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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2646 

To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility 

projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and 

to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 26, 2011 

Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio 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 projects and leases, to extend certain 

expiring provisions of law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 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 Health Care 

5 Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2012 MAJOR MED2 ICAL FACILITY PROJECTS. 

3 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

4 following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 

5 2012, with each project to be carried out in the amount 

6 specified for each project: 

7 (1) Construction of seismic corrections for 

8 Building 100 at the Department of Veterans Affairs 

9 Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, in an 

10 amount not to exceed $51,800,000. 

11 (2) Construction of seismic corrections and ren12 ovation of various buildings to include Building 209 

13 for housing facilities for homeless veterans at the 

14 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 

15 West Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to 

16 exceed $35,500,000. 

17 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN 

18 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION 

19 PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED. 

20 (a) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL

21 YEAR 2007 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT AT DE22 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN

23 FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS.—Section 803(3) of the Vet24 erans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology 

25 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–461) is amended— 


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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘and a parking garage’’ after 

2 ‘‘clinical addition’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘$56,163,000’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$90,600,000’’. 

5 (b) MODIFICATION OF EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZA6 TION FOR MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION

7 PROJECT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, PREVIOUSLY AUTHOR8 IZED IN CONNECTION WITH CAPITAL ASSET REALIGN9 MENT INITIATIVE.—Section 802(11) of the Veterans Ben10 efits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 

11 2006 (Public Law 109–461), as amended by section 

12 702(b)(4) of the Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care 

13 Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–387; 122 

14 Stat. 4137), is amended by inserting ‘‘, including a Sim15 ulation, Learning, Education, and Research Network Cen16 ter,’’ after ‘‘Florida, area’’. 

17 (c) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF AUTHORIZATION OF

18 FISCAL YEAR 2008 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT

19 AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CEN20 TER IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary of Vet21 erans Affairs may carry out the major medical facility 

22 project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 

23 Center in Palo Alto, California, for which amounts were 

24 appropriated under chapter 3 of title I of the Supple25 mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 


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1 122 Stat. 2326) under the heading ‘‘CONSTRUCTION, 

2 MAJOR PROJECTS’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT 

3 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS’’ in an amount not to exceed 

4 $716,600,000. 

5 (d) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF AUTHORIZATION OF

6 FISCAL YEAR 2009 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT

7 AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CEN8 TER, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.—Section 701(3) of the 

9 Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improvements 

10 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–387; 122 Stat. 4137) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘$225,900,000’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$277,000,000’’. 

13 (e) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF AUTHORIZATION OF

14 FISCAL YEAR 2007 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT

15 AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CEN16 TER, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.—Section 803(5) of the Vet17 erans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology 

18 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–461) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘$69,053,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$346,300,000’’. 

20 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2012 MAJOR MED21 ICAL FACILITY LEASES. 

22 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

23 following fiscal year 2012 major medical facility leases at 

24 the locations specified, in an amount not to exceed the 

25 amount shown for that location: 


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1 (1) Columbus, Georgia, Community-Based Out2 patient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 

3 $5,335,000. 

4 (2) Fort Wayne, Indiana, Outpatient Clinic, in 

5 an amount not to exceed $2,845,000. 

6 (3) Mobile, Alabama, Outpatient Clinic, in an 

7 amount not to exceed $6,565,000. 

8 (4) Rochester, New York, Outpatient Clinic, in 

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

10 (5) Salem, Oregon, Community-Based Out11 patient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 

12 $2,549,000. 

13 (6) San Jose, California, Outpatient Clinic, in 

14 an amount not to exceed $9,546,000. 

15 (7) South Bend, Indiana, Outpatient Clinic, in 

16 an amount not to exceed $6,731,000. 

17 (8) Springfield, Missouri, Community-Based 

18 Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 

19 $6,489,000. 

20 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON22 STRUCTION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 

23 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2012 or 

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1 tion, Major Projects account $87,300,000 for the projects 

2 authorized in section 2. 

3 (b) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR CER4 TAIN MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION

5 PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED.—There is author6 ized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Af7 fairs for fiscal year 2012 or the year in which funds are 

8 appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects account 

9 $850,070,000 for the projects authorized in section 3. 

10 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MED11 ICAL FACILITY LEASES.—There is authorized to be appro12 priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 

13 2012 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 

14 Medical Facilities account $49,292,000 for the leases au15 thorized in section 4. 

16 (d) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sections 

17 2, 3, and 4 may only be carried out using— 

18 (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2012 pur19 suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub20 section (a) of this section; 

21 (2) funds available for Construction, Major 

22 Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2012 

23 that remain available for obligation; 


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1 (3) funds available for Construction, Major 

2 Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2012 that 

3 remain available for obligation; 

4 (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

5 Projects, for fiscal year 2012 for a category of activ6 ity not specific to a project; 

7 (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

8 Projects, for a fiscal year before 2012 for a category 

9 of activity not specific to a project; and 

10 (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

11 Projects, for a fiscal year after 2012 for a category 

12 of activity not specific to a project. 

13 SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 

14 CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF CERTAIN 

15 MEDICAL FACILITY ACQUISITIONS. 

16 Section 8104 of title 38, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘detailed description’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘detailed estimate of the 

22 total costs’’; 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘a description of the 

24 consideration’’ and inserting ‘‘a detailed 

25 report of the consideration’’; and 


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1 (iii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: ‘‘Such detailed estimate shall in3 clude an identification of each of the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(A) Total construction costs. 

6 ‘‘(B) Activation costs. 

7 ‘‘(C) Special purpose alterations (lump8 sum payment) costs. 

9 ‘‘(D) Number of personnel. 

10 ‘‘(E) Total costs of ancillary services, 

11 equipment, and all other items.’’; 

12 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 

13 redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 

14 paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; 

15 (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 

16 by striking ‘‘a five-year period and a ten-year 

17 period’’ and inserting ‘‘a five-year period, a ten18 year period, and a twenty-year period’’; 

19 (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 

20 by inserting before the period at the end the 

21 following: ‘‘, including information on projected 

22 changes in workload and utilization over a five23 year period, a ten-year period, and a twenty24 year period’’; 

25 (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘Current and pro2 jected’’ and inserting ‘‘Projected’’; and 

3 (ii) by inserting before the period at 

4 the end the following: ‘‘(including and 

5 identifying both recurring and non-recur6 ring costs (including activation costs and 

7 total costs of ancillary services, equipment 

8 and all other items)) over a five-year pe9 riod, a ten-year period, and a twenty-year 

10 period’’; and 

11 (F) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘a description of each 

13 alternative to construction of the facility 

14 that was considered’’ and inserting ‘‘each 

15 of the following’’; and 

16 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

17 new subparagraphs: 

18 ‘‘(A) A detailed estimate of the total costs 

19 (including total construction costs, activation 

20 costs, special purpose alterations (lump-sum 

21 payment) costs, number of personnel and total 

22 costs of ancillary services, equipment and all 

23 other items) for each alternative to construction 

24 of the facility that was considered. 


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1 ‘‘(B) A comparison of total costs to total 

2 benefits for each such alternative. 

3 ‘‘(C) An explanation of why the preferred 

4 alternative is the most effective means to 

5 achieve the stated project goals and the most 

6 cost-effective alternative.’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (d)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘major medical facility 

9 project’’ each place it appears and inserting 

10 ‘‘major construction project’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph— 

12 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

13 ‘‘major medical facility projects’’ and in14 serting ‘‘major construction projects’’; and 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

16 ‘‘major medical facility’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘major construction project’’. 

18 SEC. 7. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

19 TELEHEALTH CLINIC, CRAIG, COLORADO. 

20 The Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth clinic 

21 in Craig, Colorado, shall after the date of the enactment 

22 of this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Major Wil23 liam Edward Adams Department of Veterans Affairs Clin24 ic’’. Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, 

25 map, document, record, or other paper of the United 


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1 States shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Major 

2 William Edward Adams Department of Veterans Affairs 

3 Clinic’’. 

4 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

5 (a) RECOVERY AUDITS FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.— 

6 Section 1703(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

9 (b) TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERI10 OUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS.—Sec11 tion 2031(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Decem12 ber 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 

13 (c) ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY MEN14 TALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS.—Section 2033(d) 

15 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 

17 (d) HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VET18 ERANS.—Section 2041(c) of such title is amended by 

19 striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

20 31, 2018’’. 

21 (e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS VET22 ERANS.—Section 2066(d) of such title is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘December 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

24 31, 2018’’. 


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1 (f) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER REAL PROPERTY.— 

2 Section 8118(a)(5) of such title is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘the date that is seven years after the date of the enact4 ment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 

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