[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3021 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3021

 To authorize a major medical facility project at the San Juan, Puerto 
          Rico, Department of Veterans Affairs medical center.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 5, 2003

 Mr. Acevedo-Vila introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize a major medical facility project at the San Juan, Puerto 
          Rico, Department of Veterans Affairs medical center.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT, SAN JUAN, 
              PUERTO RICO.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a major medical 
facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to make improvements, in an amount not to 
exceed $30,000,000, in order to bring that facility into compliance 
with the Department of Veterans Affairs directive designated as the CD-
54 Natural Disasters Directive.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Construction, Major Projects, account $30,000,000 for the project 
authorized in section 1.
    (b) Limitation.--The project authorized in section 1 may only be 
carried out using--
            (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2004 pursuant to the 
        authorization of appropriations in subsection (a);
            (2) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
        for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2004 that remain available 
        for obligation; and
            (3) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
        for fiscal year 2004 for a category of activity not specific to 
        a project.
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