[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5856 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 409
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5856
[Report No. 110-648]
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 22, 2008
Mr. Michaud introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
May 15, 2008
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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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--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(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''.
Union Calendar No. 409
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5856
[Report No. 110-648]
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 15, 2008
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed