I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6375 
To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility 
projects and leases, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend 
certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major 
medical facility projects and leases, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to extend certain authorities of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Au-
thorities Extension Act of 2012’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. 
Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. 
TITLE I—CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 101. Authorization of fiscal year 2013 major medical facility projects. 
Sec. 102. Authorization of major medical facility project in Miami, Florida. 
Sec. 103. Authorization of fiscal year 2013 major medical facility leases. 
Sec. 104. Authorization in reduced amounts for major facility leases previously 
authorized in prior fiscal years. 
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF CERTAIN EXPIRING AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 201. Extension of authority to calculate the net value of real property se-
curing a defaulted loan for purposes of liquidation. 
Sec. 202. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Phil-
ippines. 
Sec. 203. Extension of authority to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and cer-
tain other services for seriously mentally ill and homeless vet-
erans. 
Sec. 204. Extension of authority to provide expanded services to homeless vet-
erans. 
Sec. 205. Extension of authority to provide housing assistance for homeless vet-
erans. 
Sec. 206. Extension of authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Vet-
erans. 
Sec. 207. Extension of authority for the performance of medical disability ex-
aminations by contract physicians. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
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shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
TITLE I—CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2013 MAJOR 
MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 
following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 
2013 in the amount specified for each project: 
(1) Construction of a mental health building at 
the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
Seattle, Washington, in an amount not to exceed 
$222,000,000. 
(2) Construction of a spinal cord injury center 
at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Cen-
ter, Dallas, Texas, in an amount not to exceed 
$155,200,000. 
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
PROJECT IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may carry out the major medical facility project described 
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in subsection (b) in an amount not to exceed a total of 
$41,000,000. 
(b) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—The major medical facil-
ity project described in this subsection is the renovation 
of the surgical suite and operating rooms at the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, Florida. 
SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2013 MAJOR 
MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may carry out the following major medical facility leases 
in fiscal year 2013 at the locations specified, and in an 
amount for each lease not to exceed the amount shown 
for such location: 
(1) For a clinical research and pharmacy co-
ordinating center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, an 
amount not to exceed $7,281,000. 
(2) For a community based outpatient clinic, 
Brick, New Jersey, an amount not to exceed 
$6,314,000. 
(3) For a new primary care and dental clinic 
annex, Charleston, South Carolina, an amount not 
to exceed $9,410,000. 
(4) For the Cobb County Community Based 
Outpatient Clinic, Cobb County, Georgia, an amount 
not to exceed $6,415,000. 
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(5) For the Leeward Outpatient Healthcare Ac-
cess Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, including a co-lo-
cated clinic with the Department of Defense and the 
co-location of the Honolulu Regional Office of the 
Veterans Benefits Administration and the Kapolei 
Vet Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
an amount not to exceed $16,453,300. 
(6) For a community based outpatient clinic, 
Lafayette, Louisiana, an amount not to exceed 
$3,039,296. 
(7) For a community based outpatient clinic, 
Lake Charles, Louisiana, an amount not to exceed 
$2,312,128. 
(8) For outpatient clinic consolidation, New 
Port Richey, Florida, an amount not to exceed 
$11,373,000. 
(9) For an outpatient clinic, Ponce, Puerto 
Rico, an amount not to exceed $15,325,500. 
(10) For lease consolidation, San Antonio, 
Texas, an amount not to exceed $21,143,000. 
(11) For the Errera Community Care Center, 
West Haven, Connecticut, an amount not to exceed 
$4,842,000. 
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(12) For the Worchester Community Based 
Outpatient Clinic, Worchester, Massachusetts, an 
amount not to exceed $4,249,000. 
(b) DANIEL KAHIKINA AKAKA DEPARTMENT
OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTHCARE ACCESS CENTER.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The outpatient healthcare 
access center in Honolulu, Hawaii, described in sub-
section (a)(5) shall after the date of the enactment 
of this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Daniel 
Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs 
Healthcare Access Center’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 
regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of 
the United States to the center referred to in sub-
section (b)(1) shall be considered to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Healthcare Access Center’’. 
SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION IN REDUCED AMOUNTS FOR 
MAJOR FACILITY LEASES PREVIOUSLY AU-
THORIZED IN PRIOR FISCAL YEARS. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 
following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 2013 
at the locations specified, in an amount for each lease not 
to exceed the amount shown for such location: 
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(1) For a community based outpatient clinic, 
Johnson County, Kansas, authorized by section 
1(a)(9) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize 
major medical facility leases for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other 
purposes.’’ (Public Law 111–82; 123 Stat. 2140), 
an amount not to exceed $2,431,900. 
(2) For the expansion of a community based 
outpatient clinic, San Diego, California, authorized 
by section 901(3) of the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 
2010 (Public Law 111–275; 124 Stat. 2894), an 
amount not to exceed $11,893,505. 
(3) For the expansion of the community based 
outpatient clinic, Tyler, Texas, authorized by section 
7(a)(3) of the Veterans Programs Extension Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109–444; 120 Stat. 3312), an 
amount not to exceed $3,610,775. 
SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON-
STRUCTION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2013 or 
the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construc-
tion, Major Projects, account $377,200,000 for the 
projects authorized in section 101. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MED-
ICAL FACILITY LEASES.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
2013 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 
Medical Facilities account $126,093,404 for the leases au-
thorized in sections 103(a) and 104. 
(c) LIMITATION.—In addition to any limitations 
under section 8104 of title 38, United States Code, or 
other provision of law that apply to the projects authorized 
in section 101 and 102, such projects may only be carried 
out using— 
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2013 pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) of this section; 
(2) funds available for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2013 
that remain available for obligation; 
(3) funds available for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 that 
remain available for obligation; 
(4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for fiscal year 2013 for a category of activ-
ity not specific to a project; 
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(5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year before 2013 for a category 
of activity not specific to a project; and 
(6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year after 2013 for a category 
of activity not specific to a project. 
TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF CER-
TAIN EXPIRING AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CALCULATE THE 
NET VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY SECURING A 
DEFAULTED LOAN FOR PURPOSES OF LIQ-
UIDATION. 
Section 3732(c)(11) is amended by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2013’’. 
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA, THE REPUB-
LIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 
Section 315(b) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. Such section 
315 shall be carried out as amended by this section not-
withstanding the date described in section 151 of the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. 
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SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TREAT-
MENT, 
REHABILITATION, 
AND 
CERTAIN 
OTHER 
SERVICES 
FOR 
SERIOUSLY 
MEN-
TALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2031(b) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EX-
PANDED SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2033(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
SEC. 205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUS-
ING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2041(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
SEC. 206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2066(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
SEC. 207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE PERFORM-
ANCE OF MEDICAL DISABILITY EXAMINA-
TIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS. 
Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 
(38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
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