Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 2. Authorization of certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility leases at the locations specified and in an amount for each lease not to exceed the amount specified for such location (not including any estimated cancellation costs): (1) For an outpatient clinic, Ann Arbor, Michigan, an amount not to exceed $17,093,000. (2) For an outpatient mental health clinic, Birmingham, Alabama, an amount not to exceed $6,971,000. (3) For an outpatient specialty clinic, Birmingham, Alabama, an amount not to exceed $10,479,000. (4) For research space, Boston, Massachusetts, an amount not to exceed $5,497,000. (5) For research space, Charleston, South Carolina, an amount not to exceed $6,581,000. (6) For an outpatient clinic, Daytona Beach, Florida, an amount not to exceed $12,664,000. (7) For Chief Business Office Purchased Care office space, Denver, Colorado, an amount not to exceed $17,215,000. (8) For an outpatient clinic, Gainesville, Florida, an amount not to exceed $4,686,000. (9) For an outpatient clinic, Hampton Roads, Virginia, an amount not to exceed $18,124,000. (10) For research space, Mission Bay, California, an amount not to exceed $23,454,000. (11) For an outpatient clinic, Missoula, Montana, an amount not to exceed $7,130,000. (12) For an outpatient clinic, Northern Colorado, Colorado, an amount not to exceed $8,776,000. (13) For an outpatient clinic, Ocala, Florida, an amount not to exceed $5,279,000. (14) For an outpatient clinic, Oxnard, California, an amount not to exceed $6,297,000. (15) For an outpatient clinic, Pike County, Georgia, an amount not to exceed $5,757,000. (16) For an outpatient clinic, Portland, Maine, an amount not to exceed $6,846,000. (17) For an outpatient clinic, Raleigh, North Carolina, an amount not to exceed $21,607,000. (18) For an outpatient clinic, Santa Rosa, California, an amount not to exceed $6,498,000. (19) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Corpus Christi, Texas, an amount not to exceed $7,452,000. (20) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, an amount not to exceed $18,136,000. (21) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Pontiac, Michigan, an amount not to exceed $4,532,000. (22) For a replacement outpatient clinic, phase II, Rochester, New York, an amount not to exceed $6,901,000. (23) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Tampa, Florida, an amount not to exceed $10,568,000. (24) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Terre Haute, Indiana, an amount not to exceed $4,475,000. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Medical Facilities account $243,018,000 for the leases authorized in subsection (a).

Summary: Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility leases in specified amounts for: outpatient clinics in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Daytona Beach, Gainesville, and Ocala, Florida; Hampton Roads, Virginia; Missoula, Montana; Northern Colorado, Colorado; Oxnard and Santa Rosa, California; Pike County, Georgia; Portland, Maine; and Raleigh, North Carolina; an outpatient mental health clinic and an outpatient specialty clinic in Birmingham, Alabama; research space in Boston, Massachusetts; Charleston, South Carolina; and Mission Bay, California; Chief Business Office Purchased Care office space in Denver, Colorado; and replacement outpatient clinics in Corpus Christi, Texas; Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida; Pontiac, Michigan; Rochester, New York (phase II); and Terre Haute, Indiana.