Veterans' Local Access Act

Bill: 113-hr-2913
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2013-08-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arizona

California

Caribbean area

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Hawaii

Health facilities and institutions

Illinois

Kansas

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Missouri

Nebraska

New Jersey

New Mexico

Oklahoma

Public contracts and procurement

Puerto Rico

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

U.S. territories and protectorates

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2013-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-08-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Veterans' Local Access Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out specified major medical facility leases in: (1) New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, California, Connecticut, and Massachusetts in FY2013; and (2) Missouri, Tennessee, California, Illinois, Texas, Nebraska, South Carolina, Arizona, and Oklahoma in FY2014.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2913 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2013 Mr. Boustany introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Local Access Act . 2. Authorization of fiscal year 2013 major medical facility leases The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 2013 at the locations specified, and in an amount for each lease not to exceed the amount shown for such location: (1) For a clinical research and pharmacy coordinating center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, an amount not to exceed $9,560,000. (2) For a community based outpatient clinic, Brick, New Jersey, an amount not to exceed $7,280,000. (3) For a new primary care and dental clinic annex, Charleston, South Carolina, an amount not to exceed $7,070,000. (4) For the Cobb County Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Cobb County, Georgia, an amount not to exceed $6,409,000. (5) For the Leeward Outpatient Healthcare Access Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, including a co-located clinic with the Department of Defense and the co-location of the Honolulu Regional Office of the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Kapolei Vet Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, an amount not to exceed $15,887,000. (6) For a community based outpatient clinic, Johnson County, Kansas, an amount not to exceed $2,263,000. (7) For a replacement community based outpatient clinic, Lafayette, Louisiana, an amount not to exceed $2,966,000. (8) For a community based outpatient clinic, Lake Charles, Louisiana, an amount not to exceed $2,626,000. (9) For outpatient clinic consolidation, New Port Richey, Florida, an amount not to exceed $11,927,000. (10) For an outpatient clinic, Ponce, Puerto Rico, an amount not to exceed $11,535,000. (11) For lease consolidation, San Antonio, Texas, an amount not to exceed $19,426,000. (12) For a community based outpatient clinic, San Diego, California, an amount not to exceed $11,946,000. (13) For an outpatient clinic, Tyler, Texas, an amount not to exceed $4,327,000. (14) For the Errera Community Care Center, West Haven, Connecticut, an amount not to exceed $4,883,000. (15) For the Worcester Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Worcester, Massachusetts, an amount not to exceed $4,855,000. 3. Authorization of fiscal year 2014 major medical facility leases The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 2014 at the locations specified, and in an amount for each lease not to exceed the amount shown for such location: (1) For the expansion of a community based outpatient clinic, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, an amount not to exceed $4,232,000. (2) For a multispecialty clinic, Chattanooga, Tennessee, an amount not to exceed $7,069,000. (3) For the expansion of a community based outpatient clinic, Chico, California, an amount not to exceed $4,534,000. (4) For a community based outpatient clinic, Chula Vista, California, an amount not to exceed $3,714,000. (5) For a new research lease, Hines, Illinois, an amount not to exceed $22,032,000. (6) For a replacement research lease, Houston, Texas, an amount not to exceed $6,142,000. (7) For a community based outpatient clinic, Lincoln, Nebraska, an amount not to exceed $7,178,000. (8) For a community based outpatient clinic, Lubbock, Texas, an amount not to exceed $8,554,000. (9) For a community based outpatient clinic consolidation, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, an amount not to exceed $8,022,000. (10) For a community based outpatient clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, an amount not to exceed $20,757,000. (11) For the expansion of a community based outpatient clinic, Redding, California, an amount not to exceed $8,154,000. (12) For the expansion of a community based outpatient clinic, Tulsa, Oklahoma, an amount not to exceed $13,269,000. 4. Scoring of budgetary effects Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the budgetary effects of this Act shall be determined by the Office of Management and Budget.