,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1       
#bjae,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the            
construction of a replacement medical   
center of the ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs in ,aurora1 ,colorado1 and to  
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to enter into an agreement with
 the ,chief of ,engineers to act as the 
construction agent with respect to such 
construction1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,aurora ,veterans ,affairs      
,hospital ,financing and ,construction  
,reform ,act of #bjae4  #b4             
,authorization of major medical facility
 project to replace ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs medical center in    
,aurora1 ,colorado ,the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs may carry out a major

 medical facility project to replace the
 medical center of the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs in ,aurora1          
,colorado1 in an amount not to exceed   
#a1ajj1jjj1jjj4  #c4 ,construction agent
 for construction of ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,center in  
,aurora1 ,colorado  7a7 ,agreement for  
construction agent authority  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #cj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
shall enter into an agreement with the  
,chief of ,engineers to procure the     
services of the ,chief of ,engineers as 
the construction agent with respect to  
carrying out the ,aurora medical        
facility project until the date on which
 the project is completed4  7#b7        
,reimbursement ,the ,secretary shall    
reimburse the ,chief of ,engineers for  
services procured under paragraph 7#a7  
in accordance with section #aece of     
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code        
7commonly referred to as the ,economy   

,act71 except that amounts required to  
carry out the ,aurora medical facility  
project shall be obligated by the       
,secretary at the time a reimbursable   
order is accepted by the ,chief of      
,engineers4  7b7 ,duties  7#a7 ,in      
general ,pursuant to the agreement      
entered into under subsection 7a71 the  
,chief of ,engineers shall1 as the      
construction agent with respect to the  
,aurora medical facility project1 be    
given the authority to perform the      
project1 design1 contract1 and          
construction management necessary to    
complete such project4  7#b7 ,new       
contracts ,the authority under paragraph
 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 
,the authority to enter into new        
contracts in compliance with the        
,federal ,acquisition ,regulation4  7,b7
 ,the authority to determine whether    
entering into a new contract with the   
prime contractor of the ,aurora medical 
facility project as of the day before   
the date of the enactment of this ,act  

is consistent with the ,federal         
,acquisition ,regulation and in the best
 interests of the ,federal ,government4 
7c7 ,plans and reports  7#a7 ,completion
 plan ,not later than #ij days after    
entering into the agreement under       
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall1 in            
consultation with the ,chief of         
,engineers1 submit to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives a       
detailed plan1 including estimated      
costs1 to complete the 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 not 
less frequently than once during each   
#ahj-;day period thereafter until the   
date on which the ,aurora medical       
facility project is completed1 the      
,secretary shall1 in consultation with  
the ,chief of ,engineers1 submit to the 

,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives a report detailing the 
progress of the ,aurora medical facility
 project4  7d7 ,cooperation  7#a7       
,information ,the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs shall provide to the 
,chief of ,engineers any documents or   
information that the ,chief of          
,engineers considers necessary to carry 
out this section1 including information 
relating to the successful operation of 
a medical facility4  7#b7 ,assistance   
,upon request by the ,chief of          
,engineers1 the ,secretary shall provide
 to the ,chief of ,engineers1 at no cost
 to the ,chief of ,engineers1 any       
assistance that the ,chief of ,engineers
 considers necessary to carry out this  
section4  7e7 ,aurora medical facility  
project defined ,in this section1 the   
term ,aurora medical facility project   
means the major medical facility project
 planned for under section #bac7a7 of   

the ,veterans ,health ,care1 ,capital   
,asset1 and ,business ,improvement ,act 
of #bjjc 7,public ,law #ajh-agj2 #aag   
,stat4 #bjdi7 and authorized by section 
#b to replace the medical center of the 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in    
,aurora1 ,colorado4