3.0.0 1681 2023-01-11T13:27:59Z 2023-01-11T13:27:59Z House HR 2015-03-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COFFMAN:H.R. 1681.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2113]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-07T18:06:34Z Referred to 2015-03-26T13:01:40Z Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act 114 997 S 2015-04-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Aurora VA Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 114 593 HR 2015-03-19 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2015-04-07 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2015-03-26 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 N P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2015-04-14 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2015-04-14 False T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2015-04-14 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2015-04-14 False R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 2015-04-14 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2015-04-14 False Armed Forces and National Security Building construction Colorado Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-03-26 Introduced in House 2015-06-23T20:26:13Z VA Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act

This bill authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the major medical facility project to replace the VA Medical Center in Denver, Colorado (Aurora Project).

The Secretary may not pay any bonus during FY2015-FY2016. If the Aurora Project is not completed by September 30, 2016, the Secretary may not pay any bonus until the date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that such Project is fully operational. The aggregate amount of subsequent fiscal year bonuses is capped through FY2024.

The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Army for the Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the design, contract, construction management, and other similar services for the Aurora Project.

The bill prohibits the VA Secretary from carrying out a major medical facility project and requires the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out all major medical facility projects for the VA.

The Government Accountability Office shall review the Secretary's management of the Aurora Project.

The Secretary must notify Congress at least 120 days (currently, at least 30 days) before obligating funds for major medical facility projects that exceed authorized amounts.

]]> VA Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act Display Title VA Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act Official Title as Introduced To extend the authorization for the major medical facility project to replace the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to manage the construction of such project, to transfer the authority to carry out future major medical facility projects of the Department from the Secretary to the Army Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act Introduced in House 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1681ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1681ih.xml 2015-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 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.