In the Senate of the United States,
July 14 (legislative day, June 30), 1993.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2034) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 38, United
States Code, to revise and improve veterans’ health programs,
and for other purposes’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
PROJECTS AND MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
LEASES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS AND LEASES.—The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the major med-
ical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs,
and may carry out the major medical facility leases for that
Department, for which funds are requested in the budget
for fiscal year 1994 that the President submitted to Con-
gress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs for fiscal year 1994 as follows:
(1) For the major medical facility projects au-
thorized under subsection (a), $111,600,000.
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(2) For the major medical facility leases author-
ized under such subsection, $50,123,105.
(c) LIMITATION.—The projects and leases authorized
in subsection (a) may only be carried out using—
(1) funds appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in subsection (b);
(2) funds appropriated for the Department of
Veterans Affairs for Construction, Major Projects for
any fiscal year before fiscal year 1994 that remain
available for obligation; and
(3) funds appropriated for that department for
Construction, Major Projects for fiscal year 1994 for
a category of activity that is not specifically related
to a particular project.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED-USE LEASE AUTHORITY.
(a) UTILIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FOR USE
OF SPACE OR SERVICES.—Section 8162(b)(4) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘Any payment’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘(A) Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B), any payment’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by para-
graph (1), by striking out ‘‘only’’ in the first sentence;
and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph (B):
‘‘(B) The Secretary may make payments for the use
of space or services described in subparagraph (A) from
funds appropriated to the Department for construction
(other than for grants for construction). Any such payment
shall be treated as a project for the acquisition of a medical
facility subject to the provisions of section 8104 of this
title.’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 8169 of such
title is amended by striking out ‘‘December 31, 1994’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘December 31, 1996’’.
SEC. 3. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACIL-
ITY PROJECT THRESHOLD.
Section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by striking out ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘$3,000,000’’.
SEC. 4. FACILITY ACQUISITIONS SUBJECT TO HEALTH-CARE
RESOURCE SHARING CONSIDERATIONS.
Section 8102(d) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’;
(2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by strik-
ing out ‘‘for any project’’ and all that follows through
‘‘$2,000,000,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘for any
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major medical facility project (other than by an ac-
quisition by exchange),’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘major medical facil-
ity project’ has the meaning given such term in section
8104(a)(3)(A) of this title.’’.
SEC. 5. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD FOR REQUIREMENT RE-
LATING TO EXPENDITURES FOR PARKING FA-
CILITIES.
Section 8109(i)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘$3,000,000’’.
SEC. 6. REVISION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO PERSHING
HALL, FRANCE.
Subsection (c)(1) of section 403 of the Veterans’ Bene-
fits Programs Improvement Act of 1991 (36 U.S.C. 493)
is amended by striking out ‘‘35 years’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘99 years’’.
Amend the title so as to read: An Act to authorize
major medical facility projects and leases for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, to revise and extend the au-
thority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into