[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 309 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 309

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the establishment or 
collection of parking fees by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs at any 
   parking facility connected with a Department of Veterans Affairs 
    medical facility operated under a health-care resources sharing 
               agreement with the Department of Defense.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 1997

   Mr. Akaka introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the establishment or 
collection of parking fees by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs at any 
   parking facility connected with a Department of Veterans Affairs 
    medical facility operated under a health-care resources sharing 
               agreement with the Department of Defense.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PARKING FEES AT MEDICAL FACILITIES OPERATED 
              UNDER HEALTH-CARE SHARING AGREEMENTS.

    Section 8109 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking out ``For each'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Except as provided in subsection 
        (j) of this section, for each'';
            (2) in the first sentence of subsection (e), by striking 
        out ``The Secretary'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Except as 
        provided in subsection (j) of this section, the Secretary''; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) The Secretary may not establish a schedule of parking fees 
under subsection (d) or (e) of this section for any parking facilities 
used in connection with a medical facility if the medical facility is 
operated jointly by the Secretary and the Department of Defense 
pursuant to an agreement or contract for sharing health-care resources 
under section 8111 of this title.''.
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