#aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bdbb ,,an ,,act ,to authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to carry out certain major medical facility projects for which appropriations are being made for fiscal year #bjaf4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fiscal ,year #bjaf ,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,seismic ,safety and ,construction ,authorization ,act4 #b4 ,authorization of certain major medical facility projects of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,military ,construction1 ,veterans ,affairs1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf1 which was passed by the ,senate on ,november #aj1 #bjae1 without a single vote cast against the bill1 and the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf include the following amounts to be appropriated to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs3 7,a7 #ce1jjj1jjj to make seismic corrections to ,building #bjh at the ,west ,los ,angeles ,medical ,center of the ,department in ,los ,angeles1 ,california1 which1 according to the ,department1 is a building that is designated as having an exceptionally high risk of sustaining substantial damage or collapsing during an earthquake4 7,b7 #aeh1jjj1jjj to provide for the construction of a new research building1 site work1 and demolition at the ,san ,francisco ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,center4 7,c7 #afa1jjj1jjj to replace ,building #acc with a new community living center at the ,long ,beach ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,center1 which1 according to the ,department1 is a building that is designated as having an extremely high risk of sustaining major damage during an earthquake4 7,d7 #dfh1hjj1jjj for construction projects that are critical to the ,department for ensuring health care access and safety at medical facilities in ,louisville1 ,kentucky1 ,jefferson ,barracks in ,st4 ,louis1 ,missouri1 ,perry ,point1 ,maryland1 ,american ,lake1 ,washington1 ,alameda1 ,california1 and ,livermore1 ,california4 7#b7 ,the ,department is unable to obligate or expend the amounts described in paragraph 7#a71 other than for construction design1 because the ,department lacks an explicit authorization by an ,act of ,congress pursuant to section #hajd7;a77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to carry out the major medical facility projects described in such paragraph4 7#c7 ,among the major medical facility projects described in paragraph 7#a71 three are critical seismic safety projects in ,california4 7#d7 ,every day that the critical seismic safety projects described in paragraph 7#c7 are delayed increases the risk of a life-threatening building failure in the case of a major seismic event4 7#e7 ,according to the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey-- 7,a7 ,california has more than a #ii percent chance of experiencing an earthquake of magnitude #f4g or greater in the next #cj years2 7,b7 even earthquakes of less severity than magnitude #f4g can cause life threatening damage to seismically unsafe buildings2 and 7,c7 in ,california1 earthquakes of magnitude #f4j or greater occur on average once every #a4b years4 7b7 ,authorization ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may carry out the following major medical facility projects1 with each project to be carried out in an amount not to exceed the amount specified for that project3 7#a7 ,seismic corrections to buildings1 including retrofitting and replacement of high-risk buildings1 in ,san ,francisco1 ,california1 in an amount not to exceed #ahj1dhj1jjj4 7#b7 ,seismic corrections to facilities1 including facilities to support homeless veterans1 at the medical center in ,west ,los ,angeles1 ,california1 in an amount not to exceed #aje1ejj1jjj4 7#c7 ,seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in ,long ,beach1 ,california1 in an amount not to exceed #bhg1ajj1jjj4 7#d7 ,construction of an outpatient clinic1 administrative space1 cemetery1 and columbarium in ,alameda1 ,california1 in an amount not to exceed #hg1ccb1jjj4 7#e7 ,realignment of medical facilities in ,livermore1 ,california1 in an amount not to exceed #aid1dcj1jjj4 7#f7 ,construction of a medical center in ,louisville1 ,kentucky1 in an amount not to exceed #aej1jjj1jjj4 7#g7 ,construction of a replacement community living center in ,perry ,point1 ,maryland1 in an amount not to exceed #ib1gjj1jjj4 7#h7 ,seismic corrections and other renovations to several buildings and construction of a specialty care building in ,american ,lake1 ,washington1 in an amount not to exceed #af1bfj1jjj4 7c7 ,authorization of appropriations for construction ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for fiscal year #bjaf or the year in which funds are appropriated for the ,construction1 ,major ,projects1 account1 #a1aac1hjb1jjj for the projects authorized in subsection 7b74 7d7 ,limitation ,the projects authorized in subsection 7b7 may only be carried out using-- 7#a7 funds appropriated for fiscal year #bjaf pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection 7c72 7#b7 funds available for ,construction1 ,major ,projects1 for a fiscal year before fiscal year #bjaf that remain available for obligation2 7#c7 funds available for ,construction1 ,major ,projects1 for a fiscal year after fiscal year #bjaf that remain available for obligation2 7#d7 funds appropriated for ,construction1 ,major ,projects1 for fiscal year #bjaf for a category of activity not specific to a project2 7#e7 funds appropriated for ,construction1 ,major ,projects1 for a fiscal year before fiscal year #bjaf for a category of activity not specific to a project2 and 7#f7 funds appropriated for ,construction1 ,major ,projects1 for a fiscal year after fiscal year #bjaf for a category of activity not specific to a project4 ,passed the ,senate ,january #bj1 #bjaf4,secretary