[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3277 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3277

To improve the leasing projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2019

Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Webster of 
  Florida, and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To improve the leasing projects of the Department 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. HANDBOOK TO IMPROVE LEASING PROJECTS.

    (a) Update.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and not less than once every five-year period 
thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update the handbook 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs titled ``Planning and Activating 
Community Based Outpatient Clinics'', or a successor handbook, to 
reflect current policies, best practices, and clarify the roles and 
responsibilities of the personnel of the Department involved in the 
leasing projects of the Department.
    (b) CBOC.--The Secretary shall ensure that the handbook specified 
in subsection (a) defines ``community based outpatient clinic'' in the 
same manner as such term is defined in the Veterans Health 
Administration Site Tracking database (commonly known as ``VAST'') as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Use of Handbook Standards for Oversight.--The Secretary shall 
ensure that the Veterans Health Administration incorporates the best 
practices contained in the handbook specified in subsection (a) in 
conducting oversight of the medical centers of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Integrated Service Network.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF TRAINING REGARDING HANDBOOK TO IMPROVE LEASING 
              PROJECTS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall provide guidance and training to employees of 
the Veterans Health Administration for the use of the handbook 
specified in section 1(a). The Secretary shall update such guidance and 
training together with each update of such handbook.
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