[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2646 Engrossed in House (EH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2646

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical 
facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of 
  law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans 
                    Affairs, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health 
Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Authorization of fiscal year 2012 major medical facility 
                            projects.
Sec. 3. Modification of authorization for certain major medical 
                            facility construction projects previously 
                            authorized.
Sec. 4. Authorization of fiscal year 2012 major medical facility 
                            leases.
Sec. 5. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 6. Modification of requirements relating to congressional approval 
                            of certain medical facility acquisitions.
Sec. 7. Limitation on authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use 
                            bid savings on major construction projects 
                            to expand purpose of major medical facility 
                            projects.
Sec. 8. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth clinic, 
                            Craig, Colorado.
Sec. 9. George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
                            Center.
Sec. 10. Extension of certain expiring authorities.
Sec. 11. Authorization of appropriations for comprehensive service 
                            programs for homeless veterans.
Sec. 12. Reauthorization of appropriations for financial assistance for 
                            supportive services for very low-income 
                            veteran families in permanent housing.
Sec. 13. Extension of grant program for homeless veterans with special 
                            needs.
Sec. 14. Extension of specially adapted housing assistance for 
                            individuals residing temporarily in housing 
                            owned by a family member.
Sec. 15. Extension of funding fees.
Sec. 16. Notice and verification of the use of income information from 
                            other agencies.
Sec. 17. Termination or reduction of certain benefits and services 
                            based on income information obtained from 
                            other agencies.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2012 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
              PROJECTS.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major 
medical facility projects in fiscal year 2012, with each project to be 
carried out in the amount specified for each project:
            (1) Construction of seismic corrections for Building 100 at 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Seattle, 
        Washington, in an amount not to exceed $51,800,000.
            (2) Construction of seismic corrections and renovation of 
        various buildings to include Building 209 for housing 
        facilities for homeless veterans at the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs Medical Center in West Los Angeles, California, in an 
        amount not to exceed $35,500,000.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN MAJOR MEDICAL 
              FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED.

    (a) Modification of Authorization of Fiscal Year 2007 Major Medical 
Facility Project at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
Fayetteville, Arkansas.--Section 803(3) of the Veterans Benefits, 
Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
461) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and a parking garage'' after ``clinical 
        addition''; and
            (2) by striking ``$56,163,000'' and inserting 
        ``$90,600,000''.
    (b) Modification of Extension of Authorization for Major Medical 
Facility Construction Project in Orlando, Florida, Previously 
Authorized in Connection With Capital Asset Realignment Initiative.--
Section 802(11) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information 
Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-461), as amended by section 
702(b)(4) of the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-387; 122 Stat. 4137), is amended by 
inserting ``, including a Simulation, Learning, Education, and Research 
Network Center,'' after ``Florida, area''.
    (c) Increase in Amount of Authorization of Fiscal Year 2008 Major 
Medical Facility Project at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center in Palo Alto, California.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
carry out the major medical facility project at the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Palo Alto, California, for which 
amounts were appropriated under chapter 3 of title I of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 122 Stat. 
2326) under the heading ``construction, major projects'' under the 
heading ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS'' in an amount not to exceed 
$716,600,000.
    (d) Increase in Amount of Authorization of Fiscal Year 2009 Major 
Medical Facility Project at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.--Section 701(3) of the Veterans' Mental 
Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-387; 122 
Stat. 4137) is amended by striking ``$225,900,000'' and inserting 
``$277,000,000''.
    (e) Increase in Amount of Authorization of Fiscal Year 2007 Major 
Medical Facility Project at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center, St. Louis, Missouri.--Section 803(5) of the Veterans Benefits, 
Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
461) is amended by striking ``$69,053,000'' and inserting 
``$346,300,000''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2012 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
              LEASES.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following 
fiscal year 2012 major medical facility leases at the locations 
specified, in an amount not to exceed the amount shown for that 
location:
            (1) Columbus, Georgia, Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, 
        in an amount not to exceed $5,335,000.
            (2) Fort Wayne, Indiana, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount 
        not to exceed $2,845,000.
            (3) Mobile, Alabama, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to 
        exceed $6,565,000.
            (4) Rochester, New York, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount 
        not to exceed $9,232,000.
            (5) Salem, Oregon, Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, in an 
        amount not to exceed $2,549,000.
            (6) San Jose, California, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount 
        not to exceed $9,546,000.
            (7) South Bend, Indiana, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount 
        not to exceed $6,731,000.
            (8) Springfield, Missouri, Community-Based Outpatient 
        Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $6,489,000.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations for Construction.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
fiscal year 2012 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 
Construction, Major Projects, account $87,300,000 for the projects 
authorized in section 2.
    (b) Modification of Authorization for Certain Major Medical 
Facility Construction Projects Previously Authorized.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
fiscal year 2012 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 
Construction, Major Projects, account $850,070,000 for the projects 
authorized in section 3.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations for Medical Facility Leases.--
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2012 or the year in which funds are 
appropriated for the Medical Facilities account $49,292,000 for the 
leases authorized in section 4.
    (d) Limitation.--The projects authorized in sections 2, 3, and 4 
may only be carried out using--
            (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2012 pursuant to the 
        authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) of this 
        section;
            (2) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a 
        fiscal year before fiscal year 2012 that remain available for 
        obligation;
            (3) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a 
        fiscal year after fiscal year 2012 that remain available for 
        obligation;
            (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
        for fiscal year 2012 for a category of activity not specific to 
        a project;
            (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
        for a fiscal year before 2012 for a category of activity not 
        specific to a project; and
            (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
        for a fiscal year after 2012 for a category of activity not 
        specific to a project.

SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL 
              OF CERTAIN MEDICAL FACILITY ACQUISITIONS.

    Section 8104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``detailed description'' 
                        and inserting ``detailed estimate of the total 
                        costs'';
                            (ii) by striking ``a description of the 
                        consideration'' and inserting ``a detailed 
                        report of the consideration''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following: 
                        ``Such detailed estimate shall include an 
                        identification of each of the following:
                    ``(A) Total construction costs.
                    ``(B) Activation costs.
                    ``(C) Special purpose alterations (lump-sum 
                payment) costs.
                    ``(D) Number of personnel.
                    ``(E) Total costs of ancillary services, equipment, 
                and all other items.'';
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
                redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs 
                (2) through (6), respectively;
                    (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``a five-year period and a ten-year period'' 
                and inserting ``a five-year period, a ten-year period, 
                and a twenty-year period'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by 
                inserting before the period at the end the following: 
                ``, including information on projected changes in 
                workload and utilization over a five-year period, a 
                ten-year period, and a twenty-year period'';
                    (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``Current and projected'' 
                        and inserting ``Projected''; and
                            (ii) by inserting before the period at the 
                        end the following: ``(including and identifying 
                        both recurring and non-recurring costs 
                        (including activation costs and total costs of 
                        ancillary services, equipment and all other 
                        items)) over a five-year period, a ten-year 
                        period, and a twenty-year period''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``a description of each 
                        alternative to construction of the facility 
                        that was considered.'' and inserting ``each of 
                        the following:''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following new 
                        subparagraphs:
                    ``(A) A detailed estimate of the total costs 
                (including total construction costs, activation costs, 
                special purpose alterations (lump-sum payment) costs, 
                number of personnel and total costs of ancillary 
                services, equipment and all other items) for each 
                alternative to construction of the facility that was 
                considered.
                    ``(B) A comparison of total costs to total benefits 
                for each such alternative.
                    ``(C) An explanation of why the preferred 
                alternative is the most effective means to achieve the 
                stated project goals and the most cost-effective 
                alternative.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``major medical facility project'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``major 
                construction project''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``major medical facility projects'' and 
                        inserting ``major construction projects''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``major medical facility'' and inserting 
                        ``major construction project''.

SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO USE 
              BID SAVINGS ON MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO EXPAND 
              PURPOSE OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.

    Section 8104(d)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by 
section 6, is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
    ``(C) The Secretary may not obligate an amount under subparagraph 
(A) to expand the purpose of a major construction project except 
pursuant to a provision of law enacted after the date on which the 
Secretary submits to the committees described in subparagraph (B) 
notice of the following:
            ``(i) The major construction project that is the source of 
        the bid savings.
            ``(ii) The major construction project for which the 
        Secretary intends to expand the purpose.
            ``(iii) A description of such expansion of purpose.
            ``(iv) The amounts the Secretary intends to obligate to 
        expand the purpose.''.

SEC. 8. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TELEHEALTH CLINIC, 
              CRAIG, COLORADO.

    (a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth 
clinic in Craig, Colorado, shall after the date of the enactment of 
this Act be known and designated as the ``Major William Edward Adams 
Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States to the clinic 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to 
the ``Major William Edward Adams Department of Veterans Affairs 
Clinic''.

SEC. 9. GEORGE H. O'BRIEN, JR., DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
              CENTER.

    (a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
located in Big Spring, Texas, shall after the date of the enactment of 
this Act be known and designated as the ``George H. O'Brien, Jr., 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs medical center referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be considered to be a reference to the ``George H. O'Brien, Jr., 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.

SEC. 10. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Recovery Audits for Certain Contracts.--Section 1703(d)(4) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2013'' and inserting ``September 30, 2020''.
    (b) Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs.--Section 
2021(e)(1)(F) of such title is amended by striking ``2011'' and 
inserting ``2012''.
    (c) Treatment and Rehabilitation for Seriously Mentally Ill and 
Homeless Veterans.--Section 2031(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2011'' and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.
    (d) Additional Services for Seriously Mentally Ill and Homeless 
Veterans.--Section 2033(d) of such title is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2011'' and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.
    (e) Housing Assistance for Homeless Veterans.--Section 2041(c) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2011'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2012''.
    (f) Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.--Section 2066(d) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 30, 2011'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2012''.
    (g) Authority To Transfer Real Property.--Section 8118(a)(5) of 
such title is amended by striking ``the date that is seven years after 
the date of the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``December 
31, 2018''.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE 
              PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

    Section 2013 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``subchapter'' and all that follows through 
        the period at the end and inserting the following: ``subchapter 
        amounts as follows:''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(1) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
        2009.
            ``(2) $175,100,000 for fiscal year 2010.
            ``(3) $217,700,000 for fiscal year 2011.
            ``(4) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
            ``(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each subsequent 
        fiscal year.''.

SEC. 12. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
              SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES 
              IN PERMANENT HOUSING.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 2044 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following 
        new subparagraph:
            ``(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2011'' and inserting 
        ``2012''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of such subsection is 
further amended by striking ``carry out subsection (a), (b), and (c)'' 
and inserting ``carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c)''.

SEC. 13. EXTENSION OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL 
              NEEDS.

    Section 2061(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2011'' and inserting ``2012''.

SEC. 14. EXTENSION OF SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR 
              INDIVIDUALS RESIDING TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A 
              FAMILY MEMBER.

    Section 2102A(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2011'' and inserting ``2012''.

SEC. 15. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FEES.

    Section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``October 1, 2011'' each place it occurs and inserting 
``November 18, 2011''.

SEC. 16. NOTICE AND VERIFICATION OF THE USE OF INCOME INFORMATION FROM 
              OTHER AGENCIES.

    Section 5317(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2011'' and inserting ``November 18, 2011''.

SEC. 17. TERMINATION OR REDUCTION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS AND SERVICES 
              BASED ON INCOME INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OTHER AGENCIES.

    (a) Title 38.--Section 5317A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2011'' and inserting ``November 18, 
2011''.
    (b) Social Security Act.--Section 453(j)(11)(G) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(11)(G)) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2011'' and inserting ``November 18, 2011''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 2011.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2646

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                                 AN ACT

   To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical 
facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of 
  law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans 
                    Affairs, and for other purposes.