,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,mr4   
,cunn+ham 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs to ent] into grants or
 o!r agreem5ts to assi/ ,/ate & local   
gov]nm5ts ) community infra/ructure     
projects t support m$ical facilities ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,va ,community ,infra/ructure ,act4    
#b4 ,vet]an community infra/ructure     
pilot program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,*apt]   
#ha ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #haag !   
foll[+ new section3  #haag;,a4 ,vet]an  
community infra/ructure pilot program   
7a7 ,au?ority ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs may make grants1 conclude      
coop]ative agreem5ts1 & supplem5t funds 
available "u ,f$]al programs adm9i/]$ by

 ag5cies o!r ?an ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs to assi/ ,/ate & local         
gov]nm5ts to address defici5cies 9      
community infra/ructure supportive (    
m$ical facilities if ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es t su* assi/ance w enhance !    
resili5ce ( ! m$ical facility or !      
quality ( life ( vet]ans eligible to    
receive c>e at su* m$ical facility4  7b7
 ,crit]ia ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli%     
crit]ia = ! selection ( community       
infra/ructure projects to receive       
assi/ance "u subsection 7a74 ,! crit]ia 
%all include a pref]5ce t[>d m$ical     
facilities 9 areas ) l>ge vet]an        
populations or areas exp]i5c+ high rates
 ( gr[? 9 ! vet]an population4  7c7     
,funds ,am\nts appropriat$ or o!rwise   
made available = assi/ance "u subsection
 7a7 may rema9 available until exp5d$4  
7d7 ,t]m9ation ,! au?ority "u ?is       
section %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #aj 
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m community          

infra/ructure means any--  7,a7         
transportation project2  7,b7 flood or  
natural disa/] mitigation project2  7,c7
 hospital1 police1 fire1 em]g5cy        
response1 or o!r community support      
facility2 or  7,d7 wat]1 wa/e-wat]1     
telecommunications1 electric1 gas1 or   
o!r utility infra/ructure project t is  
own$ by a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t4  7#b7
 ,! t]m m$ical facility has ! mean+ giv5
 9 section #haja ( ?is title4  4  7b7   
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #haag !   
foll[+ new item3  #haag;,a4 ,vet]an     
community infra/ructure pilot program4  
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