[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17823]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 
509, and the Senate then proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 509) to authorize a major medical facility 
     project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
     Walla Walla, Washington, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read three times, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 509) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 509

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

     SECTION 1. MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, WALLA WALLA, 
                   WASHINGTON.

       (a) Authorization for Major Medical Facility Project.--The 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a major medical 
     facility project for the construction of a new multiple 
     specialty outpatient facility, campus renovation and 
     upgrades, and additional parking at the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, 
     with the project to be carried out in an amount not to exceed 
     $71,400,000.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
     fiscal year 2009 for the Construction, Major Projects 
     account, $71,400,000 for the project authorized in subsection 
     (a).

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