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$60,000,000 to oversee covered projects until the date on 
which the project is completed. 
(b) DUTIES.—A special project manager appointed 
under subsection (a) to oversee a covered project shall— 
(1) conduct oversight of all construction-related 
operations at the project, including with respect to— 
(A) the performance of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs involving the prime contrac-
tors; and 
(B) the compliance of the Department with 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation, including 
the VA Acquisition Regulation; 
(2) advise and assist the Department in any 
construction-related activity at the project, including 
the approval of change-order requests for the pur-
pose of achieving a timely completion of the project; 
and 
(3) conduct independent technical reviews and 
recommend to the Department best construction 
practices to improve operations for the project. 
(c) PLANS AND REPORT.— 
(1) COMPLETION PLANS.—Not later than 90 
days after being appointed under subsection (a), a 
special project manager shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Represent-
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atives and the Senate detailed plans of the covered 
project for which the special project manager is so 
appointed. 
(2) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 180 
days after being appointed under subsection (a), and 
each 180-day period thereafter until the date on 
which the covered project is completed, a special 
project manager shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a report detailing the progress of the 
covered project for which the special project man-
ager is so appointed. Each report shall include— 
(A) an analysis of all advice and assistance 
provided to the Department under subsection 
(b); 
(B) an analysis of all changes ordered by 
the Department with respect to the project, or 
claimed to have been made by contract between 
the Department and the prime contractor, in-
cluding the extent to which such changes com-
ply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, in-
cluding the VA Acquisition Regulation; 
(C) an analysis of the communication and 
working relationship between the Department 
and the prime contractor, including any rec-
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ommendations made by the prime contractor to 
aid in the completion of the project; and 
(D) identification of opportunities and rec-
ommendations with respect to improving the op-
eration of any construction-related activity to 
reduce costs or complete the project in a more 
timely manner. 
(d) COOPERATION.— 
(1) INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall provide a special project manager ap-
pointed under subsection (a) with any necessary doc-
uments or information necessary for the special 
project manager to carry out subsections (b) and (c). 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Upon request by the special 
project manager, the Secretary shall provide to the 
special project manager administrative assistance 
necessary for the special project manager to carry 
out subsections (b) and (c). 
(e) COVERED PROJECTS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered projects’’ means each construction 
project that is a major medical facility project (as defined 
in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code) 
that— 
(1) was the subject of a report by the Comp-
troller General of the United States titled ‘‘Addi-
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tional Actions Needed to Decrease Delays and 
Lower Costs of Major Medical-Facility Projects’’, 
numbered GAO–13–302, and published in April 
2013; and 
(2) has not been activated to accept patients as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON NEW APPROPRIATIONS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act, and this Act and such amendments shall be 
carried out using amounts otherwise made available for 
such purposes. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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