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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3895
To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 2023
Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER (for herself and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To authorize major medical facility projects for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal Year 2023 Vet-
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erans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act’’.
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
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PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
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AFFAIRS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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may carry out the following major medical facility projects
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in fiscal year 2023 at the locations specified and in an
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amount for each project not to exceed the amount speci-
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fied for such location:
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(1) Construction of a community-based out-
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patient clinic and national cemetery in Alameda,
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California,
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
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$395,000,000.
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(2) Construction of a community living center
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and renovation of domiciliary and outpatient facili-
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ties in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not
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to exceed $506,400,000.
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(3) Construction of a new health care center in
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El Paso, Texas, in an amount not to exceed
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$700,000,000.
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(4) Seismic upgrade and specialty care improve-
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ments in Fort Harrison, Montana, in an amount not
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to exceed $88,600,000.
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(5) Realignment and closure of the Livermore
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campus in Livermore, California, in an amount not
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to exceed $490,000,000.
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(6) Construction of a new medical facility in
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Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to exceed
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$1,013,000,000.
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(7) Seismic retrofit and renovation, roadway
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and site improvements, construction of a new spe-
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cialty care facility, demolition, and expansion of
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parking facilities in Portland, Oregon, in an amount
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not to exceed $523,000,000.
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
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authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans
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Affairs for fiscal year 2023 or the year in which funds
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are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects ac-
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count, $3,716,000,000 for the projects authorized in sub-
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section (a).
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