Sec. 207. Reports on projected need for funding for infrastructure and capital assets of Department of Veterans Affairs
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report summarizing the projected amount of funding for infrastructure and capital assets that the Department of Veterans Affairs will need for the 10 fiscal years that begin immediately following such date. The Secretary shall include in the annual budget of the Department submitted by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter a report described in subsection
(a)relating to the 10 fiscal years that begin immediately following the date on which such budget is submitted. Each report required by this section shall include, for each fiscal year covered by the report and for the entire period covered by the report, the following: The projected funding needs of the Department disaggregated by funding purpose, including the following: Land acquisition. Operations and maintenance of facilities of the existing capital asset portfolio of the Department to include the minimum level of funding below which facilities could not be appropriately maintained. Operations and maintenance of the planned future capital asset portfolio of the Department. New construction, by type, including major construction, minor construction, and nonrecurring maintenance. Leasing. Activation of space. Disposal, reuse, and remediation. Staffing to support the planning, delivery, management, and maintenance of the Department’s current and future capital asset portfolio. Such other categories as the Secretary deems relevant. The projected funding needs under paragraph
(1)disaggregated by— not fewer than five major components of the Department that use infrastructure resources, including the Veterans Health Administration, the National Cemetery Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, the Office of Information and Technology, and all other staff offices of the Department; and type of capital asset investment. A description of the cost increases which may or have been incurred because of the delay in adequate, stable, and predictable funding and forward movement on capital asset projects. Such description may include a discussion of the negative effect of the lack of stable and predictable capital asset funding on the ability of the Department to plan, staff, and execute effective capital asset management. A complete list of capital asset projects (regardless of size or type) for which all relevant preparatory work has been conducted and whose key limiting factor in commencing is lack of sufficient funds. Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate, including matters relating to necessary legislative or administrative action.