3.0.0 997 2023-01-11T13:27:22Z 2023-01-11T13:27:22Z Senate S 2015-04-16 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-04-16T21:00:55Z Aurora VA Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 114 593 HR 2015-03-19 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS VA Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act 114 1681 HR 2015-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Related bill CRS Aurora Veterans Affairs Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 114 285 S 2015-01-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2015-04-16 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-04-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO N B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-04-22 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 2015-04-16 Introduced in Senate 2015-05-04T22:22:23Z Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act

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

The Secretary may not pay any bonus during FY2015-FY2016.

If the project to replace the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, 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 major medical facility 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 Secretary is prohibited from carrying out any major medical facility project.

The Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, shall carry out all major medical facility projects for the Department.

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.

]]> Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act Display Title Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend the authorization for the major medical facility project to replace the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Aurora, 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act Introduced in Senate 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s997is/xml/BILLS-114s997is.xml 2015-04-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.