,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #af 7legislative
 day1 ,april #ad71 #bjbf,mr4 ,banks 7=  
himself & ,ms4 ,hirono7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs to use comm]cial codes
 & /&>ds in/ead ( or 9 addition to      
,f$]al codes & /&>ds 9 ! con/ruction or 
alt]ation ( facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fa/] ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
,con/ruction ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs use (     
comm]cial con/ruction & facilities code 
& /&>ds  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs %all use comm]cial    
codes & /&>ds in/ead ( or 9 addition to 
,f$]al codes & /&>ds 9 ! con/ruction or 
alt]ation ( facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs1 :]e su* comm]cial    
codes & /&>ds d n conflict ) /atutory & 

regulatory requirem5ts4  7b7 ,pilot     
projects ,! ,secret>y %all und]take n   
few] ?an ?ree pilot projects dur+ ea* ( 
fiscal ye>s #bjbg1 #bjbh1 #bjbi1 #bjcj1 
& #bjca utiliz+ comm]cial codes & /&>ds 
in/ead ( ,f$]al codes & /&>ds to lease  
or con/ruct facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t =  
major con/ruction1 m9or con/ruction1 or 
major lease projects4  7c7 ,reports ,!  
,secret>y %all submit a report to !     
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives n  
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! end ( ea* (    
fiscal ye>s #bjbg1 #bjbh1 #bjbi1 #bjcj1 
& #bjca detail+ ! use by ! ,secret>y ( !
 au?ority provid$ by subsection 7a7 &   
conduct ( ea* pilot project requir$ by  
subsection 7b7 t 0 initiat$1 ongo+1 or  
complet$ dur+ ! fiscal ye>4  7d7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,comm]cial codes & /&>ds ,! t]m         
comm]cial codes & /&>ds means build+    
codes or /&>ds ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!      
,national ,fire ,protection             

,association4  7,b7 ,! ,int]national    
,code ,c\ncil4  7,c7 ,! ,am]ican        
,society = ,te/+ & ,mat]ials4  7,d7 ,!  
,am]ican ,society ( ,civil ,eng9e]s4    
7,e7 ,any o!r build+ code or /&>d1 o!r  
?an ^? describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,f$]al codes &   
/&>ds ,! t]m ,f$]al codes & /&>ds means 
! foll[+3 7,a7 ,build+ codes or /&>ds   
specific to "o or m ,f$]al ag5cies4     
7,b7 ,build+ codes or /&>ds specific to 
! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ ! ,te*nical        
,in=mation ,libr>y4  7,c7 ,/&>ds ( !    
,f$]al ,guidel9es ,in/itute4