Calendar No. 515

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2277

A BILL

To authorize major medical facility construction

for fiscal year 1995, and for other purposes.projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs

JULY 12 (legislative day, JULY 11), 1994

Read twice and placed on the calendar
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Calendar No. 515

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2277

To authorize major medical facility construction projects for the Department

of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1995, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 12 (legislative day, JULY 11), 1994

Mr. ROCKEFELLER, from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, reported the

following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar

A BILL

To authorize major medical facility construction projects for

the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1995,

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 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY

4 PROJECTS AND MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY

5 LEASES.

6 (a) PROJECTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Vet7 erans Affairs may carry out the major medical facility

8 projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and may
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1 carry out the major medical facility leases for that Depart2 ment, for which funds are requested in the budget of the

3 President for fiscal year 1995. The authorization in the

4 preceding sentence applies to projects and leases which

5 have not been authorized, or for which funds have not

6 been appropriated, in any fiscal year before fiscal year

7 1995 and to projects and leases which have been author8 ized, or for which funds were appropriated, in fiscal years

9 before fiscal year 1995.

10 (b) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.—(1) In addition to the

11 projects authorized in subsection (a), the Secretary may

12 carry out the following major medical facility projects in

13 the amounts specified for such projects:

14 (A) The projects that are proposed in the docu15 ments submitted to Congress by the Secretary of

16 Veterans Affairs in conjunction with the budget of

17 the President for fiscal year 1995 to be financed

18 with funds from the proposed Health Care Invest19 ment Fund.

20 (B) Construction of a nursing home facility at

21 the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

22 in Charleston, South Carolina, $7,300,000.

23 (C) Construction of an outpatient care addition

24 at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical cen25 ter in Phoenix, Arizona, $50,000,000.
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1 (2) The authorizations in subparagraphs (A), (B),

2 and (C) of paragraph (1) apply to projects which have not

3 been authorized, or for which funds have not been appro4 priated, in any fiscal year before fiscal year 1995 and to

5 projects which have been authorized, or for which funds

6 were appropriated, in fiscal years before fiscal year 1995.

7 (c) PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDS APPROPRIATED.—

8 In addition to the projects authorized in subsections (a)

9 and (b), the Secretary may carry out the following major

10 medical facility projects for which funds were appropriated

11 in chapter 7 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropria12 tions Act of 1994 (title I of Public Law 103–211; 108

13 Stat. 10) in the amounts specified:

14 (1) Construction of an ambulatory care/support

15 services facility at the Department of Veterans Af16 fairs Medical Center in Sepulveda, California,

17 $53,700,000.

18 (2) Other major medical facility projects re19 quired to repair, restore, or replace earthquake-dam20 aged facilities at the Department of Veterans Affairs

21 Medical Center in Sepulveda, California,

22 $50,000,000.
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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro3 priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year

4 1995—

5 (1) $395,000,000 for the major medical facility

6 projects authorized in subsections (a) and (b) of sec7 tion 1; and

8 (2) $15,900,000 for the major medical facility

9 leases authorized in section 1(a).

10 (b) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sub11 sections (a) and (b) of section 1 may only be carried out

12 using—

13 (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 1995 pur14 suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub15 section (a);

16 (2) funds appropriated for Construction, Major

17 Projects for a fiscal year before fiscal year 1995 that

18 remain available for obligation; and

19 (3) funds appropriated for Construction, Major

20 Projects for fiscal year 1995 for a category of activ21 ity not specific to a project.

22 (c) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PROJECTS.—The

23 projects authorized in subsection (c) of section 1 may only

24 be carried out using—

25 (1) funds appropriated to the Construction,

26 Major Projects account under chapter 7 of the
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1 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of

2 1994 (title I of Public Law 103–211; 108 Stat. 10)

3 and funds transferred by the President to the Con4 struction, Major Projects account pursuant to chap5 ter 8 of that Act (108 Stat. 14);

6 (2) funds appropriated to the Medical Care ac7 count by chapter 7 of the Emergency Supplemental

8 Appropriations Act of 1994 that are transferred to

9 the Construction, Major Projects account;

10 (3) funds appropriated to the Construction,

11 Major Projects account for a fiscal year before fiscal

12 year 1994 that remain available for obligation; and

13 (4) funds appropriated to the Construction,

14 Major Projects account for fiscal year 1994 for a

15 category of activity not specific to a project.

16 SEC. 3. WAIVER OF CONGRESSIONAL WAITING PERIOD RE17 QUIREMENT FOR A SPECIFIED ADMINISTRA18 TIVE REORGANIZATION.

19 (a) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may

20 undertake the administrative reorganization described in

21 subsection (b) of this section without regard to the waiting

22 period requirement of section 510(b) of title 38, United

23 States Code.

24 (b) COVERED ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION.—

25 The administrative reorganization referred to in sub-
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1 section (a) of this section is a reorganization at the De2 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Sepul3 veda, California, necessitated by the January 1994 earth4 quake damage at that location, as described in the letters

5 dated April 25, 1994, and the accompanying detailed plan

6 and justification, submitted by the Secretary of Veterans

7 Affairs to the chairmen of the Committees on Veterans’

8 Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives

9 pursuant to section 510(b) of title 38, United States Code.