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118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. 30
To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY24 (legislative day, JANUARY3), 2023
Mr. T
ESTER(for himself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To authorize major medical facility projects for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal Year 2023 Vet-4
erans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act’’. 5
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 6
PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 7
AFFAIRS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023. 8
(a) I
NGENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 9
may carry out the following major medical facility projects 10
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in fiscal year 2023 at the locations specified and in an 1
amount for each project not to exceed the amount speci-2
fied for such location: 3
(1) Construction of a community-based out-4
patient clinic and national cemetery in Alameda, 5
California, in an amount not to exceed 6
$395,000,000. 7
(2) Construction of a community living center 8
and renovation of domiciliary and outpatient facili-9
ties in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not 10
to exceed $506,400,000. 11
(3) Construction of a new health care center in 12
El Paso, Texas, in an amount not to exceed 13
$700,000,000. 14
(4) Seismic upgrade and specialty care improve-15
ments in Fort Harrison, Montana, in an amount not 16
to exceed $88,600,000. 17
(5) Realignment and closure of the Livermore 18
campus in Livermore, California, in an amount not 19
to exceed $490,000,000. 20
(6) Construction of a new medical facility in 21
Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to exceed 22
$1,013,000,000. 23
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(7) Seismic retrofit and renovation of buildings 1
100 and 101 in Portland, Oregon, in an amount not 2
to exceed $523,000,000. 3
(8) Replacement of the VA Sierra Nevada 4
Health Care System Medical Center in Reno, Ne-5
vada, in an amount not to exceed $223,800,000. 6
(b) A
UTHORIZATION OFAPPROPRIATIONS.—There is 7
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 8
Affairs for fiscal year 2023 or the year in which funds 9
are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects ac-10
count, $3,939,800,000 for the projects authorized in sub-11
section (a). 12
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