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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1310 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2010 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
              PROJECTS.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major 
medical facility projects in fiscal year 2010, with each project to be 
carried out in the amount specified for each project:
            (1) Construction (including acquisition of land) for the 
        realignment of services and closure projects at the Department 
        of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Livermore, California, in 
        an amount not to exceed $55,430,000.
            (2) Construction of a Multi-Specialty Care Facility in 
        Walla Walla, Washington, in an amount not to exceed $71,400,00.
            (3) Construction (including acquisition of land) for a new 
        medical facility at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
        Center in Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to exceed 
        $75,000,000.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 MAJOR MEDICAL 
              FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major 
medical facility projects in fiscal year 2010:
            (1) Replacement of the existing Department of Veterans 
        Affairs Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, in an amount not to 
        exceed $800,000,000.
            (2) Construction of Outpatient and Inpatient Improvements 
        in Bay Pines, Florida, in an amount not to exceed $194,400,000.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2010 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
              LEASES.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following 
fiscal year 2010 major medical facility leases at the locations 
specified, in an amount not to exceed the amount shown for that 
location:
            (1) Anderson, South Carolina, Outpatient Clinic, in an 
        amount not to exceed $4,774,000.
            (2) Atlanta, Georgia, Specialty Care Clinic, in an amount 
        not to exceed $5,172,000.
            (3) Bakersfield, California, Community Based Outpatient 
        Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $3,464,000.
            (4) Birmingham, Alabama, Annex Clinic and Parking Garage, 
        in an amount not to exceed $6,279,000.
            (5) Butler, Pennsylvania, Health Care Center, in an amount 
        not to exceed $16,482,000.
            (6) Charlotte, North Carolina, Health Care Center, in an 
        amount not to exceed $30,457,000.
            (7) Fayetteville, North Carolina, Health Care Center, in an 
        amount not to exceed $23,487,000.
            (8) Huntsville, Alabama, Outpatient Clinic Expansion, in an 
        amount not to exceed $4,374,000.
            (9) Kansas City, Kansas, Community Based Outpatient Clinic, 
        in an amount not to exceed $4,418,000.
            (10) Loma Linda, California, Health Care Center, in an 
        amount not to exceed $31,154,000
            (11) McAllen, Texas, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to 
        exceed $4,444,000.
            (12) Monterey, California, Health Care Center, in an amount 
        not to exceed $11,628,000.
            (13) Montgomery, Alabama, Health Care Center, in an amount 
        not to exceed $9,943,000.
            (14) Tallahassee, Florida, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount 
        not to exceed $13,165,000.
            (15) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Health Care Center, in 
        an amount not to exceed $26,986,000.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations for Construction.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
fiscal year 2010 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 
Construction, Major Projects, account--
            (1) $201,830,000 for the projects authorized in section 1; 
        and
            (2) $994,400,000 for the projects authorized in section 2.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations for Medical Facility Leases.--
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2010 or the year in which funds are 
appropriated for the Medical Facilities account $196,227,000 for the 
leases authorized in section 3.
    (c) Limitation.--The projects authorized in sections 1 and 2 may 
only be carried out using--
            (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2010 pursuant to the 
        authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) of this 
        section;
            (2) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a 
        fiscal year before fiscal year 2010 that remain available for 
        obligation;
            (3) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a 
        fiscal year after fiscal year 2010 that remain available for 
        obligation;
            (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
        for fiscal year 2010 for a category of activity not specific to 
        a project;
            (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
        for a fiscal year before 2010 for a category of activity not 
        specific to a project; and
            (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
        for a fiscal year after 2010 for a category of activity not 
        specific to a project.
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