3.0.0 4856 2023-01-11T13:44:22Z 2023-01-11T13:44:22Z Senate S 2020-10-23 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-10-23T17:56:21Z 2020-10-23 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-10-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO N Armed Forces and National Security Building construction Colorado Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Military medicine Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-10-23 Introduced in Senate 2020-11-10T20:24:36Z This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a major medical facility project starting in FY2021 for the construction of a VA medical center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The bill requires the VA and the Department of Defense to jointly submit a report assessing the feasibility and advisability of providing health care services to both veterans and active duty service members at the new Colorado facility.

After appropriations are provided for the project, the VA must enter into an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to procure services to carry out the major medical facility project to completion as the construction agent.

]]> A bill to authorize the construction of a major medical facility for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to authorize the construction of a major medical facility for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the construction of a major medical facility for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4856is/xml/BILLS-116s4856is.xml 2020-10-23 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.