To authorize the transfer of the Denver Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Colorado, and for other purposes.

September 6, 2001

Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. ALLARD) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

To authorize the transfer of the Denver Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Colorado, 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 `Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center Transfer to Fitzsimons Act of 2001'.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT TO FACILITATE TRANSFER OF DENVER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, COLORADO.

(a) AUTHORIZATION- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a major medical facility project, in the amount appropriated for the project pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (b), for purposes of the transfer of the Denver Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Colorado, from its current location in Denver, Colorado, to the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the Construction, Major Projects, account such sums as may be necessary for the project authorized by subsection (a).

(c) TRANSFER OF MEDICAL CENTER- (1) Upon completion of the major medical facility project authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall transfer the Denver Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center to the facility constructed pursuant to that authorization.

(2) Amounts for the cost of the transfer authorized by paragraph (1) shall be derived from amounts in the Construction, Major Projects, account for a category of activity not specific to a project that are available for obligation.

(d) REPORT ON TRANSFER COSTS- Not later than 60 days before awarding the contract for the major medical facility project authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the estimated cost of the transfer of the Denver Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center under subsection (c).

(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED- In this section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means the following:

(1) The Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate.

(2) The Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

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