,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,coffman 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,polis1
 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 and ,mr4 
,buck7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
extend the authorization for the        
construction of the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,center in  
,aurora1 ,colorado1 and to direct the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
enter into an agreement with the ,army  
,corps of ,engineers to manage such     
construction4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,aurora ,,va   
,hospital ,financing and ,construction  
,reform ,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,extension  
of authorization of major medical       
facility project to replace ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,center  
in ,denver1 ,colorado ,the ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs may carry out the   

major medical facility project to       
replace the ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs ,medical ,center in ,denver1   
,colorado1 in an amount not to exceed a 
total of #a1ajj1jjj1jjj4  #c4           
,management of ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs ,medical ,center in ,aurora1   
,colorado  7a7 ,transfer of construction
 agent responsibilities ,not later than 
#cj days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs shall enter into an  
agreement under section #aece of title  
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly    
referred to as the ,economy ,act71 with 
the ,army ,corps of ,engineers to       
obtain1 on a reimbursable basis1 the    
services of the ,army ,corps of         
,engineers for construction agent       
responsibilities associated with the    
,aurora medical facility project until  
the date on which the project is        
completed1 as defined in the agreement4 
,notwithstanding such section #aece1    
funds to implement this work may be     

obligated at the time the reimbursable  
order is accepted by the ,army ,corps of
 ,engineers4  7b7 ,duties  7#a7         
,responsibilities ,under the agreement  
entered into under subsection 7a71 the  
,army ,corps of ,engineers shall have   
the authority to perform the project1   
design1 contract and construction       
management necessary to complete the    
remaining work at the ,aurora medical   
facility project4 ,such authority shall 
include entering into new contracts in  
accordance with the ,federal            
,acquisition ,regulation to fulfill     
construction agent responsibilities     
associated with such project4 ,a        
determination will be made if entering  
into a new contract agreement with the  
current prime contractor is consistent  
with the ,federal ,acquisition          
,regulation and in the best interests of
 the ,government4  7#b7 ,information    
required ,in accordance with subsection 
7d77#a71 the ,secretary of ,veterans    
,affairs shall provide the ,army ,corps 

of ,engineers with the information      
needed to ensure that the ,army ,corps  
of ,engineers understands the           
requirements for the successful         
operation of the ,aurora medical        
facility project4  7c7 ,plans and       
reports  7#a7 ,completion ,plans ,not   
later than #ij days after entering into 
the agreement under subsection 7a71 the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 based 
upon the advice of the ,army ,corps of  
,engineers provided under the agreement 
entered into under subsection 7a71 shall
 submit to the ,committees on ,veterans'
 ,affairs of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,senate        
detailed plans1 including estimated     
costs1 to complete construction of the  
,aurora medical facility project4  7#b7 
,progress ,reports ,not later than #ahj 
days after entering into the agreement  
under subsection 7a71 and each #ahj-;day
 period thereafter until the date on    
which the ,aurora medical facility      
project is completed1 the ,secretary of 

,veterans ,affairs1 based on the advice 
of the ,army ,corps of ,engineers       
provided under the agreement entered    
into under subsection 7a71 shall submit 
to the ,committees on ,veterans'        
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and ,senate a report   
detailing the progress on the ,aurora   
medical facility project4  7d7          
,cooperation  7#a7 ,information ,the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
provide the ,army ,corps of ,engineers  
with any documents or information which 
the ,army ,corps of ,engineers          
determines necessary to carry out       
subsections 7a7 and 7b74  7#b7          
,assistance ,upon request by the ,army  
,corps of ,engineers1 the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs shall provide to the 
,army ,corps of ,engineers any          
assistance that the ,army ,corps of     
,engineers determines necessary to carry
 out subsections 7a7 and 7b74 ,such     
assistance shall be provided at no cost 
to the ,army ,corps of ,engineers4  7e7 

,aurora medical facility project defined
 ,in this section1 the term ,aurora     
medical facility project means the major
 medical facility project specified in  
section #b to replace the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,center in 
,denver1 ,colorado4