,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4  
,levin of ,california introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize appropriations 
for the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs for construction and           
maintenance1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,authorization of appropriations for
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated for the ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs #c1cif1jjj1jjj to    
carry out subsection 7b74 ,amounts      
appropriated pursuant to this section   
shall remain available for obligation or
 expenditure without fiscal year        
limitation4  7b7 ,use of amounts ,the   
amount authorized to be appropriated    
under subsection 7a7 shall be used by   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs as 
follows3 7#a7 #gej1jjj1jjj for minor    
construction4  7#b7 #gej1jjj1jjj for    

non-recurring maintenance4  7#c7        
#a1cej1jjj1jjj for major construction   
projects that are partially funded for  
fiscal year #bjba4  7#d7 #edf1jjj1jjj   
for grants under subchapter ,,iii of    
chapter #ha of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7c7 ,contracting goals  
,the contracting goals under section    
#ae7;g7 7#a7 and 7#b7 of the ,small     
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7     
shall apply to a contract entered into  
using amounts authorized to be          
appropriated under this section and used
 pursuant to subsection 7b7 7#a7 and    
7#b74