,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bd1 #bjac ,mr4 
,cornyn introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to ensure t ! ,s\? ,texas ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs ,heal? ,c>e ,c5t] at  
,h>l+51 locat$ 9 ,h>l+51 ,texas1        
includes a full-s]vice inpati5t heal?   
c>e facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs1 to r$esignate su* c5t]1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,treto ,g>za ,f> ,s\?  
,texas ,vet]ans ,inpati5t ,c>e ,act (   
#bjac4  #b4 ,inpati5t heal? c>e facility
 at ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical
 facility 9 ,h>l+51 ,texas  7a7 ,f9d+s  
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,!
 curr5t & future heal? c>e ne$s (       
vet]ans resid+ 9 ,f> ,s\? ,texas are n  
be+ fully met by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs4  7#b7 ,accord+ to rec5t c5sus 
data1 m ?an #ajh1jjj vet]ans reside 9   

,f> ,s\? ,texas4  7#c7 ,travel times =  
vet]ans f ! ,valley ,coa/al ,b5d area f 
_! homes to ! ne>e/ ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs hospital = acute inpati5t     
heal? c>e c exce$ six h\rs4  7#d7 ,ev5 )
 ! significant travel times1 vet]ans f  
,f> ,s\? ,texas demon/rate a high dem& =
 heal? c>e s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#e7 ,ongo+ ov]seas 
deploym5ts ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces f   
,texas1 includ+ memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
on active duty1 memb]s ( ! ,texas       
,national ,gu>d1 & memb]s ( ! o!r res]ve
 compon5ts ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 w cont9ue to
 increase dem& = m$ical s]vices provid$ 
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4     
7#f7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
employs an annual ,/rategic ,capital    
,inve/m5t ,plann+ process to enable !   
,,va to cont9ually adapt to *anges 9    
demographics1 m$ical & in=mation        
te*nology1 & heal? c>e deliv]y1 :i*     
results 9 ! developm5t ( a multi-ye>    
inve/m5t plan t det]m9es :]e gaps 9     
s]vices exi/ or are project$ & develops 

an appropriate solution to meet ^? gaps4
  7#g7 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs1 f9al approval ( !    
,/rategic ,capital ,inve/m5t ,plann+    
priority li/ s]ves z ! build+ block ( ! 
annual budget reque/ = ! ,dep>tm5t4     
7#h7 ,arturo ,treto ,g>za1 a vet]an :o  
s]v$ 9 ! ,m>9e ,corps1 rose to ! rank ( 
,s]geant1 & s]v$ two t\rs 9 ! ,vietnam  
,w>1 pass$ away on ,octob] #c1 #bjab4   
7#i7 ,treto ,g>za1 :o 0 also a =m]      
co-*airman ( ! ,vet]ans ,alliance ( !   
,rio ,gr&e ,valley1 tirelessly f\ght to 
improve heal? c>e s]vices = vet]ans 9 ! 
,rio ,gr&e ,valley1 ) 8 ef=ts           
successfully lead+ to ! creation ( !    
,s\? ,texas ,,va ,heal? ,c>e ,c5t] at   
,h>l+51 locat$ 9 ,h>l+51 ,texas4  7b7   
,r$esignation ( ,s\? ,texas ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs ,heal? ,c>e ,c5t]     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,s\? ,texas ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs ,heal? ,c>e ,c5t] at 
,h>l+51 locat$ 9 ,h>l+51 ,texas1 is     
r$esignat$ z ! ,treto ,g>za ,s\? ,texas 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,heal?    

,c>e ,c5t]4  7#b7 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce
 9 a law1 map1 regulation1 docum5t1     
pap]1 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 ! m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph  
7#a7 %all be deem$ to be a ref]5ce to ! 
,treto ,g>za ,s\? ,texas ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs ,heal? ,c>e ,c5t]4    
7c7 ,requirem5t ( full-,s]vice inpati5t 
facility  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs %all ensure t ! ,treto
 ,g>za ,s\? ,texas ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs ,heal? ,c>e ,c5t] includes a   
full-s]vice inpati5t heal? c>e facility 
( ! ,dep>tm5t & %all modify ! exi/+     
facility z necess>y to meet t           
requirem5t4  7#b7 ,plan to exp& facility
 capabilities ,! ,secret>y %all include 
9 ! annual ,/rategic ,capital ,inve/m5t 
,plan ( ! ,dep>tm5t a project to exp& ! 
capabilities ( ! ,treto ,g>za ,s\?      
,texas ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs    
,heal? ,c>e ,c5t] by add+ ! foll[+3     
7,a7 ,inpati5t capability = #ej b$s )   
appropriate adm9i/rative1 cl9ical1      

diagno/ic1 & ancill>y s]vices ne$$ =    
support4  7,b7 ,an urg5t c>e c5t]4  7,c7
 ,! capability to provide a full range (
 s]vices to meet ! ne$s ( wom5 vet]ans4 
7d7 ,report to congress ,n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report detail+ a plan to implem5t !     
requirem5ts 9 subsection 7c71 includ+ an
 e/imate ( ! co/ ( requir$ actions & !  
"t necess>y = ! completion ( ^? actions4
  7e7 ,f> ,s\? ,texas def9$ ,9 ?is      
section1 ! t]m ,f> ,s\? ,texas means !  
foll[+ c\nties 9 ,texas3 ,aransas1 ,bee1
 ,brooks1 ,calh\n1 ,cam]on1 ,de,witt1   
,dimmit1 ,duval1 ,goliad1 ,hidalgo1     
,jackson1 ,jim ,hogg1 ,jim ,wells1      
,k5$y1 ,kleb]g1 ,nueces1 ,refugio1 ,san 
,patricio1 ,/>r1 ,victoria1 ,webb1      
,willacy1 ,zapata4