3.0.0 5042 2023-01-11T13:26:01Z 2023-01-11T13:26:01Z House H HR 2014-07-09 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McNERNEY:H.R. 5042.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H6035]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-18T18:55:56Z Referred to 2014-07-09T14:01:30Z 2014-07-18 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-07-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 N Armed Forces and National Security Building construction Government buildings, facilities, and property Health facilities and institutions International organizations and cooperation Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-07-09 Introduced in House 2014-10-09T15:47:30Z Jumpstart VA Construction Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 10-year pilot program of entering into partnership agreements on a competitive basis with appropriate non-federal entities for major authorized construction projects. Directs the Secretary to select 10 major medical facility projects authorized for the construction of a new facility for which: (1) Congress has appropriated funds, (2) the design and development phase is complete, and (3) construction has not begun as of the date of enactment of this Act. Requires four of such projects to be seismic-related projects and four to be community based outpatient clinic-related projects.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) appoint a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entity as the project manager of each project; (2) ensure that the project manager implements a project management plan to ensure concise and consistent communication of all parties involved; (3) work in cooperation with each participating non-federal entity to minimize multiple change orders; (4) develop metrics to monitor change order process times, with the intent of expediting any change order; and (5) monitor construction to ensure that it is in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations and VA acquisition regulations and that the costs are reasonable.

]]> Jumpstart VA Construction Act Display Title Jumpstart VA Construction Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary enters into partnership agreements with non-Federal entities for the construction of major medical facility projects. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Jumpstart VA Construction Act Introduced in House 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5042ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5042ih.xml 2014-07-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.