,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aifb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bh1 #bjai,mr4
 ,bost 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,harder of    
,california1 ,mr4 ,crist1 and ,mr4      
,rodney ,davis of ,illinois7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs to use on-site    
regulated medical waste treatment       
systems at certain ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs facilities1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs ,creation of         
,on-,site ,treatment ,systems ,affording
 ,veterans ,improvements and ,numerous  
,general ,safety ,enhancements ,act or  
the ,,va ,,cost ,,savings ,enhancements 
,act4  #b4 ,use of on-site regulated    
medical waste treatment systems at      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
facilities  7a7 ,identification of      
facilities ,the ,secretary of ,veterans 

,affairs shall identify ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs facilities that would
 benefit from cost savings associated   
with the use of an on-site regulated    
medical waste treatment system over a   
five-year period4  7b7 ,regulated       
medical waste cost analysis model ,for  
purposes of carrying out subsection 7a71
 the ,secretary shall develop a uniform 
regulated medical waste cost analysis   
model to be used to determine the cost  
savings associated with the use of an   
on-site regulated medical waste         
treatment system at ,department         
facilities4 ,such model shall be        
designed to calculate savings based on--
  7#a7 the cost of treating regulated   
medical waste at an off-site location   
under a contract with a non-,department 
entity1 compared to  7#b7 the cost of   
treating regulated medical waste        
on-site1 based on the equipment         
specification of treatment system       
manufacturers1 with capital costs       
amortized over a ten-year period4  7c7  

,installation ,at each ,department      
facility identified under subsection    
7a71 the ,secretary shall secure1       
install1 and operate an on-site         
regulated medical waste treatment       
system4  7d7 ,use of blanket purchase   
agreement ,any medical waste treatment  
system purchased pursuant to this       
section shall be purchased under the    
blanket purchase agreement known as the 
,,vha ,regulated ,medical ,waste        
,on-,site ,treatment ,equipment ,systems
 ,blanket ,purchase ,agreement or any   
successor1 contract1 agreement1 or other
 arrangement4  7e7 ,regulated medical   
waste defined ,in this section1 the term
 regulated medical waste has the meaning
 given such term under section          
#agc4acd7;a77#e7 of title #di1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 concerning       
regulated medical waste and infectious  
substances1 or any successor regulation1
 except that1 in the case of an         
applicable ,state law that is more      
expansive1 the definition in the ,state 

law shall apply4  #c4 ,no additional    
funds authorized ,no additional funds   
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out the requirements of this ,act4
 ,such requirements shall be carried out
 using amounts otherwise authorized to  
be appropriated4