,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bagd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bb1 #bjbc,mr4   
,te/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4     
,re$1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 & ,mr4 ,hoev57       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to adju/
 ! ?re%old am\nt = m9or m$ical facility 
con/ruction projects ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,m9or   
,con/ruction ,?re%old ,adju/m5t ,act (  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,adju/m5t ( ?re%old am\nt = 
m9or m$ical facility projects (         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,section  
#hajd7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph       
7#c77;,a71 by /rik+ #bj1jjj1jjj ea*     
place x appe>s & ins]t+ ! am\nt specifi$
 9 p>agraph 7#d72 &  7#b7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7 7,a7 ,!
 am\nt specifi$ 9 ?is p>agraph is       

#cj1jjj1jjj1 z adju/$ pursuant to ?is   
p>agraph4  7,b7 7i7 ,! ,secret>y %all   
develop1 ?r\gh regulations1 a me*anism  
to adju/ ! am\nt "u subp>agraph 7,a7 to 
acc\nt = relevant factors relat+ to     
con/ruction1 co/ ( l&1 real e/ate1      
economic conditions1 labor conditions1  
inflation1 & o!r relevant factors !     
,secret>y consid]s necess>y to ensure   
su* am\nt keeps pace ) all economic     
conditions t impact ! price (           
con/ruction projects1 to include plann+1
 managem5t1 & deliv]y ( ! project4  7ii7
 ,9 develop+ ! me*anism "u clause 7i71 !
 ,secret>y may-- 7,i7 use a me*anism or 
index already reli$ ^u by ! ,dep>tm5t = 
o!r relevant programs1 a me*anism or    
index us$ by ano!r ,f$]al ag5cy1 or a   
comm]cial me*anism or index if su*      
me*anism or index satisfactorily        
addresses ! int5t ( ?is subp>agraph2 or 
7,,ii7 create a new me*anism or index if
 ! ,secret>y consid]s x appropriate &   
necess>y to d s4  7,c7 7i7 ,n less      
frequ5tly ?an once e two ye>s1 !        

,secret>y %all-- 7,i7 adju/ ! am\nt "u  
subp>agraph 7,a72 or  7,,ii7 publi% a   
notice 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] indicat+ t no 
adju/m5t is w>rant$4  7ii7 ,n lat] ?an  
#cj days be=e adju/+ an am\nt pursuant  
to clause 7i77,i7 or publi%+ a notice   
pursuant to clause 7i77,,ii71 !         
,secret>y %all notify ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs & ! ,committee on    
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & !    
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7,d7 ,! ,secret>y   
%all det]m9e a logical s*$ule =         
adju/m5ts "u ?is p>agraph to take effect
 s t ! am\nts = & types ( con/ruction   
projects reque/$ by ! ,dep>tm5t 9 !     
budget ( ! ,presid5t "u section         
#aaje7;a7 ( title #ca are consi/5t ) !  
?re%old = con/ruction projects z s      
adju/$4  4