,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bjd  #aacth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ceba  ,report ,no4 #aac-bhd  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,november #ah1 #bjac ,mr4 ,miller of    
,florida introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,december #i1 #bjac
 ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 
,mr4 ,runyan1 ,mr4 ,michaud1 ,ms4 ,brown
 of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,brownley of         
,california1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4   
,o',rourke1 and ,mr4 ,boustany          
,december #i1 #bjac ,committed to the   
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs major 
medical facility leases1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs ,major ,medical      
,facility ,lease ,authorization ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,authorization of major     
medical facility leases ,the ,secretary 

of ,veterans ,affairs may carry out the 
following major medical facility leases 
at the locations specified1 and in an   
amount for each lease not to exceed the 
amount shown for such location 7not     
including any estimated cancellation    
costs73  7#a7 ,for a clinical research  
and pharmacy coordinating center1       
,albuquerque1 ,new ,mexico1 an amount   
not to exceed #i1efj1jjj4  7#b7 ,for a  
community-based outpatient clinic1      
,brick1 ,new ,jersey1 an amount not to  
exceed #g1bhj1jjj4  7#c7 ,for a new     
primary care and dental clinic annex1   
,charleston1 ,south ,carolina1 an amount
 not to exceed #g1jgj1bej4  7#d7 ,for   
the ,cobb ,county community-based       
,outpatient ,clinic1 ,cobb ,county1     
,georgia1 an amount not to exceed       
#f1dji1jjj4  7#e7 ,for the ,leeward     
,outpatient ,healthcare ,access ,center1
 ,honolulu1 ,hawaii1 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 ,affairs1 an   
amount not to exceed #ae1hhg1cgj4  7#f7 
,for a community-based outpatient       
clinic1 ,johnson ,county1 ,kansas1 an   
amount not to exceed #b1bfc1jjj4  7#g7  
,for a replacement community-based      
outpatient clinic1 ,lafayette1          
,louisiana1 an amount not to exceed     
#b1iif1jjj4  7#h7 ,for a community-based
 outpatient clinic1 ,lake ,charles1     
,louisiana1 an amount not to exceed     
#b1fbf1jjj4  7#i7 ,for outpatient clinic
 consolidation1 ,new ,port ,richey1     
,florida1 an amount not to exceed       
#aa1ibg1jjj4  7#aj7 ,for an outpatient  
clinic1 ,ponce1 ,puerto ,rico1 an amount
 not to exceed #aa1ece1jjj4  7#aa7 ,for 
lease consolidation1 ,san ,antonio1     
,texas1 an amount not to exceed         
#ai1dbf1jjj4  7#ab7 ,for a              
community-based outpatient clinic1 ,san 
,diego1 ,california1 an amount not to   
exceed #aa1idf1ajj4  7#ac7 ,for an      

outpatient clinic1 ,tyler1 ,texas1 an   
amount not to exceed #d1cbg1jjj4  7#ad7 
,for the ,errera ,community ,care       
,center1 ,west ,haven1 ,connecticut1 an 
amount not to exceed #d1hhc1jjj4  7#ae7 
,for the ,worcester community-based     
,outpatient ,clinic1 ,worcester1        
,massachusetts1 an amount not to exceed 
#d1hee1jjj4  7#af7 ,for the expansion of
 a community-based outpatient clinic1   
,cape ,girardeau1 ,missouri1 an amount  
not to exceed #d1bcb1jfj4  7#ag7 ,for a 
multispecialty clinic1 ,chattanooga1    
,tennessee1 an amount not to exceed     
#g1jfi1jjj4  7#ah7 ,for the expansion of
 a community-based outpatient clinic1   
,chico1 ,california1 an amount not to   
exceed #d1ecd1jjj4  7#ai7 ,for a        
community-based outpatient clinic1      
,chula ,vista1 ,california1 an amount   
not to exceed #c1gad1jjj4  7#bj7 ,for a 
new research lease1 ,hines1 ,illinois1  
an amount not to exceed #bb1jcb1jjj4    
7#ba7 ,for a replacement research lease1
 ,houston1 ,texas1 an amount not to     

exceed #f1adb1jjj4  7#bb7 ,for a        
community-based outpatient clinic1      
,lincoln1 ,nebraska1 an amount not to   
exceed #g1agh1djj4  7#bc7 ,for a        
community-based outpatient clinic1      
,lubbock1 ,texas1 an amount not to      
exceed #h1eed1jjj4  7#bd7 ,for a        
community-based outpatient clinic       
consolidation1 ,myrtle ,beach1 ,south   
,carolina1 an amount not to exceed      
#h1jbb1jjj4  7#be7 ,for a               
community-based outpatient clinic1      
,phoenix1 ,arizona1 an amount not to    
exceed #bj1geg1jjj4  7#bf7 ,for the     
expansion of a community-based          
outpatient clinic1 ,redding1            
,california1 an amount not to exceed    
#h1aed1jjj4  7#bg7 ,for the expansion of
 a community-based outpatient clinic1   
,tulsa1 ,oklahoma1 an amount not to     
exceed #ac1bfi1bjj4  #c4 ,budgetary     
treatment of ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs major medical facilities leases
  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the     
following3  7#a7 ,title #ca1 ,united    

,states ,code1 requires the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs to record the full
 cost of its contractual obligation     
against funds available at the time a   
contract is executed4  7#b7 ,office of  
,management and ,budget ,circular ,a-#aa
 provides guidance to agencies in       
meeting the statutory requirements under
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 with 
respect to leases4  7#c7 ,for operating 
leases1 ,office of ,management and      
,budget ,circular ,a-#aa requires the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to    
record up-front budget authority in an  
amount equal to total payments under the
 full term of the lease or an amount    
sufficient to cover first year lease    
payments plus cancellation costs4  7b7  
,requirement for obligation of full cost
 ,subject to the availability of        
appropriations provided in advance1 in  
exercising the authority of the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
enter into leases provided in this ,act1
 the ,secretary shall record1 pursuant  

to section #aeja of title #ca1 ,united  
,states ,code1 as the full cost of the  
contractual obligation at the time a    
contract is executed either--  7#a7 an  
amount equal to total payments under the
 full term of the lease2 or  7#b7 if the
 lease specifies payments to be made in 
the event the lease is terminated before
 its full term1 an amount sufficient to 
cover the first year lease payments plus
 the specified cancellation costs4  7c7 
,transparency  7#a7 ,compliance         
,subsection 7b7 of section #hajd of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#g7 ,in the  
case of a prospectus proposing funding  
for a major medical facility lease1 a   
detailed analysis of how the lease is   
expected to comply with ,office of      
,management and ,budget ,circular ,a-#aa
 and section #acda of title #ca         
7commonly referred to as the            
,anti-,deficiency ,act74 ,any such      
analysis shall include--  7,a7 an       

analysis of the classification of the   
lease as a lease-purchase1 capital      
lease1 or operating lease as those terms
 are defined in ,office of ,management  
and ,budget ,circular ,a-#aa2  7,b7 an  
analysis of the obligation of budgetary 
resources associated with the lease2 and
  7,c7 an analysis of the methodology   
used in determining the asset cost1 fair
 market value1 and cancellation costs of
 the lease4  4  7#b7 ,submittal to      
,congress ,such section #hajd is further
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new subsection3  7h7  7#a7    
,not less than #cj days before entering 
into a major medical facility lease1 the
 ,secretary shall submit to the         
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives--  7,a7 notice of the  
,secretary's intention to enter into the
 lease2  7,b7 a copy of the proposed    
lease2  7,c7 a description and analysis 
of any differences between the          
prospectus submitted pursuant to        

subsection 7b7 and the proposed lease2  
and  7,d7 a scoring analysis            
demonstrating that the proposed lease   
fully complies with ,office of          
,management and ,budget ,circular       
,a-#aa4  7#b7 ,each committee described 
in paragraph 7#a7 shall ensure that any 
information submitted to the committee  
under such paragraph is treated by the  
committee with the same level of        
confidentiality as is required by law of
 the ,secretary and subject to the same 
statutory penalties for unauthorized    
disclosure or use as the ,secretary4    
7#c7 ,not more than #cj days after      
entering into a major medical facility  
lease1 the ,secretary shall submit to   
each committee described in paragraph   
7#a7 a report on any material           
differences between the lease that was  
entered into and the proposed lease     
described under such paragraph1         
including how the lease that was entered
 into changes the previously submitted  
scoring analysis described in           

subparagraph 7,d7 of such paragraph4  4 
7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this section1 or the amendments made by 
this section1 shall be construed to in  
any way relieve the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs from any statutory or
 regulatory obligations or requirements 
existing prior to the enactment of this 
section and such amendments4  ,december 
#i1 #bjac ,committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed