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Bill114th CongressFiled Feb 23, 2016Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 4590

Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act

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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Jun 21, 2016)

Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Constructions Authorization Act

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following major medical facility projects (each with specified maximum authorized funds):

  • seismic corrections to buildings, including retrofitting and replacement of high-risk buildings, in San Francisco, California;
  • seismic corrections to facilities, including facilities to support homeless veterans, at the medical center in West Los Angeles, California;
  • seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in Long Beach, California;
  • construction of an outpatient clinic, administrative space, cemetery, and columbarium in Alameda, California;
  • realignment of medical facilities in Livermore, California;
  • construction of a replacement community living center in Perry Point, Maryland; and
  • seismic corrections and other renovations to several buildings and construction of a specialty care building in American Lake, Washington.

The bill authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY2016 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, account. Only specified funds may be used to carry out such projects.

(Sec. 3) The VA shall submit the following information for each project:

  • a line item accounting of construction management expenditures,
  • future amounts budgeted for construction management,
  • a justification for expenditures and future amounts, and
  • any agreement entered into by the VA regarding the Army Corps of Engineers providing project services.

What just happenedJun 22, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1](R-FL)Sponsor
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  1. Jun 22, 2016IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  2. Jun 21, 2016FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Jun 21, 2016FloorH37300

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4006-4007)

  4. Jun 21, 2016Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4006-4007)

  5. Jun 21, 2016FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4590.

  6. Jun 21, 2016FloorH30000

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4006-4008)

  7. Jun 21, 2016FloorH30300

    Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. May 10, 2016CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 421.

  9. May 10, 2016CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-545.

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  10. May 10, 2016Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-545.

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  11. Feb 25, 2016Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  12. Feb 25, 2016Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  13. Feb 25, 2016Committee

    Subcommittee on Health Discharged.

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  14. Feb 24, 2016Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  15. Feb 23, 2016IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  16. Feb 23, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  17. Feb 23, 2016IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed House amendedJun 21, 201636

Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Constructions Authorization Act

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following major medical facility projects (each with specified maximum authorized funds):

  • seismic corrections to buildings, including retrofitting and replacement of high-risk buildings, in San Francisco, California;
  • seismic corrections to facilities, including facilities to support homeless veterans, at the medical center in West Los Angeles, California;
  • seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in Long Beach, California;
  • construction of an outpatient clinic, administrative space, cemetery, and columbarium in Alameda, California;
  • realignment of medical facilities in Livermore, California;
  • construction of a replacement community living center in Perry Point, Maryland; and
  • seismic corrections and other renovations to several buildings and construction of a specialty care building in American Lake, Washington.

The bill authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY2016 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, account. Only specified funds may be used to carry out such projects.

(Sec. 3) The VA shall submit the following information for each project:

  • a line item accounting of construction management expenditures,
  • future amounts budgeted for construction management,
  • a justification for expenditures and future amounts, and
  • any agreement entered into by the VA regarding the Army Corps of Engineers providing project services.
Reported to House with amendment(s)May 10, 201617

Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety, Construction, and Leases Authorization Act

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following major medical facility projects (each with specified maximum authorized funds):

  • seismic corrections to buildings, including retrofitting and replacement of high-risk buildings, in San Francisco, California;
  • seismic corrections to facilities, including facilities to support homeless veterans, at the medical center in West Los Angeles, California;
  • seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in Long Beach, California;
  • construction of an outpatient clinic, administrative space, cemetery, and columbarium in Alameda, California;
  • realignment of medical facilities in Livermore, California;
  • construction of a replacement community living center in Perry Point, Maryland; and
  • seismic corrections and other renovations to several buildings and construction of a specialty care building in American Lake, Washington.

The bill authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY2016 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, account. Only specified funds may be used to carry out such projects.

(Sec. 3) The VA shall submit the following information for each project:

  • a line item accounting of construction management expenditures,
  • future amounts budgeted for construction management,
  • a justification for expenditures and future amounts, and
  • any agreement entered into by the VA regarding the Army Corps of Engineers providing project services.

(Sec. 4) The VA may carry out major medical facility leases (each with specified maximum authorized funds) for:

  • outpatient clinics in Daytona Beach, Gainesville, and Ocala, Florida, Hampton Roads, Virginia, Missoula, Montana, northern Colorado, Oxnard and Santa Rosa, California, Pike County, Georgia, Portland, Maine, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Ann Arbor, Michigan;
  • an outpatient mental health clinic and an outpatient specialty clinic in Birmingham, Alabama;
  • research space in Mission Bay, California, Boston, Massachusetts, and Charleston, South Carolina; and
  • Chief Business Office Purchased Care office space in Denver, Colorado.

(Sec. 5) The VA shall report monthly on the status of each major medical facility project authorized under this bill until the VA's Administrative Investigative Board submits its report on the major medical facility project at the VA medical center in Aurora, Colorado.

(Sec. 6) The Veterans' Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991 is amended to authorize the VA to sell for fair market value Pershing Hall, in Paris, France, and transfer to the purchaser all right, title, and interest of the United States in the property. The VA shall, upon such sale, return to the entity from which the United States acquired Pershing Hall any personal property in the VA's possession, including memorabilia regarding General Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. The Pershing Hall Revolving Fund shall be abolished one year after such sale and its corpus and accrued interest shall be deposited in the VA's Construction, Major Projects account.

Introduced in HouseFeb 23, 2016

Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety, Construction, and Leases Authorization Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following major medical facility projects (each with specified maximum authorized funds):

  • seismic corrections to buildings, including retrofitting and replacement of high-risk buildings, in San Francisco, California;
  • seismic corrections to facilities, including facilities to support homeless veterans, at the medical center in West Los Angeles, California;
  • seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in Long Beach, California;
  • construction of an outpatient clinic, administrative space, cemetery, and columbarium in Alameda, California;
  • realignment of medical facilities in Livermore, California;
  • construction of a replacement community living center in Perry Point, Maryland; and
  • seismic corrections and other renovations to several buildings and construction of a specialty care building in American Lake, Washington.

A specified amount is authorized to be appropriated to the VA for such projects for FY2016 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, account.

Such projects may only be carried out using specified funds.

The VA shall submit to Congress the following information for each such project:

  • line item accounting of construction management expenditures,
  • future amounts budgeted for construction management, and
  • any agreement entered into by the VA regarding the Army Corps of Engineers providing project services.

The VA may carry out major medical facility leases (each with specified maximum authorized funds) for specified outpatient clinics and research spaces.

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