SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2012 MAJOR MED-
ICAL FACILITY PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 
following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 
2012, with each project to be carried out in the amount 
specified for each project: 
(1) Construction of seismic corrections for 
Building 100 at the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, in an 
amount not to exceed $51,800,000. 
(2) Construction of seismic corrections and ren-
ovation of various buildings to include Building 209 
for housing facilities for homeless veterans at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
West Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to 
exceed $35,500,000. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN 
MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL 
YEAR 2007 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT AT DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN 
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS.—Section 803(3) of the Vet-
erans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–461) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘and a parking garage’’ after 
‘‘clinical addition’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$56,163,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$90,600,000’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZA-
TION
FOR MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, PREVIOUSLY AUTHOR-
IZED IN CONNECTION WITH CAPITAL ASSET REALIGN-
MENT INITIATIVE.—Section 802(11) of the Veterans Ben-
efits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109–461), as amended by section 
702(b)(4) of the Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care 
Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–387; 122 
Stat. 4137), is amended by inserting ‘‘, including a Sim-
ulation, Learning, Education, and Research Network Cen-
ter,’’ after ‘‘Florida, area’’. 
(c) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF AUTHORIZATION OF 
FISCAL YEAR 2008 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT 
AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CEN-
TER IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may carry out the major medical facility 
project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center in Palo Alto, California, for which amounts were 
appropriated under chapter 3 of title I of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 
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122 Stat. 2326) under the heading ‘‘CONSTRUCTION, 
MAJOR PROJECTS’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS’’ in an amount not to exceed 
$716,600,000. 
(d) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF AUTHORIZATION OF 
FISCAL YEAR 2009 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT 
AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CEN-
TER, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.—Section 701(3) of the 
Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improvements 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–387; 122 Stat. 4137) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$225,900,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$277,000,000’’. 
(e) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF AUTHORIZATION OF 
FISCAL YEAR 2007 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT 
AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CEN-
TER, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.—Section 803(5) of the Vet-
erans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–461) is amended by striking 
‘‘$69,053,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$346,300,000’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2012 MAJOR MED-
ICAL FACILITY LEASES. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 
following fiscal year 2012 major medical facility leases at 
the locations specified, in an amount not to exceed the 
amount shown for that location: 
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(1) Columbus, Georgia, Community-Based Out-
patient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 
$5,335,000. 
(2) Fort Wayne, Indiana, Outpatient Clinic, in 
an amount not to exceed $2,845,000. 
(3) Mobile, Alabama, Outpatient Clinic, in an 
amount not to exceed $6,565,000. 
(4) Rochester, New York, Outpatient Clinic, in 
an amount not to exceed $9,232,000. 
(5) Salem, Oregon, Community-Based Out-
patient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 
$2,549,000. 
(6) San Jose, California, Outpatient Clinic, in 
an amount not to exceed $9,546,000. 
(7) South Bend, Indiana, Outpatient Clinic, in 
an amount not to exceed $6,731,000. 
(8) Springfield, Missouri, Community-Based 
Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 
$6,489,000. 
SEC. 5. 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 2012 or 
the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construc-
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tion, Major Projects account $87,300,000 for the projects 
authorized in section 2. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR CER-
TAIN
MAJOR
MEDICAL
FACILITY
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs for fiscal year 2012 or the year in which funds are 
appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects account 
$850,070,000 for the projects authorized in section 3. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MED-
ICAL FACILITY LEASES.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
2012 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 
Medical Facilities account $49,292,000 for the leases au-
thorized in section 4. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sections 
2, 3, and 4 may only be carried out using— 
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2012 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 2012 
that remain available for obligation; 
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(3) funds available for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2012 that 
remain available for obligation; 
(4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for fiscal year 2012 for a category of activ-
ity not specific to a project; 
(5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year before 2012 for a category 
of activity not specific to a project; and 
(6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year after 2012 for a category 
of activity not specific to a project. 
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
CONGRESSIONAL 
APPROVAL 
OF 
CERTAIN 
MEDICAL FACILITY ACQUISITIONS. 
Section 8104 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘detailed description’’ 
and inserting ‘‘detailed estimate of the 
total costs’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a description of the 
consideration’’ and inserting ‘‘a detailed 
report of the consideration’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Such detailed estimate shall in-
clude an identification of each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Total construction costs. 
‘‘(B) Activation costs. 
‘‘(C) Special purpose alterations (lump- 
sum payment) costs. 
‘‘(D) Number of personnel. 
‘‘(E) Total costs of ancillary services, 
equipment, and all other items.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; 
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘a five-year period and a ten-year 
period’’ and inserting ‘‘a five-year period, a ten- 
year period, and a twenty-year period’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, including information on projected 
changes in workload and utilization over a five- 
year period, a ten-year period, and a twenty- 
year period’’; 
(E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘Current and pro-
jected’’ and inserting ‘‘Projected’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘(including and 
identifying both recurring and non-recur-
ring costs (including activation costs and 
total costs of ancillary services, equipment 
and all other items)) over a five-year pe-
riod, a ten-year period, and a twenty-year 
period’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a description of each 
alternative to construction of the facility 
that was considered’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
of the following’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) A detailed estimate of the total costs 
(including total construction costs, activation 
costs, special purpose alterations (lump-sum 
payment) costs, number of personnel and total 
costs of ancillary services, equipment and all 
other items) for each alternative to construction 
of the facility that was considered. 
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‘‘(B) A comparison of total costs to total 
benefits for each such alternative. 
‘‘(C) An explanation of why the preferred 
alternative is the most effective means to 
achieve the stated project goals and the most 
cost-effective alternative.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘major medical facility 
project’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘major construction project’’; and 
(B) in paragraph— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘major medical facility projects’’ and in-
serting ‘‘major construction projects’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘major medical facility’’ and inserting 
‘‘major construction project’’. 
SEC. 7. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
TELEHEALTH CLINIC, CRAIG, COLORADO. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth clinic 
in Craig, Colorado, shall after the date of the enactment 
of this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Major Wil-
liam Edward Adams Department of Veterans Affairs Clin-
ic’’. Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, 
map, document, record, or other paper of the United 
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States shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Major 
William Edward Adams Department of Veterans Affairs 
Clinic’’. 
SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) RECOVERY AUDITS FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.— 
Section 1703(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
(b) TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERI-
OUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS.—Sec-
tion 2031(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY MEN-
TALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS.—Section 2033(d) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(d) HOUSING ASSISTANCE
FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS.—Section 2041(c) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2018’’. 
(e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON HOMELESS VET-
ERANS.—Section 2066(d) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2018’’. 
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(f) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER REAL PROPERTY.— 
Section 8118(a)(5) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the date that is seven years after the date of the enact-
ment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
Æ 
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