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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6324 

To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans 

Affairs for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 9, 2023 

Mr. BOST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, 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 ‘‘Fiscal Year 2024 Vet5 erans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 

7 PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

8 AFFAIRS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

10 may carry out the following major medical facility projects 


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1 in fiscal year 2024 at the locations specified and in an 

2 amount for each project not to exceed the amount speci3 fied for such location: 

4 (1) Construction of a new specialty care build5 ing 201, renovation of building 18, and expansion of 

6 parking facilities in American Lake, Washington, in 

7 an amount not to exceed $155,600,000. 

8 (2) Expansion of clinical space for mental 

9 health, expansion of parking facilities, and land ac10 quisition in Dallas, Texas, in an amount not to ex11 ceed $528,400,000. 

12 (3) Construction of a new health care center 

13 and utility plant in El Paso, Texas, in an amount 

14 not to exceed $759,200,000. 

15 (4) Replacement of community living center and 

16 expansion of parking facilities in Perry Point, Mary17 land, in an amount not to exceed $274,310,000. 

18 (5) Seismic retrofit and renovation of buildings 

19 100 and 101, roadway and site improvements, con20 struction of a new specialty care facility, and demoli21 tion and expansion of parking facilities in Portland, 

22 Oregon, in an amount not to exceed $613,000,000. 

23 (6) Initiation of replacement of the medical cen24 ter of the Sierra Nevada Health Care System of the 

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1 quisition and preliminary site work, in Reno, Ne2 vada, in an amount not to exceed $223,800,000. 

3 (7) Construction of a new spinal cord injury 

4 building, partial renovation of building 1, parking 

5 facilities, and the seismic retrofit of the existing spi6 nal cord injury building 11 at the San Diego Health 

7 Care System of the Department in San Diego, Cali8 fornia, in an amount not to exceed $311,700,000. 

9 (8) Construction of a new research facility, 

10 parking structure, and demolition in San Francisco, 

11 California, in an amount not to exceed 

12 $264,500,000. 

13 (9) Seismic corrections for building 1, construc14 tion of a new administrative building, and expansion 

15 of the outpatient clinic and parking structure in San 

16 Juan, Puerto Rico, in an amount not to exceed 

17 $370,370,000. 

18 (10) Phase 1 of the replacement of bed tower, 

19 expansion of clinical building, consolidation of ad20 ministrative building and warehouse, water tower, 

21 and new utility plant and parking garages in St. 

22 Louis, Missouri, in an amount not to exceed 

23 $599,840,000. 

24 (11) Construction of a new surgical and clinical 

25 space tower, renovation of buildings 1 and 2, and 


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1 demolition in West Haven, Connecticut, in an 

2 amount not to exceed $502,409,000. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 

5 Affairs for fiscal year 2024 or the year in which funds 

6 are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects ac7 count, $4,603,129,000 for the projects authorized in sub8 section (a). 

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