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Union Calendar No. 107
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 116
[Report No. 108–200] 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct, lease, or modify 
major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Med-
ical Center, Aurora, Colorado. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. MCINNIS, Mrs. 
MUSGRAVE, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. BEAUPREZ, and Ms. DEGETTE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
JULY 14, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 7, 2003] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct, 
lease, or modify major medical facilities at the site of 
the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, 
Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Fitzsimons Re-
gional Federal Medical Center Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
PROJECTS, FORMER FITZSIMONS ARMY MED-
ICAL CENTER, AURORA, COLORADO. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may carry out major medical facility projects under 
section 8104 of title 38, United States Code, at the site of 
the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colo-
rado. Projects to be carried out at such site shall be selected 
by the Secretary and may include inpatient and outpatient 
facilities providing acute, sub-acute, primary, and long-
term care services. Project costs shall be limited to an 
amount not to exceed a total of $300,000,000 if a combina-
tion of direct construction by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs and capital leasing is selected under subsection (b) 
and no more than $30,000,000 per year in capital leasing 
costs if a leasing option is selected as the sole option under 
subsection (b). 
(b) SELECTION OF CAPITAL OPTION.—The Secretary 
of Veterans shall select the capital option to carry out the 
authority provided in subsection (a) of either—
(1) direct construction by the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs or a combination of direct construction 
and capital leasing; or
(2) capital leasing alone. 
(c) CONSULTATION WITH SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consult with the Sec-
retary of Defense in carrying out this section. Such con-
sultation shall include consideration of establishing a De-
partment of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense joint 
health-care venture at the site of the project or projects 
under subsection (a). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006 for ‘‘Construc-
tion, Major Projects’’ for the purposes authorized in sub-
section (a)—
(1) a total of $300,000,000, if direct construc-
tion, or a combination of direct construction and cap-
ital leasing, is chosen pursuant to subsection (b) for 
purposes of the projects authorized in subsection (a); 
and 
(2) $30,000,000 for each such fiscal year, if cap-
ital leasing alone is chosen pursuant to subsection (b) 
for purposes of the projects authorized in subsection 
(a). 
(e) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sub-
section (a) may only be carried out using—
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2004, 
2005, or 2006 pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in subsection (a); 
(2) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2004 that 
remain available for obligation; and 
(3) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for fiscal year 2004, 2005, or 2006 for a cat-
egory of activity not specific to a project. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on this sec-
tion. The report shall include the following: 
(1) Notice of the option selected by the Secretary 
pursuant to subsection (b) to carry out the authority 
provided by subsection (a). 
(2) Information on any further planning re-
quired to carry out the authority provided in sub-
section (a). 
(3) Other information of assistance to the com-
mittees with respect to such authority.
Union Calendar No. 107
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 116
[Report No. 108–200] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
construct, lease, or modify major medical facili-
ties at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army 
Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. 
JULY 14, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed