,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjai,mr4
 ,kelly of ,mississippi introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and 
in addition to the ,committees on       
,veterans' ,affairs1 and                
,appropriations1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide the ,secretary
 of ,defense and the ,secretary of      
,veterans ,affairs authority to enter   
into agreements for the planning1       
design1 and construction1 or leasing1 of
 facilities to be operated as shared    
medical facilities1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,va-,do,d ,shared  
,medical ,facilities ,act of #bjai4  #b4
 ,authority to plan1 design1 and        

construct1 or lease1 shared medical     
facilities  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ee
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by inserting after section     
#aajd the following new section3        
#aajd;a4 ,shared medical facilities with
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
7a7 ,agreements ,the ,secretary of      
,defense and the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs may enter into agreements with
 each other for the planning1 design1   
and construction1 or leasing1 of        
facilities to be operated as shared     
medical facilities4  7b7 ,transfer of   
amounts by ,secretary of ,defense  7#a7 
,the ,secretary of ,defense may transfer
 to the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs
 amounts as follows3 7,a7 ,amounts1 not 
in excess of the amount authorized by   
law for an unspecified minor military   
construction project1 for the           
construction of a shared medical        
facility if--  7i7 the amount of the    
share of the ,department of ,defense for
 the estimated cost of the project does 

not exceed the amount specified in      
subsection 7a77#b7 of section #bhje of  
this title2 and  7ii7 the other         
requirements of such section have been  
met with respect to amounts identified  
for transfer4  7,b7 ,amounts            
appropriated for the ,defense ,health   
,program for the purpose of the         
planning1 design1 and construction1 or  
the leasing of space1 for a shared      
medical facility4  7#b7 ,the authority  
to transfer amounts under this section  
is in addition to any other authority to
 transfer amounts available to the      
,secretary of ,defense4  7#c7 ,section  
#bbae of this title does not apply to a 
transfer of funds under this subsection4
  7c7 ,transfer of amounts by ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs ,the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs may transfer to   
the ,secretary of ,defense amounts as   
follows3  7#a7 ,amounts appropriated to 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for
 ,construction1 minor projects for use  
for the planning1 design1 or            

construction of a shared medical        
facility if the amount of the share of  
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
for the estimated cost of the project   
does not exceed the amount specified in 
section #hajd7;a77#c77;,a7 of title #ch4
  7#b7 ,amounts appropriated to the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for    
,construction1 major projects for use   
for the planning1 design1 or            
construction of a shared medical        
facility if-- 7,a7 the amount of the    
share of the ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs for the estimated cost of the  
project exceeds the amount specified in 
subsection 7a77#c7 of section #hajd of  
title #ch2 and  7,b7 the other          
requirements of such section have been  
met with respect to amounts identified  
for transfer4  7#c7 ,amounts            
appropriated to the applicable          
appropriation account of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs for the purpose  
of leasing space for a shared medical   
facility if the amount of the share of  

the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
for the estimated cost of the project   
does not exceed the amount specified in 
section #hajd7;a77#c77;,b7 of title #ch4
  7d7 ,receipt of amounts by ,secretary 
of ,defense  7#a7 ,any amount           
transferred to the ,secretary of        
,defense by the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs for necessary expenses for the 
planning1 design1 and construction of a 
shared medical facility1 if the amount  
of the share of the ,department of      
,defense for the cost of such project   
does not exceed the amount specified in 
section #bhje7;a77#b7 of this title1 may
 be credited to accounts of the         
,department of ,defense available for   
the construction of a shared medical    
facility4  7#b7 ,any amount transferred 
to the ,secretary of ,defense by the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for the
 purpose of the planning and design1 or 
the leasing of space1 for a shared      
medical facility may be credited to     
accounts of the ,department of ,defense 

available for such purposes1 and may be 
used for such purposes4  7#c7 ,using    
accounts credited with transfers from   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of 
,defense may carry out unspecified minor
 military construction projects1 if the 
share of the ,department of ,defense for
 the cost of such project does not      
exceed the amount specified in section  
#bhje7;a77#b7 of this title4  7e7       
,receipt of amounts by ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs  7#a7 ,any amount    
transferred to the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs by the ,secretary of 
,defense for necessary expenses for the 
planning1 design1 and construction of a 
shared medical facility1 if the amount  
of the share of the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs for the cost of such 
project does not exceed the amount      
specified in section #hajd7;a77#c77;,a7 
of title #ch1 may be credited to the    
,construction1 minor projects account of
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  

and used for the necessary expenses of  
constructing such shared medical        
facility4  7#b7 ,any amount transferred 
to the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs 
by the ,secretary of ,defense for       
necessary expenses for the planning1    
design1 and construction of a shared    
medical facility1 if the amount of the  
share of the ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs for the cost of such project   
exceeds the amount specified in         
subsection 7a77#c77;,a7 of section #hajd
 of title #ch1 may be credited to the   
,construction1 major projects account of
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
and used for the necessary expenses of  
constructing such shared medical        
facility if the other requirements of   
such section have been met with respect 
to amounts identified for transfer4     
7#c7 ,any amount transferred to the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs by the 
,secretary of ,defense for the purpose  
of leasing space for a shared medical   
facility may be credited to accounts of 

the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
available for such purposes1 and may be 
used for such purposes4  7f7 ,merger of 
amounts transferred ,any amount         
transferred under this section shall be 
merged with1 and be available for the   
same purposes and the same time period  
as1 the appropriation or fund to which  
transferred4  7g7 ,shared medical       
facility defined  7#a7 ,in this section1
 the term shared medical facility means 
a building or buildings1 or a campus1   
intended to be used by both the         
,department of ,defense and the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
the provision of health care services1  
whether under the jurisdiction of the   
,secretary of ,defense or the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs1 and whether or  
not located on a military installation  
or on real property under the           
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,such term    
includes any necessary building and     
auxiliary structure1 garage1 parking    

facility1 mechanical equipment1 abutting
 sidewalks1 and accommodations for      
attending personnel4  4  7b7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #ee of such title  
is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to section #aajd the following 
new item3  #aajd;a4 ,shared medical     
facilities with the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs4  4  7c7 ,technical  
correction ,paragraph 7#c7 of section   
#hajd7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7#c7 ,for purposes of this subsection3  
7,a7 ,the term major medical facility   
project means a project for the         
construction1 alteration1 or acquisition
 of a medical facility involving a total
 expenditure of more than #bj1jjj1jjj1  
but such term does not include an       
acquisition by exchange1 nonrecurring   
maintenance projects of the ,department1
 or the construction1 alteration1 or    
acquisition of a shared ,federal medical
 facility for which the ,department's   

estimated share of the project costs    
does not exceed #bj1jjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,the 
term major medical facility lease means 
a lease for space for use as a new      
medical facility at an average annual   
rent of more than #a1jjj1jjj4  4