VA-DoD Shared Medical Facilities Act of 2019

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into agreements for the planning, design, and construction, or leasing, of facilities to be operated as shared medical facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA-DoD Shared Medical Facilities Act of 2019 2. Authority to plan, design, and construct, or lease, shared medical facilities (a) In general Chapter 55 section 1104 1104a. Shared medical facilities with the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Agreements The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with each other for the planning, design, and construction, or leasing, of facilities to be operated as shared medical facilities. (b) Transfer of amounts by Secretary of Defense (1) The Secretary of Defense may transfer to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs amounts as follows: (A) Amounts, not in excess of the amount authorized by law for an unspecified minor military construction project, for the construction of a shared medical facility if— (i) the amount of the share of the Department of Defense for the estimated cost of the project does not exceed the amount specified in subsection (a)(2) of section 2805 of this title; and (ii) the other requirements of such section have been met with respect to amounts identified for transfer. (B) Amounts appropriated for the Defense Health Program for the purpose of the planning, design, and construction, or the leasing of space, for a shared medical facility. (2) The authority to transfer amounts under this section is in addition to any other authority to transfer amounts available to the Secretary of Defense. (3) Section 2215 of this title does not apply to a transfer of funds under this subsection. (c) Transfer of amounts by Secretary of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer to the Secretary of Defense amounts as follows: (1) Amounts appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Construction, minor projects (2) Amounts appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Construction, major projects (A) the amount of the share of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the estimated cost of the project exceeds the amount specified in subsection (a)(3) of section 8104 of title 38; and (B) the other requirements of such section have been met with respect to amounts identified for transfer. (3) Amounts appropriated to the applicable appropriation account of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of leasing space for a shared medical facility if the amount of the share of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the estimated cost of the project does not exceed the amount specified in section 8104(a)(3)(B) of title 38. (d) Receipt of amounts by Secretary of Defense (1) Any amount transferred to the Secretary of Defense by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for necessary expenses for the planning, design, and construction of a shared medical facility, if the amount of the share of the Department of Defense for the cost of such project does not exceed the amount specified in section 2805(a)(2) of this title, may be credited to accounts of the Department of Defense available for the construction of a shared medical facility. (2) Any amount transferred to the Secretary of Defense by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of the planning and design, or the leasing of space, for a shared medical facility may be credited to accounts of the Department of Defense available for such purposes, and may be used for such purposes. (3) Using accounts credited with transfers from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may carry out unspecified minor military construction projects, if the share of the Department of Defense for the cost of such project does not exceed the amount specified in section 2805(a)(2) of this title. (e) Receipt of amounts by Secretary of Veterans Affairs (1) Any amount transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by the Secretary of Defense for necessary expenses for the planning, design, and construction of a shared medical facility, if the amount of the share of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the cost of such project does not exceed the amount specified in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, may be credited to the Construction, minor projects (2) Any amount transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by the Secretary of Defense for necessary expenses for the planning, design, and construction of a shared medical facility, if the amount of the share of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the cost of such project exceeds the amount specified in subsection (a)(3)(A) of section 8104 of title 38, may be credited to the Construction, major projects (3) Any amount transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of leasing space for a shared medical facility may be credited to accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs available for such purposes, and may be used for such purposes. (f) Merger of amounts transferred Any amount transferred under this section shall be merged with, and be available for the same purposes and the same time period as, the appropriation or fund to which transferred. (g) Shared medical facility defined (1) In this section, the term shared medical facility (2) Such term includes any necessary building and auxiliary structure, garage, parking facility, mechanical equipment, abutting sidewalks, and accommodations for attending personnel. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1104 the following new item: 1104a. Shared medical facilities with the Department of Veterans Affairs. . (c) Technical correction Paragraph (3) of section 8104(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (3) For purposes of this subsection: (A) The term major medical facility project (B) The term major medical facility lease .

Summary: VA-DoD Shared Medical Facilities Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements for the planning, design, and construction, or leasing, of facilities to be operated as shared medical facilities.