Sec. 10. Reforming requirements and authorities of Director of Construction and Facilities Management of Department of Veterans Affairs
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Section 312A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)(4), by inserting , the Under Secretary for Health, and the Chief Acquisition Officer after Deputy Secretary ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: All employees of the Department engaged in the following activities shall report to the Director of Construction and Facilities Management: Planning, design, and construction of facilities and infrastructure of the Department, including major medical facility projects and minor medical facility projects.
Developing and updating short-range and long-range strategic capital investment strategies and plans of the Department. Leasing of real property by the Department, including short-term, long-term, major medical facility leases, and minor medical facility leases. Repair, maintenance, and operation of facilities of the Department, including custodial services, building management and administration, and maintenance of roads, grounds, and infrastructure. Procurement and acquisition of major medical facility projects, minor medical facility projects, major medical facility leases, minor medical facility leases, operation, design, furnishing, and supplies and equipment.
In this subsection: The term major medical facility lease has the meaning given such term in section 8104(a)(3) of this title. The term major medical facility project has the meaning given such term in section 8104(a)(3) of this title. The term minor medical facility project means a project for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of a medical facility that is not a major medical facility project. The term minor medical facility lease means a lease for space for uses as a new medical facility that is not a major medical facility lease. .