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	1	+	118THCONGRESS
	2	+	1
	3	+	STSESSION S. 30
	4	+	AN ACT
	5	+	To authorize major medical facility projects for the Depart-
	6	+	ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for
	7	+	other purposes.
	8	+	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
	9	+	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2
	10	+	†S 30 ES
	11	+	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
	12	+	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal Year 2023 Vet-2
	13	+	erans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act’’. 3
	14	+	SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 4
	15	+	PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 5
	16	+	AFFAIRS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023. 6
	17	+	(a) I
	18	+	NGENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 7
	19	+	may carry out the following major medical facility projects 8
	20	+	in fiscal year 2023 at the locations specified and in an 9
	21	+	amount for each project not to exceed the amount speci-10
	22	+	fied for such location: 11
	23	+	(1) Construction of a community-based out-12
	24	+	patient clinic and national cemetery in Alameda, 13
	25	+	California, in an amount not to exceed 14
	26	+	$395,000,000. 15
	27	+	(2) Construction of a community living center 16
	28	+	and renovation of domiciliary and outpatient facili-17
	29	+	ties in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not 18
	30	+	to exceed $506,400,000. 19
	31	+	(3) Construction of a new health care center in 20
	32	+	El Paso, Texas, in an amount not to exceed 21
	33	+	$700,000,000. 22
	34	+	(4) Seismic upgrade and specialty care improve-23
	35	+	ments in Fort Harrison, Montana, in an amount not 24
	36	+	to exceed $88,600,000. 25 3
	37	+	†S 30 ES
	38	+	(5) Realignment and closure of the Livermore 1
	39	+	campus in Livermore, California, in an amount not 2
	40	+	to exceed $490,000,000. 3
	41	+	(6) Construction of a new medical facility in 4
	42	+	Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to exceed 5
	43	+	$1,013,000,000. 6
	44	+	(7) Seismic retrofit and renovation, roadway 7
	45	+	and site improvements, construction of a new spe-8
	46	+	cialty care facility, demolition, and expansion of 9
	47	+	parking facilities in Portland, Oregon, in an amount 10
	48	+	not to exceed $523,000,000. 11
	49	+	(b) A
	50	+	UTHORIZATION OFAPPROPRIATIONS.—There is 12
	51	+	authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 13
	52	+	Affairs for fiscal year 2023 or the year in which funds 14
	53	+	are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects ac-15
	54	+	count, $3,716,000,000 for the projects authorized in sub-16
	55	+	section (a). 17
	56	+	Passed the Senate March 21, 2023.
	57	+	Attest:
	58	+	Secretary. 118
	59	+	TH
	60	+	CONGRESS
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	62	+	ST
	63	+	S
	64	+	ESSION
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1	66		S. 30
2		-	One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
3		-	of the
4		-	United States of America
5		-	AT THE FIRST SESSION
6		-	Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
7		-	the third day of January, two thousand and twenty three
8	67		AN ACT
9		-	To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs
10		-	for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.
11		-	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
12		-	the United States of America in Congress assembled,
13		-	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
14		-	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs
15		-	Major Medical Facility Authorization Act’’.
16		-	SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS OF
	68	+	To authorize major medical facility projects for the
17	69		Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year
18		-	2023.
19		-	(a) INGENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry
20		-	out the following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 2023
21		-	at the locations specified and in an amount for each project not
22		-	to exceed the amount specified for such location:
23		-	(1) Construction of a community-based outpatient clinic
24		-	and national cemetery in Alameda, California, in an amount
25		-	not to exceed $395,000,000.
26		-	(2) Construction of a community living center and renova-
27		-	tion of domiciliary and outpatient facilities in Canandaigua,
28		-	New York, in an amount not to exceed $506,400,000.
29		-	(3) Construction of a new health care center in El Paso,
30		-	Texas, in an amount not to exceed $700,000,000.
31		-	(4) Seismic upgrade and specialty care improvements in
32		-	Fort Harrison, Montana, in an amount not to exceed
33		-	$88,600,000.
34		-	(5) Realignment and closure of the Livermore campus in
35		-	Livermore, California, in an amount not to exceed $490,000,000.
36		-	(6) Construction of a new medical facility in Louisville,
37		-	Kentucky, in an amount not to exceed $1,013,000,000.
38		-	(7) Seismic retrofit and renovation, roadway and site
39		-	improvements, construction of a new specialty care facility,
40		-	demolition, and expansion of parking facilities in Portland,
41		-	Oregon, in an amount not to exceed $523,000,000.
42		-	(b) A
43		-	UTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized S. 30—2
44		-	to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal
45		-	year 2023 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the
46		-	Construction, Major Projects account, $3,716,000,000 for the
47		-	projects authorized in subsection (a).
48		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives.
49		-	Vice President of the United States and
50		-	President of the Senate.
	70	+	2023, and for other purposes.