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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1310 

To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans 

Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 19, 2009 

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

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, 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. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2010 MAJOR 

4 MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS. 

5 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

6 following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 

7 2010, with each project to be carried out in the amount 

8 specified for each project: 

9 (1) Construction (including acquisition of land) 

10 for the realignment of services and closure projects 


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1 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Cen2 ter in Livermore, California, in an amount not to ex3 ceed $55,430,000. 

4 (2) Construction of a Multi-Specialty Care Fa5 cility in Walla Walla, Washington, in an amount not 

6 to exceed $71,400,00. 

7 (3) Construction (including acquisition of land) 

8 for a new medical facility at the Department of Vet9 erans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Ken10 tucky, in an amount not to exceed $75,000,000. 

11 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 

12 2010 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUC13 TION PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED. 

14 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

15 following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 

16 2010: 

17 (1) Replacement of the existing Department of 

18 Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver, Colo19 rado, in an amount not to exceed $800,000,000. 

20 (2) Construction of Outpatient and Inpatient 

21 Improvements in Bay Pines, Florida, in an amount 

22 not to exceed $194,400,000. 


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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2010 MAJOR MED2 ICAL FACILITY LEASES. 

3 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

4 following fiscal year 2010 major medical facility leases at 

5 the locations specified, in an amount not to exceed the 

6 amount shown for that location: 

7 (1) Anderson, South Carolina, Outpatient Clin8 ic, in an amount not to exceed $4,774,000. 

9 (2) Atlanta, Georgia, Specialty Care Clinic, in 

10 an amount not to exceed $5,172,000. 

11 (3) Bakersfield, California, Community Based 

12 Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 

13 $3,464,000. 

14 (4) Birmingham, Alabama, Annex Clinic and 

15 Parking Garage, in an amount not to exceed 

16 $6,279,000. 

17 (5) Butler, Pennsylvania, Health Care Center, 

18 in an amount not to exceed $16,482,000. 

19 (6) Charlotte, North Carolina, Health Care 

20 Center, in an amount not to exceed $30,457,000. 

21 (7) Fayetteville, North Carolina, Health Care 

22 Center, in an amount not to exceed $23,487,000. 

23 (8) Huntsville, Alabama, Outpatient Clinic Ex24 pansion, in an amount not to exceed $4,374,000. 


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1 (9) Kansas City, Kansas, Community Based 

2 Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 

3 $4,418,000. 

4 (10) Loma Linda, California, Health Care Cen5 ter, in an amount not to exceed $31,154,000 

6 (11) McAllen, Texas, Outpatient Clinic, in an 

7 amount not to exceed $4,444,000. 

8 (12) Monterey, California, Health Care Center, 

9 in an amount not to exceed $11,628,000. 

10 (13) Montgomery, Alabama, Health Care Cen11 ter, in an amount not to exceed $9,943,000. 

12 (14) Tallahassee, Florida, Outpatient Clinic, in 

13 an amount not to exceed $13,165,000. 

14 (15) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Health 

15 Care Center, in an amount not to exceed 

16 $26,986,000. 

17 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON19 STRUCTION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 

20 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010 or 

21 the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construc22 tion, Major Projects, account— 

23 (1) $201,830,000 for the projects authorized in 

24 section 1; and 


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1 (2) $994,400,000 for the projects authorized in 

2 section 2. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MED4 ICAL FACILITY LEASES.—There is authorized to be appro5 priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 

6 2010 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 

7 Medical Facilities account $196,227,000 for the leases au8 thorized in section 3. 

9 (c) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sections 

10 1 and 2 may only be carried out using— 

11 (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2010 pur12 suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub13 section (a) of this section; 

14 (2) funds available for Construction, Major 

15 Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2010 

16 that remain available for obligation; 

17 (3) funds available for Construction, Major 

18 Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2010 that 

19 remain available for obligation; 

20 (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

21 Projects, for fiscal year 2010 for a category of activ22 ity not specific to a project; 

23 (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

24 Projects, for a fiscal year before 2010 for a category 

25 of activity not specific to a project; and 


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1 (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

2 Projects, for a fiscal year after 2010 for a category 

3 of activity not specific to a project. 

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