,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bebf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjba ,mr4 ,sullivan introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,secretary of ,defense and
 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to
 enter into agreements for the planning1
 design1 and construction of facilities 
to be operated as shared medical        
facilities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,authority of ,secretary of ,defense   
and ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to 
enter into agreements for planning1     
design1 and construction of facilities  
to be operated as shared medical        
facilities  7a7 ,authority of ,secretary
 of ,defense  7#a7 ,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
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 

,agreements ,the ,secretary of ,defense 
may enter into agreements with the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for the
 planning1 design1 and construction of  
facilities to be operated as shared     
medical facilities4  7b7 ,transfer of   
funds by ,secretary of ,defense  7#a7   
,the ,secretary of ,defense may transfer
 to the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs
 amounts as follows3 7,a7 ,for the      
construction of a shared medical        
facility1 amounts not in excess of the  
amount authorized under subsection      
7a77#b7 of section #bhje of this title1 
if--  7i7 the amount of the share of the
 ,department of ,defense for the        
estimated cost of the project does not  
exceed the amount authorized under such 
subsection2 and  7ii7 the other         
requirements of such section have been  
met with respect to funds identified for
 transfer4  7,b7 ,for the planning1     
design1 and construction of space for a 
shared medical facility1 amounts        
appropriated for the ,defense ,health   

,program4  7#b7 ,the authority to       
transfer funds under this section is in 
addition to any other authority to      
transfer funds 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 funds to ,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 design of  

space 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  7d7       
,merger of amounts transferred ,any     
amount transferred to the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs under subsection 7b7 
and any amount transferred to the       
,secretary of ,defense under subsection 
7c7 shall be merged with and available  
for the same purposes and the same      
period as the appropriation or fund to  
which transferred4  7e7 ,appropriation  
in advance ,amounts may be transferred  
pursuant to the authority under this    

section only to the extent and in the   
amounts provided in advance in          
appropriations ,acts4  7f7 ,shared      
medical facility defined ,in this       
section1 the term shared medical        
facility-- 7#a7 means a building or     
buildings1 or a campus1 intended to be  
used by both the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs and the ,department  
of ,defense for the provision of health 
care services1 whether under the        
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs or the ,secretary of 
,defense1 and whether or not located on 
a military installation or on real      
property under the jurisdiction of the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2 and   
7#b7 includes any necessary building and
 auxiliary structure1 garage1 parking   
facility1 mechanical equipment1 abutting
 and covered sidewalks1 and             
accommodations for attending personnel4 
4  7#b7 ,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
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  4  
7b7 ,authority of ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs  7#a7 ,in general    
,chapter #ha of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #haaa;,a the following new
 section3  #haaa;,b4 ,shared medical    
facilities with ,department of ,defense 
7a7 ,agreements ,the ,secretary of      
,veterans ,affairs may enter into       
agreements with the ,secretary of       
,defense for the planning1 design1 and  
construction of facilities to be        
operated as shared medical facilities4  
7b7 ,transfer of funds by ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs  7#a7 ,the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs may transfer to  
the ,department of ,defense amounts     
appropriated to the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs for ,construction1   
minor projects for use for the planning1
 design1 or construction of a shared    

medical facility if the estimated share 
of the project costs of the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs does not exceed   
the amount specified in section         
#hajd7;a77#c77;,a7 of this title4  7#b7 
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
may transfer to the ,department of      
,defense amounts appropriated to the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
,construction1 major projects for use   
for the planning1 design1 or            
construction of a shared medical        
facility if--  7,a7 the estimated share 
of the project costs of the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs exceeds the amount
 specified in section #hajd7;a77#c77;,a7
 of this title2 and  7,b7 the other     
requirements of section #hajd of this   
title have been met with respect to     
amounts identified for transfer4  7c7   
,transfer of funds to ,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 or construction of a  
shared medical facility1 if the         
estimated share of the project costs of 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
does not exceed the amount specified in 
section #hajd7;a77#c77;,a7 of this      
title1 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 or construction of a shared     
medical facility1 if the estimated share
 of the project costs of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs exceeds the      
amount specified in section             
#hajd7;a77#c77;,a7 of this title1 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 section #hajd of this   
title have been met with respect to     
amounts identified for transfer4  7d7   
,merger of amounts transferred ,any     
amount transferred to the ,secretary of 
,defense under subsection 7b7 and any   
amount transferred to the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs under subsection 7c7 
shall be merged with and available for  
the same purposes and the same period as
 the appropriation or fund to which     
transferred4  7e7 ,appropriation in     
advance ,amounts may be transferred     
pursuant to the authority under this    
section only to the extent and in the   
amounts provided in advance in          
appropriations ,acts4  7f7 ,shared      
medical facility defined ,in this       
section1 the term shared medical        
facility-- 7#a7 means a building or     
buildings1 or a campus1 intended to be  
used by both the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs and the ,department  
of ,defense for the provision of health 

care services1 whether under the        
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs or the ,secretary of 
,defense1 and whether or not located on 
a military installation or on real      
property under the jurisdiction of the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2 and   
7#b7 includes any necessary building and
 auxiliary structure1 garage1 parking   
facility1 mechanical equipment1 abutting
 and covered sidewalks1 and             
accommodations for attending personnel4 
4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table  
of sections at the beginning of         
subchapter ,i of chapter #ha of such    
title is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section #haaa;,a the   
following new item3  #haaa;,b4 ,shared  
medical facilities with ,department of  
,defense4  4