I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2866 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to enter into grants or other agreements to assist State and 
local governments with community infrastructure projects that support 
medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2019 
Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. BILIRAKIS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into grants or 
other agreements to assist State and local governments 
with community infrastructure projects that support 
medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘VA Community Infra-
structure Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. VETERAN COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 81 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
8117 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8117A. Veteran community infrastructure pilot 
program 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and 
supplement funds available under Federal programs ad-
ministered by agencies other than the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs to assist State and local governments to ad-
dress deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive 
of medical facilities if the Secretary determines that such 
assistance will enhance the resilience of the medical facil-
ity or the quality of life of veterans eligible to receive care 
at such medical facility. 
‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall establish cri-
teria for the selection of community infrastructure proj-
ects to receive assistance under subsection (a). The cri-
teria shall include a preference toward medical facilities 
in areas with large veteran populations or areas experi-
encing high rates of growth in the veteran population. 
‘‘(c) FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available for assistance under subsection (a) may re-
main available until expended. 
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‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—The authority under this sec-
tion shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘community infrastructure’ 
means any— 
‘‘(A) transportation project; 
‘‘(B) flood or natural disaster mitigation 
project; 
‘‘(C) hospital, police, fire, emergency re-
sponse, or other community support facility; or 
‘‘(D) water, waste-water, telecommunica-
tions, electric, gas, or other utility infrastruc-
ture project that is owned by a State or local 
government. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘medical facility’ has the mean-
ing given in section 8101 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 8117 the following new 
item: 
‘‘8117A. Veteran community infrastructure pilot program.’’. 
Æ 
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