,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dffc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4  
,g>b>9o 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new 
,york1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,mr4          
,mosk[itz1 ,mr4 ,la,lota1 ,mr4 ,davis ( 
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,ms4 ,craig1
 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 & ,mr4 ,neguse7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs to make grants to     
vet]ans s]vice organizations = facility 
& te*nology improvem5ts1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,sav+ ,vet ,halls ,act (   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs grants = vet]ans s]vice        
organization facility & te*nology       
improvem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs may make grants to   
eligible vet]ans s]vice organizations = 
! purpose ( facility & te*nology        
improvem5ts4  7b7 ,use ( funds ,a       
vet]ans s]vice organization t receives a

 grant "u ?is section %all use ! grant  
=-- 7#a7 repair+ or rehabilitat+ a      
facility ( ! vet]ans s]vice             
organization2 or  7#b7 acquir+ or       
upgrad+ te*nology = su* a facility4  7c7
 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant "u ?is section1 a vet]ans      
s]vice organization %all submit to !    
,secret>y an application t conta9s--    
7#a7 a plan = ! repair1 rehabilitation1 
or te*nology upgrad+ & acquisition      
activities ! vet]ans s]vice organization
 proposes to c>ry out us+ ! grant2 &    
7#b7 su* o!r in=mation & assurances z ! 
,secret>y may require4  7d7 ,selection (
 recipi5ts ,9 select+ recipi5ts ( grant 
"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all take   
into consid]ation-- 7#a7 ! ext5t ( ! ne$
 ( a vet]ans s]vice organization = a    
grant2  7#b7 ! quality ( ! plan !       
organization submitt$ "u subsection     
7c77#a72  7#c7 ! capacity or pot5tial   
capacity ( ! organization to            
successfully c>ry out ! plan2 &  7#d7   
su* o!r factors z ! ,secret>y det]m9es  

appropriate4  7e7 ,limitations  7#a7    
,am\nt ( grant ,! am\nt ( a grant "u ?is
 section made to any vet]ans s]vice     
organization = any fiscal ye> may n     
exce$ ! great] ( ! foll[+ am\nts3  7,a7 
,! am\nt ( ! total co/ ( c>ry+ out !    
plan ( ! organization submitt$ "u       
subsection 7c77#a74  7,b7 #ge1jjj4  7#b7
 ,frequ5cy ,a vet]ans s]vice            
organization t receives a grant "u ?is  
section = a fiscal ye> %all be          
ineligible = any grant "u ?is section = 
any ( ! succe$+ five fiscal ye>s4  7#c7 
,use ,a grant "u ?is section may n be   
us$ = ! con/ruction or acquisition ( a  
new facility4  7f7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs #aj1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is    
section4 ,am\nts appropriat$ pursuant to
 su* au?orization ( appropriation %all  
rema9 available until exp5d$ )\t fiscal 
ye> limitation4  7g7 ,vet]ans s]vice    
organization ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m      
vet]ans s]vice organization--  7#a7     

means an organization t is *>t]$ "u "p  
,b ( subtitle ,,ii ( title #cf1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7 includes any local
 or area *apt]1 po/1 or o!r unit ( su*  
an organization4