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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 902 

To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility 

leases, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 

Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. SMITH of 

New Jersey, and Ms. DELAURO) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

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 ‘‘Keep Our Commitment 

5 to Veterans Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEARS 2013 AND 2014 

7 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES. 

8 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

9 following major medical facility leases in fiscal years 2013 

10 and 2014 at the locations specified: 


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1 (1) A clinical research and pharmacy coordi2 nating center, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

3 (2) A community based outpatient clinic, Brick, 

4 New Jersey. 

5 (3) A new primary care and dental clinic annex, 

6 Charleston, South Carolina. 

7 (4) The Cobb County Community Based Out8 patient Clinic, Cobb County, Georgia. 

9 (5) The Leeward Outpatient Healthcare Access 

10 Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, including a co-located 

11 clinic with the Department of Defense and the co12 location of the Honolulu Regional Office of the Vet13 erans Benefits Administration and the Kapolei Vet 

14 Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

15 (6) A community based outpatient clinic, Lafay16 ette, Louisiana. 

17 (7) A community based outpatient clinic, Lake 

18 Charles, Louisiana. 

19 (8) Outpatient clinic consolidation, New Port 

20 Richey, Florida. 

21 (9) An outpatient clinic, Ponce, Puerto Rico. 

22 (10) Lease consolidation, San Antonio, Texas. 

23 (11) The Errera Community Care Center, West 

24 Haven, Connecticut. 


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1 (12) The Worchester Community Based Out2 patient Clinic, Worchester, Massachusetts. 

3 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION IN REDUCED AMOUNTS FOR 

4 MAJOR FACILITY LEASES PREVIOUSLY AU5 THORIZED IN PRIOR FISCAL YEARS. 

6 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

7 following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 2013 

8 at the locations specified, in an amount for each lease not 

9 to exceed the amount shown for such location: 

10 (1) For a community based outpatient clinic, 

11 Johnson County, Kansas, authorized by section 

12 1(a)(9) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize 

13 major medical facility leases for the Department of 

14 Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other 

15 purposes.’’ (Public Law 111–82; 123 Stat. 2140), 

16 an amount not to exceed $2,431,900. 

17 (2) For the expansion of a community based 

18 outpatient clinic, San Diego, California, authorized 

19 by section 901(3) of the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 

20 2010 (Public Law 111–275; 124 Stat. 2894), an 

21 amount not to exceed $11,893,505. 

22 (3) For the expansion of the community based 

23 outpatient clinic, Tyler, Texas, authorized by section 

24 7(a)(3) of the Veterans Programs Extension Act of 


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1 2006 (Public Law 109–444; 120 Stat. 3312), an 

2 amount not to exceed $3,610,775. 

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