To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a feasibility study on renovating or replacing the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center with a new or updated facility.

Bill: 115-hr-3651
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-08-11
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa

Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Health facilities and institutions

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical education

Medical research

Military medicine

U.S. territories and protectorates

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-08-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate and report on the feasibility and costs of renovating or replacing the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center, which is in American Samoa. The report must include specified information, including: (1) the cost to equip the facility to meet the care standards of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Health and Human Services; (2) the feasibility of making the center a teaching hospital; and (3) the ability to include a tropical disease research center at the facility.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3651 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 11, 2017 Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , 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 require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a feasibility study on renovating or replacing the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center with a new or updated facility.

1. GAO feasibility study on renovating or replacing the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center with a new or updated facility (a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility of, and costs to the Federal Government and local government associated with, renovating or replacing the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center with a new or updated facility. (b) Report Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a). Such report shall include the following: (1) The cost to equip the facility with everything necessary to meet relevant care standards required by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, and Department of Health and Human Services. (2) The cost of renovations as compared to the cost of an entire replacement of the facility. (3) The cost of expansions and renovations necessary to meet the healthcare demands of the territory. (4) The feasibility of making the center a teaching hospital. (5) The ability to include a research center at the facility for studying tropical diseases. (6) How improvements to the facility compare to the long term cost of off-island care. (7) The feasibility and cost of a program that would help pay for medical students to perform their residency at the facility. (8) The suitability of the location for a new facility.