,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dagf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ah1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,moran1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1    
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4    
,rosen1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4       
,wyden1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,padilla1   
and ,ms4 ,butler7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize major medical facility        
projects for the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs for fiscal year      
#bjbd1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fiscal ,year #bjbd ,veterans       
,affairs ,major ,medical ,facility      
,authorization ,act4  #b4 ,authorization
 of major medical facility projects of  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
fiscal year #bjbd  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may    
carry out the following major medical   

facility projects in fiscal year #bjbd  
at the locations specified and in an    
amount for each project not to exceed   
the amount specified for such location3 
7#a7 ,construction of a new specialty   
care building #bja1 renovation of       
building #ah1 and expansion of parking  
facilities in ,american ,lake1          
,washington1 in an amount not to exceed 
#aee1fjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,expansion of       
clinical space for mental health1       
expansion of parking facilities1 and    
land acquisition in ,dallas1 ,texas1 in 
an amount not to exceed #ebh1djj1jjj4   
7#c7 ,construction of a new health care 
center and utility plant in ,el ,paso1  
,texas1 in an amount not to exceed      
#gei1bjj1jjj4  7#d7 ,replacement of     
community living center and expansion of
 parking facilities in ,perry ,point1   
,maryland1 in an amount not to exceed   
#bgd1caj1jjj4  7#e7 ,seismic retrofit   
and renovation of buildings #ajj and    
#aja1 roadway and site improvements1    
construction of a new specialty care    

facility1 and demolition and expansion  
of parking facilities in ,portland1     
,oregon1 in an amount not to exceed     
#fac1jjj1jjj4  7#f7 ,initiation of      
replacement of the medical center of the
 ,sierra ,nevada ,health ,care ,system  
of the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs1 including land acquisition and
 preliminary site work1 in ,reno1       
,nevada1 in an amount not to exceed     
#bbc1hjj1jjj4  7#g7 ,construction of a  
new spinal cord injury building1 partial
 renovation of building #a1 parking     
facilities1 central utility plant       
upgrades1 and seismic retrofit of the   
existing spinal cord injury building #aa
 at the ,san ,diego ,health ,care       
,system of the ,department in ,san      
,diego1 ,california1 in an amount not to
 exceed #caa1gjj1jjj4  7#h7             
,construction of a new research         
facility1 parking structure1 and        
demolition in ,san ,francisco1          
,california1 in an amount not to exceed 
#bfd1ejj1jjj4  7#i7 ,seismic corrections

 for building #a1 construction of a new 
administrative building1 and expansion  
of the outpatient clinic and parking    
structure in ,san ,juan1 ,puerto ,rico1 
in an amount not to exceed #cgj1cgj1jjj4
  7#aj7 ,phase #a of the replacement of 
bed tower1 expansion of clinical        
building1 consolidation of              
administrative building and warehouse1  
water tower1 and new utility plant and  
parking garages in ,st4 ,louis1         
,missouri1 in an amount not to exceed   
#eii1hdj1jjj4  7#aa7 ,construction of a 
new surgical and clinical space tower1  
renovation of buildings #a and #b1 and  
demolition in ,west ,haven1             
,connecticut1 in an amount not to exceed
 #ejb1dji1jjj4  7b7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs for fiscal year #bjbd
 or the year in which funds are         
appropriated for the ,construction1     
,major ,projects account1 #d1fjc1abi1jjj
 for the projects authorized in         

subsection 7a74