HR 5856
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5856
To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility
leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 22, 2008
Mr. MICHAUD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility
leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Authorization and Lease Act of 2008'.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical
facility projects in fiscal year 2009 in the amount specified for each project:
(1) Seismic corrections, Building 2, at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Palo Alto Health care System, Palo Alto Division Palo Alto, California,
in an amount not to exceed $54,000,000.
(2) Construction of a polytrauma healthcare and rehabilitation center at
the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, in
an amount not to exceed $66,000,000.
(3) Seismic corrections, Building 1, at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico, in an amount not to exceed $225,900,000.
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN MAJOR MEDICAL
FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED.
(a) Modification of Major Medical Facility Authorizations- Section 801(a)
of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006
(Public Law 109-461) is amended--
(A) by striking `$300,000,000' and inserting `$625,000,000'; and
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking `$98,000,000' and inserting `$769,200,000'.
(b) Modification of Authorization for Certain Major Medical Facility Construction
Projects Previously Authorized in Connection With Capital Asset Realignment
Initiative-
(1) CORRECTION OF PATIENT PRIVACY DEFICIENCIES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA- Paragraph (5) of section 802
of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of
2006 (Public Law 109-461) is amended by striking `$85,200,000' and inserting
`$136,700,000'.
(2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MEDICAL CENTER FACILITY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA- Paragraph (7) of such section
is amended by striking `$406,000,000' and inserting `$600,400,000'.
(3) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW OUTPATIENT CLINIC, LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA- Paragraph
(8) of such section is amended--
(A) by striking `ambulatory' and all that follows through `purchase,'
and inserting `outpatient clinic in'; and
(B) by striking `$65,100,000' and inserting `$131,800,000'.
(4) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MEDICAL CENTER FACILITY, ORLANDO, FLORIDA- Paragraph
(11) of such section is amended by striking `$377,700,000' and inserting
`$656,800,000'.
(5) CONSOLIDATION OF CAMPUSES AT THE UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND H. JOHN HEINZ
III DIVISIONS, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA- Paragraph (12) of such section
is amended by striking `$189,205,000' and inserting `$295,600,000'.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2009 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical
facility leases in fiscal year 2009 at the locations specified, and in an
amount for each lease not to exceed the amount shown for such location:
(1) For an outpatient clinic, Brandon, Florida, $4,326,000.
(2) For an outpatient clinic, Colorado Springs, Colorado, $3,995,000.
(3) For an outpatient clinic, Eugene, Oregon, $5,826,000.
(4) For the expansion of an outpatient clinic, Green Bay, Wisconsin, $5,891,000.
(5) For an outpatient clinic, Greenville, South Carolina, $3,731,000.
(6) For an outpatient clinic, Mansfield, Ohio, $2,212,000.
(7) For an outpatient clinic, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, $6,276,000.
(8) For an outpatient clinic, Mesa, Arizona, $5,106,000.
(9) For interim research space, Palo Alto, California, $8,636,000.
(10) For the expansion of an outpatient clinic, Savannah, Georgia, $3,168,000.
(11) For an outpatient clinic, Sun City, Arizona, $2,295,000.
(12) For a primary care annex, Tampa, Florida, $8,652,000.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY, OKALOOSA
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
(a) Authorization- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a major
medical facility project to construct a new medical facility of the Department
of Veterans Affairs in Okaloosa County, Florida, in an amount not to exceed
$54,475,000.
(b) Facility Location- The facility authorized to be constructed pursuant
to subsection (a) shall be built in accordance with option 2 of the report
to Congress dated June 26, 2007, required to be submitted under section 823
of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006
(Public Law 109-461; 120 Stat. 3449).
(c) Plan for Sharing of Inpatient and Outpatient Services- Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate
and House of Representatives a plan that sets forth terms and conditions for
the sharing of inpatient and outpatient services at the medical facility authorized
to be constructed pursuant to subsection (a).
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 Major Medical Facility
Projects- There is authorized to be appropriated for the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal year 2009 for the Construction, Major Projects, account--
(1) $345,900,000 for the projects authorized in section 2;
(2) $1,694,295,000 for the increased amounts authorized for projects whose
authorizations are modified by section 3; and
(3) $54,475,000 for the project authorized in section 5.
(b) Authorization For Appropriations For Fiscal Year 2009 Major Medical Facility
Leases- There is authorized to be appropriated for the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal year 2009 for the Medical Facilities account, $60,114,000,
for the leases authorized in section 4.
SEC. 7. FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of
the Senate and House of Representatives a report updating the progress of
the Secretary in complying with section 312A of title 38, United States Code.
SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT ON OUTPATIENT CLINICS.
(a) Annual Report Required- Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 8119. Annual report on outpatient clinics
`(a) Annual Report Required- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives
an annual report on community-based outpatient clinics and other outpatient
clinics. The report shall be submitted each year not later than the date on
which the budget for the next fiscal year is submitted to the Congress under
section 1105 of title 31.
`(b) Contents of Report- Each report required under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
`(1) A list of each community-based outpatient clinic and other outpatient
clinic of the Department, and for each such clinic, the type of clinic,
location, size, number of health professionals employed by the clinic, workload,
whether the clinic is leased or constructed and operated by the Secretary,
and the annual cost of operating the clinic.
`(2) A list of community-based outpatient clinics and other outpatient clinics
that the Secretary opened during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year
during which the report is submitted and a list of clinics the Secretary
proposes opening during the fiscal year during which the report is submitted
and the subsequent fiscal year, together with the cost of activating each
such clinic and the information required to be provided under paragraph
(1) for each such clinic and proposed clinic.
`(3) A list of proposed community-based outpatient clinics and other outpatient
clinics that are, as of the date of the submission of the report, under
review by the National Review Panel and a list of possible locations for
future clinics identified in the Department's strategic planning process,
including any identified locations in rural and underserved areas.
`(4) A prioritized list of sites of care identified by the Secretary that
the Secretary could establish without carrying out construction or entering
into a lease, including--
`(A) any such sites that could be expanded by hiring additional staff
or allocating staff to Federal facilities or facilities operating in collaboration
with the Federal Government; and
`(B) any sites established, or able to be established, under sections
8111 and 8153 of this title.'.
(b) Deadline for First Annual Report- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
submit the first report required under section 8119(a) of title 38, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), by not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subchapter I the
following new item:
`8119. Annual report on outpatient clinics.'.
SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
Section 807(e) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-461) is amended by striking `Medical Care' each
place it appears and inserting `Medical Facilities'.
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