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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 3055 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year... · Sec. 243

Sec. 243.

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For an additional amount for the Department of Veterans Affairs, $1,000,000,000 to remain available until expended, for infrastructure improvements, including new construction, and in addition to amounts otherwise made available in this Act for such purpose, of which: $850,000,000 shall be available for seismic improvement projects and seismic program management activities, including projects that would otherwise be funded by the Construction, Major Projects, the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities, or National Cemetery Administration accounts. $150,000,000 shall be for Departmental Administration—Construction, Minor Projects :
Provided , That the additional amounts appropriated under this section for the purpose of minor construction may be used to carry out critical life-safety projects identified in the Department's annual facility condition assessments; sustainment projects; modernization projects; infrastructure repair; renovations at existing Veterans Health Administration medical centers and outpatient clinics; and projects included in the Strategic Capital Investment Process plan: Provided further , That notwithstanding the requirements of section 8104(a) of title 38, United States Code, amounts made available under this heading for seismic improvement projects and seismic program management activities shall be available for the completion of both new and existing projects of the Department:
Provided further , That the additional amounts appropriated under this section may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, a detailed expenditure plan, including project descriptions and costs, for any minor construction, major construction, or seismic improvement project being funded with the additional amounts made available in this administrative provision.
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