113 HR 902 IH: Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act U.S. House of Representatives 2013-02-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 902 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2013 Mr. Boustany (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Ms. DeLauro) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act.

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Authorization of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 major medical facility leases

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility leases in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 at the locations specified: (1)A clinical research and pharmacy coordinating center, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (2)A community based outpatient clinic, Brick, New Jersey. (3)A new primary care and dental clinic annex, Charleston, South Carolina. (4)The Cobb County Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Cobb County, Georgia. (5)The Leeward Outpatient Healthcare Access Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, including a co-located clinic with the Department of Defense and the co-location of the Honolulu Regional Office of the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Kapolei Vet Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (6)A community based outpatient clinic, Lafayette, Louisiana. (7)A community based outpatient clinic, Lake Charles, Louisiana. (8)Outpatient clinic consolidation, New Port Richey, Florida. (9)An outpatient clinic, Ponce, Puerto Rico. (10)Lease consolidation, San Antonio, Texas. (11)The Errera Community Care Center, West Haven, Connecticut. (12)The Worchester Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Worchester, Massachusetts.

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Authorization in reduced amounts for major facility leases previously authorized in prior fiscal years

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 2013 at the locations specified, in an amount for each lease not to exceed the amount shown for such location: (1)For a community based outpatient clinic, Johnson County, Kansas, authorized by section 1(a)(9) of the Act entitled An Act to authorize major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. (Public Law 111–82; 123 Stat. 2140), an amount not to exceed $2,431,900. (2)For the expansion of a community based outpatient clinic, San Diego, California, authorized by section 901(3) of the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–275; 124 Stat. 2894), an amount not to exceed $11,893,505. (3)For the expansion of the community based outpatient clinic, Tyler, Texas, authorized by section 7(a)(3) of the Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–444; 120 Stat. 3312), an amount not to exceed $3,610,775.