Sec. 204. Authority to plan, design, construct, or lease shared medical facilities
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Chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8111A the following new section: Subject to sections 8103 and 8104 of this title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with the heads of other departments or agencies of the Federal Government for the planning, designing, constructing, or leasing of medical facilities to be shared by the Department of Veterans Affairs and that department or agency to improve the access to, and quality and cost effectiveness of, the health care provided by the Veterans Health Administration and that department or agency.
With respect to a shared medical facility construction project for which the estimated costs to the Department of Veterans Affairs do not exceed the amount specified in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of this title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer to the partner agency amounts appropriated in the Construction, Minor Projects account of the Department for use for the planning, design, or construction of the shared medical facility. With respect to a shared medical facility construction project for which the estimated costs to the Department of Veterans Affairs exceed the amount specified in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of this title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer to the partner agency amounts appropriated in the Construction, Major Projects account of the Department for use for the planning, design, or construction of the shared medical facility.
With respect to a shared medical facility lease project for which the estimated costs of the lease to the Department of Veterans Affairs do not exceed the amount specified in section 8104(a)(3)(B) of this title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer to the partner agency amounts appropriated in the applicable medical appropriation account of the Department for such lease. With respect to a shared medical facility construction project for which the estimated costs to the Department of Veterans Affairs do not exceed the amount specified in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of this title, any amounts transferred by the partner agency to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may be deposited in the Construction, Minor Projects account of the Department for use for the planning, design, or construction of the shared medical facility.
Amounts so deposited shall be merged with and available for the same purposes, and for the same period, as such account. With respect to a shared medical facility construction project for which the estimated costs to the Department of Veterans Affairs exceed the amount specified in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of this title, any amounts transferred by the partner agency to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may be deposited in the Construction, Major Projects account of the Department for use for the planning, design, or construction of the shared medical facility.
Amounts so deposited shall be merged with and available for the same purposes, and for the same period, as such account. With respect to a shared medical facility lease project, any amounts transferred by the partner agency to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may be deposited in the applicable medical appropriation account of the Department for such lease. Amounts so deposited shall be available without fiscal year limitation. In this section: The term partner agency means a department or agency of the Federal Government that has entered into an agreement with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subsection (a).
The term shared medical facility means a medical facility shared by the Department of Veterans Affairs and a partner agency pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (a). The term shared medical facility construction project means the planning, designing, or constructing of a shared medical facility pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (a). The term shared medical facility lease project means the leasing of a shared medical facility pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (a). .
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8111A the following new item: 8111B. Authority to plan, design, construct, or lease a medical facility shared with other departments or agencies. . Paragraph
(3)of section 8101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: The term medical facility means any facility or part thereof which is, or will be, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, including with respect to a shared medical facility (as defined in section 8111B(d) of this title), for the provision of health-care services (including hospital, outpatient clinic, extended care services, nursing home, or domiciliary care or medical services), including any necessary building and auxiliary structure, garage, parking facility, mechanical equipment, trackage facilities leading thereto, abutting sidewalks, accommodations for attending personnel, and recreation facilities associated therewith. .