I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3225 
To improve the management and performance of the capital asset programs 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs so as to better serve veterans, 
their families, caregivers, and survivors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2023 
Mr. DELUZIO (for himself and Mr. MRVAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To improve the management and performance of the capital 
asset programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
so as to better serve veterans, their families, caregivers, 
and survivors, 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 
‘‘Build, Utilize, Invest, Learn, and Deliver for Veterans 
Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 101. Improving capital asset staffing of Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 102. Development of performance metrics of capital asset management by 
Department of Veterans Affairs and monitoring for improve-
ment. 
Sec. 103. Expansion of membership of the Capital Asset Planning Committee. 
TITLE II—STRATEGIC PLAN AND REPORTS 
Sec. 201. Review of climate resilience of facilities, land, and other relevant cap-
ital assets of Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 202. Strategic plan to improve planning, management, budgeting, staffing, 
capacity, and performance of Department of Veterans Affairs 
capital asset activities. 
Sec. 203. Centralized management of capital asset disposal and reuse and an-
nual report on completion of disposal and reuse activities of 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 204. Report on options to improve minor construction program of Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 205. Report on improvements to alignment of information technology 
funding and activation of medical and other space of Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 206. Reports on key capital asset investments, activities, and performance 
of Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 207. Reports on projected need for funding for infrastructure and capital 
assets of Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 208. Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs reports on 
Department infrastructure projects. 
Sec. 209. Comptroller General reports on capital asset program management 
and execution by Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 210. Report on dental care physical infrastructure needs of Department of 
Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 211. Report on long-term care physical infrastructure needs of Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 212. Report on feasibility and advisability of using a dedicated budget ac-
count for maintenance of capital assets of Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
Sec. 213. Report on women veterans retrofit initiative. 
Sec. 214. Report on capital asset and information technology needs of the re-
search and development program of Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
Sec. 215. Review and report on provisions of law relating to Department of 
Veterans Affairs capital asset management and oversight. 
Sec. 216. Improving prevention, detection, and reporting of waste, fraud, and 
abuse in Department of Veterans Affairs capital asset projects 
and activities. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) CAPITAL ASSET.—The term ‘‘capital asset’’ 
means the physical infrastructure, land, buildings, 
and other related items under the operation and con-
trol of the Department of Veterans Affairs, includ-
ing the information technology and other support 
systems needed to ensure the physical space can be 
used to deliver intended services and functions of the 
Department. 
TITLE I—CAPITAL ASSET 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 101. IMPROVING CAPITAL ASSET STAFFING OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) CAPITAL ASSET PERSONNEL OF THE DEPART-
MENT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
FOR
DEDICATED
OFFICES 
AND SUFFICIENT STAFF.—Not later than 540 days 
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after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs has dedicated offices 
or entities and sufficient staff, including at each 
medical center of the Department, to conduct rel-
evant critical responsibilities for the life-cycle of cap-
ital asset management at the local, regional, and 
central office level. This may include ensuring such 
mix as the Secretary considers appropriate of per-
sonnel with duties from the following categories: 
(A) Facility planning. 
(B) Long-range capital planning. 
(C) Management of projects and capital 
assets relating to the execution of major con-
struction projects, minor construction projects, 
major leases, minor leases, nonrecurring main-
tenance, and related matters at medical centers 
and facilities of the Department in the sur-
rounding catchment areas of the centers and fa-
cilities. 
(D) Property disposal or transfer, environ-
mental remediation, and historic preservation. 
(E) Engineering, including matters relat-
ing to seismic repairs and projects. 
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(F) Maintenance and repair of existing in-
frastructure. 
(G) The collection of views of veterans and 
employees of the Department to understand the 
capital assets needs of the Department. 
(H) Other relevant functions relating to 
the full life-cycle of capital asset management 
of the Department as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(2) TASKS.—To the greatest extent practicable, 
the Secretary shall ensure that each of the cat-
egories of duties under paragraph (1) are assigned 
to a different individual or group of individuals so 
as— 
(A) to organize common work in a cohesive 
manner; and 
(B) not to overburden a small number of 
individuals with such requirements. 
(3) LEAD OFFICIAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) designate one individual as the lead 
senior official responsible for integration and 
coordination of, and accountability for, the eval-
uation of the capital asset workforce needs of 
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the Department, the staffing model established 
under paragraph (4), and the ongoing imple-
mentation and monitoring of actions to ensure 
adequate capital asset staffing across the De-
partment, including those at the field, regional, 
and central offices of the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration, the National Cemetery Adminis-
tration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
and the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and 
Construction; and 
(B) notify the appropriate committees of 
Congress who has been designated under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(4) STAFFING MODEL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall establish a staffing model for 
the relevant administrations, staff offices, and 
other elements of the Department to carry out 
paragraph (1) that— 
(i) ensures a minimum base level of 
capital asset staffing; and 
(ii) is adjusted based on the volume 
and complexity of capital asset work of a 
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particular facility, catchment area, region, 
or central office responsibility. 
(B) UPDATE.—The Secretary shall update 
the staffing model under subparagraph (A) reg-
ularly to ensure it is effective in carrying out 
paragraph (1). 
(5) TREATMENT OF STATES AND TERRITORIES 
WITHOUT A MEDICAL CENTER.—In the case of a 
State or territory of the United States in which the 
Department does not operate a full-service medical 
center, the Secretary shall, in carrying out para-
graph (1), ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, 
that the Department has a dedicated office or entity 
and sufficient staff at the largest medical facility of 
the Department in that State or territory, and any 
reference in this section to a medical center shall be 
deemed to be a reference to that medical facility. 
(6) PURPOSE
AND
INTENT.—The purpose of 
this subsection is to ensure that field, regional, and 
central offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
have an appropriately sized and credentialed capital 
asset workforce to allow for efficient and effective 
execution of their relevant segment of capital asset 
work. Nothing in this subsection is intended to man-
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date a realignment of capital asset workforce roles, 
responsibilities, and reporting structures. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that appropriate professional certifications, educational 
background, and other qualifications are in effect for indi-
viduals employed in a position at a dedicated office or enti-
ty required by subsection (a) to manage the duties under 
the categories set forth under subsection (a)(1). 
(c) DUTIES OF DEDICATED OFFICES OR ENTITIES 
AT MEDICAL CENTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The duties of a dedicated of-
fice or entity required by subsection (a) at a medical 
center of the Department may include such combina-
tion of the following duties as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate to achieve efficient and effective 
capital asset management and performance as it 
pertains to relevant activities at the field level: 
(A) The development, monitoring, and im-
plementation of capital asset objectives for the 
catchment area surrounding the medical center, 
including community-based outpatient clinics 
and other sites of care of the Department in 
that area. 
(B) The coordination of capital asset man-
agement and planning with counterparts at 
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other medical centers of the Department in the 
region and facility planners for the Veterans In-
tegrated Service Network or Networks in the 
region. 
(C) Effective delivery of capital asset 
projects. 
(D) Maintenance and repair of infrastruc-
ture. 
(E) Capital asset disposal or transfer, envi-
ronmental remediation, and historic preserva-
tion. 
(F) Regularly monitoring state-of-the-art 
best practices in health care capital asset deliv-
ery and management. 
(G) Constantly monitoring the needs of 
veterans and employees of the Department as it 
relates to medical space and services at the 
medical center and facilities in the catchment 
area surrounding the medical center to forward 
plan and identify and submit plans, through 
processes of the Department, to meet those 
needs, including by formulating local and re-
gional capital improvement and asset manage-
ment plans for medical facilities of the Depart-
ment through the regular collection of— 
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(i) views and expectations of veterans, 
including as expressed by relevant local or 
national veterans service organizations, in 
that area who are eligible users of health 
care and related services provided by the 
Department with respect to— 
(I) preferences and needs of 
those veterans for the care received 
from medical facilities of the Depart-
ment in that area; and 
(II) the need for improvements 
and enhancements to infrastructure of 
the Department; and 
(ii) views of relevant medical staff of 
the Department at the medical center and 
facilities in that catchment area regarding 
their preferences and needs for how to de-
liver health care to veterans and how those 
preferences 
impact 
the 
infrastructure 
needs of the Department. 
(H) Understanding the capital asset poli-
cies, procedures, and directives of the Depart-
ment, including those issued by the central of-
fice of the Department, the Veterans Health 
Administration, Veterans Integrated Service 
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retary shall use, as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate, existing efforts and expertise of the 
Department through the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, 
and Construction, the Office of Asset Enter-
prise Management, and the Veterans Experi-
ence Office. 
(E) USAGE
OF
VIEWS
AND
EXPECTA-
TIONS.—The views and expectations collected 
under paragraph (1)(G) shall be used to inform 
the offices, entities, or relevant staff described 
in subsection (a)(1) and the broader leadership 
of a medical center and Veterans Integrated 
Service Networks of the Department to develop 
plans for capital asset improvement. 
(d) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD PROCESS TO SO-
LICIT VIEWS ON EFFECTIVENESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
the Secretary shall develop a standardized process to 
regularly solicit feedback from individuals and enti-
ties described in paragraph (2) regarding the effec-
tiveness of and ways to improve— 
(A) the infrastructure and capital asset 
management investment processes and proce-
dures of the central office of the Department 
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and Veterans Integrated Service Networks of 
the Department; and 
(B) the guidance of the central office and 
Veterans Integrated Service Networks regard-
ing such processes and procedures to the med-
ical centers, facilities in the surrounding 
catchment areas of those medical centers, and 
Veterans Integrated Service Networks, as ap-
propriate. 
(2) INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES DESCRIBED.— 
The individuals and entities described in this para-
graph are the following: 
(A) Each office, entity, or relevant staff 
described in subsection (a)(1) for a medical cen-
ter of the Department. 
(B) Medical staff of the Department at fa-
cilities in the surrounding catchment area of 
the medical center. 
(C) Veterans Integrated Service Networks. 
(D) Staff of offices within the central of-
fice of the Department, including the Office of 
Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, the 
Office of Asset Enterprise Management, and 
the Office of Information and Technology, or 
successor offices with similar functions. 
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(E) The Veterans Health Administration, 
including its Office of Healthcare Environment 
and Facilities Programs. 
(F) Such other offices as the Secretary de-
termines relevant. 
(3) ALIGNMENT WITH MARKET AREA ASSESS-
MENTS.—To the degree practicable, the Secretary 
shall align the process developed and standardized 
under paragraph (1) with the performance of market 
area assessments under section 7330C(a) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(4) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Any information col-
lected under paragraph (1) shall be collected in a 
manner that provides an option for submission of 
views that are anonymous and confidential. 
(e) USE OF REPORT FINDINGS.—The Secretary shall 
use the results of the report required under section 202 
in establishing the offices, entities, or organizational struc-
tures required under subsection (a) and carrying out any 
other requirements of this section. 
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SEC. 102. DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE METRICS OF 
CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT BY DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND MONI-
TORING FOR IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall— 
(1) develop meaningful and measurable goals 
and metrics— 
(A) to assess the performance of the cap-
ital asset management programs of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, including those car-
ried out by a non-Department Federal entity 
under section 8103(e)(1) of title 38, United 
States Code, to allow the Secretary to make 
sound decisions regarding construction, leasing, 
acquisition, maintenance, and disposal of cap-
ital assets; and 
(B) that are in alignment with Department 
strategic plans, budgets, and mission to serve 
veterans, their families, and caregivers; 
(2) develop an internal dashboard or other tool 
to monitor progress towards meeting those goals; 
(3) establish and implement internal governance 
processes to direct necessary changes to improve 
performance and achievement of those goals; and 
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(4) submit to appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the development of those goals and 
metrics in paragraph (1) and the implementation of 
the internal dashboard or other tool under para-
graph (2) and the internal governance process under 
paragraph (3). 
(b) INTERNAL DASHBOARD.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the internal dashboard developed under sub-
section (a)(2) includes meaningful and relevant metrics 
that— 
(1) evaluate capital asset management perform-
ance of the Department and provide relevant infor-
mation to guide necessary improvements; and 
(2) are developed consistent with recommenda-
tions set forth by the Comptroller General of the 
United States. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF PART TWO OF STRATEGIC 
PLAN TO IMPROVE VA’S DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT 
OF CAPITAL ASSET.—In developing the internal dash-
board under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall consider 
the findings in part two of the Strategic Plan to Improve 
VA’s Delivery and Management of Capital Asset required 
under section 202(a)(4). 
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SEC. 103. EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE CAPITAL 
ASSET PLANNING COMMITTEE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, in order to facilitate Federal health in-
frastructure planning, coordination, and investment, the 
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall mod-
ify the membership of the Capital Asset Planning Com-
mittee established as a subordinate entity of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint 
Executive Committee established under section 320 of title 
38, United States Code, to include the following: 
(1) Not fewer than one officer or employee of 
the Indian Health Service. 
(2) Not fewer than one officer or employee of 
the Department of Health and Human Services who 
is not an employee of the Indian Health Service. 
TITLE II—STRATEGIC PLAN AND 
REPORTS 
SEC. 201. REVIEW OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF FACILITIES, 
LAND, AND OTHER RELEVANT CAPITAL AS-
SETS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall conduct a comprehensive review of the climate resil-
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ience of facilities, land, and other relevant capital assets 
under the authority and jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
(b) ELEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The review conducted under 
subsection (a) shall— 
(A) provide a comprehensive assessment of 
existing facilities, land, and other relevant cap-
ital assets that may be at risk due to changes 
in the climate, including potential vulnerabilities 
related to— 
(i) proximity to a body of water; 
(ii) proximity to an area prone to 
flooding; 
(iii) proximity to an area prone to 
wild fire; 
(iv) proximity to an area prone to tor-
nadoes, hurricanes, or other storms; and 
(v) such other matters as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate after con-
sulting with the United States Global 
Change Research Program on the best 
available observations and forward-looking 
climate projections by region, including sea 
level rise data; 
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(B) include a description of strategies to 
improve the climate resilience of existing facili-
ties, land, and other relevant capital assets at 
risk due to changes in the climate, including po-
tential modifications to facility operations and 
maintenance practices, and the cost of such 
strategies; 
(C) include an analysis of the current de-
sign standards and building codes used by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to site, plan, 
build, lease, renovate, and purchase land, facili-
ties, infrastructure, and other capital assets of 
the Department and whether those design 
standards and building codes reflect both ob-
served and forward-looking climate information; 
(D) include an analysis of the effect of cli-
mate change on energy usage, energy sources, 
and utility systems of the Department and the 
Department’s mitigation strategies; 
(E) use, in consultation with the United 
States Global Change Research Program, for-
ward-looking climate information and other pro-
jections to anticipate changing environmental 
conditions during the design life of existing or 
planned facilities, land, and other capital assets 
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of the Department and make relevant decisions 
and planning strategies based on this informa-
tion; 
(F) after consulting with the United States 
Global Change Research Program and other 
relevant Federal and non-Federal entities, in-
clude recommendations for best practices, 
standards, and solutions for future placement, 
planning, renovation, leasing, purchase, con-
struction, and disposal of facilities and land of 
the Department so as to avoid or mitigate the 
challenges resulting from placing a facility in 
an area at risk of being vulnerable to harm 
from the impacts of changing environmental 
conditions; and 
(G) assess how the Department can incor-
porate climate resilience information into its 
processes and procedures for capital asset in-
vestment decisions. 
(2) SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND PROJEC-
TIONS.—Sources of information and projections used 
under paragraph (1)(E) may include the Bureau of 
the Census (for population projections), the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 
(for land use change projections and climate projec-
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tions), the United States Geological Survey (for land 
use change projections), the United States Global 
Change Research Program and the National Climate 
Assessment (for climate observations and projec-
tions), and such other sources as the Secretary con-
siders reliable in consultation with the United States 
Global Change Research Program. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) MISSION CRITICAL ASSETS.—Not later than 
540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report detailing the results of 
the review conducted under subsection (a) with re-
spect to mission critical capital assets of the Depart-
ment and the actions the Secretary will take in re-
sponse to the findings of such review. 
(2) ALL ASSETS.—Not later than one year after 
the date on which the Secretary submits the report 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report de-
tailing the results of the review conducted under 
subsection (a) with respect to all capital assets of 
the Department and the actions the Secretary will 
take in response to the findings of such review. 
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(3) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) shall include, with respect to 
the assets covered by the respective report, the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Recommendations for legislative and 
administrative action to mitigate and respond 
to the findings contained in the review con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
(B) A description of action taken or to be 
taken by the Secretary to improve the climate 
resilience of existing facilities, land, infrastruc-
ture and other relevant capital assets under the 
jurisdiction or control of the Department. 
(C) A description of changes in policy, di-
rectives, and procedures of the Department to 
mitigate, plan for, and improve resilience of fu-
ture constructed, leased, or other facilities, 
land, infrastructure, and other relevant capital 
assets under the jurisdiction or control of the 
Department. 
(D) A description of how the Department 
will incorporate climate resilience information 
into its processes and procedures for capital 
asset investment decisions. 
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(E) A description of changes the Depart-
ment will make to ensure the facilities, land, in-
frastructure, and other relevant capital assets 
of the Department are available to furnish care 
and services under section 1785 of title 38, 
United States Code, during or following a dis-
aster or emergency. 
(F) The estimated cost to implement the 
changes described in the report. 
(G) The estimated timeline to implement 
the changes described in the report. 
(H) Such other matters, recommendations, 
or requests as the Secretary considers appro-
priate, including recommendations for relevant 
legislative or administrative action. 
(4) UPDATES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than five 
years after the date on which the Secretary 
submits the report under paragraph (2) and not 
less frequently than once every five years there-
after until the date that is 23 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress an update of the report submitted 
under paragraph (2). 
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(B) CONTENTS.—Each update submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall describe the ef-
forts of the Department since the submittal of 
the latest report or update, as the case may be, 
relating to matters covered by the report and 
such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(d) CLIMATE RESILIENCE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘climate resilience’’ means— 
(1) anticipating, preparing for, and adapting to 
changing environmental conditions such as vari-
ations in average weather conditions that persist 
over multiple decades or longer that encompass in-
creases and decreases in temperature, shifts in pre-
cipitation, and changing risk of certain types of se-
vere weather events; and 
(2) the ability to withstand, respond to, and re-
cover rapidly from disruptions while ensuring the 
sustainment of mission-critical operations. 
SEC. 202. STRATEGIC PLAN TO IMPROVE PLANNING, MAN-
AGEMENT, BUDGETING, STAFFING, CAPAC-
ITY, AND PERFORMANCE OF DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CAPITAL ASSET AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) INITIAL STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a strategic plan to 
improve the planning, management, budgeting, staff-
ing, capacity, and performance by the Department 
of Veterans Affairs relating to capital assets. Such 
strategic plan shall be known as the ‘‘Strategic Plan 
to Improve VA’s Delivery and Management of Cap-
ital Assets’’ (in this subsection referred to as the 
‘‘Plan’’). 
(2) STRUCTURE.—The Plan shall consist of not 
fewer than two parts as set forth in this subsection. 
(3) PART ONE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Part one of the Plan 
shall focus on the human capital needs for the 
capital asset and related areas workforce of the 
Department (in this subsection referred to as 
‘‘Part One’’). 
(B) ELEMENTS.—Part One shall include 
the following: 
(i) A description of the steps being 
taken by the Department, including by the 
lead official designated under section 
101(a)(3), and the steps that the Depart-
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ment plans to take during the 10-year pe-
riod following the date of the Plan, includ-
ing a specific timeline, to ensure sufficient 
capital asset personnel at the local, re-
gional, and central office levels of the De-
partment are available and prepared— 
(I) to execute the current level of 
capital asset work, including mainte-
nance, delivery of new facilities, dis-
posal, and reuse; 
(II) to handle future capital asset 
work described in subclause (I) during 
such 10-year period; and 
(III) to perform any other capital 
asset activities as identified by the 
Secretary. 
(ii) A plan that addresses the needed 
capital asset workforce of the Department 
by— 
(I) identifying and describing the 
staffing needs and status of such 
workforce, including— 
(aa) the number of currently 
authorized positions; 
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(bb) the number of filled po-
sitions of those positions author-
ized; 
(cc) the number of unfilled 
positions of those positions au-
thorized, including reasons why 
those positions are not filled and 
steps the Department is taking 
to fill those positions; 
(dd) the number of current 
positions needed above the level 
currently authorized; and 
(ee) future needs, including 
expected growth or reduction of 
personnel, during the 10-year pe-
riod following the date of the 
Plan; 
(II) providing the data under 
subclause (I) at the Departmental 
level, disaggregated by relevant divi-
sions of the Department and by— 
(aa) data for the Veterans 
Health Administration, broken 
out by field, Veterans Integrated 
Service Network, and central of-
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fice, including the Office of 
Healthcare Environment and Fa-
cilities Programs; 
(bb) data for the Office of 
Acquisition, Logistics, and Con-
struction, broken out by field, re-
gion, and central office; 
(cc) data for the National 
Cemetery Administration, broken 
out by field, region, and central 
office; 
(dd) data for the Veterans 
Benefits Administration, broken 
out by field, region, and central 
office; 
(ee) data for the Office of 
Asset Enterprise Management; 
(ff) data for the Office of 
Information and Technology, bro-
ken out by field, region, and cen-
tral office; and 
(gg) data for all other of-
fices of the Department not cov-
ered under items (aa) through 
(ff) that have capital asset staff 
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or significant capital asset re-
sponsibilities or are key enablers 
and support functions for capital 
asset management at the field, 
regional, or central office level; 
and 
(III) including an estimate of the 
funding required to accomplish filling 
the unfilled and future positions speci-
fied under subclause (I) during the 
10-year period following the date of 
the Plan. 
(iii) A description of the efforts taken 
and planned to be taken by the Depart-
ment to recruit, retain, and develop the ex-
isting and future capital asset workforce of 
the Department. 
(iv) A description of any changes 
needed to the qualifications, standards, po-
sition descriptions and other related mat-
ters to ensure the qualification standards 
of the workforce, including those resulting 
from implementation of section 101(b)— 
(I) match the needs of the De-
partment; and 
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(II) align where appropriate with 
relevant Federal Government and in-
dustry standards and best practices. 
(v) A description of how the Depart-
ment will coordinate the capital asset 
human capital efforts of the Department 
across the Veterans Health Administra-
tion, the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, 
and Construction, the National Cemetery 
Administration, the Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration, the Office of Asset Enterprise 
Management, or similar successor offices, 
and other entities of the Department so as 
to leverage collective efforts, reduce unnec-
essary duplication, and identify opportuni-
ties for collaboration and efficiency. 
(vi) With respect to a Department- 
wide succession plan for leadership and 
mission-critical occupations in the capital 
asset workforce of the Department— 
(I) if such a plan is not already 
developed, a timeline for the develop-
ment of such a plan; and 
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(II) if such a plan is already de-
veloped, the current implementation 
status of such plan. 
(vii) An assessment of different re-
gional challenges in rural, suburban, and 
urban areas to recruit and retain the nec-
essary capital asset workforce of the De-
partment and steps to be taken by the De-
partment in response to such challenges. 
(viii) With respect to the report pub-
lished by the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on 
December 24, 2019, entitled ‘‘Facilities 
Staffing Requirement for VHA-Resource 
Planning and Methodology for the Fu-
ture’’— 
(I) a description of the rec-
ommendations from the report that 
have already implemented; 
(II) a plan and timeline to imple-
ment the recommendations from the 
report that have not already been im-
plemented and the Secretary plans to 
implement; and 
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(III) for each recommendation 
from the report that has not already 
been implemented and the Secretary 
does not plan to implement, a descrip-
tion of the recommendation and a jus-
tification for the decision not to imple-
ment the recommendation. 
(ix) A description of how the Depart-
ment will leverage, where appropriate and 
relevant, contract support and partnerships 
with other Federal agencies, nonprofit or-
ganizations, and other entities to meet the 
short-, medium-, and long-term human 
capital needs for infrastructure to ensure 
that the Department has the experience 
and workforce needed to match the current 
and future projected infrastructure work-
load of the Department. 
(x) A description of any improvements 
to training or curriculum of the Depart-
ment that are needed to enhance the edu-
cation of the capital asset employees of the 
Department to ensure they are as pro-
ficient as possible in their jobs. 
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(xi) A description of the status of the 
implementation of the staffing model es-
tablished under section 101(a)(4). 
(xii) A description of such legislative 
or administrative action as the Secretary 
considers necessary to recruit, retain, and 
develop a strong capital asset management 
workforce. 
(xiii) Such other matters as the Sec-
retary considers necessary. 
(C) 
STAFF
COVERED
BY
STRATEGIC 
PLAN.—Part One shall cover all relevant staff 
required for the effective management of the 
entire life-cycle of facilities, land, infrastruc-
ture, and other relevant capital assets of the 
Department, including the following: 
(i) Individuals who keep facilities 
clean, such as janitorial and housekeeping 
staff and housekeeping aids. 
(ii) Individuals who maintain facili-
ties, such as through repairs and preventa-
tive maintenance. 
(iii) Groundskeepers. 
(iv) Planners, engineers, and archi-
tects. 
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(v) Project managers. 
(vi) Individuals with expertise in real 
estate, acquisition, leasing, and easements. 
(vii) Energy or utility experts, includ-
ing experts with respect to energy effi-
ciency and renewable energy. 
(viii) Individuals who work in— 
(I) capital asset management; 
(II) healthcare architecture and 
engineering; 
(III) environmental management; 
or 
(IV) 
occupational 
safety 
and 
health. 
(ix) Individuals who conduct con-
tracting, including contracting officers, re-
lated to capital assets locally, regionally, or 
nationally for all various types of construc-
tion or infrastructure work, such as minor 
construction, 
major 
construction, 
non-
recurring maintenance, and leases. 
(x) Individuals knowledgeable in rel-
evant rules and procedures related to prop-
erty disposal or transfer, environmental re-
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mediation, historic preservation, and other 
similar topics. 
(xi) Relevant legal counsel and staff 
of the Office of General Counsel needed to 
perform 
relevant 
duties 
that 
occur 
throughout the entire life-cycle of capital 
asset management activities. 
(xii) Any other position that has a 
critical role, including supporting or ena-
bling functions, in the planning, con-
tracting, delivery, maintenance, upkeep, 
and disposal of capital assets. 
(xiii) Any other positions the Sec-
retary determines relevant. 
(4) PART TWO.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Part two of the Plan 
shall cover the methods undertaken by the De-
partment to accomplish changes to improve the 
planning, execution, and delivery of capital 
asset projects of the Department, such as main-
tenance, renovations, land acquisition, disposal, 
reuse, or new construction or leasing, including 
through better planning, project management, 
cost, and schedule performance (in this sub-
section referred to as ‘‘Part Two’’). 
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(B) ELEMENTS.—Part Two shall include 
the following: 
(i) A timeline for accomplishing the 
changes described in subparagraph (A). 
(ii) A description of the steps the De-
partment is taking or plans to take to 
shorten the time it takes from project con-
cept to completion while controlling costs 
and budget, and achieving established 
goals. 
(iii) A description of the steps the De-
partment is taking or plans to take to in-
crease the capacity and ability of the De-
partment to complete a larger number of 
projects in a given year. 
(iv) A description of what new or 
modified contracting or other services, ar-
rangements, strategies, contract vehicles or 
mechanisms, innovations, pilots, and part-
nerships the Department is planning to use 
during the five-year period following the 
date of the Plan, including— 
(I) a timeline of how and when 
the Department will test and imple-
ment those approaches; and 
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(II) a description of any limita-
tions under current law (including 
regulations) that would prevent or are 
preventing 
the 
Department 
from 
using innovative contracting vehicles, 
services, arrangements, administrative 
action, or other agreements and strat-
egies and what legislative changes are 
needed to facilitate use of those ap-
proaches, including a description of 
whether each limitation is a limitation 
for all Federal agencies or only for 
the Department. 
(v) A description of the costs incurred 
or added to meet Federal or Department 
standards, including those for resiliency, 
accessibility, and other areas that are 
needed and may be greater or more strin-
gent than private industry standards. 
(vi) A description of the steps the De-
partment is taking or plans to take to im-
prove capital project delivery by standard-
izing facility design, modularizing facilities 
components, and taking other steps to ac-
celerate project delivery while maintaining 
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flexibility, agility, and quality, including a 
timeline for the completion of such steps. 
(vii) A description of steps the De-
partment is taking or plans to take to 
make all of its relevant capital assets en-
ergy efficient. 
(viii) The steps the Secretary is tak-
ing or plans to take to ensure the Office of 
Information and Technology and the Office 
of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction 
of the Department, or similar successor of-
fices, are integrated into all relevant as-
pects of the capital asset planning and im-
plementation process of the Department, 
including at the earliest stage of every rel-
evant capital asset project in the field so as 
to improve communication, coordination, 
and project scope, cost, and schedule. 
(ix) A description of any other actions 
the Department is taking or plans to take 
to improve its delivery and management of 
capital assets. 
(x) A description of such legislative or 
administrative action as the Secretary con-
siders necessary to more effectively manage 
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and deliver needed capital assets of the 
Department. 
(xi) Such other matters as the Sec-
retary considers necessary. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Not later than three 
years after the date on which the strategic plan required 
by subsection (a) is submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of such subsection, and once every three years thereafter 
for a period of six years, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report includ-
ing— 
(1) a description of any changes with respect to 
the matters described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
subsection (a) since the strategic plan was submitted 
or the previous report was submitted under this sub-
section, whichever may have been more recent; 
(2) an explanation of which plans, actions, and 
initiatives contained in the strategic plan or previous 
report, as the case may be, were carried out; 
(3) a list of plans, actions, and initiatives from 
the strategic plan or previous report, as the case 
may be, that were not carried out and the reasons 
for such lack of action; 
(4) a discussion of the results and performance 
of the Department since the strategic plan or the 
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previous report, as the case may be, including in 
cost savings, faster project delivery, increased capac-
ity to complete an increased number of projects in 
a given year, and reduction in the number of 
unaddressed priority capital asset improvements; 
and 
(5) such other matters as the Secretary con-
siders necessary. 
SEC. 203. CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL ASSET 
DISPOSAL AND REUSE AND ANNUAL REPORT 
ON COMPLETION OF DISPOSAL AND REUSE 
ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall, to the greatest ex-
tent practicable, centralize and consolidate the man-
agement and oversight of all disposal and reuse ac-
tivities of the Department of Veterans Affairs within 
one office or sub-office of the Department which 
shall have the sole focus of property disposal, includ-
ing reuse, transfer, and demolition. 
(2) PLANS AND GOALS.—The office or sub-of-
fice described in paragraph (1) shall be focused on 
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developing and implementing a measurable plan with 
yearly goals to dispose of, reuse, or transfer relevant 
capital assets. 
(3) CONSOLIDATION OF FUNCTIONS AND EM-
PLOYEES.—To the greatest extent practical, the Sec-
retary shall consolidate the functions and employees 
of the office or sub-office described in paragraph (1) 
within one organization element of the Department 
so as to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and ac-
countability. 
(4) DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT REPORT.— 
(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate Committees of Congress a report on the 
actions of the Secretary to carry out this sub-
section. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The report submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(i) A description of whether and how 
the consolidation has been carried out as 
required by this subsection. 
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(ii) Identification of the responsible 
single official with oversight over all capital 
asset disposals of the Department. 
(iii) Observations or conclusions re-
garding the challenges of managing capital 
asset disposals of the Department. 
(iv) Such recommendations for admin-
istrative or legislative action as the Sec-
retary may have to improve the organiza-
tion and effectiveness of the capital asset 
disposal work of the Department. 
(b) INITIAL DISPOSAL AND REUSE PROGRESS RE-
PORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
include with the budget justification materials that 
are submitted to Congress in support of the Depart-
ment budget for the first fiscal year beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act (as submitted 
with the budget of the President for such fiscal year 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) a report containing a specific timeline to ac-
complish the disposal and reuse actions the Sec-
retary included in the disposal and reuse reports in-
cluded in the annual budget of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs submitted by the President under 
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section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, or 
similar future reports. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A)(i) A description of a specific timeline 
and plan to sell, reuse, dispose of, demolish, 
transfer, or otherwise manage the capital as-
sets, including individual structures and build-
ings, that the Secretary has identified in the re-
ports described in such paragraph in the next 
fiscal year and over the next five fiscal years. 
(ii) A description under clause (i) shall— 
(I) indicate those disposal projects 
that the Secretary believes have a business 
case to conduct a disposal and those that 
the Secretary believes lack a business case; 
and 
(II) include an explanation for such 
reasoning. 
(B) A list of any impediments or chal-
lenges, on a project-by-project basis and in the 
aggregate, to carrying out any action described 
in subparagraph (A), including funding con-
straints, environmental remediation and preser-
vation mitigation and any need for administra-
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tive or legislative action to address those im-
pediments or challenges. 
(C) A discussion of whether disposal and 
reuse actions do not get completed or initiated 
because they may compete for resources with 
urgent health care delivery or other more time- 
sensitive infrastructure or other operational 
needs of the Department. 
(D) A detailed cost estimate of the fund-
ing, including funding type, needed to accom-
plish all of the actions described in paragraph 
(1), including the number of fiscal years for 
which such funding is needed and an indication 
of what funding for capital asset disposal and 
reuse activities is included in the budget of the 
President with which the report under such 
paragraph is included. 
(E) A discussion of whether the Depart-
ment would benefit from having a distinct and 
separate account within the budget of the De-
partment dedicated to the management of the 
disposal and reuse of these assets. 
(F) The cost to maintain capital assets 
waiting to be processed for disposal or reuse for 
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the preceding fiscal year, disaggregated by 
project. 
(G) Such other matters as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(c) SUBSEQUENT DISPOSAL AND REUSE PROGRESS 
REPORTS.— 
(1) SUBSEQUENT
REPORTS
REQUIRED.—For 
the first fiscal year after the fiscal year referred to 
in subsection (b)(1) and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the Secretary shall include with the budget justifica-
tion materials that are submitted to Congress in 
support of the Department budget (as submitted 
with the budget of the President for such fiscal year 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) a report on actions described in such sub-
section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An update to the most recent report 
under subsection (b) or this subsection, as ap-
plicable, with respect to each of subparagraphs 
(A) through (G) of paragraph (2) of such sub-
section. 
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(B) Information on how many disposal and 
reuse actions from the previous year’s report 
were accomplished or not accomplished. 
(C) Information about what may have in-
hibited the accomplishment of those actions de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) that were not ac-
complished. 
(D) A description of best practices or les-
sons learned with respect to actions described in 
subsection (b)(1). 
(E) Such other matters as the Secretary 
considers appropriate and relevant. 
SEC. 204. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO IMPROVE MINOR CON-
STRUCTION PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report on potential options and al-
ternatives to improve, reform, and provide more flexibility 
to the minor construction activities of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs so as to increase effectiveness in com-
mencing and delivering minor construction capital asset 
projects. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A discussion regarding legislative or admin-
istrative action to define the term ‘‘minor construc-
tion’’ for purposes of Department budgeting and ac-
counting by using an automatic adjustment of the 
threshold using— 
(A) an index to adjust for inflation; and 
(B) another index to adjust for regional 
variations and trends in the cost of construc-
tion. 
(2) A discussion of whether the practice of the 
Department entering into multiple minor construc-
tion projects rather than one larger major construc-
tion project is an efficient best practice for delivery 
of capital asset projects. 
(3) A discussion of whether the Department 
should adopt any best practices of other Federal 
agencies or non-Federal entities for its minor con-
struction capital asset projects. 
(4) Such other suggestions for legislative or ad-
ministrative action as the Secretary may have with 
respect to the management, including project thresh-
olds, of minor construction capital asset projects. 
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(5) Such other matters as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MAJOR CONSTRUCTION.—The term ‘‘major 
construction’’ means capital project to construct, 
alter, extend, or improve any facility that involves a 
total expenditure of more than $20,000,000, includ-
ing a major medical facility project (as defined in 
section 8104(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code). 
(2) MINOR CONSTRUCTION.—The term ‘‘minor 
construction’’ means a capital project to construct, 
alter, extend, or improve any facility that involves a 
total expenditure of $20,000,000 or less. 
SEC. 205. REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS TO ALIGNMENT OF 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNDING AND 
ACTIVATION OF MEDICAL AND OTHER SPACE 
OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report on any potential improve-
ments to the alignment of funding of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for information technology so as to facili-
tate more effective and efficient activation of medical and 
other relevant space of the Department. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of any current limitations on 
funding mechanisms, including the timing and se-
quencing of information technology and health care 
resources that are needed to purchase, procure, and 
install information technology equipment and related 
information technology assets and services needed 
for the activation of medical and other relevant 
space of the Department, whether leased, owned, or 
otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Department. 
(2) Any proposed solutions the Secretary may 
have to address the limitations described in para-
graph (1). 
(3) Any legislative or administrative action re-
quired to achieve the solutions described in para-
graph (2). 
(4) Such other matters as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 206. REPORTS ON KEY CAPITAL ASSET INVESTMENTS, 
ACTIVITIES, AND PERFORMANCE OF DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8120 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 8120. Reports on key capital asset investments, ac-
tivities, and performance 
‘‘(a) CAPITAL ASSET INVESTMENT, ACTIVITIES, AND 
PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the end of each fiscal year, and every 60 days 
thereafter until the end of that fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on key capital asset investments, 
activities, and performance of the Department. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) FIRST
REPORT
IN
EACH
FISCAL 
YEAR.—The first report under paragraph (1) in 
each fiscal year shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) A brief summary of each capital 
asset project that was completed in the 
previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) A brief summary of the accom-
plishments, impediments, and challenges 
experienced by the Department with re-
spect to capital asset projects in the pre-
vious fiscal year and a description of ef-
forts made to address any such impedi-
ments and challenges. 
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‘‘(iii) With respect to each capital 
asset project completed in such year, the 
following: 
‘‘(I) The type of project (major 
construction, minor construction, non- 
recurring 
maintenance, 
leases, 
or 
other category, including disposals). 
‘‘(II) The estimated total cost 
and the actual total cost of the 
project. 
‘‘(III) 
A 
description 
of 
the 
project. 
‘‘(IV) The location and facility 
with respect to which the project was 
carried out. 
‘‘(V) The fiscal quarter the 
project was expected to begin, the fis-
cal quarter the project began, the 
month and year the project was com-
pleted, and the fiscal quarter the facil-
ity in connection to such project was 
in use by veterans, employees of the 
Department, or other relevant users, 
as the case may be. 
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‘‘(iv) In the case of any capital asset 
project completed during the previous fis-
cal year with respect to which the final 
cost of the project (or any increment of the 
project) was more than 10 percent greater 
than the estimated cost of the project (or 
increment) or the completion of such 
project (or increment) was more than 180 
days later than the planned schedule for 
such project (or increment)— 
‘‘(I) the reason for any such 
overage or delay; and 
‘‘(II) actions being taken to pre-
vent any such overage or delay in fu-
ture projects. 
‘‘(v) A list of any capital asset 
projects cancelled during the previous fis-
cal year, including any projects in the de-
sign phase and including the reason for the 
cancellation. 
‘‘(vi) A summary of total actual obli-
gations for capital asset projects for the 
previous fiscal year, broken out by major 
construction, minor construction, non-re-
curring maintenance, and leases, from the 
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medical facilities appropriation account of 
the Department. 
‘‘(vii) A projected list of capital asset 
projects, broken out by type of project 
under subclause (I), that are expected to 
be initiated during the current fiscal year 
and those that are expected to be com-
pleted during the current fiscal year, which 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(I) The type of project (major 
construction, minor construction, non- 
recurring 
maintenance, 
leases, 
or 
other category, including disposals). 
‘‘(II) The estimated total cost of 
the project. 
‘‘(III) 
A 
description 
of 
the 
project. 
‘‘(IV) The location and facility 
with respect to which the project was 
carried out or is expected to be car-
ried out. 
‘‘(V) The fiscal quarter the 
project is expected to begin, the fiscal 
quarter the project is expected to be 
completed, and the fiscal quarter the 
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facility in connection to such project 
is expected to be in use by veterans, 
employees of the Department, or other 
relevant users, as the case may be. 
‘‘(viii) Projected total obligations for 
capital asset projects for the current fiscal 
year, broken out by major construction, 
minor construction, non-recurring mainte-
nance, and leases, from the medical facili-
ties appropriation account of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(ix) Such observations of best prac-
tices, impediments, and accomplishments 
related to the capital asset management 
and performance of the Department, in-
cluding any legislative or administrative 
action, as the Secretary considers appro-
priate with respect to such practices, im-
pediments, and accomplishments. 
‘‘(x) Meaningful metrics that show the 
progress of the Department toward meet-
ing relevant goals of the Department relat-
ing to capital asset management. 
‘‘(xi) Such other matters as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
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‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT
REPORTS.—Each re-
port in a fiscal year after the first report shall 
include, at a minimum, relevant updates on any 
capital asset projects that are ongoing during 
that fiscal year, including any updates to infor-
mation provided with respect to such projects 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) METRICS.—Beginning not later than 
two years after the date of the enactment of the 
BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023, the metrics 
described in subparagraph (A)(x) shall include 
the metrics developed under section 102(a)(1) 
of such Act. 
‘‘(3) 
MATTERS
RELATING
TO
REPORTING 
COSTS.—In each report under paragraph (1), when 
reporting on costs for capital asset projects, the Sec-
retary may include information regarding Federal 
requirements, including those specific to the Depart-
ment, that may not exist in the non-Federal con-
struction sector that may increase costs for capital 
asset projects. 
‘‘(b) SUPER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the end of each fiscal year, and every 60 days 
thereafter until the end of that fiscal year, the Sec-
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retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on the super construction projects 
carried out by the appropriate non-Department Fed-
eral entity described in section 8103(e)(1) of this 
title during such year. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include, for each project de-
scribed in such paragraph— 
‘‘(A) the budgetary and scheduling status 
of the project, as of the last day of the most re-
cent fiscal quarter ending before the date on 
which the report is required to be submitted; 
and 
‘‘(B) 
the 
actual 
cost 
and 
schedule 
variances of the project, as of such day, com-
pared to the planned cost and schedules for the 
project. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Appropriations and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
ate; and 
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‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) CAPITAL ASSET PROJECT.—The term ‘cap-
ital asset project’ means a capital asset investment 
or activity of the Department. 
‘‘(3) SUPER
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT.—The 
term ‘super construction project’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 8103(e)(3) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 8120 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘8120. Reports on key capital asset investments, activities, and performance.’’. 
SEC. 207. REPORTS ON PROJECTED NEED FOR FUNDING 
FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL ASSETS 
OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a report summarizing the projected 
amount of funding for infrastructure and capital assets 
that the Department of Veterans Affairs will need for the 
10 fiscal years that begin immediately following such date. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the annual budget of the Department submitted 
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by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year 
thereafter a report described in subsection (a) relating to 
the 10 fiscal years that begin immediately following the 
date on which such budget is submitted. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by this section 
shall include, for each fiscal year covered by the report 
and for the entire period covered by the report, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The projected funding needs of the Depart-
ment disaggregated by funding purpose, including 
the following: 
(A) Land acquisition. 
(B) Operations and maintenance of facili-
ties of the existing capital asset portfolio of the 
Department to include the minimum level of 
funding below which facilities could not be ap-
propriately maintained. 
(C) Operations and maintenance of the 
planned future capital asset portfolio of the De-
partment. 
(D) New construction, by type, including 
major construction, minor construction, and 
nonrecurring maintenance. 
(E) Leasing. 
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appropriate to improve the prevention, detection, 
and reporting of waste, fraud, and abuse. 
(3) Such other matters the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary— 
(1) shall consult with the Inspector General of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Comp-
troller General of the United States on matters re-
lating to best practices and strategies to improve de-
tection and prevention by the Department of waste, 
fraud, and abuse in capital asset projects and man-
agement; and 
(2) may consult with such other persons and 
entities on such matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
Æ 
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