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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2131

To authorize additional major medical facility construction projects for fiscal

year 1994, at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Sepulveda, California, and to waive the notice and wait requirement for an

administrative reorganization at that facility.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 18 (legislative day, MAY 16), 1994

Mr. ROCKEFELLER (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read

twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To authorize additional major medical facility construction

projects for fiscal year 1994, at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Sepulveda, California, and

to waive the notice and wait requirement for an administrative reorganization at that facility.

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 CONSTRUCTION

4 PROJECTS.

5 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the

6 following major medical facility projects for which funds
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1 were appropriated in Public Law 103–211 in the amounts

2 specified:

3 (1) Construction of a new ambulatory care/sup4 port services facility at the Department of Veterans

5 Affairs Medical Center in Sepulveda, California,

6 $53,700,000.

7 (2) Other major medical facility projects re8 quired to repair, restore, or replace earthquake dam9 aged facilities at the Department of Veterans Affairs

10 Medical Center in Sepulveda, California,

11 $50,000,000.

12 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro14 priated for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal

15 year 1994, $103,700,000 for the major medical facility

16 projects authorized by section 1.

17 (b) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sub18 section (a) may only be carried out using the following

19 funds:

20 (1) Funds appropriated for the Construction,

21 major projects account of the Department of Veter22 ans Affairs by chapter 7 of title I of Public Law

23 103–211 and available for obligation for major con24 struction projects.
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1 (2) Funds appropriated for the Construction,

2 major projects account of the Department of Veter3 ans Affairs for a fiscal year before fiscal year 1994

4 that remain available for obligation.

5 (3) Funds appropriated for the Construction,

6 major projects account of the Department of Veter7 ans Affairs for fiscal year 1994 for a category of ac8 tivity not specific to a project.

9 (4) Funds in an amount not to exceed

10 $10,600,000 out of the funds appropriated to the

11 Medical Care account of the Department of Veterans

12 Affairs by chapter 7 of title I of Public Law 103–

13 211 that are transferred to the Construction, major

14 projects account of the Department by an appropria15 tions Act enacted after the date of the enactment of

16 this Act.

17 SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

18 TO CARRY OUT SPECIFIED ADMINISTRATIVE

19 REORGANIZATION.

20 (a) AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZA21 TION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out

22 the administrative reorganization described in subsection

23 (b) without regard to section 510(b) of title 38, United

24 States Code.
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1 (b) SPECIFIED REORGANIZATION.—Subsection (a)

2 applies to a reorganization at the Department of Veterans

3 Affairs Medical Center in Sepulveda, California, neces4 sitated by the January 1994 earthquake damage at that

5 location as such reorganization was described in the de6 tailed plan and justification submitted by the Secretary

7 of Veterans Affairs in April ll, 1994, letters to the

8 Chairmen of the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the

9 Senate and the House of Representatives.

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