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,banks 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hick5loop]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = c]ta9 requirem5ts relat+ to ! 
use ( ! design-build con/ruction me?od =
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs          
con/ruction projects1 & = o!r purposes4 
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z ! ,,va ,design-,build ,con/ruction    
,enhancem5t ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  ,f9d+s2 
s5se ( ,congress reg>d+ ! design-build  
con/ruction me?od = ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs con/ruction projects  7a7     
,f9d+s  ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 
7#a7 ,x has be5 ! policy ( ! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t s9ce ! enactm5t ( !           
,cl+]-,coh5 ,act ( #aiif 7divisions ,d &
 ,e ( ,public ,law #ajd-ajf7 t          
design-build con/ruction me?ods %all be 
us$ :5 appropriate circum/ances are     

pres5t4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs e/imat$ 9 ! congressional      
ju/ification ( ! fiscal ye> #bjbe budget
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,affairs t ! co/ to implem5t ! long t]m 
capital plan ( ! ,dep>tm5t may be z high
 z #ahd1jjj1jjj1jjjj1 & t e/imate has   
increas$ 9 e successive fiscal ye>'s    
budget reque/ s9ce ! orig9ation ( su*   
e/imate4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y expects to  
op5 ! replacem5t m$ical c5t] ( !        
,dep>tm5t 9 ,l\isville1 ,k5tucky1 9     
#bjbf1 :i* w be ! fir/ replacem5t m$ical
 c5t] con/ruct$ s9ce ! ,rocky ,m\nta9   
,regional ,,va ,m$ical ,c5t] op5$ 9     
,aurora1 ,colorado1 9 ,july #bjah4  7b7 
,s5se ( ,congress  ,x is ! s5se (       
,congress t-- 7#a7 con/ruction *all5ges 
) ! ,rocky ,m\nta9 ,regional ,,va       
,m$ical ,c5t] involv+ use ( ! integrat$ 
design & con/ruct acquisition me?od %\ld
 n be int]pret$ to mean t a design-build
 con/ruction me?od1 z describ$ 9 section
 #ccji ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 is unsuitable = con/ruction projects ( 

! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2  7#b7  
:5 us$ prop]ly by adequately tra9$      
acquisition & con/ruction managem5t     
p]sonnel & 9 ! appropriate circum/ances1
 a design-build con/ruction me?od is an 
effective con/ruction acquisition me?od 
= ! ,dep>tm5t1 :i* has be5 demon/rat$ to
 r$uce *ange ord]s1 decrease ! duration 
betwe5 design completion & b5eficial    
occupancy1 & increase w>ranty           
protections2 &  7#c7 9 ord] to provide  
vet]ans ) mod]n1 high-quality m$ical    
facilities1 implem5t ! long-t]m capital 
plan ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 & r$uce ! size ( !  
out/&+ capital ne$ ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 x w\ld
 be b5eficial = ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs to accel]ate ! pace ( m$ical   
c5t] con/ruction & c>ry out su*         
con/ruction m effici5tly1 includ+ by    
mak+ great] use ( design-build          
con/ruction me?ods 9 accordance ) !     
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4  #c4         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs use (     
design-build con/ruction me?od  7a7     
,use ( design-,build selection proc$ures

  ,section #hajf ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7  7#a7 ,if 
! ,secret>y seeks to ent] into a        
contract = ! design & con/ruction ( a   
build+ or facility1 ! ,secret>y %all use
 ! proc$ures e/abli%$ 9 section #ccji ( 
title #da4  7#b7 ,9 ! case ( a sup]     
con/ruction project = :i* a             
non-,dep>tm5t ,f$]al entity provides    
project managem5t s]vices "u section    
#hajc7;e7 ( ?is title1 ! ,secret>y %all 
n disc\rage ! entity f us+ ! proc$ures  
e/abli%$ 9 section #ccji ( title #da4  4
  7b7  ,cov]$ c]tification program      
,section #hajc7;g77#f77;,a7 ( su* title 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 includ+            
design-build con/ruction be=e ! p]iod at
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