,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #aa1 #bjag,mrs4
 ,radewag5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
conduct a feasibility /udy on r5ovat+ or
 replac+ ! ,lyndon ,b4 ,johnson         
,tropical ,m$ical ,c5t] ) a new or      
updat$ facility4  #a4 ,,gao feasibility 
/udy on r5ovat+ or replac+ ! ,lyndon ,b4
 ,johnson ,tropical ,m$ical ,c5t] ) a   
new or updat$ facility  7a7 ,/udy ,!    
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9 
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs1 %all conduct a /udy to       
evaluate ! feasibility (1 & co/s to !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & local gov]nm5t       

associat$ )1 r5ovat+ or replac+ !       
,lyndon ,b4 ,johnson ,tropical ,m$ical  
,c5t] ) a new or updat$ facility4  7b7  
,report ,n lat] ?an six mon?s aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to       
,congress a report conta9+ ! f9d+s ( !  
/udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a74 ,su*   
report %all include ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!  
co/ to equip ! facility ) ev]y?+        
necess>y to meet relevant c>e /&>ds     
requir$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs1 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 &        
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4   
7#b7 ,! co/ ( r5ovations z comp>$ to !  
co/ ( an entire replacem5t ( ! facility4
  7#c7 ,! co/ ( expansions & r5ovations 
necess>y to meet ! heal?c>e dem&s ( !   
t]ritory4  7#d7 ,! feasibility ( mak+ ! 
c5t] a tea*+ hospital4  7#e7 ,! ability 
to include a rese>* c5t] at ! facility =
 /udy+ tropical diseases4  7#f7 ,h[     
improvem5ts to ! facility comp>e to !   
long t]m co/ ( (f-isl& c>e4  7#g7 ,!    
feasibility & co/ ( a program t w\ld    

help pay = m$ical /ud5ts to p]=m _!     
resid5cy at ! facility4  7#h7 ,!        
suitability ( ! location = a new        
facility4