvania, in an amount not to exceed 

13 $189,205,000. 

14 (13) Ward Upgrades and Expansion at the De15 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San 

16 Antonio, Texas, in an amount not to exceed 

17 $19,100,000. 

18 (14) Seismic Corrections-Building 1, Phase 1 

19 Design at the Department of Veterans Affairs Med20 ical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico, in an amount 

21 not to exceed $15,000,000. 

22 (15) Construction of a Spinal Cord Injury Cen23 ter at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 

24 Center, Syracuse, New York, in an amount not to 

25 exceed $53,900,000. 


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1 (16) Upgrade Essential Electrical Distribution 

2 Systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs 

3 Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, in an amount not 

4 to exceed $49,000,000. 

5 (17) Expansion of the Spinal Cord Injury Cen6 ter addition at the Department of Veterans Affairs 

7 Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, in an amount not 

8 to exceed $7,100,000. 

9 (18) Blind Rehabilitation and Psychiatric Bed 

10 renovation and new construction project at the De11 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tem12 ple, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $56,000,000. 

13 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2006 MAJOR MED14 ICAL FACILITY LEASES. 

15 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

16 following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 2006 

17 at the locations specified, and in an amount for each lease 

18 not to exceed the amount shown for such location: 

19 (1) For an outpatient clinic, Baltimore, Mary20 land, $10,908,000. 

21 (2) For an outpatient clinic, Evansville, Illinois, 

22 $8,989,000. 

23 (3) For an outpatient clinic, Smith County, 

24 Texas, $5,093,000. 


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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2007 MAJOR MED2 ICAL FACILITY LEASES. 

3 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

4 following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 2007 

5 at the locations specified, and in an amount for each lease 

6 not to exceed the amount shown for such location: 

7 (1) For an outpatient and specialty care clinic, 

8 Austin, Texas, $6,163,000. 

9 (2) For an outpatient clinic, Lowell, Massachu10 setts, $2,520,000. 

11 (3) For an outpatient clinic, Grand Rapids, 

12 Michigan, $4,409,000. 

13 (4) For up to four outpatient clinics, Las 

14 Vegas, Nevada, $8,518,000. 

15 (5) For an outpatient clinic, Parma, Ohio, 

16 $5,032,000. 

17 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS19 CAL YEAR 2006 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.— 

20 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

21 of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2006 for the Construc22 tion, Major Projects, account, $1,606,000,000 

23 $998,000,000 for the projects authorized in section 1. 

24 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

25 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS UNDER CAPITAL

26 ASSET REALIGNMENT INITIATIVE.— 


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1 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated for the Sec3 retary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2007 for 

4 the Construction, Major Projects, account, 

5 $1,750,120,000 for the projects whose authorization 

6 is extended by section 2. 

7 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur8 suant to the authorization of appropriations in para9 graph (1) shall remain available until September 30, 

10 2009. 

11 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

12 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES.— 

13 (1) FISCAL YEAR 2006 LEASES.—There is au14 thorized to be appropriated for the Secretary of Vet15 erans Affairs for fiscal year 2006 for the Medical 

16 Care account, $24,990,000 for the leases authorized 

17 in section 4. 

18 (2) FISCAL YEAR 2007 LEASES.—There is au19 thorized to be appropriated for the Secretary of Vet20 erans Affairs for fiscal year 2007 for the Medical 

21 Care account, $26,642,000 for the leases authorized 

22 in section 5. 

23 (d) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sections 

24 1 and 2 may only be carried out using— 


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1 (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2006 or 

2 2007 pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section; 

4 (2) funds available for Construction, Major 

5 Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2006 

6 that remain available for obligation; 

7 (3) funds available for Construction, Major 

8 Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2006 or 

9 2007 that are available for obligation; and 

10 (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

11 Projects, for fiscal year 2006 or 2007 for a category 

12 of activity not specific to a project. 


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Calendar No. 592 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3421 

[Report No. 109

–328] 

A BILL 

To authorize major medical facility projects and 

2007, and for other purposes. of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and major medical facility leases for the Department 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 

Reported with amendments 


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