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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 116
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct, lease, or modify 
major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Med-
ical Center, Aurora, Colorado. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. MCINNIS, Mrs. 
MUSGRAVE, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. BEAUPREZ, and Ms. DEGETTE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct, 
lease, or modify major medical facilities at the site of 
the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, 
Colorado.
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 ‘‘Veterans’ New 
Fitzsimons Health Care Facilities Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
PROJECTS, FORMER FITZSIMONS ARMY MED-
ICAL CENTER, AURORA, COLORADO. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may carry out major medical facility projects under 
section 8104 of title 38, United States Code, at the site 
of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, 
Colorado. Projects to be carried out at such site shall be 
selected by the Secretary and may include inpatient and 
outpatient facilities providing acute, sub-acute, primary, 
and long-term care services. Project costs shall be limited 
to an amount not to exceed a total of $300,000,000 if 
a combination of direct construction by the Department 
of Veterans Affairs and capital leasing is selected under 
subsection (b) and no more than $30,000,000 per year 
in capital leasing costs if a leasing option is selected as 
the sole option under subsection (b). 
(b) SELECTION OF CAPITAL OPTION.—The Secretary 
of Veterans shall select the capital option to carry out the 
authority provided in subsection (a) of either—
(1) direct construction by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs or a combination of direct construc-
tion and capital leasing; or 
(2) capital leasing alone. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006 for ‘‘Con-
struction, Major Projects’’ for the purposes authorized in 
subsection (a)—
(1) a total of $300,000,000, if direct construc-
tion, or a combination of direct construction and 
capital leasing, is chosen pursuant to subsection (b) 
for purposes of the projects authorized in subsection 
(a); and 
(2) $30,000,000 for each such fiscal year, if 
capital leasing alone is chosen pursuant to sub-
section (b) for purposes of the projects authorized in 
subsection (a). 
(d) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sub-
section (a) may only be carried out using—
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2004, 
2005, or 2006 pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in subsection (a); 
(2) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2004 
that remain available for obligation; and 
(3) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for fiscal year 2004, 2005, or 2006 for a 
category of activity not specific to a project. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on 
this section. The report shall include notice of the option 
selected by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b) to 
carry out the authority provided by subsection (a), infor-
mation on any further planning required to carry out the 
authority provided in subsection (a), and other informa-
tion of assistance to the committees with respect to such 
authority.
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