,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #db  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #bd         
7legislative day1 ,january #c71         
#bjbc,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,murray1 ,mr4 ,brown1 and ,mr4 ,warner7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to improve the management and  
performance of the capital asset        
programs of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs so as to better serve         
veterans1 their families1 caregivers1   
and survivors1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title2 table of contents  7a7
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,build1 ,utilize1 ,invest1 ,learn1 
and ,deliver for ,veterans ,act of #bjbc
 or the ,,build for ,veterans ,act of   
#bjbc4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the     
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table  
of contents4,sec4 #b4                   
,definitions4,,title ,i--,capital asset 

management,sec4 #aja4 ,improving capital
 asset staffing of ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs4,sec4 #ajb4          
,development of performance metrics of  
capital asset management by ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs and monitoring for
 improvement4,sec4 #ajc4 ,expansion of  
membership of the ,capital ,asset       
,planning ,committee4,,title            
,,ii--,strategic plan and reports,sec4  
#bja4 ,review of climate resilience of  
facilities1 land1 and other relevant    
capital assets of ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs4,sec4 #bjb4          
,strategic plan to improve planning1    
management1 budgeting1 staffing1        
capacity1 and performance of ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs capital asset    
activities4,sec4 #bjc4 ,centralized     
management of capital asset disposal and
 reuse and annual report on completion  
of disposal and reuse activities of     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4,sec4 
#bjd4 ,report on options to improve     
minor construction program of           

,department of ,veterans ,affairs4,sec4 
#bje4 ,report on improvements to        
alignment of information technology     
funding and activation of medical and   
other space of ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs4,sec4 #bjf4 ,reports on key    
capital asset investments1 activities1  
and performance of ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs4,sec4 #bjg4 ,reports 
on projected need for funding for       
infrastructure and capital assets of    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4,sec4 
#bjh4 ,inspector ,general of the        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
reports on ,department infrastructure   
projects4,sec4 #bji4 ,comptroller       
,general reports on capital asset       
program management and execution by     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4,sec4 
#baj4 ,report on dental care physical   
infrastructure needs of ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs4,sec4 #baa4 ,report  
on long-term care physical              
infrastructure needs of ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs4,sec4 #bab4 ,report  

on feasibility and advisability of using
 a dedicated budget account for         
maintenance of capital assets of        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4,sec4 
#bac4 ,report on women veterans retrofit
 initiative4,sec4 #bad4 ,report on      
capital asset and information technology
 needs of the research and development  
program of ,department of ,veterans     
,affairs4,sec4 #bae4 ,review and report 
on provisions of law relating to        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
capital asset management and            
oversight4,sec4 #baf4 ,improving        
prevention1 detection1 and reporting of 
waste1 fraud1 and abuse in ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs capital asset     
projects and activities4  #b4           
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and  
7,b7 the ,committee on ,veterans'       

,affairs and the ,committee on          
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7#b7 ,capital asset  
,the term capital asset means the       
physical infrastructure1 land1          
buildings1 and other related items under
 the operation and control of the       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1      
including the information technology and
 other support systems needed to ensure 
the physical space can be used to       
deliver intended services and functions 
of the ,department4  ,i ,capital asset  
management  #aja4 ,improving capital    
asset staffing of ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,capital asset  
personnel of the ,department  7#a7      
,requirement for dedicated offices and  
sufficient staff ,not later than #edj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall ensure that the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs has   
dedicated offices or entities and       
sufficient staff1 including at each     

medical center of the ,department1 to   
conduct relevant critical               
responsibilities for the life-cycle of  
capital asset management at the local1  
regional1 and central office level4     
,this may include ensuring such mix as  
the ,secretary considers appropriate of 
personnel with duties from the following
 categories3 7,a7 ,facility planning4   
7,b7 ,long-range capital planning4  7,c7
 ,management of projects and capital    
assets relating to the execution of     
major construction projects1 minor      
construction projects1 major leases1    
minor leases1 nonrecurring maintenance1 
and related matters at medical centers  
and facilities of the ,department in the
 surrounding catchment areas of the     
centers and facilities4  7,d7 ,property 
disposal or transfer1 environmental     
remediation1 and historic preservation4 
7,e7 ,engineering1 including matters    
relating to seismic repairs and         
projects4  7,f7 ,maintenance and repair 
of existing infrastructure4  7,g7 ,the  

collection of views of veterans and     
employees of the ,department to         
understand the capital assets needs of  
the ,department4  7,h7 ,other relevant  
functions relating to the full          
life-cycle of capital asset management  
of the ,department as determined by the 
,secretary4  7#b7 ,tasks ,to the        
greatest extent practicable1 the        
,secretary shall ensure that each of the
 categories of duties under paragraph   
7#a7 are assigned to a different        
individual or group of individuals so   
as-- 7,a7 to organize common work in a  
cohesive manner2 and  7,b7 not to       
overburden a small number of individuals
 with such requirements4  7#c7 ,lead    
official ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 designate  
one individual as the lead senior       
official responsible for integration and
 coordination of1 and accountability    
for1 the evaluation of the capital asset
 workforce needs of the ,department1 the

 staffing model established under       
paragraph 7#d71 and the ongoing         
implementation and monitoring of actions
 to ensure adequate capital asset       
staffing across the ,department1        
including those at the field1 regional1 
and central offices of the ,veterans    
,health ,administration1 the ,national  
,cemetery ,administration1 the ,veterans
 ,benefits ,administration1 and the     
,office of ,acquisition1 ,logistics1 and
 ,construction2 and  7,b7 notify the    
appropriate committees of ,congress who 
has been designated under subparagraph  
7,a74  7#d7 ,staffing model  7,a7 ,in   
general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall establish a        
staffing model for the relevant         
administrations1 staff offices1 and     
other elements of the ,department to    
carry out paragraph 7#a7 that-- 7i7     
ensures a minimum base level of capital 
asset staffing2 and  7ii7 is adjusted   
based on the volume and complexity of   

capital asset work of a particular      
facility1 catchment area1 region1 or    
central office responsibility4  7,b7    
,update ,the ,secretary shall update the
 staffing model under subparagraph 7,a7 
regularly to ensure it is effective in  
carrying out paragraph 7#a74  7#e7      
,treatment of ,states and territories   
without a medical center ,in the case of
 a ,state or territory of the ,united   
,states in which the ,department does   
not operate a full-service medical      
center1 the ,secretary shall1 in        
carrying out paragraph 7#a71 ensure1 to 
the greatest extent practicable1 that   
the ,department has a dedicated office  
or entity and sufficient staff at the   
largest medical facility of the         
,department in that ,state or territory1
 and any reference in this section to a 
medical center shall be deemed to be a  
reference to that medical facility4     
7#f7 ,purpose and intent ,the purpose of
 this subsection is to ensure that      
field1 regional1 and central offices of 

the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
have an appropriately sized and         
credentialed capital asset workforce to 
allow for efficient and effective       
execution of their relevant segment of  
capital asset work4 ,nothing in this    
subsection is intended to mandate a     
realignment of capital asset workforce  
roles1 responsibilities1 and reporting  
structures4  7b7 ,qualifications ,the   
,secretary shall ensure that appropriate
 professional certifications1           
educational background1 and other       
qualifications are in effect for        
individuals employed in a position at a 
dedicated office or entity required by  
subsection 7a7 to manage the duties     
under the categories set forth under    
subsection 7a77#a74  7c7 ,duties of     
dedicated offices or entities at medical
 centers  7#a7 ,in general ,the duties  
of a dedicated office or entity required
 by subsection 7a7 at a medical center  
of the ,department may include such     
combination of the following duties as  

the ,secretary considers appropriate to 
achieve efficient and effective capital 
asset management and performance as it  
pertains to relevant activities at the  
field level3 7,a7 ,the development1     
monitoring1 and implementation of       
capital asset objectives for the        
catchment area surrounding the medical  
center1 including community-based       
outpatient clinics and other sites of   
care of the ,department in that area4   
7,b7 ,the coordination of capital asset 
management and planning with            
counterparts at other medical centers of
 the ,department in the region and      
facility planners for the ,veterans     
,integrated ,service ,network or        
,networks in the region4  7,c7          
,effective delivery of capital asset    
projects4  7,d7 ,maintenance and repair 
of infrastructure4  7,e7 ,capital asset 
disposal or transfer1 environmental     
remediation1 and historic preservation4 
7,f7 ,regularly monitoring              
state-of-the-art best practices in      

health care capital asset delivery and  
management4  7,g7 ,constantly monitoring
 the needs of veterans and employees of 
the ,department as it relates to medical
 space and services at the medical      
center and facilities in the catchment  
area surrounding the medical center to  
forward plan and identify and submit    
plans1 through processes of the         
,department1 to meet those needs1       
including by formulating local and      
regional capital improvement and asset  
management plans for medical facilities 
of the ,department through the regular  
collection of-- 7i7 views and           
expectations of veterans1 including as  
expressed by relevant local or national 
veterans service organizations1 in that 
area who are eligible users of health   
care and related services provided by   
the ,department with respect to-- 7,i7  
preferences and needs of those veterans 
for the care received from medical      
facilities of the ,department in that   
area2 and  7,,ii7 the need for          

improvements and enhancements to        
infrastructure of the ,department2 and  
7ii7 views of relevant medical staff of 
the ,department at the medical center   
and facilities in that catchment area   
regarding their preferences and needs   
for how to deliver health care to       
veterans and how those preferences      
impact the infrastructure needs of the  
,department4  7,h7 ,understanding the   
capital asset policies1 procedures1 and 
directives of the ,department1 including
 those issued by the central office of  
the ,department1 the ,veterans ,health  
,administration1 ,veterans ,integrated  
,service ,networks1 the ,office of      
,acquisition1 ,logistics1 and           
,construction1 the ,office of ,asset    
,enterprise ,management1 the ,office of 
,general ,counsel1 the ,office of       
,information and ,technology1 or any    
successor offices1 and any other office 
of the ,department with significant     
responsibility over capital asset       
management and planning4  7,i7          

,implementing locally the policies1     
procedures1 and directives described in 
subparagraph 7,h74  7,j7 ,providing     
feedback regarding ways in which the    
policies1 procedures and directives     
described in subparagraph 7,h7 can be   
improved4  7,k7 ,understanding the      
importance for collaboration and        
coordination among all relevant offices 
of the ,department1 including the       
,office of ,acquisition1 ,logistics1 and
 ,construction1 the ,office of ,asset   
,enterprise ,management1 the ,office of 
,information and ,technology1 or        
successor offices with similar          
functions1 and other internal           
stakeholders as required to achieve     
success in all phases of capital asset  
management4  7#b7 ,collection of views  
and expectations  7,a7 ,in general      
,views and expectations may be collected
 under paragraph 7#a77;,g7 through      
multiple channels and the process used  
for such collection shall ensure that   
the views and expectations collected    

provide a representative sample of the  
population from which such views and    
expectations are collected4  7,b7       
,confidentiality ,any information       
collected under paragraph 7#a77;,g7     
shall be collected in a manner that     
provides an option for submission of    
views that are anonymous and            
confidential4  7,c7 ,inclusion of       
diverse viewpoints ,in collecting views 
and expectations of veterans and medical
 staff under paragraph 7#a77;,g71 an    
office1 entity1 or relevant staff       
described in subsection 7a7 for a       
medical center of the ,department shall 
ensure that the viewpoints of a diverse 
population of veterans being served by  
the medical center and medical staff of 
the medical center or in the catchment  
area of the medical center are captured4
  7,d7 ,coordination with existing      
efforts of ,department ,in carrying out 
paragraph 7#a77;,g7 and this paragraph1 
the ,secretary shall use1 as the        
,secretary considers appropriate1       

existing efforts and expertise of the   
,department through the ,veterans       
,health ,administration1 ,office of     
,acquisition1 ,logistics1 and           
,construction1 the ,office of ,asset    
,enterprise ,management1 and the        
,veterans ,experience ,office4  7,e7    
,usage of views and expectations ,the   
views and expectations collected under  
paragraph 7#a77;,g7 shall be used to    
inform the offices1 entities1 or        
relevant staff described in subsection  
7a77#a7 and the broader leadership of a 
medical center and ,veterans ,integrated
 ,service ,networks of the ,department  
to develop plans for capital asset      
improvement4  7d7 ,development of       
standard process ,to solicit views on   
effectiveness  7#a7 ,in general ,subject
 to paragraph 7#c71 the ,secretary shall
 develop a standardized process to      
regularly solicit feedback from         
individuals and entities described in   
paragraph 7#b7 regarding the            
effectiveness of and ways to improve--  

7,a7 the infrastructure and capital     
asset management investment processes   
and procedures of the central office of 
the ,department and ,veterans           
,integrated ,service ,networks of the   
,department2 and  7,b7 the guidance of  
the central office and ,veterans        
,integrated ,service ,networks regarding
 such processes and procedures to the   
medical centers1 facilities in the      
surrounding catchment areas of those    
medical centers1 and ,veterans          
,integrated ,service ,networks1 as      
appropriate4  7#b7 ,individuals and     
entities described ,the individuals and 
entities described in this paragraph are
 the following3 7,a7 ,each office1      
entity1 or relevant staff described in  
subsection 7a77#a7 for a medical center 
of the ,department4  7,b7 ,medical staff
 of the ,department at facilities in the
 surrounding catchment area of the      
medical center4  7,c7 ,veterans         
,integrated ,service ,networks4  7,d7   
,staff of offices within the central    

office of the ,department1 including the
 ,office of ,acquisition1 ,logistics1   
and ,construction1 the ,office of ,asset
 ,enterprise ,management1 and the       
,office of ,information and ,technology1
 or successor offices with similar      
functions4  7,e7 ,the ,veterans ,health 
,administration1 including its ,office  
of ,healthcare ,environment and         
,facilities ,programs4  7,f7 ,such other
 offices as the ,secretary determines   
relevant4  7#c7 ,alignment with market  
area assessments ,to the degree         
practicable1 the ,secretary shall align 
the process developed and standardized  
under paragraph 7#a7 with the           
performance of market area assessments  
under section #gccj;,c7a7 of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code4  7#d7            
,confidentiality ,any information       
collected under paragraph 7#a7 shall be 
collected in a manner that provides an  
option for submission of views that are 
anonymous and confidential4  7e7 ,use of
 report findings ,the ,secretary shall  

use the results of the report required  
under section #bjb in establishing the  
offices1 entities1 or organizational    
structures required under subsection 7a7
 and carrying out any other requirements
 of this section4  #ajb4 ,development of
 performance metrics of capital asset   
management by ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs and monitoring for improvement 
7a7 ,in general ,not later than one year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs shall-- 7#a7 develop meaningful
 and measurable goals and metrics-- 7,a7
 to assess the performance of the       
capital asset management programs of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1     
including those carried out by a        
non-,department ,federal entity under   
section #hajc7;e77#a7 of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code1 to allow the     
,secretary to make sound decisions      
regarding construction1 leasing1        
acquisition1 maintenance1 and disposal  
of capital assets2 and  7,b7 that are in

 alignment with ,department strategic   
plans1 budgets1 and mission to serve    
veterans1 their families1 and           
caregivers2  7#b7 develop an internal   
dashboard or other tool to monitor      
progress towards meeting those goals2   
7#c7 establish and implement internal   
governance processes to direct necessary
 changes to improve performance and     
achievement of those goals2 and  7#d7   
submit to appropriate committees of     
,congress a report on the development of
 those goals and metrics in paragraph   
7#a7 and the implementation of the      
internal dashboard or other tool under  
paragraph 7#b7 and the internal         
governance process under paragraph 7#c74
  7b7 ,internal dashboard ,the          
,secretary shall ensure that the        
internal dashboard developed under      
subsection 7a77#b7 includes meaningful  
and relevant metrics that-- 7#a7        
evaluate capital asset management       
performance of the ,department and      
provide relevant information to guide   

necessary improvements2 and  7#b7 are   
developed consistent with               
recommendations set forth by the        
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states4  7c7 ,consideration of part two
 of ,strategic ,plan to ,improve ,,va's 
,delivery and ,management of ,capital   
,asset ,in developing the internal      
dashboard under subsection 7a77#b71 the 
,secretary shall consider the findings  
in part two of the ,strategic ,plan to  
,improve ,,va's ,delivery and           
,management of ,capital ,asset required 
under section #bjb7;a77#d74  #ajc4      
,expansion of membership of the ,capital
 ,asset ,planning ,committee ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 in order to     
facilitate ,federal health              
infrastructure planning1 coordination1  
and investment1 the ,deputy ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs and the ,under    
,secretary of ,defense for ,personnel   
and ,readiness shall modify the         
membership of the ,capital ,asset       

,planning ,committee established as a   
subordinate entity of the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs-,department of      
,defense ,joint ,executive ,committee   
established under section #cbj of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to include  
the following3 7#a7 ,not fewer than one 
officer or employee of the ,indian      
,health ,service4  7#b7 ,not fewer than 
one officer or employee of the          
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services who is not an employee of the 
,indian ,health ,service4  ,,ii         
,strategic plan and reports  #bja4      
,review of climate resilience of        
facilities1 land1 and other relevant    
capital assets of ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall 
conduct a comprehensive review of the   
climate resilience of facilities1 land1 
and other relevant capital assets under 
the authority and jurisdiction of the   
,secretary4  7b7 ,elements  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the review conducted under     

subsection 7a7 shall-- 7,a7 provide a   
comprehensive assessment of existing    
facilities1 land1 and other relevant    
capital assets that may be at risk due  
to changes in the climate1 including    
potential vulnerabilities related to--  
7i7 proximity to a body of water2  7ii7 
proximity to an area prone to flooding2 
7iii7 proximity to an area prone to wild
 fire2  7iv7 proximity to an area prone 
to tornadoes1 hurricanes1 or other      
storms2 and  7v7 such other matters as  
the ,secretary considers appropriate    
after consulting with the ,united       
,states ,global ,change ,research       
,program on the best available          
observations and forward-looking climate
 projections by region1 including sea   
level rise data2  7,b7 include a        
description of strategies to improve the
 climate resilience of existing         
facilities1 land1 and other relevant    
capital assets at risk due to changes in
 the climate1 including potential       
modifications to facility operations and

 maintenance practices1 and the cost of 
such strategies2  7,c7 include an       
analysis of the current design standards
 and building codes used by the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to    
site1 plan1 build1 lease1 renovate1 and 
purchase land1 facilities1              
infrastructure1 and other capital assets
 of the ,department and whether those   
design standards and building codes     
reflect both observed and               
forward-looking climate information2    
7,d7 include an analysis of the effect  
of climate change on energy usage1      
energy sources1 and utility systems of  
the ,department and the ,department's   
mitigation strategies2  7,e7 use1 in    
consultation with the ,united ,states   
,global ,change ,research ,program1     
forward-looking climate information and 
other projections to anticipate changing
 environmental conditions during the    
design life of existing or planned      
facilities1 land1 and other capital     
assets of the ,department and make      

relevant decisions and planning         
strategies based on this information2   
7,f7 after consulting with the ,united  
,states ,global ,change ,research       
,program and other relevant ,federal and
 non-,federal entities1 include         
recommendations for best practices1     
standards1 and solutions for future     
placement1 planning1 renovation1        
leasing1 purchase1 construction1 and    
disposal of facilities and land of the  
,department so as to avoid or mitigate  
the challenges resulting from placing a 
facility in an area at risk of being    
vulnerable to harm from the impacts of  
changing environmental conditions2 and  
7,g7 assess how the ,department can     
incorporate climate resilience          
information into its processes and      
procedures for capital asset investment 
decisions4  7#b7 ,sources of information
 and projections ,sources of information
 and projections used under paragraph   
7#a77;,e7 may include the ,bureau of the
 ,census 7for population projections71  

the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1  
,engineering1 and ,medicine 7for land   
use change projections and climate      
projections71 the ,united ,states       
,geological ,survey 7for land use change
 projections71 the ,united ,states      
,global ,change ,research ,program and  
the ,national ,climate ,assessment 7for 
climate observations and projections71  
and such other sources as the ,secretary
 considers reliable in consultation with
 the ,united ,states ,global ,change    
,research ,program4  7c7 ,reports  7#a7 
,mission critical assets ,not later than
 #edj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress a report        
detailing the results of the review     
conducted under subsection 7a7 with     
respect to mission critical capital     
assets of the ,department and the       
actions the ,secretary will take in     
response to the findings of such review4
  7#b7 ,all assets ,not later than one  

year after the date on which the        
,secretary submits the report under     
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report detailing the results
 of the review conducted under          
subsection 7a7 with respect to all      
capital assets of the ,department and   
the actions the ,secretary will take in 
response to the findings of such review4
  7#c7 ,elements ,each report submitted 
under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 shall    
include1 with respect to the assets     
covered by the respective report1 the   
following3 7,a7 ,recommendations for    
legislative and administrative action to
 mitigate and respond to the findings   
contained in the review conducted under 
subsection 7a74  7,b7 ,a description of 
action taken or to be taken by the      
,secretary to improve the climate       
resilience of existing facilities1 land1
 infrastructure and other relevant      
capital assets under the jurisdiction or
 control of the ,department4  7,c7 ,a   

description of changes in policy1       
directives1 and procedures of the       
,department to mitigate1 plan for1 and  
improve resilience of future            
constructed1 leased1 or other           
facilities1 land1 infrastructure1 and   
other relevant capital assets under the 
jurisdiction or control of the          
,department4  7,d7 ,a description of how
 the ,department will incorporate       
climate resilience information into its 
processes and procedures for capital    
asset investment decisions4  7,e7 ,a    
description of changes the ,department  
will make to ensure the facilities1     
land1 infrastructure1 and other relevant
 capital assets of the ,department are  
available to furnish care and services  
under section #aghe of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 during or        
following a disaster or emergency4  7,f7
 ,the estimated cost to implement the   
changes described in the report4  7,g7  
,the estimated timeline to implement the
 changes described in the report4  7,h7 

,such other matters1 recommendations1 or
 requests as the ,secretary considers   
appropriate1 including recommendations  
for relevant legislative or             
administrative action4  7#d7 ,updates   
7,a7 ,in general ,not later than five   
years after the date on which the       
,secretary submits the report under     
paragraph 7#b7 and not less frequently  
than once every five years thereafter   
until the date that is #bc years after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
appropriate committees of ,congress an  
update of the report submitted under    
paragraph 7#b74  7,b7 ,contents ,each   
update submitted under subparagraph 7,a7
 shall describe the efforts of the      
,department since the submittal of the  
latest report or update1 as the case may
 be1 relating to matters covered by the 
report and such other matters as the    
,secretary considers appropriate4  7d7  
,climate resilience defined ,in this    
section1 the term climate resilience    

means-- 7#a7 anticipating1 preparing    
for1 and adapting to changing           
environmental conditions such as        
variations in average weather conditions
 that persist over multiple decades or  
longer that encompass increases and     
decreases in temperature1 shifts in     
precipitation1 and changing risk of     
certain types of severe weather events2 
and  7#b7 the ability to withstand1     
respond to1 and recover rapidly from    
disruptions while ensuring the          
sustainment of mission-critical         
operations4  #bjb4 ,strategic plan to   
improve planning1 management1 budgeting1
 staffing1 capacity1 and performance of 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
capital asset activities  7a7 ,initial  
strategic plan  7#a7 ,in general ,not   
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a strategic plan to improve   
the planning1 management1 budgeting1    

staffing1 capacity1 and performance by  
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
relating to capital assets4 ,such       
strategic plan shall be known as the    
,strategic ,plan to ,improve ,,va's     
,delivery and ,management of ,capital   
,assets 7in this subsection referred to 
as the ,plan74  7#b7 ,structure ,the    
,plan shall consist of not fewer than   
two parts as set forth in this          
subsection4  7#c7 ,part ,one  7,a7 ,in  
general ,part one of the ,plan shall    
focus on the human capital needs for the
 capital asset and related areas        
workforce of the ,department 7in this   
subsection referred to as ,part ,one74  
7,b7 ,elements ,part ,one shall include 
the following3 7i7 ,a description of the
 steps being taken by the ,department1  
including by the lead official          
designated under section #aja7;a77#c71  
and the steps that the ,department plans
 to take during the #aj-year period     
following the date of the ,plan1        
including a specific timeline1 to ensure

 sufficient capital asset personnel at  
the local1 regional1 and central office 
levels of the ,department are available 
and prepared-- 7,i7 to execute the      
current level of capital asset work1    
including maintenance1 delivery of new  
facilities1 disposal1 and reuse2  7,,ii7
 to handle future capital asset work    
described in subclause 7,i7 during such 
#aj-year period2 and  7,,iii7 to perform
 any other capital asset activities as  
identified by the ,secretary4  7ii7 ,a  
plan that addresses the needed capital  
asset workforce of the ,department by-- 
7,i7 identifying and describing the     
staffing needs and status of such       
workforce1 including-- 7aa7 the number  
of currently authorized positions2  7bb7
 the number of filled positions of those
 positions authorized2  7cc7 the number 
of unfilled positions of those positions
 authorized1 including reasons why those
 positions are not filled and steps the 
,department is taking to fill those     
positions2  7dd7 the number of current  

positions needed above the level        
currently authorized2 and  7ee7 future  
needs1 including expected growth or     
reduction of personnel1 during the      
#aj-year period following the date of   
the ,plan2  7,,ii7 providing the data   
under subclause 7,i7 at the             
,departmental level1 disaggregated by   
relevant divisions of the ,department   
and by-- 7aa7 data for the ,veterans    
,health ,administration1 broken out by  
field1 ,veterans ,integrated ,service   
,network1 and central office1 including 
the ,office of ,healthcare ,environment 
and ,facilities ,programs2  7bb7 data   
for the ,office of ,acquisition1        
,logistics1 and ,construction1 broken   
out by field1 region1 and central       
office2  7cc7 data for the ,national    
,cemetery ,administration1 broken out by
 field1 region1 and central office2     
7dd7 data for the ,veterans ,benefits   
,administration1 broken out by field1   
region1 and central office2  7ee7 data  
for the ,office of ,asset ,enterprise   

,management2  7ff7 data for the ,office 
of ,information and ,technology1 broken 
out by field1 region1 and central       
office2 and  7gg7 data for all other    
offices of the ,department not covered  
under items 7aa7 through 7ff7 that have 
capital asset staff or significant      
capital asset responsibilities or are   
key enablers and support functions for  
capital asset management at the field1  
regional1 or central office level2 and  
7,,iii7 including an estimate of the    
funding required to accomplish filling  
the unfilled and future positions       
specified under subclause 7,i7 during   
the #aj-year period following the date  
of the ,plan4  7iii7 ,a description of  
the efforts taken and planned to be     
taken by the ,department to recruit1    
retain1 and develop the existing and    
future capital asset workforce of the   
,department4  7iv7 ,a description of any
 changes needed to the qualifications1  
standards1 position descriptions and    
other related matters to ensure the     

qualification standards of the          
workforce1 including those resulting    
from implementation of section          
#aja7;b7-- 7,i7 match the needs of the  
,department2 and  7,,ii7 align where    
appropriate with relevant ,federal      
,government and industry standards and  
best practices4  7v7 ,a description of  
how the ,department will coordinate the 
capital asset human capital efforts of  
the ,department across the ,veterans    
,health ,administration1 the ,office of 
,acquisition1 ,logistics1 and           
,construction1 the ,national ,cemetery  
,administration1 the ,veterans ,benefits
 ,administration1 the ,office of ,asset 
,enterprise ,management1 or similar     
successor offices1 and other entities of
 the ,department so as to leverage      
collective efforts1 reduce unnecessary  
duplication1 and identify opportunities 
for collaboration and efficiency4  7vi7 
,with respect to a ,department-wide     
succession plan for leadership and      
mission-critical occupations in the     

capital asset workforce of the          
,department-- 7,i7 if such a plan is not
 already developed1 a timeline for the  
development of such a plan2 and  7,,ii7 
if such a plan is already developed1 the
 current implementation status of such  
plan4  7vii7 ,an assessment of different
 regional challenges in rural1 suburban1
 and urban areas to recruit and retain  
the necessary capital asset workforce of
 the ,department and steps to be taken  
by the ,department in response to such  
challenges4  7viii7 ,with respect to the
 report published by the ,national      
,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1  
and ,medicine on ,december #bd1 #bjai1  
entitled ,facilities ,staffing          
,requirement for ,,vha-,resource        
,planning and ,methodology for the      
,future-- 7,i7 a description of the     
recommendations from the report that    
have already implemented2  7,,ii7 a plan
 and timeline to implement the          
recommendations from the report that    
have not already been implemented and   

the ,secretary plans to implement2 and  
7,,iii7 for each recommendation from the
 report that has not already been       
implemented and the ,secretary does not 
plan to implement1 a description of the 
recommendation and a justification for  
the decision not to implement the       
recommendation4  7ix7 ,a description of 
how the ,department will leverage1 where
 appropriate and relevant1 contract     
support and partnerships with other     
,federal agencies1 nonprofit            
organizations1 and other entities to    
meet the short-1 medium-1 and long-term 
human capital needs for infrastructure  
to ensure that the ,department has the  
experience and workforce needed to match
 the current and future projected       
infrastructure workload of the          
,department4  7x7 ,a description of any 
improvements to training or curriculum  
of the ,department that are needed to   
enhance the education of the capital    
asset employees of the ,department to   
ensure they are as proficient as        

possible in their jobs4  7xi7 ,a        
description of the status of the        
implementation of the staffing model    
established under section #aja7;a77#d74 
7xii7 ,a description of such legislative
 or administrative action as the        
,secretary considers necessary to       
recruit1 retain1 and develop a strong   
capital asset management workforce4     
7xiii7 ,such other matters as the       
,secretary considers necessary4  7,c7   
,staff covered by strategic plan ,part  
,one shall cover all relevant staff     
required for the effective management of
 the entire life-cycle of facilities1   
land1 infrastructure1 and other relevant
 capital assets of the ,department1     
including the following3 7i7            
,individuals who keep facilities clean1 
such as janitorial and housekeeping     
staff and housekeeping aids4  7ii7      
,individuals who maintain facilities1   
such as through repairs and preventative
 maintenance4  7iii7 ,groundskeepers4   
7iv7 ,planners1 engineers1 and          

architects4  7v7 ,project managers4     
7vi7 ,individuals with expertise in real
 estate1 acquisition1 leasing1 and      
easements4  7vii7 ,energy or utility    
experts1 including experts with respect 
to energy efficiency and renewable      
energy4  7viii7 ,individuals who work   
in-- 7,i7 capital asset management2     
7,,ii7 healthcare architecture and      
engineering2  7,,iii7 environmental     
management2 or  7,,iv7 occupational     
safety and health4  7ix7 ,individuals   
who conduct contracting1 including      
contracting officers1 related to capital
 assets locally1 regionally1 or         
nationally for all various types of     
construction or infrastructure work1    
such as minor construction1 major       
construction1 nonrecurring maintenance1 
and leases4  7x7 ,individuals           
knowledgeable in relevant rules and     
procedures related to property disposal 
or transfer1 environmental remediation1 
historic preservation1 and other similar
 topics4  7xi7 ,relevant legal counsel  

and staff of the ,office of ,general    
,counsel needed to perform relevant     
duties that occur throughout the entire 
life-cycle of capital asset management  
activities4  7xii7 ,any other position  
that has a critical role1 including     
supporting or enabling functions1 in the
 planning1 contracting1 delivery1       
maintenance1 upkeep1 and disposal of    
capital assets4  7xiii7 ,any other      
positions the ,secretary determines     
relevant4  7#d7 ,part ,two  7,a7 ,in    
general ,part two of the ,plan shall    
cover the methods undertaken by the     
,department to accomplish changes to    
improve the planning1 execution1 and    
delivery of capital asset projects of   
the ,department1 such as maintenance1   
renovations1 land acquisition1 disposal1
 reuse1 or new construction or leasing1 
including through better planning1      
project management1 cost1 and schedule  
performance 7in this subsection referred
 to as ,part ,two74  7,b7 ,elements     
,part ,two shall include the following3 

7i7 ,a timeline for accomplishing the   
changes described in subparagraph 7,a74 
7ii7 ,a description of the steps the    
,department is taking or plans to take  
to shorten the time it takes from       
project concept to completion while     
controlling costs and budget1 and       
achieving established goals4  7iii7 ,a  
description of the steps the ,department
 is taking or plans to take to increase 
the capacity and ability of the         
,department to complete a larger number 
of projects in a given year4  7iv7 ,a   
description of what new or modified     
contracting or other services1          
arrangements1 strategies1 contract      
vehicles or mechanisms1 innovations1    
pilots1 and partnerships the ,department
 is planning to use during the five-year
 period following the date of the ,plan1
 including-- 7,i7 a timeline of how and 
when the ,department will test and      
implement those approaches2 and  7,,ii7 
a description of any limitations under  
current law 7including regulations7 that

 would prevent or are preventing the    
,department from using innovative       
contracting vehicles1 services1         
arrangements1 administrative action1 or 
other agreements and strategies and what
 legislative changes are needed to      
facilitate use of those approaches1     
including a description of whether each 
limitation is a limitation for all      
,federal agencies or only for the       
,department4  7v7 ,a description of the 
costs incurred or added to meet ,federal
 or ,department standards1 including    
those for resiliency1 accessibility1 and
 other areas that are needed and may be 
greater or more stringent than private  
industry standards4  7vi7 ,a description
 of the steps the ,department is taking 
or plans to take to improve capital     
project delivery by standardizing       
facility design1 modularizing facilities
 components1 and taking other steps to  
accelerate project delivery while       
maintaining flexibility1 agility1 and   
quality1 including a timeline for the   

completion of such steps4  7vii7 ,a     
description of steps the ,department is 
taking or plans to take to make all of  
its relevant capital assets energy      
efficient4  7viii7 ,the steps the       
,secretary is taking or plans to take to
 ensure the ,office of ,information and 
,technology and the ,office of          
,acquisition1 ,logistics1 and           
,construction of the ,department1 or    
similar successor offices1 are          
integrated into all relevant aspects of 
the capital asset planning and          
implementation process of the           
,department1 including at the earliest  
stage of every relevant capital asset   
project in the field so as to improve   
communication1 coordination1 and project
 scope1 cost1 and schedule4  7ix7 ,a    
description of any other actions the    
,department is taking or plans to take  
to improve its delivery and management  
of capital assets4  7x7 ,a description  
of such legislative or administrative   
action as the ,secretary considers      

necessary to more effectively manage and
 deliver needed capital assets of the   
,department4  7xi7 ,such other matters  
as the ,secretary considers necessary4  
7b7 ,subsequent reports ,not later than 
three years after the date on which the 
strategic plan required by subsection   
7a7 is submitted pursuant to paragraph  
7#a7 of such subsection1 and once every 
three years thereafter for a period of  
six years1 the ,secretary shall submit  
to the appropriate committees of        
,congress a report including-- 7#a7 a   
description of any changes with respect 
to the matters described in paragraphs  
7#c7 and 7#d7 of subsection 7a7 since   
the strategic plan was submitted or the 
previous report was submitted under this
 subsection1 whichever may have been    
more recent2  7#b7 an explanation of    
which plans1 actions1 and initiatives   
contained in the strategic plan or      
previous report1 as the case may be1    
were carried out2  7#c7 a list of plans1
 actions1 and initiatives from the      

strategic plan or previous report1 as   
the case may be1 that were not carried  
out and the reasons for such lack of    
action2  7#d7 a discussion of the       
results and performance of the          
,department since the strategic plan or 
the previous report1 as the case may be1
 including in cost savings1 faster      
project delivery1 increased capacity to 
complete an increased number of projects
 in a given year1 and reduction in the  
number of unaddressed priority capital  
asset improvements2 and  7#e7 such other
 matters as the ,secretary considers    
necessary4  #bjc4 ,centralized          
management of capital asset disposal and
 reuse and annual report on completion  
of disposal and reuse activities of     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,centralized management  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
shall1 to the greatest extent           
practicable1 centralize and consolidate 

the management and oversight of all     
disposal and reuse activities of the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs within
 one office or sub-office of the        
,department which shall have the sole   
focus of property disposal1 including   
reuse1 transfer1 and demolition4  7#b7  
,plans and goals ,the office or         
sub-office described in paragraph 7#a7  
shall be focused on developing and      
implementing a measurable plan with     
yearly goals to dispose of1 reuse1 or   
transfer relevant capital assets4  7#c7 
,consolidation of functions and         
employees ,to the greatest extent       
practical1 the ,secretary shall         
consolidate the functions and employees 
of the office or sub-office described in
 paragraph 7#a7 within one organization 
element of the ,department so as to     
improve effectiveness1 efficiency1 and  
accountability4  7#d7 ,disposal         
management report  7,a7 ,report required
 ,not later than one year after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     

,secretary shall submit to the          
appropriate ,committees of ,congress a  
report on the actions of the ,secretary 
to carry out this subsection4  7,b7     
,contents ,the report submitted under   
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include the     
following3 7i7 ,a description of whether
 and how the consolidation has been     
carried out as required by this         
subsection4  7ii7 ,identification of the
 responsible single official with       
oversight over all capital asset        
disposals of the ,department4  7iii7    
,observations or conclusions regarding  
the challenges of managing capital asset
 disposals of the ,department4  7iv7    
,such recommendations for administrative
 or legislative action as the ,secretary
 may have to improve the organization   
and effectiveness of the capital asset  
disposal work of the ,department4  7b7  
,initial disposal and reuse progress    
report  7#a7 ,report required ,the      
,secretary shall include with the budget
 justification materials that are       

submitted to ,congress in support of the
 ,department budget for the first fiscal
 year beginning after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act 7as submitted    
with the budget of the ,president for   
such fiscal year under section #aaje7;a7
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code7 a 
report containing a specific timeline to
 accomplish the disposal and reuse      
actions the ,secretary included in the  
disposal and reuse reports included in  
the annual budget of the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs submitted by the     
,president under section #aaje7;a7 of   
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 or    
similar future reports4  7#b7 ,contents 
,the report required by paragraph 7#a7  
shall include the following3 7,a7 7i7 ,a
 description of a specific timeline and 
plan to sell1 reuse1 dispose of1        
demolish1 transfer1 or otherwise manage 
the capital assets1 including individual
 structures and buildings1 that the     
,secretary has identified in the reports
 described in such paragraph in the next

 fiscal year and over the next five     
fiscal years4  7ii7 ,a description under
 clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 indicate those 
disposal projects that the ,secretary   
believes have a business case to conduct
 a disposal and those that the          
,secretary believes lack a business     
case2 and  7,,ii7 include an explanation
 for such reasoning4  7,b7 ,a list of   
any impediments or challenges1 on a     
project by project basis and in the     
aggregate1 to carrying out any action   
described in subparagraph 7,a71         
including funding constraints1          
environmental remediation and           
preservation mitigation and any need for
 administrative or legislative action to
 address those impediments or           
challenges4  7,c7 ,a discussion of      
whether disposal and reuse actions do   
not get completed or initiated because  
they may compete for resources with     
urgent health care delivery or other    
more time-sensitive infrastructure or   
other operational needs of the          

,department4  7,d7 ,a detailed cost     
estimate of the funding1 including      
funding type1 needed to accomplish all  
of the actions described in paragraph   
7#a71 including the number of fiscal    
years for which such funding is needed  
and an indication of what funding for   
capital asset disposal and reuse        
activities is included in the budget of 
the ,president with which the report    
under such paragraph is included4  7,e7 
,a discussion of whether the ,department
 would benefit from having a distinct   
and separate account within the budget  
of the ,department dedicated to the     
management of the disposal and reuse of 
these assets4  7,f7 ,the cost to        
maintain capital assets waiting to be   
processed for disposal or reuse for the 
preceding fiscal year1 disaggregated by 
project4  7,g7 ,such other matters as   
the ,secretary considers appropriate4   
7c7 ,subsequent disposal and reuse      
progress reports  7#a7 ,subsequent      
reports required ,for the first fiscal  

year after the fiscal year referred to  
in subsection 7b77#a7 and each fiscal   
year thereafter1 the ,secretary shall   
include with the budget justification   
materials that are submitted to         
,congress in support of the ,department 
budget 7as submitted with the budget of 
the ,president for such fiscal year     
under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1   
,united ,states ,code7 a report on      
actions described in such subsection4   
7#b7 ,contents ,each report required by 
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,an update to the most  
recent report under subsection 7b7 or   
this subsection1 as applicable1 with    
respect to each of subparagraphs 7,a7   
through 7,g7 of paragraph 7#b7 of such  
subsection4  7,b7 ,information on how   
many disposal and reuse actions from the
 previous year's report were            
accomplished or not accomplished4  7,c7 
,information about what may have        
inhibited the accomplishment of those   
actions described in subparagraph 7,b7  

that were not accomplished4  7,d7 ,a    
description of best practices or lessons
 learned with respect to actions        
described in subsection 7b77#a74  7,e7  
,such other matters as the ,secretary   
considers appropriate and relevant4     
#bjd4 ,report on options to improve     
minor construction program of           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,report required ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall submit to the appropriate
 committees of ,congress a report on    
potential options and alternatives to   
improve1 reform1 and provide more       
flexibility to the minor construction   
activities of the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs so as to increase    
effectiveness in commencing and         
delivering minor construction capital   
asset projects4  7b7 ,contents ,the     
report submitted under subsection 7a7   
shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a    
discussion regarding legislative or     

administrative action to define the term
 minor construction for purposes of     
,department budgeting and accounting by 
using an automatic adjustment of the    
threshold using-- 7,a7 an index to      
adjust for inflation2 and  7,b7 another 
index to adjust for regional variations 
and trends in the cost of construction4 
7#b7 ,a discussion of whether the       
practice of the ,department entering    
into multiple minor construction        
projects rather than one larger major   
construction project is an efficient    
best practice for delivery of capital   
asset projects4  7#c7 ,a discussion of  
whether the ,department should adopt any
 best practices of other ,federal       
agencies or non-,federal entities for   
its minor construction capital asset    
projects4  7#d7 ,such other suggestions 
for legislative or administrative action
 as the ,secretary may have with respect
 to the management1 including project   
thresholds1 of minor construction       
capital asset projects4  7#e7 ,such     

other matters as the ,secretary         
considers appropriate4  7c7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,major          
construction ,the term major            
construction means capital project to   
construct1 alter1 extend1 or improve any
 facility that involves a total         
expenditure of more than #bj1jjj1jjj1   
including a major medical facility      
project 7as defined in section          
#hajd7;a77#c7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code74  7#b7 ,minor            
construction ,the term minor            
construction means a capital project to 
construct1 alter1 extend1 or improve any
 facility that involves a total         
expenditure of #bj1jjj1jjj or less4     
#bje4 ,report on improvements to        
alignment of information technology     
funding and activation of medical and   
other space of ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs  7a7 ,report required ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  

submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report on any potential     
improvements to the alignment of funding
 of the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs for information technology so  
as to facilitate more effective and     
efficient activation of medical and     
other relevant space of the ,department4
  7b7 ,elements ,the report required by 
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,a description of any   
current limitations on funding          
mechanisms1 including the timing and    
sequencing of information technology and
 health care resources that are needed  
to purchase1 procure1 and install       
information technology equipment and    
related information technology assets   
and services needed for the activation  
of medical and other relevant space of  
the ,department1 whether leased1 owned1 
or otherwise under the jurisdiction of  
the ,department4  7#b7 ,any proposed    
solutions the ,secretary may have to    
address the limitations described in    

paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,any legislative  
or administrative action required to    
achieve the solutions described in      
paragraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,such other       
matters as the ,secretary considers     
appropriate4  #bjf4 ,reports on key     
capital asset investments1 activities1  
and performance of ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general     
,section #habj of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  #habj4 ,reports on key capital
 asset investments1 activities1 and     
performance  7a7 ,capital asset         
investment1 activities1 and performance 
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj    
days after the end of each fiscal year1 
and every #fj days thereafter until the 
end of that fiscal year1 the ,secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress a report on key 
capital asset investments1 activities1  
and performance of the ,department4     
7#b7 ,elements  7,a7 ,first report in   
each fiscal year ,the first report under

 paragraph 7#a7 in each fiscal year     
shall include the following3 7i7 ,a     
brief summary of each capital asset     
project that was completed in the       
previous fiscal year4  7ii7 ,a brief    
summary of the accomplishments1         
impediments1 and challenges experienced 
by the ,department with respect to      
capital asset projects in the previous  
fiscal year and a description of efforts
 made to address any such impediments   
and challenges4  7iii7 ,with respect to 
each capital asset project completed in 
such year1 the following3 7,i7 ,the type
 of project 7major construction1 minor  
construction1 non-recurring maintenance1
 leases1 or other category1 including   
disposals74  7,,ii7 ,the estimated total
 cost and the actual total cost of the  
project4  7,,iii7 ,a description of the 
project4  7,,iv7 ,the location and      
facility with respect to which the      
project was carried out4  7,v7 ,the     
fiscal quarter the project was expected 
to begin1 the fiscal quarter the project

 began1 the month and year the project  
was completed1 and the fiscal quarter   
the facility in connection to such      
project was in use by veterans1         
employees of the ,department1 or other  
relevant users1 as the case may be4     
7iv7 ,in the case of any capital asset  
project completed during the previous   
fiscal year with respect to which the   
final cost of the project 7or any       
increment of the project7 was more than 
#aj percent greater than the estimated  
cost of the project 7or increment7 or   
the completion of such project 7or      
increment7 was more than #ahj days later
 than the planned schedule for such     
project 7or increment7-- 7,i7 the reason
 for any such overage or delay2 and     
7,,ii7 actions being taken to prevent   
any such overage or delay in future     
projects4  7v7 ,a list of any capital   
asset projects cancelled during the     
previous fiscal year1 including any     
projects in the design phase and        
including the reason for the            

cancellation4  7vi7 ,a summary of total 
actual obligations for capital asset    
projects for the previous fiscal year1  
broken out by major construction1 minor 
construction1 non-recurring maintenance1
 and leases1 from the medical facilities
 appropriation account of the           
,department4  7vii7 ,a projected list of
 capital asset projects1 broken out by  
type of project under subclause 7,i71   
that are expected to be initiated during
 the current fiscal year and those that 
are expected to be completed during the 
current fiscal year1 which shall include
 the following3 7,i7 ,the type of       
project 7major construction1 minor      
construction1 non-recurring maintenance1
 leases1 or other category1 including   
disposals74  7,,ii7 ,the estimated total
 cost of the project4  7,,iii7 ,a       
description of the project4  7,,iv7 ,the
 location and facility with respect to  
which the project was carried out or is 
expected to be carried out4  7,v7 ,the  
fiscal quarter the project is expected  

to begin1 the fiscal quarter the project
 is expected to be completed1 and the   
fiscal quarter the facility in          
connection to such project is expected  
to be in use by veterans1 employees of  
the ,department1 or other relevant      
users1 as the case may be4  7viii7      
,projected total obligations for capital
 asset projects for the current fiscal  
year1 broken out by major construction1 
minor construction1 non-recurring       
maintenance1 and leases1 from the       
medical facilities appropriation account
 of the ,department4  7ix7 ,such        
observations of best practices1         
impediments1 and accomplishments related
 to the capital asset management and    
performance of the ,department1         
including any legislative or            
administrative action1 as the ,secretary
 considers appropriate with respect to  
such practices1 impediments1 and        
accomplishments4  7x7 ,meaningful       
metrics that show the progress of the   
,department toward meeting relevant     

goals of the ,department relating to    
capital asset management4  7xi7 ,such   
other matters as the ,secretary         
considers appropriate4  7,b7 ,subsequent
 reports ,each report in a fiscal year  
after the first report shall include1 at
 a minimum1 relevant updates on any     
capital asset projects that are ongoing 
during that fiscal year1 including any  
updates to information provided with    
respect to such projects under          
subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,metrics       
,beginning not later than two years     
after the date of the enactment of the  
,,build for ,veterans ,act of #bjbc1 the
 metrics described in subparagraph      
7,a77x7 shall include the metrics       
developed under section #ajb7;a77#a7 of 
such ,act4  7#c7 ,matters relating to   
reporting costs ,in each report under   
paragraph 7#a71 when reporting on costs 
for capital asset projects1 the         
,secretary may include information      
regarding ,federal requirements1        
including those specific to the         

,department1 that may not exist in the  
non-,federal construction sector that   
may increase costs for capital asset    
projects4  7b7 ,super construction      
projects  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #cj days after the end of each     
fiscal year1 and every #fj days         
thereafter until the end of that fiscal 
year1 the ,secretary shall submit to the
 appropriate committees of ,congress a  
report on the super construction        
projects carried out by the appropriate 
non-,department ,federal entity         
described in section #hajc7;e77#a7 of   
this title during such year4  7#b7      
,elements ,each report required under   
paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 for each  
project described in such paragraph--   
7,a7 the budgetary and scheduling status
 of the project1 as of the last day of  
the most recent fiscal quarter ending   
before the date on which the report is  
required to be submitted2 and  7,b7 the 
actual cost and schedule variances of   
the project1 as of such day1 compared to

 the planned cost and schedules for the 
project4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of
 ,congress ,the term appropriate        
committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the
 ,committee on ,appropriations and the  
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on   
,appropriations and the ,committee on   
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives4  7#b7 ,capital asset  
project ,the term capital asset project 
means a capital asset investment or     
activity of the ,department4  7#c7      
,super construction project ,the term   
super construction project has the      
meaning given such term in section      
#hajc7;e77#c7 of this title4  4  7b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of subchapter 
,i of chapter #ha of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
the item relating to section #habj and  
inserting the following new item3       
#habj4 ,reports on key capital asset    

investments1 activities1 and            
performance4  4  #bjg4 ,reports on      
projected need for funding for          
infrastructure and capital assets of    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,initial report ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall submit to the appropriate
 committees of ,congress a report       
summarizing the projected amount of     
funding for infrastructure and capital  
assets that the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs will need for the #aj fiscal  
years that begin immediately following  
such date4  7b7 ,subsequent reports ,the
 ,secretary shall include in the annual 
budget of the ,department submitted by  
the ,president under section #aaje7;a7  
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 for
 fiscal year #bjbe and each fiscal year 
thereafter a report described in        
subsection 7a7 relating to the #aj      
fiscal years that begin immediately     
following the date on which such budget 

is submitted4  7c7 ,elements ,each      
report required by this section shall   
include1 for each fiscal year covered by
 the report and for the entire period   
covered by the report1 the following3   
7#a7 ,the projected funding needs of the
 ,department disaggregated by funding   
purpose1 including the following3 7,a7  
,land acquisition4  7,b7 ,operations and
 maintenance of facilities of the       
existing capital asset portfolio of the 
,department to include the minimum level
 of funding below which facilities could
 not be appropriately maintained4  7,c7 
,operations and maintenance of the      
planned future capital asset portfolio  
of the ,department4  7,d7 ,new          
construction1 by type1 including major  
construction1 minor construction1 and   
nonrecurring maintenance4  7,e7         
,leasing4  7,f7 ,activation of space4   
7,g7 ,disposal1 reuse1 and remediation4 
7,h7 ,staffing to support the planning1 
delivery1 management1 and maintenance of
 the ,department's current and future   

capital asset portfolio4  7,i7 ,such    
other categories as the ,secretary deems
 relevant4  7#b7 ,the projected funding 
needs under paragraph 7#a7 disaggregated
 by-- 7,a7 not fewer than five major    
components of the ,department that use  
infrastructure resources1 including the 
,veterans ,health ,administration1 the  
,national ,cemetery ,administration1 the
 ,veterans ,benefits ,administration1   
the ,office of ,information and         
,technology1 and all other staff offices
 of the ,department2 and  7,b7 type of  
capital asset investment4  7#c7 ,a      
description of the cost increases which 
may or have been incurred because of the
 delay in adequate1 stable1 and         
predictable funding and forward movement
 on capital asset projects4 ,such       
description may include a discussion of 
the negative effect of the lack of      
stable and predictable capital asset    
funding on the ability of the           
,department to plan1 staff1 and execute 
effective capital asset management4     

7#d7 ,a complete list of capital asset  
projects 7regardless of size or type7   
for which all relevant preparatory work 
has been conducted and whose key        
limiting factor in commencing is lack of
 sufficient funds4  7#e7 ,such other    
matters as the ,secretary considers     
appropriate1 including matters relating 
to necessary legislative or             
administrative action4  #bjh4 ,inspector
 ,general of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs reports on           
,department infrastructure projects  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than three years
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 and at least twice during the    
six-year period beginning on the date   
that is three years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to   
the appropriate committees of ,congress 
a report examining the management and   
performance of relevant capital asset   
projects of the ,department4  7b7       

,sample projects ,the ,inspector        
,general shall select meaningful and    
representative samples of categories of 
projects and project management efforts 
for review1 including those that were   
initiated before the date of the        
enactment of this ,act and those that   
were initiated on or after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 such as     
major construction1 minor construction1 
nonrecurring maintenance1 major and     
minor leases1 land acquisition1 and     
disposals4  7c7 ,elements ,each report  
submitted under subsection 7a7 may      
include1 at the discretion of the       
,inspector ,general1 the following3 7#a7
 ,a comparison of planned versus actual 
cost1 schedule1 and scope metrics4  7#b7
 ,improvements or lack thereof to       
capital asset project management1       
including staffing1 at the local1       
regional1 or national levels4  7#c7     
,observations on key characteristics    
inhibiting successful delivery of       
projects or allowing for successful     

delivery of projects4  7#d7             
,identification of areas of waste1      
fraud1 and abuse1 if any4  7#e7 ,such   
other matters as the ,inspector ,general
 considers appropriate4  #bji4          
,comptroller ,general reports on capital
 asset program management and execution 
by ,department of ,veterans ,affairs    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than three   
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act and not less frequently than 
once every three years thereafter until 
the date that is #i years after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of ,congress a report        
reviewing the progress of the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs toward
 meeting the goals1 metrics1 and other  
plans of the ,department under this     
,act1 particularly under sections #aja1 
#ajb1 and #bjb4  7b7 ,elements ,each    
report required by subsection 7a7 may   
include the following3 7#a7 ,a review of

 the performance of the ,department     
related to planning1 oversight1         
management of human capital1            
contracting1 and execution of capital   
asset projects4  7#b7 ,a review of how  
the ,department is complying with the   
requirements of this ,act4  7#c7 ,such  
other topics as the ,comptroller        
,general considers appropriate4  #baj4  
,report on dental care physical         
infrastructure needs of ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs ,not later than one  
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall submit to the appropriate
 committees of ,congress a report1      
disaggregated by medical center or other
 relevant health care facility of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 on-- 
7#a7 the physical infrastructure needed 
7such as new facilities1 renovations1   
remodels1 leases1 or other              
infrastructure7 to provide dental       
services to veterans eligible for such  
services under the laws administered by 

the ,secretary2 and  7#b7 the project by
 project cost and total cost to         
establish the physical infrastructure   
specified under paragraph 7#a7 and an   
estimated timeline to complete such     
projects upon receipt of appropriate    
funding4  #baa4 ,report on long-term    
care physical infrastructure needs of   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall submit to the appropriate
 committees of ,congress a report1      
disaggregated by medical center or other
 relevant health care facility of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1      
identifying the physical infrastructure 
needs of the ,department to support     
current and future anticipated long-term
 care needs and models of care for      
veterans1 including-- 7#a7              
infrastructure needed to support the    
delivery of long-term care for women    
veterans1 veterans with spinal cord     

injuries and diseases1 veterans with    
traumatic brain injury1 veterans with   
unique behavioral health needs1 veterans
 with memory loss1 and other population 
groups with unique needs or projected   
future needs2  7#b7 information         
regarding the plans of the ,department  
to provide such care as the ,department 
builds internal capacity but space is   
not yet available to meet the demand for
 such care2 and  7#c7 with respect to   
any projects needed to provide the      
infrastructure specified under paragraph
 7#a7-- 7,a7 the estimated individual   
project cost and total cost to          
accomplish those projects2 and  7,b7 the
 estimated individual project timeline  
to accomplish each such project upon    
receipt of appropriate funding4  7b7    
,inclusion of information regarding     
prioritization of certain projects ,the 
,secretary shall include in the report  
required under subsection 7a7           
information regarding how the           
infrastructure prioritization processes 

of the ,department1 such as the         
,strategic ,capital ,investment         
,planning process1 or successor process1
 could be modified to include higher    
prioritization of projects that support 
the provision of a health care service  
that is not widely available1 or is not 
available in compliance with appropriate
 quality or access standards1 from      
non-,department providers4  7c7         
,development of report ,in developing   
the report required under subsection    
7a71 the ,secretary shall consult with  
relevant regional and national program  
offices of the ,veterans ,health        
,administration with responsibility to  
manage the various health care services 
covered by the report1 including        
long-term care and care relating to     
spinal cord injuries and diseases1 to   
ensure that the report contains a       
holistic1 comprehensive1 and integrated 
plan to address the capital asset and   
other space needs for the population of 
veterans who require those services4    

7d7 ,indication of types of projects ,in
 the report required under subsection   
7a71 the ,secretary shall indicate the  
projects that can be most efficiently   
and effectively accomplished through    
smaller individual infrastructure       
projects or through a larger medical    
facility replacement or new site of     
care1 as determined by the ,secretary4  
#bab4 ,report on feasibility and        
advisability of using a dedicated budget
 account for maintenance of capital     
assets of ,department of ,veterans      
,affairs  7a7 ,report required ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report on the feasibility   
and advisability of requesting that     
,congress create a dedicated budget     
account from which the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs would request funds1 
based on relevant methodology1 formulas 
and percentages tied to the existing and

 future capital asset needs of the      
,department1 and if such funds are      
provided1 draw upon to pay for          
maintenance1 preventative maintenance1  
and repair of the capital assets of the 
,department4  7b7 ,contents ,the report 
required by subsection 7a7 shall include
 the following3 7#a7 ,the best practices
 used by the ,department1 drawing from  
the ,federal ,government1 ,state and    
local governments1 nonprofit            
organizations1 private industry1 and    
other appropriate entities1 relating to 
stable and consistent planning and      
budgeting for capital asset maintenance4
  7#b7 ,relevant formulas and           
percentages that the ,department        
currently uses to identify the resources
 required for capital asset maintenance 
or could use to dedicate or segment off 
funds to pay for needed and expected    
maintenance costs based on the size1    
need1 complexity1 and other requirements
 of the capital asset portfolio of the  
,department4  7#c7 ,such other          

information as the ,secretary considers 
appropriate4  #bac4 ,report on women    
veterans retrofit initiative ,section   
#eajb of the ,deborah ,sampson ,act of  
#bjbj 7title ,v of ,public ,law         
#aaf-cae2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #haaj note7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsection 7c7 as subsection 7d72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7b7  
the following new subsection 7c73  7c7  
,report on projects  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of the ,,build for     
,veterans ,act of #bjbc1 the ,secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress a report        
containing-- 7,a7 an identification of  
the funding requested and the funding   
provided to the ,department for         
retrofitting prioritized under          
subsection 7a7 as of the date of the    
report2  7,b7 a list of projects        
conducted with such funding as of such  
date1 including-- 7i7 amounts obligated 
for each such project2  7ii7 the        

locations of each such project2  7iii7 a
 short description of each such project2
 and  7iv7 the status of each such      
project1 including an estimated timeline
 to complete the project2 and  7,c7 a   
list of projects for retrofitting       
prioritized under subsection 7a7 as of  
such date that remain unfunded as of    
such date1 including-- 7i7 the estimated
 funding required for those projects to 
be completed1 on a project by project   
basis2 and  7ii7 an estimated timeline  
to complete each such project if        
necessary funding and other resources   
are provided4  7#b7 ,updates ,not later 
than one year after the submittal of the
 report under paragraph 7#a71 and       
annually thereafter until the earlier of
 the date that is #aj years after the   
submittal of such report or the date on 
which all projects listed under         
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 of such     
paragraph have been completed1 the      
,secretary shall submit to the          
appropriate committees of ,congress a   

report on-- 7,a7 the progress made by   
the ,secretary in completing such       
projects2 and  7,b7 an identification of
 the funding requested and the funding  
provided to the ,department to complete 
such projects4  7#c7 ,appropriate       
committees of ,congress ,in this        
subsection1 the term appropriate        
committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the
 ,committee on ,appropriations and the  
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on   
,appropriations and the ,committee on   
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives4  4  #bad4 ,report on  
capital asset and information technology
 needs of the research and development  
program of ,department of ,veterans     
,affairs  7a7 ,report required ,not     
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
submit to ,congress a report on the     
capital asset and information technology
 needs of the research and development  

program of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs4  7b7 ,contents  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the report required by         
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,a comprehensive summary
 of new facilities1 renovations of      
existing facilities1 leasing of         
facilities and any other such facilities
 or physical infrastructure the         
,department requires to effectively     
perform its research and development    
functions1 including projected          
functions4  7,b7 ,detailed information  
on the information technology resources1
 projects1 equipment1 and related       
information technology needs1           
disaggregated by type of information    
technology funding categories1 such as  
development or operations and           
maintenance1 the ,department requires in
 order to make the research and         
development program and activities of   
the ,department functional and high     
performing in the short1 medium1 and    
long term1 and those needed to enable   

employees of the ,department to perform 
their research and development in an    
effective and efficient manner4  7,c7   
,such matters as the ,secretary deems   
relevant to maintain and further improve
 and advance the research and           
development functions of the ,department
 through improved capital asset and     
information technology support4  7#b7   
,requirements  7,a7 ,facilities  7i7    
,summaries by project ,in providing     
information under paragraph 7#a77;,a71  
the ,secretary shall provide estimated  
summaries for each project with cost    
data as well as a realistic multi-year  
plan to design and deliver the capital  
asset projects1 assuming required       
funding is provided4  7ii7              
,identification of projects ,each       
project shall be identified by its      
project type such as major construction1
 minor construction1 nonrecurring       
maintenance1 major lease1 minor lease1  
or such other category as the ,secretary
 determines may be appropriate4  7,b7   

,information technology ,in providing   
information under paragraph 7#a77;,b71  
the ,secretary shall provide estimated  
summaries for each project or investment
 with individual and total cost data as 
well as a realistic multi-year plan to  
develop relevant requirements and       
acquire and deploy the relevant         
information technology services1        
projects1 equipment1 and related        
matters4  7,c7 ,scope ,the scope of the 
report submitted under subsection 7a7 is
 on the capital asset1 information      
technology1 and other related critical  
support functions1 excluding human      
capital related needs1 needed for the   
,department to perform research and     
development in an effective and         
efficient manner4  7c7 ,considerations  
,in preparing the report required by    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary may      
consider the following3 7#a7 ,the       
findings of the #bjab final report of   
the ,research ,infrastructure ,program  
of the ,department4  7#b7 ,current and  

updated data providing the most accurate
 and holistic presentation of the       
physical infrastructure1 information    
technology1 and other relevant support  
function needs of the research and      
development program of the ,department4 
7#c7 ,such other matters as the         
,secretary considers appropriate4  #bae4
 ,review and report on provisions of law
 relating to ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs capital asset management and   
oversight  7a7 ,review ,the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall review all  
relevant authorities of the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs1 including those  
in section #cab;,a of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 and determine whether   
the provisions of such authorities are  
meaningful1 relevant1 and reflect the   
current operational needs1 organization 
structure1 and all other necessary      
requirements for the full life-cycle of 
effective and efficient management of   
capital assets4  7b7 ,report ,not later 
than #bgj days after the date of the    

enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to ,congress a report      
regarding whether the authorities       
reviewed under subsection 7a7 should be 
revised to align more closely with      
current and future projected operational
 needs of the ,department4  7c7         
,contents ,the report required by       
subsection 7b7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of       
whether other offices1 administrations1 
or entities of the ,department should be
 directed to formally assume certain    
functions currently assigned to         
officials of the ,department1 including 
to the ,deputy ,secretary1 the ,director
 of ,construction and ,facilities       
,management1 the ,under ,secretary for  
,health1 the ,assistant ,secretary for  
,management1 and the ,chief ,financial  
,officer1 pursuant to statute or        
,departmental practice1 so as to match  
operational realties and needs1         
directives1 policies1 and procedures of 
the ,department1 to improve             

efficiencies1 streamline management and 
lines of authority1 responsibility1 and 
accountability or other reasons that    
would be beneficial to the capital asset
 management of the ,department4  7#b7   
,an assessment of whether capital asset 
functions currently not clearly assumed 
or controlled by other entities of the  
,department should be more clearly      
assigned to relevant offices of the     
,department to match operational        
realities and needs1 directives1        
policies1 and procedures of the         
,department1 to improve efficiencies1   
streamline management and lines of      
authority and responsibility1 or other  
reasons that would be beneficial to the 
capital asset management of the         
,department4  7#c7 ,identification of   
whether any new offices1 structures1    
positions1 or reporting lines should be 
created or modified in the ,department  
to improve operational effectiveness1   
performance1 and accountability for     
capital asset management4  7#d7 ,an     

assessment of whether a modified        
,departmental organizational structure  
and changes to relevant statutory       
provisions could create a clearly       
identified single line of accountability
 and responsibility for the full        
life-cycle of capital asset management  
activities of the ,department so as to  
improve effectiveness1 efficiency1      
performance1 and stability of           
,departmental capital asset management4 
7#e7 ,specific reasons for the statutory
 or other changes that are recommended  
in the report or if no changes are      
necessary1 a justification for not      
making any changes1 including a         
statement providing the single          
responsible executive and office in     
charge of managing all capital asset    
management activities of the ,department
 as of the date of the report4  7#f7    
,identification of such legislative or  
administrative action as the ,secretary 
determines necessary to implement the   
changes necessary to improve capital    

asset management at the ,department4    
#baf4 ,improving prevention1 detection1 
and reporting of waste1 fraud1 and abuse
 in ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
capital asset projects and activities   
7a7 ,report required ,not later than one
 year after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs shall submit to the appropriate
 committees of ,congress a report on    
actions the ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs is taking or plans to take to  
enhance the ability of the ,department  
to prevent1 detect1 and report waste1   
fraud1 and abuse occurring in capital   
asset projects of the ,department1      
whether by employees1 contractors1 or   
other relevant persons or entities      
involved with the ,department4  7b7     
,elements ,the report required by       
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of       
whether new training or enhancements to 
existing training should be undertaken  
to improve the prevention1 detection1   

and reporting of waste1 fraud1 and      
abuse4  7#b7 ,recommendations for such  
legislative and administrative action as
 the ,secretary determines appropriate  
to improve the prevention1 detection1   
and reporting of waste1 fraud1 and      
abuse4  7#c7 ,such other matters the    
,secretary considers appropriate4  7c7  
,consultation ,in carrying out          
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary-- 7#a7   
shall consult with the ,inspector       
,general of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs and the ,comptroller ,general 
of the ,united ,states on matters       
relating to best practices and          
strategies to improve detection and     
prevention by the ,department of waste1 
fraud1 and abuse in capital asset       
projects and management2 and  7#b7 may  
consult with such other persons and     
entities on such matters as the         
,secretary considers appropriate4