[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2913 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2913

   To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical 
                facility leases, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2013

 Mr. Boustany introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical 
                facility leases, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Local Access Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2013 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
              LEASES.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major 
medical facility leases in fiscal year 2013 at the locations specified, 
and in an amount for each lease not to exceed the amount shown for such 
location:
            (1) For a clinical research and pharmacy coordinating 
        center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, an amount not to exceed 
        $9,560,000.
            (2) For a community based outpatient clinic, Brick, New 
        Jersey, an amount not to exceed $7,280,000.
            (3) For a new primary care and dental clinic annex, 
        Charleston, South Carolina, an amount not to exceed $7,070,000.
            (4) For the Cobb County Community Based Outpatient Clinic, 
        Cobb County, Georgia, an amount not to exceed $6,409,000.
            (5) For the Leeward Outpatient Healthcare Access Center, 
        Honolulu, Hawaii, including a co-located clinic with the 
        Department of Defense and the co-location of the Honolulu 
        Regional Office of the Veterans Benefits Administration and the 
        Kapolei Vet Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, an 
        amount not to exceed $15,887,000.
            (6) For a community based outpatient clinic, Johnson 
        County, Kansas, an amount not to exceed $2,263,000.
            (7) For a replacement community based outpatient clinic, 
        Lafayette, Louisiana, an amount not to exceed $2,966,000.
            (8) For a community based outpatient clinic, Lake Charles, 
        Louisiana, an amount not to exceed $2,626,000.
            (9) For outpatient clinic consolidation, New Port Richey, 
        Florida, an amount not to exceed $11,927,000.
            (10) For an outpatient clinic, Ponce, Puerto Rico, an 
        amount not to exceed $11,535,000.
            (11) For lease consolidation, San Antonio, Texas, an amount 
        not to exceed $19,426,000.
            (12) For a community based outpatient clinic, San Diego, 
        California, an amount not to exceed $11,946,000.
            (13) For an outpatient clinic, Tyler, Texas, an amount not 
        to exceed $4,327,000.
            (14) For the Errera Community Care Center, West Haven, 
        Connecticut, an amount not to exceed $4,883,000.
            (15) For the Worcester Community Based Outpatient Clinic, 
        Worcester, Massachusetts, an amount not to exceed $4,855,000.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2014 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
              LEASES.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major 
medical facility leases in fiscal year 2014 at the locations specified, 
and in an amount for each lease not to exceed the amount shown for such 
location:
            (1) For the expansion of a community based outpatient 
        clinic, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, an amount not to exceed 
        $4,232,000.
            (2) For a multispecialty clinic, Chattanooga, Tennessee, an 
        amount not to exceed $7,069,000.
            (3) For the expansion of a community based outpatient 
        clinic, Chico, California, an amount not to exceed $4,534,000.
            (4) For a community based outpatient clinic, Chula Vista, 
        California, an amount not to exceed $3,714,000.
            (5) For a new research lease, Hines, Illinois, an amount 
        not to exceed $22,032,000.
            (6) For a replacement research lease, Houston, Texas, an 
        amount not to exceed $6,142,000.
            (7) For a community based outpatient clinic, Lincoln, 
        Nebraska, an amount not to exceed $7,178,000.
            (8) For a community based outpatient clinic, Lubbock, 
        Texas, an amount not to exceed $8,554,000.
            (9) For a community based outpatient clinic consolidation, 
        Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, an amount not to exceed 
        $8,022,000.
            (10) For a community based outpatient clinic, Phoenix, 
        Arizona, an amount not to exceed $20,757,000.
            (11) For the expansion of a community based outpatient 
        clinic, Redding, California, an amount not to exceed 
        $8,154,000.
            (12) For the expansion of a community based outpatient 
        clinic, Tulsa, Oklahoma, an amount not to exceed $13,269,000.

SEC. 4. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the budgetary effects 
of this Act shall be determined by the Office of Management and Budget.
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