[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 292 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 292 To provide for the establishment of a new medical facility for veterans in south Texas. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 1993 Mr. Ortiz (for himself and Mr. de la Garza) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the establishment of a new medical facility for veterans in south Texas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. NEW VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL FACILITY IN SOUTH TEXAS. (a) Project Authorization.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized-- (1) to acquire a site in south Texas suitable for a medical facility; and (2) to construct a medical facility on such site. (b) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of subsection (a), but the amount appropriated for the construction of the medical facility may not exceed the product of (1) the number of beds to be included in the facility, and (2) $290,000. (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``medical facility'' has the meaning given the term in section 5001(3) of title 38, United States Code. <all>