,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,mr4  
,cunningham 7for himself and ,mr4       
,bilirakis7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
enter into grants or other agreements to
 assist ,state and local governments    
with community infrastructure projects  
that support medical facilities of the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,va ,community ,infrastructure     
,act4  #b4 ,veteran community           
infrastructure pilot program  7a7       
,establishment ,chapter #ha of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #haag the    
following new section3  #haag;,a4       
,veteran community infrastructure pilot 
program  7a7 ,authority ,the ,secretary 

of ,veterans ,affairs may make grants1  
conclude cooperative agreements1 and    
supplement funds available under        
,federal programs administered by       
agencies other than the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs to assist ,state and 
local governments to address            
deficiencies in community infrastructure
 supportive of medical facilities if the
 ,secretary determines that such        
assistance will enhance the resilience  
of the medical facility or the quality  
of life of veterans eligible to receive 
care at such medical facility4  7b7     
,criteria ,the ,secretary shall         
establish criteria for the selection of 
community infrastructure projects to    
receive assistance under subsection 7a74
 ,the criteria shall include a          
preference toward medical facilities in 
areas with large veteran populations or 
areas experiencing high rates of growth 
in the veteran population4  7c7 ,funds  
,amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available for assistance under          

subsection 7a7 may remain available     
until expended4  7d7 ,termination ,the  
authority under this section shall      
terminate on the date that is #aj years 
after the date of the enactment of this 
section4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,the term community       
infrastructure means any--  7,a7        
transportation project2  7,b7 flood or  
natural disaster mitigation project2    
7,c7 hospital1 police1 fire1 emergency  
response1 or other community support    
facility2 or  7,d7 water1 waste-water1  
telecommunications1 electric1 gas1 or   
other utility infrastructure project    
that is owned by a ,state or local      
government4  7#b7 ,the term medical     
facility has the meaning given in       
section #haja of this title4  4  7b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #haag the  
following new item3  #haag;,a4 ,veteran 
community infrastructure pilot program4 

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