Union Calendar No. 282
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3376
[Report No. 104–574]
A BILL
To authorize major medical facility projects and
major medical facility leases for the Department
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1997, and for
other purposes.
MAY 14, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 282
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3376
[Report No. 104–574]
To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases
for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1997, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 1996
Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. HUTCHINSON, and Mr. ED-
WARDS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Veterans’ Affairs
MAY 14, 1996
Additional sponsors: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. EVERETT,
Mr. BUYER, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. FLANAGAN, Mr. WELLER, Mr. CLEMENT,
Mr. FILNER, Mr. BISHOP, and Mr. MASCARA
MAY 14, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To authorize major medical facility projects and major medi-
cal facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs
for fiscal year 1997, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—CONSTRUCTION
AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
PROJECTS.
(a) AMBULATORY CARE ADDITION PROJECTS.—The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following
ambulatory care addition major medical facility projects,
with each project to be carried out in the amount specified
for that project:
(1) Addition of ambulatory care facilities for
mental health enhancements at the Department of
Veterans Affairs medical center in Dallas, Texas,
$19,900,000.
(2) Addition of ambulatory care facilities at the
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in
Brockton, Massachusetts, $13,500,000.
(3) Addition of ambulatory care facilities for
outpatient improvements at the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs medical center in Shreveport, Louisi-
ana, $25,000,000.
(4) Addition of ambulatory care facilities at the
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in
Lyons, New Jersey, $21,100,000.
(5) Addition of ambulatory care facilities at the
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in
Tomah, Wisconsin, $12,700,000.
(6) Addition of ambulatory care facilities at the
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in
Asheville, North Carolina, in the amount of
$28,800,000.
(7) Addition of ambulatory care facilities at the
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in
Temple, Texas, in the amount of $9,800,000.
(8) Addition of ambulatory care facilities at the
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in
Tucson, Arizona, in the amount of $35,500,000.
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.—
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the fol-
lowing environmental improvement major medical facility
projects, with each project to be carried out in the amount
specified for that project:
(1) Environmental improvements for the ren-
ovation of nursing home facilities at the Department
of Veterans Affairs medical center in Lebanon,
Pennsylvania, in the amount of $9,500,000.
(2) Environmental improvements at the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs medical center in Marion,
Illinois, in the amount of $11,500,000.
(3) Environmental improvements to modernize
patient wards at the Department of Veterans Affairs
medical center in Atlanta, Georgia, $28,200,000.
(4) Environmental improvements for the re-
placement of a psychiatric bed building at the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bat-
tle Creek, Michigan, $22,900,000.
(5) Environmental improvements for ward ren-
ovation for patient privacy at the Department of
Veterans Affairs medical center in Omaha, Ne-
braska, $7,700,000.
(6) Environmental improvements at the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs medical center in Pitts-
burgh, Pennsylvania, $17,400,000.
(7) Environmental improvements for the ren-
ovation of various buildings at the Department of
Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, Texas,
$26,000,000.
(8) Environmental improvements for the re-
placement of psychiatric beds at the Department of
Veterans Affairs medical center in Marion, Indiana,
in the amount of $17,300,000.
(9) Environmental improvements for the ren-
ovation of psychiatric wards at the Department of
Veterans Affairs medical center in Perry Point,
Maryland, in the amount of $15,100,000.
(10) Environmental enhancement at the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs medical center in
Salisbury, North Carolina, in the amount of
$18,200,000.
(c) SEISMIC CORRECTION PROJECTS.—The Secretary
of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following seismic
correction major medical facility projects, with each
project to be carried out in the amount specified for that
project:
(1) Seismic corrections at the Department of
Veterans Affairs medical center in Palo Alto, Cali-
fornia, in the amount of $36,000,000.
(2) Seismic corrections at the Department of
Veterans Affairs medical center in Long Beach,
California, in the amount of $20,200,000.
(3) Seismic corrections at the Department of
Veterans Affairs medical center in San Francisco,
California, $26,000,000.
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
LEASES.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into
leases for medical facilities as follows:
(1) Lease of a satellite outpatient clinic in Al-
lentown, Pennsylvania, in an amount not to exceed
$2,159,000.
(2) Lease of a satellite outpatient clinic in
Beaumont, Texas, in an amount not to exceed
$1,940,000.
(3) Lease of a satellite outpatient clinic in Bos-
ton, Massachusetts, in an amount not to exceed
$2,358,000.
(4) Lease of a parking facility in Cleveland,
Ohio, in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000.
(5) Lease of a satellite outpatient clinic and
Veterans Benefits Administration field office in San
Antonio, Texas, in an amount not to exceed
$2,256,000.
(6) Lease of a satellite outpatient clinic in To-
ledo, Ohio, in an amount not to exceed $2,223,000.
SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year
1997—
(1) for the Construction, Major Projects, ac-
count, $422,300,000 for the projects authorized in
section 101; and
such needs using the amounts appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations in this Act and Public
Law 103–452 for projects to meet the health care needs
of such veterans. The Secretary may, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for such purpose, use an inde-
pendent contractor to assist in the determination of such
health care needs.
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not obligate
any funds, other than for design work, for the conversion
of the former Orlando Naval Training Center Hospital in
Orlando, Florida (now under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs), to a nursing home care unit
until 15 days 45 days after the date on which the report
required by subsection (a) is submitted.
TITLE II—STRATEGIC PLANNING
FOR HEALTH CARE RESOURCES
SEC. 201. STRATEGIC PLANNING.
Section 8107 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c);
(2) by striking out subsection (a) and inserting
in lieu thereof the following new subsections:
‘‘(a) In order to promote effective planning for the
efficient provision of care to eligible veterans, the Sec-