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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2913 

To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility 

leases, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 1, 2013 

Mr. BOUSTANY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the 

Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major 

medical facility leases, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Local Access 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2013 MAJOR MED7 ICAL FACILITY LEASES. 

8 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

9 following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 2013 


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

2 not to exceed the amount shown for such location: 

3 (1) For a clinical research and pharmacy co4 ordinating center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, an 

5 amount not to exceed $9,560,000. 

6 (2) For a community based outpatient clinic, 

7 Brick, New Jersey, an amount not to exceed 

8 $7,280,000. 

9 (3) For a new primary care and dental clinic 

10 annex, Charleston, South Carolina, an amount not 

11 to exceed $7,070,000. 

12 (4) For the Cobb County Community Based 

13 Outpatient Clinic, Cobb County, Georgia, an amount 

14 not to exceed $6,409,000. 

15 (5) For the Leeward Outpatient Healthcare Ac16 cess Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, including a co-lo17 cated clinic with the Department of Defense and the 

18 co-location of the Honolulu Regional Office of the 

19 Veterans Benefits Administration and the Kapolei 

20 Vet Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

21 an amount not to exceed $15,887,000. 

22 (6) For a community based outpatient clinic, 

23 Johnson County, Kansas, an amount not to exceed 

24 $2,263,000. 


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1 (7) For a replacement community based out2 patient clinic, Lafayette, Louisiana, an amount not 

3 to exceed $2,966,000. 

4 (8) For a community based outpatient clinic, 

5 Lake Charles, Louisiana, an amount not to exceed 

6 $2,626,000. 

7 (9) For outpatient clinic consolidation, New 

8 Port Richey, Florida, an amount not to exceed 

9 $11,927,000. 

10 (10) For an outpatient clinic, Ponce, Puerto 

11 Rico, an amount not to exceed $11,535,000. 

12 (11) For lease consolidation, San Antonio, 

13 Texas, an amount not to exceed $19,426,000. 

14 (12) For a community based outpatient clinic, 

15 San Diego, California, an amount not to exceed 

16 $11,946,000. 

17 (13) For an outpatient clinic, Tyler, Texas, an 

18 amount not to exceed $4,327,000. 

19 (14) For the Errera Community Care Center, 

20 West Haven, Connecticut, an amount not to exceed 

21 $4,883,000. 

22 (15) For the Worcester Community Based Out23 patient Clinic, Worcester, Massachusetts, an amount 

24 not to exceed $4,855,000. 


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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2014 MAJOR MED2 ICAL FACILITY LEASES. 

3 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

4 following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 2014 

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 the expansion of a community based 

8 outpatient clinic, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, an 

9 amount not to exceed $4,232,000. 

10 (2) For a multispecialty clinic, Chattanooga, 

11 Tennessee, an amount not to exceed $7,069,000. 

12 (3) For the expansion of a community based 

13 outpatient clinic, Chico, California, an amount not to 

14 exceed $4,534,000. 

15 (4) For a community based outpatient clinic, 

16 Chula Vista, California, an amount not to exceed 

17 $3,714,000. 

18 (5) For a new research lease, Hines, Illinois, an 

19 amount not to exceed $22,032,000. 

20 (6) For a replacement research lease, Houston, 

21 Texas, an amount not to exceed $6,142,000. 

22 (7) For a community based outpatient clinic, 

23 Lincoln, Nebraska, an amount not to exceed 

24 $7,178,000. 


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1 (8) For a community based outpatient clinic, 

2 Lubbock, Texas, an amount not to exceed 

3 $8,554,000. 

4 (9) For a community based outpatient clinic 

5 consolidation, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, an 

6 amount not to exceed $8,022,000. 

7 (10) For a community based outpatient clinic, 

8 Phoenix, Arizona, an amount not to exceed 

9 $20,757,000. 

10 (11) For the expansion of a community based 

11 outpatient clinic, Redding, California, an amount not 

12 to exceed $8,154,000. 

13 (12) For the expansion of a community based 

14 outpatient clinic, Tulsa, Oklahoma, an amount not 

15 to exceed $13,269,000. 

16 SEC. 4. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

17 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

18 budgetary effects of this Act shall be determined by the 

19 Office of Management and Budget. 

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