Calendar No. 86

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1079

[Report No. 103–53]

A BILL

To authorize major medical facility projects and

France, and for other purposes.leases, to authorize the disposal of Pershing Hall,of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-userevise and extend the authority of the Secretaryleases for the Department of Veterans Affairs, to

JUNE 8 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 1993

Read twice and placed on the calendar
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Calendar No. 86

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1079

[Report No. 103–53]

To authorize major medical facility projects and leases for the Department

of Veterans Affairs, to revise and extend the authority of the Secretary

of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases, to authorize the

disposal of Pershing Hall, France, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 8 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 1993

Mr. ROCKEFELLER, from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, reported the

following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar

A BILL

To authorize major medical facility projects and leases for

the Department of Veterans Affairs, to revise and extend

the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to

enter into enhanced-use leases, to authorize the disposal

of Pershing Hall, France, 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 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY

2 PROJECTS AND MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY

3 LEASES.

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS AND LEASES.—

5 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the

6 major medical facility projects for the Department of Vet7 erans Affairs, and may carry out the major medical facil8 ity leases for that Department, for which funds are re9 quested in the budget for fiscal year 1994 that the Presi10 dent submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a)

11 of title 31, United States Code.

12 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds

13 are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of

14 Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1994 as follows:

15 (1) For the major medical facility projects au16 thorized under subsection (a), $111,600,000.

17 (2) For the major medical facility leases au18 thorized under such subsection, $50,123,105.

19 (c) LIMITATION.—The projects and leases authorized

20 in subsection (a) may only be carried out using—

21 (1) funds appropriated pursuant to the author22 ization of appropriations in subsection (b);

23 (2) funds appropriated for the Department of

24 Veterans Affairs for Construction, Major Projects

25 for any fiscal year before fiscal year 1994 that re26 main available for obligation; and
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1 (3) funds appropriated for that department for

2 Construction, Major Projects for fiscal year 1994 for

3 a category of activity that is not specifically related

4 to a particular project.

5 SEC. 2. ENHANCED-USE LEASE AUTHORITY.

6 (a) UTILIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FOR

7 USE OF SPACE OR SERVICES.—Section 8162(b)(4) of title

8 38, United States Code, is amended—

9 (1) by striking out ‘‘Any payment’’ and insert10 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘(A) Except as provided in sub11 paragraph (B), any payment’’;

12 (2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by para13 graph (1), by striking out ‘‘only’’ in the first sen14 tence; and

15 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub16 paragraph (B):

17 ‘‘(B) The Secretary may make payments for the use

18 of space or services described in subparagraph (A) from

19 funds appropriated to the Department for construction

20 (other than for grants for construction). Any such pay21 ment shall be treated as a project for the acquisition of

22 a medical facility subject to the provisions of section 8104

23 of this title.’’.
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1 (b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 8169 of

2 such title is amended by striking out ‘‘December 31,

3 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘December 31, 1996’’.

4 SEC. 3. REVISION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO PERSHING

5 HALL, FRANCE.

6 (a) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASED TERM OF CERTAIN

7 LEASES.—Subsection (c)(1) of section 403 of the Veter8 ans’ Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991 (36

9 U.S.C. 493) is amended by striking out ‘‘35 years’’ and

10 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘99 years’’.

11 (b) DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—Such section is further

12 amended—

13 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub14 section (f); and

15 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the follow16 ing new subsection (e):

17 ‘‘(e) DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to para18 graph (2), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may sell or

19 otherwise dispose of all right, title, and interest of the

20 United States in and to Pershing Hall.

21 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not sell or otherwise dispose

22 of Pershing Hall under this subsection unless the Sec23 retary determines that—

24 ‘‘(A) the sale or other disposal is in the best in25 terests of the United States; and
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1 ‘‘(B) the consideration to be paid for such sale

2 or other disposal is acceptable.

3 ‘‘(3) The Secretary shall deposit in the Pershing Hall

4 Revolving Fund an amount equal to the amount of any

5 cash consideration paid to the United States for the sale

6 or other disposal of Pershing Hall under this subsection.’’.

7 (c) CLOSING OF REVOLVING FUND UPON DISPOSAL

8 OF PERSHING HALL.—Subsection (d) of such section is

9 amended by adding at the end the following new para10 graph (7):

11 ‘‘(7) Upon sale or other disposal of all right, title,

12 and interest of the United States in and to Pershing Hall

13 under subsection (e), the Secretary shall—

14 ‘‘(A) pay out of funds in or proceeds from the

15 sale or redemption of interest-bearing obligations

16 credited to the Revolving Fund all outstanding liabil17 ities of the Revolving Fund, including any unpaid

18 expenses of the Revolving Fund and reimbursements

19 of any funds transferred to the Revolving Fund

20 under paragraph (2);

21 ‘‘(B) transfer any funds that remain in the Re22 volving Fund after the payment of the liabilities de23 scribed in subparagraph (A) to the appropriation ac24 count for the Department of Veterans Affairs for

25 minor construction projects; and
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1 ‘‘(C) close the Revolving Fund.’’.